In celebration of Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s (SBMM) Rum Running, Sailors & Prohibition exhibit, the Maritime Museum will host a Rum-Raiser fundraiser, 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at 113 Harbor Way.

Rum-Raiser will feature rum drinks and tastings by Real McCoy Rum, Black Bart Navy Rum, and Goleta Red Distilling Company on SBMM’s harbor-front patio. Food tastings will feature Chuck’s Waterfront Grill, and Spices N Rice. Beer and wine will also be available.

Cost to attend is $40 for SBMM members; $50 for non-members. RSVP and register at sbmm.org or call 805-456-8747.

Rum Running, Sailors & Prohibition, which runs through Oct. 20, tells the story of rum, the part it played in the rich history of sea-going men, and its connection to Santa Barbara.

Covering more than 400 years, the exhibit illustrates the New World’s first distilled spirit, from its origins on 17th century Caribbean sugar cane plantations to the role of slavery, including:

The stories of British and American sailors;
Prohibition bootlegging/rum running — the organized smuggling of imported whiskey, rum and other liquor by sea and over land in the U.S.
Speakeasies, highlighting the story of pioneer rum runner Bill McCoy and Real McCoy Rum.
Santa Barbara’s own prohibition history, including the arrest of Dr. Sansum.

For more about the Maritime Museum, visit sbmm.org or call 805-962-8404 for details.

— Rita Serotkin for Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.