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New Donnelly property the Blackbird hosted Lucky Peach magazine's Gender issue launch last night, giving Vancouverites the first chance to look around the two-storey bar/restaurant/dance club/barbershop space at 905 Dunsmuir, that's due to open on Thursday next week. The Pub Bar has been designed to look like the bar from The Shining; Barman-about-town Donnie Wheeler demonstrates the pose that will surely be flooding Instagram soon. [Eaterwire]