Other Productions
Pillage the Village: Pirates Invade Salem
at Salem 1630: Pioneer Village, Forest River Park
Co-sponsored by Pastimes Entertainment and the Gordon College Institute for Public History
Pillage the Village has concluded for 2010. Watch here for announcements of future Pirate Fairs.
Event Description:
A special event for the entire family featuring a treasure hunt, period music, sword fights and more. Guests can wear pirate finery for adult and children’s costume contests or join a pirate crew while witnessing the chaos of the Salem village under ‘attack.’
Famous pirates from New England’s past, such as Captain Ned Low, “Black Sam” Bellamy and even Lynn’s Rachel Wall, the last woman hanged on Boston Common, will be on hand as visitors plot with Salem’s colonial residents to take back their town in “The Secret Heroes Meeting.” Whether watching thrilling swordplay or listening to songs of the sea from period musicians, the sights, sounds and even smells of Pioneer Village are a perfect summer outing. Take a break from hunting pirates with a picnic lunch by the sea.
With all proceeds going toward the continuing restoration of the Village, admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students, seniors and military (with ID) and $6 for children 4-12.
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Spiritways: A Night in Besieged Salem Village
An unnerving nighttime immersion into the world of the infamous "afflicted girls" at America's first living history museum, Pioneer Village.
October 2010:Press and preview night (invitation only) Saturday, October 2nd.
SHOWS:
Saturdays, October 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
and Sunday, Halloween night.
Saturdays: 7:13 p.m., 8:13 p.m., 9:13 p.m., 10:13 p.m., 11:13 p.m.
Halloween: 7:13 p.m., 8:13 p.m., 9:13 p.m.
Important information:
All participants must sign waivers. Children under 18 must have a waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian.
Spiritways is an indoor/outdoor experience. The audience is required to move through the village. Weather cancellations are very rare. Refunds will only be given in the case of canceled shows. No ticket exchanges. Pioneer Village is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Tours of Salem 1630: Pioneer Village
Built in 1930 to mark the tercentennial of Massachusetts, Pioneer Village is America's first living history museum. The village sits on three acres of land and contains various examples of colonial architecture: dugouts, wigwams, thatched roof cottages, and the Governor's Faire House. Culinary and medicinal gardens and a blacksmith shop further interpret early 17th-century colonial life.
School group visits focus on themes such as work and leisure, education, children's life, religion and government, and trade and industry. The sessions are led by appropriately costumed guides and involve interactive role-playing.
Pioneer Village is nestled between the woods and the ocean, a ten minute drive from downtown, in Salem's Forest River Park.
Tours are available to school and other groups, by appointment, in the month of November, 2010. Reservations can occasionally be accommodated out of season as well. To make reservations please email historyalive@gordon.edu.
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Fezziwig's Ball
An unforgettable evening of dance and Christmas merriment from the Era of Dickens
Saturday, December 11th, 2010
Salem's Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, Salem, MA
Co-sponsored by the Commonwealth Vintage Dancers
Modern Evening Dress or Costume from Dickens' lifetime requested.
For more information on the program please visit http://vintagedancers.org/fezziwig.html