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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Celebrate REPEAL DAY // Ode to Booze in Photos

This Friday, December 5th marks the 81st anniversary of

REPEAL DAY

"The thirteen years of Prohibition were a dark time for the United States, as the criminalization of alcohol led not only to a rise in civil delinquency and organized crime, but also to the loss of customs associated with the production, preparation and consumption of alcohol.

December 5th marks the return to the rich traditions of craft fermentation and distillation, the legitimacy of the American bartender as a contributor to the culinary arts, and the responsible enjoyment of alcohol as a sacred social custom." -Museum of the American Cocktail

When I learned that our hot, bad-ass, sexy, amazing, smart and crafty bar director LAINEY COLLUM was throwing an event to celebrate REPEAL DAY, I thought I better highlight this woman and her bar program. And the booze. All the booze.

Join us for some Lainey-fied libations and a show from The Moonlight Dolls this Friday at Prohibition. Show starts at nine o'clock and drinks will be pouring til the wee hours.

Get your Repeal Day tickets HERE or just stop on by.

Photos Courtesy of WTHPhoto

SHE BAD!

Fast forward 81 years.....

Bartenders Jeremy, Jordan (head bartender) & Jonathan

They busted me

Home Sweet Home!

The Freedom to Celebrate - Celebrate the Freedom.

Come celebrate the freedom to celebrate!

Love,

bohoGrace

Prohibition
1008 Prairie Street
Houston, TX 77002

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

WE DID IT! // Photos From The First Show At The New Prohibition

Holy Moonlight Dolls. What an amazing group of performers. We pulled off the soft opening and I am really proud of how it turned out. The idea for THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH theme was born just one month ago. With the help of everyone, we pulled together an awesome show and were able to make The Moonlight Doll debut at the new Prohibition a success.

A big thank you to Outsmart Magazine for the great write-up on the show, we appreciate it very much!

You can view the article here.

Enjoy the photos below, and come see us soon!

Photos Courtesy of WTH Photography

"If the Halloween weekend soft opening of the Prohibition Supperclub and Bar is any indication of what is to come from this troupe of performers, I’d vouch to say this will quickly become the next best Houston hot spot."

-Barrett White, Outsmart Magazine

Special Thanks to William Hardin of WTH Photography for his amazing photography skills! Like him on Facebook HERE

In Perseverance We Trust,

bohoGrace

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Wardrobe Mistress // The Story Behind The Costuming

Lian Pham, better known as the Wardrobe Mistress, is an extremely gifted human being. In addition to being an entrepreneurial powerhouse -she ran successful promotions company for 13 years before opening Prohibition with business partner Anh Mai in 2012- she is a woman full of passion and divine creativity. As the fledgling burlesque show at Prohibition began to take shape, Lian took on the critical role as The Moonlight Dolls' in-house costumer.

In preparation for this post, I asked her to send me three things that inspire her most when it comes to her costuming. She is a woman of few words and so I did not want to press her. What I received back was a very inspiring story that only she can tell:

So every 2nd generation Vietnamese grows up hearing stories of how their parents fled their country for freedom, to the land of opportunity. I always grew up hearing my parents story, dad was a lawyer and mom was an accountant, both had college educations but lost everything when they fled to America. They had to start all over. My dad's first job was given to him by a lady who asked him if he could turn her black leather skirt to hot pink (this was the 80's). He took the job, scraped the leather and dyed it hot pink! She was very happy and gave him their first TV. Ever since then, I've always looked at material not for what it is but what it can be...and that has stuck with me. My parents are my true inspiration.

That was the beginning of their new career. They got sponsored by a group from Little Rock, AR. That's where I was born and also where they opened their first shop. I grew up around it [tailoring]. I helped my mom take orders and sew buttons, I did very basic stuff on the machine. It was definitely not something I wanted to do, it just sort of fell into my lap.

After opening Prohibition, we chose burlesque as a choice of entertainment since it fit the era. After buying some of our first costumes, I was inspired to make the costumes myself and that's how the whole costuming part started.

I think every artist looks at different pictures for inspiration. I would say vintage photos of burlesque performers are where I find mine.

At the end of the day it goes back to my parents. They have taught me that I can do anything, and anything is possible. A lot of people have parents that support them with words; I don't think my parents have ever actually told me they supported me. It has always been done through actions. They have always helped me in some sort of physical way, ever since I was a child. Even to this day helping me with costumes, buying me books .....They really believe in me and in return, gave me confidence which really made me believe anything is possible.