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Georges Brasserie hosts the SHUCKED Oyster Feast 6-9 p.m. Oct. 23: all-you-can-eat oysters from both coasts, plus fried oysters, oysters Casino and oysters Rockefeller, plus crab cakes, hush puppies and salad, and unlimited selected wines. $95 for food and drink; $65 for just the food. 4620 Piedmont Row Drive; 980-219-7409. Also new at Georges: Executive chef Joe Lester, who has served as sous chef for the well-known Daniel Boulud.

BLT Steak offers a Highland Brewing Company beer dining Oct. 25, with four courses and craft brews. Among the offerings (which also include beer tastings, for $75): diver scallops with kabocha squash, chanterelles and country ham, with Clawhammer Oktoberfest; and beef short rib with porcini hash and Oatmeal Porter. 201 E. Trade St.; 704-972-4350.