1. The rum dinner at Daniel’s Broiler scheduled for Tuesday, March 29 has been canceled. Seattle boozephiles will flock instead to meet cocktail legend Dale Degroff at Kathy Casey Studios in Ballard.

2. More tickets have been made available for the previously sold out whiskey conversation on Thursday, March 31 at the Sorrento. Get those here. Proceeds from this $25 talk on Japanese and Kentucky-ese whiskies will go to Doctors Without Borders and its relief efforts in Japan.

3. It’s Hop Scotch time. This annual bonanza of craft beers and booze flights happens April 1 and April 2 at Fremont Studios. I say this every year but buy your tickets in advance or get there early! Lines happen at Hopscotch. Remember too: the whole "beer me" thing has run its course. Please don’t ask the poor volunteers behind the taps to beer you. They are volunteering, after all.

4. In other drinking for Japan news, Saké Nomi’s benefit for earthquake and tsunami victims is officially set for Friday, April 1 at 6pm. Tickets are $40; that includes four appetizers from Umami Kushi and a bunch of sake tastings. The store will be showcasing sakes from the Tohoku region in Northeast Japan, site of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11.

Proceeds here will go to Peace Winds America, a Seattle-based organization working to help Japanese disaster victims. Call the store at 206-467-7253 to reserve your ticket.