Valentine's Eve Victorian Soirée by History At Play™

History At Play™ invites guests to enjoy an intimate evening of delicious cocktails and delectable gossip. Venture to The Merchant (60 Franklin Street, Boston, MA), mere steps from old Ticknor & Fields Publishing House. Boston was hailed as "the hub of the universe," according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, and its notoriety came from Victorian literary successes. Ticknor & Fields was the greatest publishing house in the nation, if not the world, and its namesake-- Annie Fields-- knows every juicy detail about the lives of its transcendental writers.

Learn how famous writers were pricked by Cupid’s arrow, including: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Charles Dickens. And while Annie Fields loves to gossip, you will learn her story too, including her Boston marriage to “sister-hostess” Sarah Orne Jewett in their "waterside museum" on Beacon Hill.

Enjoy live accompanying music by harpist Melegie, as well as a Dickens'-inspired cocktails created by the craft mixologists at The Merchant Kitchen & Drinks.

Doors, live music, hors d'oeuvres, and craft cocktails at 7pm. Living history performance at 7:30pm. One Dickens'-inspired cocktail included in cost of admission (non-alcoholic option or guest's choice available). Additional drinks may be purchased. Ticket holders receive 10% OFF food and non-alcoholic beverages at The Merchant Kitchen & Drinks. Validated parking available. Recommended for ages 16 and up. Under 18 not permitted without an adult.