Prohibition: When America embarked on an experiment that proved to be a spectacular failure. Yet, the people who lived through it remembered the era as a wonderful time: jazz, dancing, flappers, short skirts, cocktails, hot cars, and Art Deco design.

In this illustrated presentation, by author Joe Gustaitis, with music by the 1920s specialists Paul Asaro and Erin Riley, we traveled back to this flamboyant era. We heard the stories, learned how it all came about and was ultimately repealed. We received recipes for cocktails imbibed in 1920s Chicago; learned how others traveled abroad to find a drink. And were treated to authentic songs from the period, many of which were unexpectedly hilarious.