Island Creek Oyster Festival today

Don't let the soggy weather deter you -- it's perfect oyster-eating conditions. Head over to Duxbury Beach (435 Gurnet Road, Duxbury) from 3-11 p.m. for shellfish, beer, and music at the oyster fest. It's $50 per person, or $150 for VIP tix, which include unlimited oysters, plus Grey Goose cocktails in the VIP tent mingling with chefs Jody Adams, Chris Schlesinger, and Jasper White, as well as mixologist Jackson Cannon. There weren't many tickets left as of yesterday -- if you want one, call the Island Creek Shop (781-934-2028) to see if they have one for you. You'll have to swing by and pick it up in person.

Other chefs who will be there:

Chris Parsons, Catch
Greg Reeves, Green Street
Jamie Bissonnette, Toro
Jay Murray, Grill 23
Jeremy Sewall, Lineage / Eastern Standard
John Cataldi, Solstice
Kevin Long, Tosca
Louis DiBiccari, Sel de la Terre
Mary Dumont, Harvest
Jeff Nace, Neptune
Nick Dixon, Lucky's
Pieter Sypstein, La Reve
Stephen Oxaal, B & G Oysters
Tony Maws, Craigie on Main
Will Gilson, Garden at the Cellar

In addition to the mass oyster consumption, the chefs will be preparing all kinds of local ingredients, from striped bass and scallops to Island Creek-raised pigs. Bissonnette will be making pulled pork tacos, and Schlesinger will cook a pig in a Caja China roaster.