Group serving lutefisk dinner

It's lutefisk time again: Vegas Viking Lodge of the Sons of Norway will serve their 12th annual lutefisk dinner with seatings at 3 and 6 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Boulder City Elks Lodge, 1217 Nevada Highway. All tickets must be obtained in advance -- by Jan. 22 -- by sending a check, payable to the Sons of Norway, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope (and remember to specify which seating) to Gwen Knighton, 2156 Marstons Mills Court, Henderson, NV 89044. Dinners are $18 for adults, $5 for children 10 and younger and include lutefisk with melted butter or white sauce, surk?l with roast pork, vegetables, lefse, coffee and baked goods including Norwegian cookies. For details, call 869-5775. ...

Gino Ferraro, a Las Vegas restaurateur since 1985, has opened Ferraro's Restaurant & Wine Bar at 4480 Paradise Road. It includes two chef's tables, a cellar of 10,000 Italian and California wines, an outdoor patio, live music daily and an expanded version of the menu from his Flamingo Road restaurant. Call 364-5300. ...

From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Red Mango at the Boulevard Mall, 3528 S. Maryland Parkway, will celebrate its grand opening by offering a free small original yogurt with one topping to anyone who stops by. ...

An Italian beer dinner is scheduled for 7 this evening at d.vino at the Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South. With an entree of steak roulade, the dinner is $35 per person, plus tax and tip. To reserve: 730-7966. And a Kelly Fleming Wines tasting menu will be featured at d.vino from 6 to 10 p.m. Jan. 27, an Anomaly Vineyards tasting menu from 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 10. ...

Antinori wines will be featured in a dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday at Gaetano's Ristorante, 10271 S. Eastern Ave. in Henderson. With an entree of grilled swordfish or braised beef short ribs, the five-course dinner is $85, plus tax and tip. For reservations, call 361-1661. ...

A six-course wine dinner is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at Elements Kitchen & Martini Bar, 4950 S. Rainbow Blvd. It's $69, plus tax and tip. To reserve: 750-2991. ...

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