Are you curious about what the saloon scene in Greensboro was like during Prohibition? Well hop on down to the “Hop Into History” pop-up exhibition at Oden Brewing on Thursday, January 16, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Hosted by UNC Greensboro Special Collections & University Archives, Well Crafted, and Eden Brewing, the event will take a look at the drinking scene during that tumultuous time, and the various laws that were put in place to try and stop it.
The free event will be hosted in the restored historic building at 804 w. Gate City Boulevard, near the UNCG campus.
Also, be sure to listen in to WUNC’s “The State of Things” live in Greensboro on Tuesday, January 14, at noon, for “The History Of Beer In North Carolina.”
The craft beer industry is believed to bring in more than $2 billion a year in North Carolina and employs more than 12,000 people. As the industry boomed, archivists at the UNC Greensboro Libraries started in 2017 to document the history of beer and brewing in Greensboro. They soon expanded their project Well Crafted NC statewide, and through research and oral histories with brewers and brewery owners, the project documents the key moments in the state’s beer history.
WUNC will talk with UNC Greensboro archivist and professor Dr. Erin Lawrimore about the project, what they’ve heard in interviews with people who helped establish this state as a leader in craft beer, and the significance of North Carolina’s role in beer production as the country marks more than 100 years since Prohibition.
Visit this form to RSVP to attend the WUNCC Radio event live.
