Patterson Park's annual sunset wine tasting on Thursday

The Friends of Patterson Park are holding their 8th annual Wine Tasting at Sunset event on Thursday night around the historic Marble Fountain and Pagoda.

Wine tastings and food samplings are coming from Chesapeake Wine Co., DiPasquale's, Bistro Rx, V-No and  Todd Conner's. The evening includes an acoustic performance by Rob Fahey and silent and live auctions.

Tickets are $50 and can be purchased on the Friends website or by calling the Friends office at 410-276-3676. Proceeds from the event benefit the Friends of Patterson Park, the nonprofit organization that maintains the park, one of the oldest in Baltimore.