MARQUETTE, Mich.—The Northern Michigan University hospitality management program will host a five-course dinner with select wine pairings inspired by the theme, “Escape to the Jungle: Dine on the Wild Side.” The event will be held on Friday, April 20, in the NMU Jacobetti Center. It costs $75 per person. Proceeds benefit the NMU hospitality management scholarship. Advance registration is required by Tuesday, April 17.

            The event opens with an hors d’oeuvres reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:15. The menu includes savory pastry blossoms, Ahi tuna potsticker, passion fruit and mango sorbets, agave-braised pork shank, mocha torte, m’hanncha and grilled rum bananas. There will also be a silent auction, games and live entertainment.

            For reservations or more information, call 227-2627.