Rum Raiser
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Date & Time
Sun, Aug 11 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Address (map)
113 Harbor Way
Venue (website)
S.B. Maritime Museum
Where: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara
When: Sunday, August 11, 2019, 4:00-6:00 pm
Fundraiser featuring rum tastings, appetizers, desserts, beer, wine, and Captain Greg’s Grog.
Cost: $40 (SBMM Members) ⬧ $50 (Non-members)
Please RSVP and Register at sbmm.org or call (805) 456-8747
In celebration of SBMM’s Rum Running, Sailors & Prohibition exhibit, the Maritime Museum is excited to announce a special “Rum-Raiser” on Sunday, August 11, 2019.
Rum-Raiser will feature rum drinks and tastings by Real McCoy Rum, Black Bart Navy Rum, and Goleta Red Distilling Company on SBMM’s scenic harbor-front patio. Food tastings will feature Chuck’s Waterfront Grill, Spices N Rice and more. Beer and wine will also be available.
Rum Running, Sailors & Prohibition, which runs through October 20, 2019, tells the story of rum, the part it played in the rich history of sea-going men and its connection to Santa Barbara. Covering more than 400 years, the exhibit illustrates the New World’s first distilled spirit, from its origins on 17th-century Caribbean sugar cane plantations to the role of slavery, including:
- · The stories of British and American sailors;
- · Prohibition bootlegging / rum running- the organized smuggling of imported whiskey, rum and other liquor by sea and overland in the United States
- · Speakeasies, highlighting the story of pioneer rum runner “Bill McCoy” and Real McCoy Rum.
- · Santa Barbara’s own prohibition history, including the arrest of Dr. Sansum!
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Since 2000, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum has featured many artifacts and stories to share the history of the Santa Barbara Channel with more than 40,000 visitors annually and provides year-round experiential maritime history and marine science education for local youth. Featuring the impressive First-Order Fresnel Lighthouse Lens from Point Conception, SBMM’s current exhibits explore The History of Oil in the Santa Barbara Channel, Honda Disaster, and Wives and Daughters: Keepers of the Light.
SBMM is located at the historic Santa Barbara Harbor at 113 Harbor Way, Suite 190, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Visit sbmm.org or call (805) 962-8404 for details.
