Agenda: 3/9 to 3/15

COMING UP

Wine Century Club Dinner and Wine Tasting, inaugural five-course dinner of the Wine Century Club, "a new organization devoted to oenophiles who’ve tried at least 100 different grape varieties," Wednesday, March 16, 7:00 p.m., at Lo Scalco, 313 Church Street. $95/person (917.348.3999).

EVENTS THIS WEEK

1. National Wine Week, sample 10 wines for $10 at lunch at Smith & Wollensky Group restaurants, including Park Avenue Café, Manhattan Ocean Club, Cité, Maloney & Porcelli, and The Post House. The promotion continues through Friday, March 11.

2. New York City Food, the Culinary Historians of New York will present a lecture by "Food Maven" Arthur Schwartz on New York's gastronomical history, Wednesday, March 9, 6:30 p.m. reception/7:00 p.m. program, at The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum, 421 East 61st Street. Members/$25, guests/$30. Advanced registration only (212.334.1061).

3. Wine Rave NYC, "not a stodgy 'festival' or boring 'expo,' this is a wine tasting event with a laid-back New York vibe," Friday, March 11, 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., and Saturday, March 12, 3:00 to 10:00 p.m., at Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street. $48-$80/person (212.352.9900).

4. Origins of Cheese, Daphne Derven, Director of Program and Development at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, will discuss the history of cheese-making, Sunday, March 13, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., at Murray's Cheese Shop, 254 Bleecker Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues. $35/person (212.243.3289, ext. 25).

5. Foodie: Modern Takes on French Classics, a six course tasting event of French-inspired dishes paired with French wines, Sunday, March 13, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., at Divine Studio, 21 E. 4th Street, Suite 605. $105-$205/person (joe@foodienyc.com).

ONGOING EVENTS

1. Have You Eaten Yet? The Chinese Restaurant in America, an exhibit exploring the Chinese restaurant’s origin and growth in America and its cultural significance, at the Museum of Chinese in the Americas (70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor). The exhibit continues through June 2005. Suggested admission is $3 (212.619.4785).

2. Cookin': A Sizzling Entertainment, "a fast-paced kitchen percussion show combining comedy, rhythm, and non-verbal performance," at the Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane (212.420.8000).