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This History Happy Hour reservation is for 5:00-6:30 PM. Doors open at 4:50pm - check in at the welcome desk (be ready to show your valid ID). The history talk will begin at 5:15pm, with time after to view the gallery and explore the museum. -- History Talk - "Witchcraft and Skepticism: Salem and Beyond" Speaker: Dr. Michael D. Bailey, Professor of History and Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University Dr. Bailey will discuss the famous witch hunt in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, the largest witch hunt ever to take place in North America. This will be compared to a much more restrained, and in many ways more typical, witch hunt that also took place in New England in 1692. Learn how, even in a society that believed in witchcraft, and which was capable of conducting terrible witch hunts, there could also be considerable restraint and skepticism. Dr. Bailey is a historian of the European Middle Ages, whose research focuses on late medieval religious history, particularly the history of magic, witchcraft, and superstition, as well as heresy and religious reform. -- Each attendee will receive two drink tickets. Drink options include: - Bloody Bellini - cherry and champagne - Alluvial Brewing beer - Under the Blood Moon Punch (non-alcoholic) - grape juice, fruit punch, lemon-lime soda, blackberries Water and light snacks will also be provided. -- Event Sponsors: Alluvial Brewing Everts Flowers Home & Gifts