Hawthorne & Local Events

  • Cards on the Table with Jilly Gagnon

    Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Join us for an author talk with Jilly Gagnon followed by a book signing. In Cards on the Table, sisters Tori and Cassie Bishop find themselves in a locked-room murder mystery when their wealthy patron goes missing after a séance. The sisters — descendents of a victim of the Salem Witch Trials — can’t believe their luck when they’re hired ...

  • Nosferatu with Live Orchestra

    Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Sink your fangs into Halloween with Arpeggione Ensemble’s live performance of the score for Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. In the 1920s, silent films weren’t silent: They were accompanied by a live piano player, organist or full orchestra. Experience this classic 1922 horror movie with Arpeggione performing on historical instruments from the early 20th century, including harmonium, flute, clarinet and ...

  • The Witch

    Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Would you like to live deliciously with us? Written by Robert Eggers and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, this haunting film follows a Puritan family in 1630s New England who are plagued by witchcraft and demonic possession. This history-focused horror movie screening is part of our Salem 400+ programming. See our full list of events at pem.org/salem400.

  • Houdini Halloween Magic Show and Curator Talk

    Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    October 31 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the great magician and escapologist Harry Houdini. To commemorate this historic occasion, Anton Andresen, the Official Magician of Salem, Massachusetts, will present a selection of mysteries inspired by Houdini’s extraordinary life and legendary career. Experience what it might have felt like to witness the world’s master mystifier through astonishing demonstrations ...