A taste of `The Green Fairy' at WAM.Byline: Nancy Sheehan COLUMN: QUICK TAKES Lift your spirits at the Worcester Art Museum with absinthe absinthe (ăb`sĭnth), an emerald-green liqueur distilled from wormwood and other aromatics, including angelica root, sweet-flag root, star anise, and dittany, which have been macerated and steeped in alcohol. , the recently-legalized drink that inspired famous artists and writers for centuries. Jerome Cloche cloche n. 1. A close-fitting woman's hat with a bell-like shape. 2. A usually bell-shaped cover, used chiefly to protect plants from frost. , an entertainer and knowledgeable absinthe aficionado, will give a presentation and offer visitors a taste of "The Green Fairy" at this month's Third Thursdays at WAM WAM - Intermediate language for compiled Prolog, used by the Warren Abstract Machine. "An Abstract Prolog Instruction Set", D.H.D. Warren, TR 309, SRI 1983. . The program will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 19. Dressed in a velvet suit and top hat, Cloche will share his fascination with absinthe, a popular drink with a redoubtable reputation that inspired Vincent van Gogh, Edouard Manet, Ernest Hemingway and others. "Artists can be inspired to create by many different things, and one of them is absinthe," said Membership Manager Erica Driscoll Ribeiro. "Jerome's enthusiasm coupled with his expertise about absinthe and the famous artists it influenced will make this event a great sensory experience at the museum." Cloche's presentation features a slideshow of artwork and readings from writers of absinthe's heyday. There also will be a tour of artwork from the era, and a poetry reading. Admission is free for museum members and $10 for nonmembers. This is a 21+ event. ART: PHOTO |
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