Dreading Thanksgiving dinner with your extended family, or that intimate gathering with estranged siblings? St. Petersburg hotspot Intermezzo wants to soften the blow by sending you into the Thanksgiving feast with a prelude alongside the people you actually love: Your friends (or just copious amounts of booze).

Drinksgiving may leave you with a hangover, but might make questions from your aunt (“What’s next?” and “Where’s the ring?”) a little more bearable. You’ll want to be back at Intermezzo on November 29, by the way, since it’s turning into a pop-up Christmas bar for its ugly sweater party. Let the family fun begin.

Wed. Nov. 27. Free, bring cash for booze. 6 p.m.-midnight. Intermezzo Coffee & Cocktails, 1111 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Intermezzo.com

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This article appears in Nov 14-21, 2019.