OysterFest!: What more do you need to know? From now until October 15, The Sole Proprietor will eat, sleep and breathe oysters. Their regular menu will still be available, of course, but eight different oysters by the half-shell, nine oyster appetizers and three oyster entrées will make up their own special menu for the duration of the festival. Baked, fried, stewed or raw, get 'em while they're hot. Or chilled. The Sole Proprietor, 118 Highland St., Worcester, 508-798-3474

Euro-Trip: Until the pennies in the loose-change jar finally add up to the several thousand dollars needed to take you on a month-long European vacation, Via is offering to hold you over for the cost of those stupid suitcase fees at the airport. Each month, the restaurant will feature cuisine from a different region of Italy with special three-course and four-course price-fixed offerings at $21.99 and $25.99, respectively. September is the region of Liguria, and entrée choices include cioppino, a stew of shrimp, calamari, haddock and mussels served with braised fennel, fingerling potatoes and olive pesto toast; timbale, an Italian holiday baked-pasta dome with ziti, meatballs, lamb Bolognese, rotisserie chicken, béchamel sauce and parmesan cheese; and two more. You won't have to spend a week packing for this trip, but it may take a while to decide which entrée you want to get. VIA Italian Table, 89 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, 508-754-4842