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4 The Clackamas Print Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 21+ : Absinthe Hallucinogen or hearsay? By Joshua Baird Arts & Culture Editor You have Facebook, right? So do we. Go to The Clackamas Print (Official) and click “like” for a chance to win two free tickets to “I am Number Four.” The 50th new fan wins. Rules: You must be a student enrolled at Clackamas Community College. After clicking “like,” send us a message so we know you are now added. The tickets are for the showing at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16. he green fairy, a mythi cal little creature that floats about during the reported hallucinations caused by the legendary absinthe, seems to have caused a bit of mischief over the last century or so. It seems whenever you mention the herbal concoction called absinthe, most people will begin to tell you all about the numerous hallucinations they have “experienced” while under the influence. They may also tell you about how the stuff is illegal worldwide and can only be purchased over the Internet as a kit. These kits require you to add the ingredients to grain alcohol, such as everclear, and then stir it into water and sugar to make an absinthe cocktail. Historically speaking, these people are at least half right in these assumptions. Though cur rently legal in most of the world, absinthe was once outlawed due to the reported hallucinogenic nature of the beast. Thujone, a toxic ingredient derived from worm wood, is very much a hallucino gen in high doses, however in the trace amounts found in absinthe you are unlikely to experience any of the side effects. In fact, if you are going to experience any hallucinations, it may be due to the excessive amount of alcohol you are imbib ing or, if you’re a diabetic, you may be experiencing high blood sugar hallucinations caused by drinking too much alcohol mixed with sugar cubes. Absinthe was banned through out most of Europe and all of America by approximately 1912 because of thujone content. Though it was legalized again in 2007, the Food and Drug Administration has stated that absinthe is legal to sell, though it cannot contain more than 10 parts per million of thujone. Absinthe was a favorite of a great many historical artistic con tributors, artists such as Vincent Van Gogh, Aleister Crowley and Oscar Wilde, for example. All three are known for being a bit... how can I put this into psychiatric terms? ,.. loony. All that being said, I myself am a big fan of the flavor of an absinthe cocktail, which is made by placing an absinthe spoo flat spoon with holes put he it, over an Irish coffee mug pouring absinthe over a sin sugar cube. Once you have ad the preferred amount of the eni aid liquid into your glass, y ou c fully light the sugar cube on (for this to work the absinthe m be 100 proof at least) then all the sugar cube to melt throj the holes in the spoon. Pour d water into the glass, stir v,ithd absinthe spoon and enjoy. ■ Disclaimer: We at H Clackamas Print do not enco age drinking to excess or under drinking of any kind. Remem to drink responsibly. Follow Joshua Baird 's b “21 + ” online at wv. lplus.com, for addiiionc.’ arti not posted anywhere else. I website may be in transition this week; if so go to b;/p.7/ji uabairds2 lotus. bloespi om. Portland Art Museum promot ‘Safety in Numbers’ at exhibit! every day, and the collection of art being displayed is the only thing that can be considered segregated. On Jan. 8, African American art pieces from the Portland Art Museum’s private collection and from outside sources were revealed in a new exhibit called “Safety in Numbers.” The dis By Cristi Powers play of African American art is an event that has not taken The Clackamas Print place nearly as often as Jennifer Art museums are one of the Harper, curatorial assistant and best places to see some of the curator of “Safety in Numbers,” most amazing pieces of histo would like to see. “I’m not sure if it will hap ry. On any given day, you may find dozens of people from pen annually, but I would like any walk of life enjoying the to see it happen more than exhibits. This has not always that,” Harper said. After receiving positive been the case. On March 23, 1960, feedback from adults and chil Memphis’ daily newspaper dren of all races, Harper felt The Commercial Appeal ran a she had met her objective to get photo titled “Students under people to look at the pieces and arrest.” The photo caption tells inspire them to ask for more. of a group of black students This would ultimately help who were arrested for not drive the quest for more knowl obeying segregation laws in a edge of African American cul ture. museum. “My hope is that people will “A group of black students from Lemoyne College found think and explore more and themselves under arrest when get more understanding of the they visited Brooks Memorial items,” Harper said. Portland Art Museum has Art Gallery in Overton Park yesterday morning. They had the least amount of African gone there to protest against American artwork compared segregation policies under to surrounding museums. X However, it possesses some of which the gallery upholds.” Because a museum does not the best pieces representing a consist of physical borders as time of struggle along with a bus does, the gallery estab modem pieces that convey a lished segregation based on strong emotion and attitude temporal divisions. According about the era that helped shape to municipal laws governing African American history. the museum, every Thursday “I found every piece dis was “negro day.” The students played very interesting, and it had chosen to go on a Tuesday, left me curious to research cer tain events and what part they and 13 were arrested. Fast-forward 41 years to played in my heritage,” said the present, a time when the Kevin Blair’ “I was encouraged word “public” means available to see pictures and paintings to everyone, where public art about things I only got to hear museums are open to everyone, about. 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You can also ■ the other quality even the Portland Art Museu together, providing v| with the beautiful piecesj that most don’t get the o nity to see every day. The museum is opj days a week; admission is J for adults, free for th and under and special are available for group] of various sizes. The mid offers free admission on fourth Friday of every md from 5-8 p.m. Call the! 503-226-2811 for furthej idl mation. •il - If you have any or comments about this W <ii cle (or have suggestionlam something else you would I to read about) you raj tact Cristi Powers at cri| owers@msn.com or cau 5® 839-4272.
