Drink ‘n Thinks: Session Two – Tiki Picnic

A DIY Sustainability Workshop
with GARY PHILLIPS AND DR. COLBEY REID •
JUN 21, 6 PM – 8:30 PM:

We’ll delve into post-WW II Tiki Culture, an American design motif applied to stylized bars, backyards, and the elaborate drinks consumed there. Soldiers returning from the Pacific after WW II associated tiki culture with a freer, less repressed lifestyle…..

Drink ‘n Think: Global/Local Mixology

A DIY Sustainability Workshop
with GARY PHILLIPS and COLBEY REID •
SEPT. 7, 4-7 PM:

And another brilliant idea from ancient Greece: their drinking parties, called symposia, designed to encourage conversation among citizens. We tend to think of parties as private acts, and as opportunities for escaping thought. But the Hellenic symposium was once an important social institution, where the act of drinking- together acted simultaneously as a kind of religious and civil ritual designed to promote playful thinking and provide an opportunity to try out ideas on others….

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A DIY Sustainability Workshop
with GRANT RUHLMAN •
SEPT. 6, 9 AM – 12 PM:

We’ll go through a crash course detailing what Kombucha is, its history and interesting spread from China to the West, and the health benefits of this “remedy for immortality.” From there, we’ll discuss the ingredients, materials, and process…

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And another brilliant idea from ancient Greece: their drinking parties, called symposia, designed to encourage conversation among citizens. We tend to think of parties as private acts, and as opportunities for escaping thought. But the Hellenic symposium was once an important social institution, where the act of drinking- together acted simultaneously as a kind of religious and civil ritual designed to promote playful thinking and provide an opportunity to try out ideas on others.