EASTON, MARYLAND — Academy Art Museum, 106 South Street, Easton. Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, 6:00 p.m. (Blackbaud registration window lists 6:00–7:30 p.m.). One Says Mexico: Mezcal Tasting & Multi-Channel Radio Opera. Tickets $25. Space limited — register early. Tied to the museum’s Under the Mexican Sky exhibition page.

What you taste. The museum’s related-programs block says guests sample a curated assortment of 6–8 mezcal agaves from regions throughout Mexico, paired with small bites and small pours, while hearing One Says Mexico — a multi-channel radio opera in four movements by Italian composer Stefano Scodanibbio (1956–2012). The page describes mezcal as Mexico’s national spirit, distilled for a little over 400 years, and notes common accompaniments in Mexico such as chili powders, peppers, pickled vegetables, citrus, tomatillos, cheese, dried beef, and peanuts. Those are the museum’s published tasting notes, not a Patriot ranking.

What plays under the pours. AAM says the piece was commissioned by German broadcaster Saarländischer Rundfunk as a musical, acoustical, and literary portrait of Mexico — soundscapes, guitar music, and texts performed by 25 speakers.

Museum visit baseline (separate from the ticketed tasting): admission always free; closed Mondays; Friday hours 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; enter via Harrison Street courtyard. The tasting is a paid evening program, not free gallery entry.

Hungry, specific, ticketed. Not an ad for a bottle shop — a dated museum tasting with a published price and clock.