FRIDAYS UNCORKED

The Bayview School of Cooking offers a blind wine tasting Friday, May 15 from 5-7:30 p.m. Five wines will be tasted. Come and go as you like. The cost is $12 per person, which includes cheeses. The tasting will be in the BCS demo kitchen on the second floor of Bayview Thriftway, 516 W. Fourth Ave. in downtown Olympia. For more information, call 360.754.1448.

COCKTAIL 101

El Gaucho Tacoma presents its next cocktail class Friday, May 15 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Since it’s spring, the fine dining restaurant will concentrate on Cosmopolitans, Lemon Drops and Kamikaze. Afterward, you’ll have to concentrate on walking. The cost is $40 per person. Reserve your space at 253.272.1510.

ART & WINE WALK

Stroll around historic downtown Puyallup while sampling wines produced using organic or biodynamic methods, noshing in restaurants and checking out art Saturday, May 16 from 1-6 p.m. The cost is $20 person. For ticket information, call 253.840.2631.

GROWER PRODUCER CHAMPAGNE COURSE

Taste 10 Champagnes and receive two Riedel Vinum Champagne glasses for your cupboard for $85 per person Saturday, May 16 from 6-8 p.m. at The Inn at Gig Harbor, 3211 56th St. N.W. in Gig Harbor. For information, call Water to Wine at 253.853.9463.

SHELLFISH SLURP AND FISH TALE BREWERY BASH

The Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association presents this shellfish extravaganza featuring Fish Tale brews, Washington wines, live auction and jazz Sunday, May 17 from 5-8 p.m. at the Fish Tale Brewery Warehouse, 515 Jefferson St. in Olympia. For more details, check out pcsga.org.

WINO WEDNESDAY

The Red Hot pours wine for $3 a glass every Wednesday. Check it out at 2914 Sixth Ave. in Tacoma.