Tuesday, March 8, 2011

AROUND TOWN: HAFFENREFFER MUSEUM & BOOZE

Next up at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Brown University is a discussion of ancient wines and beer. Patrick McGovern, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages and Health and author of Uncorking the Past, will talk about new ways to discover (unearth?) the history of alcohol in antiguity.

Dogfish Head Brewery has been creating "ancient" brews in conjunction with McGovern's work (find out more at www.dogfish.com) and will serve tastings after the talk.

Monday, March 14 at 5:30 p.m. - List Arts Center Auditorium, 64 College Street, Providence

www.brown.edu/Facilities/Haffenreffer



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