THE SPEAKEASY AT 1220 FIFTH - GRAND FINALE!

 

WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 26 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM

 

The Museum of the City of New York, in partnership with Club Wit's End, presents its final Speakeasy of the summer with a special program titled “Wit’s End: A Celebration of the Jazz Age,” encompassing live music and dance of the 1920s and ‘30s. Enjoy a beginner's Charleston dance lesson at 6:10 PM by Akemi Kinukawa, an instructor from the Sandra Cameron Dance Center and an expert on the dances of the Prohibition Era, followed by a live musical performance by The Moonlighters. Professional dancers wearing vintage and vintage-inspired clothing will dance throughout the evening with additional music provided by DJ Jason Ganetsky. At 7:00 PM, Kevin Fitzpatrick, author of A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York and co-editor of The Lost Algonquin Round Table, will speak about the Jazz Age. Cocktails will be served on the Museum’s front terrace.

 

Museum Members: $10 | Non-Members: $12
Admission includes one FREE drink and access to the Museum's first and second-floor galleries.
No reservations, tickets sold at the door. Rain or shine!

 

During Prohibition (1919-1933), New York City’s speakeasies were home to drinking, dancing and the swinging sounds of the city’s Jazz Age. Under the mayoralty of Jimmy “Beau James” Walker (1926-1932), New York’s speakeasy count grew to over 32,000 establishments.

 

Image credit: The Museum of the City of New York, Manuscript Collection