With the holidays you can gear up for the season by picking up some gifts while enjoying tasty treats -- or learn how to cook those treats so you can keep guests entertained -- and fed. Keep reading for two tasty culinary options tonight. See also: Top Five Badass Foodie Christmas Gifts for 2014

Cook Street School of Fine Cooking hosts a Culinary Date Night from 6 to 9:30 p.m. tonight, at which you can cook up more than delicious dishes. Two glasses of wine (one white and one red) are included with the meal -- and you can now purchase an additional bottle of wine for $29! Price per person (not couple) is $89; find more information here.

And if you want to cook up your own date night, The Fort is holding a Holiday Auction Party benefiting Tesoro Cultural Center from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight. Entry is free with a suggested $25 donation for an evening filled with music, art, jewelry, dancing, a live auction, cash bar and all you-can-eat appetizers including buffalo tenderloin sliders, wild game mincemeat pies, mountain man sausages and more. For more information, click here or call 303-839-1671.

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