Dine out, do good

Mac’s Speed Shop will now bottle and distribute The Coleman Foundation's Coleman’s Home BBQ Sauce, with all profits donated to help prevent homelessness. A product launch party beginning at 5 p.m. Dec. 19 at the 2511 South Blvd. location of Mac's will benefit the Urban Ministry Center and guests will get samples of pork topped with the sauce, named (as the press release puts it) "in honor of one man's personal story of survival on the streets." 704-522-6227.

Cyros Sushi rolls out new sakes and an assortment of sushi Dec. 20, along with a silent auction and new signature artwork, with 15 percent of the evening's proceeds going to support Charlotte's Muscular Dystrophy Association's community efforts. If you purchase art, you'll be able to count 15 percent as a charitable donation as well. $65 for food, drink and MDA donation; 6601 Morrison Blvd.; 704-919-1881.