LUPEC Boston USO Show Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center, 85 West Newton Street Friday, November 21, 7-11 pm, $45 Bostonist believes that raising public awareness of forgotten liqueurs, putting vintage barware to good use, and bringing delicious drinks back from the brink of extinction is enough public service for one organization, but the local chapter of Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails has also taken it upon themselves to raise funds for local women's......

LUPEC Boston, the local chapter of that august sisterhood Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails, celebrates the second edition of their Little Black Book of Cocktails tonight at Grand. (Further details here—there will be punch!) The book features Matt Demers's photography, which makes Boston's most attractive bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts look like Louise Brooks, pearls and all. The book's proceeds will benefit the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans’ Women’s Unit. Bostonist corresponded......

When Bostonist arrived at the Hendrick's-sponsored Beantown Bartender Battle last night, we found a table piled with gleaming cocktail shakers, cans of Barritt's ginger beer, copious bottles of gin, Pimm's No. 1, and our favorite saints, Germain and Elizabeth. And that was the tip of the iceberg.......