on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26th . . .
you are cordially
invited to a darkly elegant
soirée on a most unusual night; the
night when the veils between the worlds are
at their thinnest . . . just before all hallow's eve and
the day of the dead. join us, as we step into a world that
hovers between this one and the next. the soirée will take place
in a spot known the world over to mystics and mediums, as a home
to spirits who travel between times. both the living and dead converge
at this spot on the same night every year, to celebrate life on both sides,
with a festive supernatural soirée. come dance to 1920's hot jazz, drink
classic cocktails and watch performances from otherworldly souls who
have come to play during this brief time every year. don your most
glamorous attire for this jazz age romp with the dead. please
note that as you pass through the doorways of the soirée,
you will be leaving the present world behind. please
note that you may not quite be able to tell if
your fellow guests are from this
world or from another . . .
WHEN
on sat., oct. 26, 1929
{3 nights before the stock
market crash}.
WHAT
a soirée to dance, to
drink, to remember, and to
forget . . . an evening to herald
the end of the roaring
twenties.
WHO
guests living in the
present {1929}, and spirits
who have passed over in
any era prior.
~ Attire ~
OPTIONS:
dress in the era
of the soirée {1929}, as any
spirit that has passed over prior
to 1929, or in victorian mourning
attire to make the dead
feel at home.
DRESS CODE / IDEAS:
vintage, vintage-inspired attire
or costume: high glamour: gowns, top hats,
tuxes, suits, feathers, sequins . . . historical attire,
elegant masquerade attire. no contemporary halloween
costumes admitted. no casual attire or contemporary day wear,
no exceptions. dress code will be respectfully enforced. your fellow
guests might be a 1920's wall street broker, a deposed queen, a pirate
from a sunken galleon, a star from the moulin rouge, a high priestess
of the occult, a silent film star, a wandering horseman, a missing
pilot, an elizabethan poet, a victorian courtesan . . . you
may or may not be able to discern whether your
fellow guests are from this
world, or from
another.
PERFORMERS:
hot jazz: MISS MAYBELL
AND THE JAZZ AGE ARTISTES
ragtime: DREW NUGENT AND THE
MIDNIGHT SOCIETY {JUST ADDED}
dancing trio: THE SUGAR SHAKERS
gramaphone: MICHAEL CUMELLA
theremin: KELLFIRE BRAY
tarot readings
{on the ground floor}:
ANNE STEBBIN
FOOD / BARS:
the main bar will be
on the ground floor, where we'll
also have delish chinese veggie noodles
{from wo hop}: $15 {cash /venmo}. there
will be a satellite bar in the main
room on the 2nd floor.
HOURS:
7-8 séance soirée {cocktail hour}
8-12:30 main party
SEATING:
reserved seating
will be on the 2nd floor
in the main / performance
room. there will be minimal
lounge seating in the bar
and in the lobby.
~ Tickets ~
TICKETS:
main party $68
séance salon + party $83
RESERVED SEATING:
there will be reserved seating
options for purchase on the ticketing
page. reserved seating purchase does not
include the cost of entry. please note
that entry and seating are
separate purchases.
DANCING:
there will be a dance
floor in front of the band on
the 2nd floor. when you are not
dancing, and if you don't have table
seating, please stand to the side of the
tables or to the back, so everyone can
see. there will also be a band on the
ground floor throughout the
evening to dance to.
LOCATION:
~ Estonian House ~
243 e. 34th st., ny, ny 10016 *
the beautiful beaux arts building
was built in 1898, and is currently
a private membership club
for the estonian
community.
*the building is not
wheelchair accessible.