• The Westin Convention Center Hotel has cancelled its Mother's Day brunch because of an unexpected overflow from the U.S. Chess Federation. Need to change your plans? Take a look at some of the ideas below.

• River Moon Cafe will be open for brunch and dinner Sunday for Mother's Day. Tea-loving guests may particularly enjoy the "East-West Tea" Brunch for $21.95 per person. Brunch will be served from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner, which starts at 4 p.m., will feature three- and four-course menus for $35 or $52 respectively. Reservations are recommended; call 412-683-4004. Menus and additional information are available at www.rivermooncafe.com.

• Morton's is offering, for the first time, a special prix fixe menu for Mother's Day for $59 per person, as well as an early opening at 3 p.m. The regular a la carte menu also will be available. For more information and reservations, call 412-261-7141.

• The Victorian Tea Garden, South Side, is preparing for its last weeks of service, as owner Joan Susi is retiring. The tea room will be open through July. Before then, what better way to celebrate Mother's Day than at its Garden Tea Party? Seatings will be at 11 a.m. (which is currently full) and 2 p.m. Tea is $21.95 per person. Fans of the tea room will be happy to learn that Susi will continue to offer her services as a caterer for off-site teas. Call 412-431-1917 for more information.

• Wine lovers need not despair when the 2008 Pittsburgh Wine Festival closes its doors after today's tasting. Continue to explore new and old favorites, at least those from Napa and Sonoma, at the Hoyt Institute of Fine Art's seventh annual Wine Festival, held in a beautiful 1917 mansion in New Castle. The event will take place on May 17 at 7 p.m. More than a dozen fine wines will be paired with hors d'oeuvres, and the evening also includes a silent auction and an appearance by the Neon Swing Xperience. For more information or to purchase tickets ($75 per person), call 724-652-2882.