

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Dry January: A sober-curious conversation and beverage tasting
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: With a fresh year ahead and the high holidays in the distance, are you taking the Dry January challenge? Now more than a decade old, this public health initiative has become a cultural mainstay, with many people taking a break from the harmful effects of alcohol for the first 31 days of the year and finding a new supportive community along the way. Join WBUR senior reporter Ally Jarmanning for a panel discussion exploring the Dry January challenge and the rise of alcohol-free lifestyles.

Panelists:
Laura McKowen — author and founder, The Luckiest Club

Jana Wu — licensed clinical social worker and director of cultural integration, Mountainside Treatment Center

CJ Mutti — owner and founder, Dry Humor

Copies of McKowen's book "Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else)" will be available to purchase from our bookstore partner Brookline Booksmith and she will sign following the conversation. Guests will also enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage tasting and can purchase items from our Dry January market, featuring goodies from The Luckiest Club, Mountainside, Athletic Brewing Co., Dry Humor and more.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brookline/dry-january-a-sober-curious-conversation-and-beverage-tasting/200029392770623
- **Event Categories**: contests, business, health-wellness, art, literary-art, holiday
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.wbur.org/events/1058057/dry-january-conversation-and-beverage-tasting?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=brookline-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Brookline
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: WBUR CitySpace
- **lat**: 42.350678850656
- **long**: -71.115531921387
- **full address**: WBUR CitySpace, 369 St Paul St, Brookline, MA 02446-3625, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: WBUR CitySpace (https://allevents.in/org/wbur-cityspace/26029541)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** WBUR CitySpace, 369 St Paul St, Brookline, MA 02446-3625, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** WBUR CitySpace
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests, business, health-wellness, art, literary-art, holiday
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Dry January: A sober-curious conversation and beverage tasting ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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