"Absinthe and Other Liquors of Fin de Siècle Paris"

Brush up on the history of absinthe, the beverage affectionately referred to by devotees as the "green fairy," at this lecture and tasting. Filmmaker Ronni Thomas will trace the spirit's history through Paris at the turn of the 20th century, where it was popular with young brigands like Arthur Rimbaud and Oscar Wilde, through its resurgence today.