Night School at the Sorrento Hotel (Seattle) continues with…
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Midnight Symposium: Pulitzer prize winning historian Garry Wills and environmentalist Bill McKibben…
More Drinking Lessons with bar stars from around the country:
- Neyah White & Duggan McDonnell fly in from SF.
- Max Watman & Christian Krogstad, Chasing the White Dog…
An absinthe soiree with Robert Hess, Gwydion Stone & Marc Bernhard
Chamber Vs. Chamber No. 2, an evening with Sean Nelson, Erin Jorgensen and friends
What is Night School?
Midnight Symposium continues with historian Garry Wills and author Bill McKibben
NIGHT SCHOOL DATES:
Monday, Feb 8th.
Garry Wills. BOMB POWER: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State.
Get Tickets Here.
Tuesday, April 20th
Bill Mckibben. EAARTH: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
Get Tickets Here.
The Midnight Symposium concept is simple: we will continue to host some of the leading intellectuals, artists, and writers of our time for an intimate and casual course on a subject of their choosing. The Symposiums begin closer to 8pm – and occasionally continue til midnight.
*Upon confirmation of their reservation guests will receive a pdf of required reading. In a Symposium dialogue is encouraged.
$50/person, includes a hearty stew, a big bottle of whisky to be shared, and some wine. If you like to drink heavily we encourage you to bring additional bottles.
About Garry Willis:
Garry Wills is a Puitzer Prize winning author, journalist, and historian specializing in American politics, American political history and ideology and the Roman Catholic Church. He has written nearly 40 books and has been a frequent reviewer for the New York Review of Books since 1973. Read full bio here.
About Bill Mckibben:
An American environmentalist and writer, Bill McKibben is the founder of 350.org, an international climate campaign. Bill is a frequent contributor to various magazines including The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s, Orion Magazine, Mother Jones, The New York Review of Books, Granta, Rolling Stone, and Outside. He is also a board member and contributor to Grist Magazine. Read full bio here.
Drinking Lessons: Our Winter Line-up
February 21st 6pm/8m
Duggan Mccdonnell w/ Neyah White
“South American Spirits”
February 22nd 6pm/8pm
Neyah White w/ Duggan Mccdonnell
“Barrel to Barrel”
February 28th 6pm/8pm
Max Watman + Christian Krogstad
“Chasing the White Dog; a celebration of moonshine”
March 7th 7pm
Robert Hess /Gwydion Stone / Marc Bernhard
“An Absinthe Soiree”
Part instruction, anecdote and confab, guests of Drinking Lessons can expect an animated two-hour session in the preparation and history of (at least) three distinct cocktails. To temper the libation, the Hunt Club will pepper the evening with a few small bites from the kitchen. Sessions are limited to twelve, the number of seats at the bar (*except for the absinthe soiree).
$50/person per class. Tickets Available here: www.nightnightnight.com
In an effort to not only imbibe but also document the new American cocktail we are honored to continue partnering with the web-based cooking encyclopedia Foodista.com. Foodista will have staff on hand at all Drinking Lessons to record and transcribe the recipes to the web in real time and create a web-based event out of the proceedings, so that people around the globe can take part in the intimate experience at the bar.
+ Our first edition of recipes Drinking Lesson: Volume One is now available at the Sorrento, featuring recipes by Murray Stenson, Ryan Magarian, Robert Hess, and Jeffrey Morganthaler. $10. Available at the hotel.
* Guests at the Watman/Krogstad events will receive a copy of Chasing the White Dog
** “An absinthe soiree” with Robert Hess, Gwydion from Marteau Absinthe and Marc from Pacifique Absinthes. Held in the Fireside room – the more the merrier. This more casual drinking lesson is only $20 and includes absinthe tasting, history, tasty bites from the kitchen, and a bar selling several absinthe based cocktails. “To hell with Hollywood, lets drink Absinthe,” says Barbara Malone (Our soiree is held on the same night as the Academy Awards).
Behind the Bar:
Neyah White. Bay area star bartender, having worked at the Redwood Room in The Clift, Bourbon & Branch and currently managing the bar at Nopa Restaurant…
Duggan Mcdonnell. Owner and lead bartender at Cantina in San Francisco, Food and Wine recently hailed Duggan one of the best mixologists in the country…
Max Watman. NEA writing fellow and author of the forthcoming CHASING THE WHITE DOG: An Amateur Outlaw’s Adventures in Moonshine…
Christian Krogstad. Founder of the renowned distillery House Spirits in Portland, OR, makers of Aviation gin, Krogstadt Aquavit and more…
Robert Hess. Seattleite, celebrated cocktail historian and founder of the The Museum of the American Cocktail…
Gwydion Stone. Maker of Marteau absinthe, Gwydion founded The Wormwood Society, an organization devoted to absinthe education…
Marc Bernhard. Owner and distiller of Pacific Distillery, makers of Voyager gin and Pacifique absinthe, Marc professional background is in herbs and spices…
Chamber Vs. Chamber No. 2. February 20th. Fireside Room.
“Valentine’s is Over,” An evening with Sean Nelson, Erin Jorgensen and friends
Stay tuned for details. Tickets available next week. See footage from C vs. C No 1.
What is Night School?
Night School is a collaboration between The Sorrento Hotel, Michael Hebb, an array of intellectuals, artists, writers, filmmakers, mixologists, chefs and the leading cultural institutions in the Northwest. Please visit www.nightnightnight.com for more information.
Thank You!
A huge thanks to Kim Ricketts, Elliott Bay Book Company, University Book Store Foodist, and Town Hall for making Night School a tremendous success. We couldn’t do this without you.
