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To Have and Have Another
It takes a man with hair on his chest to drink five Absinthe and Champagne Cocktails and still handle the English language in the Hemingway fashion. But Ernest has proved his valor, not alone in his cups. Captain of the swimming team at Oak Park high school - first American to be wounded on the Italian front during the World War (with 227 individual wounds to his credit) - tossed by a bull in the streets of Pamplona while rescuing his friend Donald Ogden Stewart - deep-sea fisherman - big game hunter - and resident of Key West - Hemingway is the man who can hold his Absinthe like a postwar novelist. Ed. So Red The Nose, by Sterling North and Carl Kroch Guests will also receive an illustrated commemorative program that includes information and recipes for all seven cocktails. Tickets are $75 until February 1, after this date they will be $85. The event begins at 6 PM at the Hemingway House on February 11, 2011 and ends around 8 PM. We will be sending our email blasts to members to encourage them to come in the "appropriate attire" as a Hemingway guests. Check back to this website to see photographs of Hemingway's friends in Paris during the 1920s (Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein) Bullfighting friends from Pamplona, Safari friends from trips to Africa during the 1930s, along with fishing friends from Cuba and Key West. Or choose to come as some of Ernest's Hollywood pals, Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner (The Snows of Kilimanjaro), Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall (To Have and Have Not), Ingrid Bergman and Gary Cooper (For Whom the Bell Tolls) along with other friends like Marlene Dietrich, a lifelong Hemingway pal he nicknamed "the Kraut." There are LOTS of possibilities and there will be prizes in four categories for Best Costumes. Tickets may be purchased with a credit card by calling 305-295-6616, ext 106. Tickets purchased by phone will be available for pick up at the door the night of the event. You can also purchase tickets at the Custom House Museum Store, while they last. There are a limited number of tickets available, so don't wait! |
The Key West Art & Historical Society is planning a fundraising event at the Hemingway House in Key West - the first-ever educational cocktail party. On February 11, 2011, we will present "To Have and Have Another" with Philip Greene from The Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans, During this entertaining and informative presentation guests will learn about Hemingway's lifestyle and writings while enjoying five half-size cocktails, featured in his stories. The cocktails will be freshly made and served ice cold, just the way Hemingway liked them. While this program has been presented at The Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, it has never been offered in Key West where Ernest and Pauline lived from 1928 to 1939. Only in Key West can participants enjoy the hospitality of Hemingway's home and learn about his favorite characters along with their favorite drinks.
His energetic and historically accurate PowerPoint seminar gives an overview of Hemingway's life along with a presentation of the drinks that Ernest and his characters enjoyed. At evenly paced intervals, Phil will focus on five specific drinks that are featured in his works. Samples of the following drinks will be served to our guests: Hemingway Martini, Green Isaac's Special, The Jack Rose, Negroni and Daiquiri.