Villa Mexico Celebrates Independence Day; Foundry Luau

ROXBURY — Missing the shuttered Villa Mexico Cafe? You're in luck. They'll be offering their beloved tacos and "unique black salsa" at a Mexican Independence Day celebration this Saturday, 9/14, at the R. Lewis Track at Roxbury Community College from 6pm to midnight. [FB]

UNION SQUARE — GrandTen Distilling and Union Square Donuts partner up at The Independent this Thursday from 7pm to 9pm to release a new autumn donut flavor, almond nectarine jam. It'll be paired with a cocktail called Almond Joy. Both the drink and the donut contain GrandTen's Amandine barrel-aged almond liqueur. [FB]

DAVIS SQUARE — Foundry on Elm is celebrating back-to-school time with a New England-inspired luau at noon on Sunday, 9/22. A whole pig roast will be paired with a buffet of sides, along with tiki drinks. A $20 ticket gets you all the food you can eat, and cocktails are a mere $3. Call (617) 628-9999 to reserve a spot. [Official Source]