State of play: Appetizers by Bloom Cheese Collective will be served in the garden along with cocktails. Chefs will prepare the meal with ingredients grown on-site.

• The seating is communal to encourage conversation and connection.
• Music, live auctions and coffee by a fire will round out the evening.

What to know: Rain or shine, the event will be Oct. 11 at Apple Seeds, 2648 N. Old Wire Road in Fayetteville. Cocktails served at 6pm and dinner at 7pm. Reservations required; the cost is $250 per person.