Palm Wine Evening : An African Experience

Friday, 2 August 2019 from 18:00 to 21:30

Palm wine is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, oil palms, date palms, and coconut palms.It is known by various names in different regions and is common in various parts of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, South America, and Micronesia.

Join us for a very interesting evening related about palmwine and its significance to Africa.

The evening will include the following activities :

  • Film screening of the award wining documentary film, IKO NDỤ : The Palm wine Story
  • Question and Answer session with the producer of Iko Ndụ, Ọba Kosi Nwọba
  • Book Discussion about Amos Tutuola’s book, The Palmwine Drinkard, led by
  • Sarah Ozo-Irabo of Books and Rhymes
  • General discussion about the palm wine cultures around Africa and beyond
  • Palm wine tasting Session and Refreshments

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