A revolutionary look at Philly's colonial tavern culture
"Tavern Talks," to be held in collaboration with the Philadelphia History Museum (the former Atwater Kent Museum), will feature exhibit tours followed by a discussion on 18th-century tavern culture.
The Museum of the American Revolution is about a year from opening at Third and Chestnut Streets in Old City, but it has a cool program on tap now.
"Tavern Talks," to be held Thursday, March 31 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. in collaboration with the Philadelphia History Museum (the former Atwater Kent Museum), will feature exhibit tours followed by a discussion on 18th-century tavern culture by the MAR historian Philip Mead and a presentation of related artifacts from the History Museum.
It will be held at the Philadelphia History Museum, 15 S. Seventh St. More info here.
There will also be live music from Hot Club Philadelphia, whiskey, rum, beer and wine tastings from WhistlePig Rye, Saint Benjamin Brewing Company, New Liberty Distillery, and Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. Light fare will be provided by Farmicia, 2nd Story Brewing Company, and Campo's and dessert from City Tavern.
Tickets are on sale now for $40 here.
The first 20 people through the door will get a replica of George Washington's camp cups. The original set of 12 cups, used to serve wine to aides and guests at the general's table, were made in the shop of Philadelphia silversmith Edmund Milne in August 1777.