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By Gary Carra

Welcome back to Random Raven –the column that aspires to provide your complete, entertainment itinerary on a month-to-month basis.

As we start swapping out the glass storm doors for screens and pray the old lawnmower fires up for one more season this April, the Raven has found a plethora of prospects to whet his proverbial whistle.

First up, some “Whiskey” business from our friends at Mohegan Sun. The seventhth annual Sun Whiskey Union, to be exact.

Slated for April 8 from 8-11 p.m. in the casino’s Earth Ballroom, this year’s festivities will once again form a union between live music; topflight whiskey, bourbon, scotch and rye tastings as well as unique, craft cocktail offerings.

Tickets are $70 and on sale through ticketmaster.com and the Mohegan Sun Box Office. (Prices are subject to increase the day of the event.) A portion of ticket proceeds will support the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut. Guests must be 21 years of age of older to attend Sun Whiskey Union. Valid ID and ticket are required upon entry.

Those looking for little less alcohol content might want to consider the four-course, Beer Dinner on tap for Thursday, April 20. It is fueled by Bloomfield’s Back East Brewery, but requires North Central residents to travel due north. To the Delaney House in Holyoke, Mass., to be exact.

For a per person cost of $69 (with a minimum purchase of two tickets) beer dinner diners can wash down fig, caramelized onion and goat cheese laden crostinis; citrus salad with massaged arugula and endive and a Cajun dusted New York Sirloin with Back East’s Czech Mix, Pineapple Rak and of course, the signature Ice Cream Man. And don’t forget dessert, either, because neither party in this collab did. For the , the eatery and brewery present a “Very Berry Shortcake” set to an “OOOOOOOOH Berry Cuda.”

Forgive the Raven if he added or excluded an “O” in that last one. He was admittedly distracted as to how exactly one massages arugula?

The seventh annual Sun Whiskey Union is scheduled for 8 to 11 p.m. April 8 at the Mohegan Sun Earth Ballroom.

In any event, doors open at 6 p.m. for this hopped up, culinary happening. For details, kindly point your browser at delaneyhouse.com

‘HELL’-ABALLOO’: Foxwoods Resort has announced that Gordan Ramsay’s HELL’S KITCHEN will be the latest edition to the casino’s already impressive array of eateries.

The Multi-Michelin — sometimes foul-mouthed — chef of reality television infamy is expected to open this new 260-seat restaurant this summer.

“I’m thrilled to bring Gordon Ramsay HELL’S KITCHEN to Foxwoods Resorts Casino in the heart of New England,” said Chef Gordon Ramsay.