Author results: Stuart Geddes
'The incredible lightness of Usuhari glass' exhibition opening
What:
The incredible lightness of Usuhari glass exhibition opening
Where:
CIBI, 45 Keele St, Collingwood
When:
TONIGHT! Thurs Mar 11, 6-8pm. Exhibition runs until Mar 20.
How much:
Free!
Description:
You like beer right? A friend once admonished me for drinking beer from the bottle - "you don't drink wine from the bottle do you?"... ahem... His point being, beer should be accorded the same respect, has history, specific characteristics, etc, blah. Anyway. To fully respect your beer, you need to drink it from ultra-thin Usuhari glass, hand blown by some wizened old men in Tokyo.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: Japanese culture
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