Habs Fever at Blackbird; Whistler Beer Fest Tickets

CAMBIE CORRIDOR— Celebrate BC art and wine at a special free wine tasting event at the 39th and Cambie BC Liquor Store on Friday May 16 from 4-6p.m and be in with a chance of winning a private dinner in the Vancouver Art Gallery after dark, plus a privately guided tour of the new Douglas Coupland exhibit, 'Everywhere is anywhere is anything is everything'. [Eaterwire]

DOWNTOWN— Go Habs GO! The Blackbird is getting in on Game 7 fever offering a free pint for everyone who turns up to watch the game in Habs gear. Puck drops at 4p.m. [Twitter]

WHISTLER— Tickets for the Whistler Beer Festival (Saturday September 13) will go on sale on June 5. Discounted Early Bird tickets are on sale for $30 and Gatecrasher tickets which give one-hour early access to the festival grounds for $45. General Admission ($35) tickets will be released the following week on June 12. All tickets include a 4-ounce sampling mug, five sampling tokens and a $5.00 food voucher for use at participating Whistler restaurants. There will be over 50 breweries in attendance including Red Racer, winner of 2013 'Best in Fest' award, Whistler Brewery, and Deep Cove Brewers. New for this year the festival organizers have expanded to a four-day line up of beer-focused events starting September 11, including cask nights, seminars, parties, award ceremonies, and brunches. [Eaterwire]