Tea & Talk - "Fun and Games in the Gilded Age"

Louise Levy, a lifelong student of American history, will talk about games and activities that brought people together in the Gilded Age. Instead of our traditional afternoon tea a dessert tea will follow along with an ice cream social. What did people do for entertainment in the age before TV and cell phones? How did advancements in technology influence the way the leisure class spent their leisure time? Let’s take a look, literally, through the lens of time at stereographs, sports, and parlor games enjoyed by families like the Morgans as well as their working class neighbors. Please join us for an afternoon of community and camaraderie, Gilded Age style, inspired by objects in the Ventfort Hall Museum collection. Tickets are $45. Members receive a discount code for $5 off all ticket prices. Students 22 and under are $22. Ticket pricing includes access to the mansion throughout the day of this event from 10 am to 4 pm. Reservations are strongly encouraged as seats are limited. Walk-ins accommodated as space allows. For reservations visit https://gildedage.org/pages/calendar or call us at (413) 637-3206. Please note that all tickets are nonrefundable and non-exchangeable.

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• This Saturday, 21st June, 07:00 pm, Ghost Tour with Robert Oakes in Lenox
• Next Tuesday, 24th June, 04:00 pm, Tea & Talk - "The Story of Festival House, Ventfort Hall in the 1950's" in Lenox

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