NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

February 16, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY PATRONS WILL LEARN HOW TO MAKE SAZERACS AND HURRICANES

JEFFERSON, LA – Elizabeth Pearce, founder and owner of Drink & Learn, will teach participants how to make Sazeracs and Hurricanes at two library presentations – one on the East Bank and one on the West Bank.

The first presentation occurs at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 27, at the Jane O’Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey.

The second presentation occurs at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

This presentation is free of charge and open to the public.

Patrons will have the opportunity to sample each drink. Full cocktails are not available. Patrons must be 21 years of age to attend; IDs will be checked.

Elizabeth Pearce is a Louisiana native and drinks historian who tells the story of New Orleans through its iconic beverages. She was named a “2017 Person to Watch” by New Orleans Magazine. 

Pearce is the host of the Drink & Learn podcast, the author of Drink Dat New Orleans, a guide to bars across New Orleans and a co-author of The French Quarter Drinking Companion, a narrative guide to 100 notable bars in America’s most eclectic neighborhood. She is the Education Specialist for the Sazerac liquor company.

Prior to creating Drink & Learn, Pearce was the original Senior Curator of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum and was responsible for creating its original exhibits including Toast of New Orleans: The Drinks of the City and its featured local exhibit, Louisiana Eats. Her exhibit Restaurant Restorative was commissioned by the James Beard Awards to honor the role New Orleans restaurants played in the city’s recovery.

For more information regarding this event, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.

The Jefferson Parish Library system consists of 16 locations that stretch from the Lakeshore Branch on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain to the Grand Isle Branch just steps away from the Gulf of Mexico. The library system consists of two large regional libraries and seven branches on each side of the Mississippi River. The East Bank Regional Library (4747 West Napoleon Avenue, Metairie) serves as library headquarters. The Jefferson Parish Library is the second largest system in the state of Louisiana. More than 200 employees work for the Jefferson Parish Library including librarians, administration and support staff. For more information, contact the library at (504) 838-1100 or www.jefferson.lib.la.us

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@JeffParishGov).

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Jefferson Parish Public Information Office 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite 1002 Jefferson, LA 70123

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