Events
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Walking Tour
Merchant's House Museum 29 East 4th Street, New York, NY, United StatesWith the 1825 opening of the Erie Canal, the city’s economy boomed and wealthy merchant families escaped the increasing noise, congestion, and commercialization of the seaport area to move “uptown,” to what is now modern day NoHo, then an exclusive residential enclave. Join us as we explore the Tredwells’ elite neighborhood and discover what life …
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A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House
Presented in association with Summoners Ensemble Theatre Join Mr. Dickens, portrayed by John Kevin Jones, as he tells his timeless Christmas tale in the elegant intact Greek Revival double parlor of the landmark 1832 Merchant’s House Museum. Surrounded by 19th century holiday decorations, flickering candles, and richly appointed period furnishings, audiences will be transported back 150 …
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In the Spirit of Science: Hallucinations? Or Ghosts of Christmas Past?
“Why do you doubt your senses?” “Because,” said Scrooge, “a little thing affects them. A slight disorder of the stomach makes them cheats. You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato.” Ebenezer Scrooge tries to explain away Marley’s ghost as simple …
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Edgar Allan Poe: the Man, the Mystery, the Legend! Virtual Talk
Wednesday, January 17, 6 p.m. In celebration and observance of his birthday on January 19 (his 214th), join thanatologist Matilda Garrido and Poe expert Andrea Janes for a deep dive into Poe’s early life and evolution as a writer, his time in New York, when he lived just steps from the Tredwells, and his mysterious …