Encounter the literary spirits of The Old Manse the weekend before Halloween. Join us for attic tours and readings of spooky stories Hawthorne wrote while living at the Old Manse and stay for s’mores around our fire pit!
Schedule of Events:
Craft activities: Younger visitors can join us for s’mores and Halloween crafts from 4-6PM
Secrets of the Attic: Join a guide to explore the Old Manse attic by night and learn about ghostly encounters and frightening experiences as described by residents and authors. Offered every 30 minutes from 5-8PM.
Additional Charge: Members FREE, Non-Member Individual $5, Non-Member Child $2
Dramatic reading of “Young Goodman Brown”, one of Hawthorne’s finest tales of witches, the devil, and temptation at 7:30pm each night. Stephen Collins, known for his portrayal of Walt Whitman and Herman Melville, will bring “Young Goodman Brown,” written at the Old Manse, to life.
S’mores 4-8:30
Registration requested at: https://bit.ly/2EpTz6G; Event Tickets: Member/Member Family: $5/10; Nonmember/Nonmember Family: $10/20