May 14-18 brings what organizers are calling “New York City’s first-ever multi-day celebration of all things cocktail-related.” More than just an excuse to remain tipsy for days on end, it’s an educational experience for serious tipplers. Events include seminars at Astor Center (such as “Bar Myth Busters,” “Drink Punch & Be Merry” and “The Agave Session”); a Friday Night Gala for 1,000 revelers at the NY Public Library; and, most intriguingly, a slew of homegrown events. Per the organizers, “the Manhattan Cocktail Classic is exploring the ‘Google approach to festival planning’– effectively allowing anyone or any company to conceive of and produce their own off-site event.” Should be a boozy blast!

What: The Manhattan Cocktail Classic

When: May 14-18, 2010

Where: Various Locations

Tickets for seminar sessions and off-site events are $50 per ticket; tickets to the Gala are $100.