Beach outings are still a couple of weeks away for many of us, but there's no reason we should have to wait for a taste of the shore.

Anytime Wines Flight Nights: Taste three wines of the same varietal 4 p.m. Wednesday. Tasting 4 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday. (919) 303-9463. www.anytimewines.com.

The Rev. Franklin Graham, who was in China during Monday's earthquake, has promised $150,000 to a Christian association there to help with disaster relief.

A Triangle wine vendor recommends wines in three price ranges, $10 or less, $10-$20, and more than $20. This week's come from Daniel Lieurance at Great Grapes at 1237 Kildaire Farm Road in Cary.

Tell Me About It:Dear Carolyn: I married a man 31/2 years ago who has two adult children. The grandchildren are 3, 3, 1 and 4 months.

He's got mail.

The latest releases.

Studio tries to keep new film under wraps, but Internet critics are already weighing in.

'In the Heights," a lively snapshot of Latino life in Upper Manhattan, received 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, more than any other show.

Musical: "In the Heights," "Passing Strange," "Cry-Baby," "Xanadu."

Families & Relationships:A mother starts a Wake Forest support group to help other suicide survivors cope.

Media Mix:ABC News has chosen The UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication as one of five university programs in the U.S. that will open a mini-bureau for ABC News on Campus in September.

Our Lives:On one of those unseasonably warm and unhelpfully dry days, we took a state-of-the-neighborhood walk.

Families & Relationships:Is this the beginning of yet another female child star trainwreck?

TriangleMom2Mom, the N&O's new parenting blog, offers myriad takes on the challenges and joys of parenthood. Here's an excerpt of a recent post.