HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

• Lidia's Pittsburgh, Strip District, is celebrating its ninth anniversary with a special dinner Sunday. Lidia Bastianich will host the four-course dinner; $45 per person; www.lidias-pittsburgh.com, 412-552-0150.

WINE AND DINE

• Legume Bistro, Regent Square, will celebrate local foods available in winter on March 18 with the Penn's Corner Farm Alliance. On March 21 the restaurant welcomes spring with a three-course Spring Equinox dinner with Jamison Farm; $50 per person, BYOB; www.legumebistro.com, 412-371-1815.

• The Carlton, Downtown, is holding a California wine dinner Friday at 6:30 p.m. featuring California wines from Vintage Imports' portfolio. The five-course dinner with multiple pairings is $109 per person; www.thecarltonrestaurant.com, 412-391-4152.

CLOSINGS

• The Heinz Hall Garden Plaza Cafe, Downtown, will be closed this spring and summer, due to renovations of the Garden Plaza; www.pittsburghsymphony.org, 412-392-4879.

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