& Lola's Room
1332 W. Burnside
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 225-0047
crystal@danceonair.com
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Living Jazz History at the Crystal Hotel & Ballroom
Miss Ireland’s Background: Connections to Ringler and the Crystal Ballroom
“A hangover is the wrath of grapes.” – Anonymous Feeling a bit rough after a night out? Some say bananas, loaded with magnesium, will help. The art of brewing is over 6,000 years old! And only gettin’ better… St. Arnold, the patron saint of brewers, had a tankard of ale that never ran dry. What is “the hair of the dog”? It likely originated from a time when the best medicine for preventing infection was alcohol. The drinking kind. The mosaics in the Grand Lodge basement were inspired by the work of Spanish artist Antonio Gaudi. According to Norse legend, wine is for gods, beer is for mortals, and mead is for the dead. Glass of pinot, anyone? The art of brewing is over 6,000 years old! And only gettin’ better… Oregon’s brewing companies employ more than 4,700. Legend has it that St. Bridget, who worked with lepers in Belgium around 500, answered their pleas to turn her bathwater into beer. Cool trick. The Barley Mill in Portland was the first pub opened by Mike and Brian McMenamin together. In Ancient Rome, eating fried canaries was just the thing to banish a hangover.
