Prepare your taste buds for a zesty, delicious Italian dinner and a chance to buy some nifty items Saturday, Aug. 13, at the River of Time Museum’s Italian dinner.

The annual dinner will begin at 5 p.m. in the Community Center. Phil’s Filling Station provides the meal.

A total of 90 businesses have donated items and services for silent and live auctions.

Advance tickets are $15 each or $25 for two. They are available at Gridleys, Sami’s Fine Jewelry, Fountain Fashions, Fountain Hills Times and the River of Time Museum.

All tickets will cost $20 at the door. The price for children 10 and younger is $5.

The evening will include entertainment by Tommy Holloway, a free drawing for $100 and a 50/50 drawing.

Available in the auctions will be a wide range of offerings including a mattress set, six resort experiences, multiple wine parties and wine baskets, seven golf packages, a jeep desert tour, cruises on Saguaro Lake, Canyon Lake and the Salt River, a road trip over Four Peaks, a tour of Southwest Wildlife and a tour of the state’s Capitol and lunch with State Senator John Kavanagh.

Baskets of fun items for children and pets will be part of the auctions

If you would like to sit with a group of friends, reserve a table. Call Debbie Skehen, museum president, at 480-816-4186.