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Bronx, Gibson, Gimlet, Martini, Fizz, Imperial or Rickey: We're Crazy for Gin

Johns Hopins University's Homewood Museum is hosting its 11th Annual edition of a yearly sellout: An Evening of Traditional Beverages on June 14th.

Crazy for Gin, the event, is described in JHU's monthly events email as follows:

Join us on Homewood's lawn as wine and spirit connoisseurs Nelson Carey and Chris Attenborough of Grand Cru Wine Bar illuminate gin's evolution from medicinal concoction and moral scourge to empire export and high-society favorite.

A tasting and reception follows with delicious hors d'oeuvres from the Spice Company, classic G & T cocktails, and a raffle drawing! Raffle grand prize is a pair of cut glass decanters, c. 1835 ($500 value). Raffle tickets are $10 each for 2 or $15. Need not be present to win; call (410) 516-5589 to purchase tickets.

This is one of Homewood's most highly-anticipated events!
Reserve your space now by calling (410) 516-5589 or by email.
Admission is $20 Members, $25 non-Members.
Rain location: Great Hall, Levering Union.

I decided I might need a little background before the event and found some great information at COCKTAIL.COM... Enjoy!

Baltimore: Restaurant Week 2007

Prepare to chow down on Baltimore's finest food. And pay for your meals at extraordinarily discounted rates. (How's $30.07 for 3 courses sound?)

Coming soon... Our city's second annual Restaurant Week.

More than 50 fine restaurants have already signed up... with many more on the way.

Advice: make reservations early. Visit the Restaurant Week Website and GET IN ON IT.

Wine, Cheese, and Jennifer Bodine

In February I wrote a snippet about my favorite American photographer, A. Aubry Bodine and a retrospective of his work being hosted by the Baltimore Museum of Industry. (For the photography challenged, Bodine is to Maryland as Ansel Adams is to the United States.) Yesterday an email arrived from the late Baltimore Sun photographer's daughter, Jennifer B. Bodine, with an invitation to a must-attend event:

Bodine's Chesapeake Bay Country at the Maryland Historical Society with the MdHS Maritime Committee. It's part of their Authors & Artifacts series. Jennifer Bodine will be presenting.

Bodine photographed every aspect of Maryland life. And, his daughter will be sharing a personal account of her father's genius. She will show over 175 of her father's Chesapeake Bay related images along with anecdotes and insights into the man, his personality, and his work.

Wine and cheese reception at 5:30PM. Jennifer B. Bodine at 6PM. $8. in advance, $10. at the door.

Maryland Historical Society - 201 W Monument Street - Baltimore, MD 21201

 

History Online: A Baltimore Photo Database

The Baltimore Museum of Industry has an outstanding, search-able database of photographs and documents that chronicles much of the twentieth century in Charm City. It's a vast collection from Baltimore Gas & Electric.

Visit BMI's Things to See page and check out their Online Collection.

BMI's website reports, "Both prints and negatives depict various scenes from Baltimore and the surrounding region. Taken as part of the company’s (BG&E's) daily operations, these photos capture many lost scenes of Baltimore life, including the city’s architecture, citizens, and businesses.  Because the BG&E photographers captured pictures of life in Baltimore across the span of the 20th century, the BG&E Collection highlights the changing commercial, cultural, and physical landscapes of Baltimore".

While I was meandering through the collection, looking at photos of the grand department stores, restaurants and lunch counters, and theatres on Lexington Street, I couldn't help thinking of the Baltimore Sun's Jacques Kelly. Looking at many of the photos, I felt as if I'd been there. And then I realized... I HAD been there by way of reading Kelly's recounts and recollections of times past in the Sun.