2018 Coastal Perspective Lecture Series
University of Connecticut
Avery Point
Tuesday, March 20th, 7:30 p.m.
“Rum Runners of the Prohibition Era”
By Bailey Pryor
Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker, Founder of The Real McCoy Rum
Experience an alcohol-infused journey through prohibition history, as filmmaker Bailey Pryor explains how Rum Runners fueled the “Roaring Twenties” by transporting alcohol by boat along the coast of the United States during Prohibition. The pioneer rum runner and “King of Rum Row” was Bill McCoy, who famously became known as “The Real McCoy” for never “cutting” his rum with wicked chemicals like turpentine, wood alcohol or prune juice. McCoy operated in waters just off Montauk Point, and many cases of his famous rum ended up in Groton, New London and Mystic. This is a colorful and entertaining journey back in time that leaves you with a better understanding of the Prohibition era.
Bailey Pryor is a six-time Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker and founder of The Real McCoy Rum. Bailey will conduct a rum tasting and discuss the history of the Rum Runners of the Prohibition era (many of whom operated in waters near Stonington). This experience will leave you better informed about rum and maritime history, as well as provide the incredibly rare opportunity to sample one-of-kind Limited Edition rum from Barbados.
Lecture series is FREE and open to the public. Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m.
Please join us for our 22nd season. This annual lecture series attempts to span the breadth of human interactions with coastal waters, including speakers from the natural and social sciences. All lectures are held in the auditorium, which is located on the second floor of the Academic Building (disabled accessible). Enter through the Academic Building or through the Student Center. There is a limited-capacity elevator on the first floor of the Academic Building. Please call us with your questions, or concerns, on the limited-mobility access points to the auditorium at 860-405-9025, or email Noreen.blaschik@uconn.edu.
This series is sponsored by UConn Avery Point, the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, the Department of Marine Sciences, UConn and the Maritime Studies Program, UConn. For more information, a printable lecture flyer, or a campus map, visit our website at http://marinesciences.uconn.edu/lectures/ or email CoastalPerspectives@uconn.edu.
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For more information, contact: Noreen Favreau at 8604059025