“Temperance and Trapdoors: Prohibition and the Rosson House Museum” Virtual Lecture

Join our staff as we dive into the Roaring ’20s and the age of Prohibition during this virtual lecture! Discover why Arizona passed Prohibition a full five years before the passing of the 18th Amendment, hear how bathtub gin got its name, and learn about the Rosson House’s own bootlegging past…

Register for this event at the bottom of the page. Admission is $5 for the general public, and free for Heritage Square Members.

This is a virtual event over Zoom. Attendees will receive the appropriate link with the confirmation email and ticket. If you don’t receive the confirmation email after registering, please check your Junk folder for emails from Heritage Square.

Please email Visitor Services Manager, Sarah Matchette, at sarah.matchette@heritagesquarephx.org with any questions about this event.

Get ready for Gin & Jazz on Tuesday, April 6th at 7pm!

Everyone who donates $25 or more to Heritage Square for Arizona Gives Day will receive access to our special celebration. All virtual this year, attendees will learn a little Prohibition Era Bartending 101 with Chaz Enciso from The Churchill, catch The Dapper Manns and their smooth moves all the way from China, and tune in to hear the syncopated rhythms of a jazz band set up in Ghost Lounge at Hotel San Carlos.

• Learn more about Arizona Gives Day and Gin & Jazz, including how to help us win giving day prizes, and how to win a special tour of Rosson House and Heritage Square!
• Make your Arizona Gives Day donation to Heritage Square between March 16th and April 6th. Thank you, and we can’t wait to (virtually) see you there!