I'd Have Been a 'Wet'

Last week I noted a Washington Times piece on what sounds like an interesting Prohibition exhibit (mostly anti-Prohibition) at the Woodrow Wilson House in DC. I also noted that I would have bashed Pres. Wilson in the post but that right after I blogged on Wilson I planned "to call the WWH and try to score a ticket to Tuesday's 'invitation-only, 1920s-style holiday celebration where beer will be the featured beverage'. Here's how that phone call went down:

Me: Hi. I assume all the invites have been handed out for the Tuesday event, right?

Curator: Yes. Why? You're interested in attending?

Me: I am. Is it possible you have any room for the common man?

Curator: Are you a journalist?

Me: No. I am a blogger, though.

Curator: Oh! Hold on a moment. (Cups his hand over phone and speaks with colleague.) What's your blog?

Me: It's a group blog called To the People.

Curator: I haven't read that one. But OK. Why not? See you on Tuesday. Let me get your information.

Score! So I went last night. It was pretty cool. The exhibit -- while small -- is fun and informative, featuring many artifacts of Prohibition. Historian/curator Mark Benbow is a fountain of interesting information and is more than willing to share some fascinating facts about Prohibition with anyone who asks. The house (probably not worth the $7.50 admission on a normal day) is quite impressive. And the beer served -- several varieties of Baltimore's Clipper City -- was quite tasty. The Wilson House might not be worth a trop on any old day, but I'd recommend checking out the Prohibiton exhibit when they have a joint event with the nearby Heurich House, home of DC's late, great brewer.