Grand Rapids, MI – The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) is hosting a special Soda Making Workshop in conjunction with the newest exhibit American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition on Saturday, December 5.
Experience one of America’s greatest culinary traditions in a whole new way. Making soda is easy, tasty, and fun for people of all ages. Participants will craft their own recipe and taste the creation in this interactive class. Blending food, science, and fun, participants will learn how soda was made in the 20s, taste unique soda recipes and discover classic and modern methods for making varieties of this timeless beverage.
This workshop will take place at the GRPM from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on December 5 and can accommodate up to 20 people. Pre-registration is required, all ages welcome.
The workshop is $12 per person and includes admission to American Spirits. To register or for more information visit grpm.org/calendar.
American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition explores America’s most colorful and complex constitutional hiccup, spanning from the inception of the temperance movement, through the Roaring ’20s, to the unprecedented repeal of the constitutional amendment. American Spirits will run through January 17, 2016. For more information, visit grpm.org/Prohibition.
American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
The world of flappers, bootleggers, temperance lobbyists, and organized crime legends comes to life in the American Spirits exhibition. This extensive collection showcases over 100 rare artifacts, including: temperance propaganda, flapper dresses from the Roaring ’20s, Carry Nation’s hatchet used during her barroom-smashing raids, and authentic items used for making moonshine and other illegal potent liquors. Interactive elements and immersive environments bring to life the sights, sounds, and experiences of the time period. Visitors have the chance to take a quiz to find out if they are a “wet” or a “dry,” learn the Charleston in a re-created speakeasy and play the role of a federal Prohibition agent chasing rumrunners in a custom-built video game.
At the end of the exhibition visitors explore the legacy of Prohibition in today’s regulatory landscape. Displays will show why and how laws differ from state to state and how the idea of drinking responsibly evolved.
American Spirits is a national touring exhibition created by the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and curated by Daniel Okrent, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. The exhibition includes 17 artifacts on loan from the Collection of the Grand Rapids Public Museum.
Support for American Spirits is provided by Amway, Anheuser Busch, West Side Beer Distributing, Experience Grand Rapids, Long Road Distillers, New Holland Brewing, Alliance Beverage Distributing Company, Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, Brewery Vivant, WoodTV 8, 101.3 The Brew and Mlive Media Group.
American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
