SEANCE 101 With Author and Medium Elaine Kuzmeskus

SEANCE 101

With Author and Medium Elaine Kuzmeskus

on Thursday, October 9

HARTFORD, Conn. –

During the month of Halloween, The Mark Twain House & Museum presents Seance 101, a special evening with a focus on Spiritualism, Psychic Photographs, and Seances with nationally recognized medium Elaine Kuzmeskus. This exciting event takes place on Thursday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Mark Twain House Visitor’s Center.

Ever wondered if psychic photographs are real? What famous spiritualist produced faces of spirit on film? How did the Victorian conduct their seances?

Author and medium, Elaine Kuzmeskus answers these questions as she explores the fascinating world of physical mediumship and Victorian Seances. Learn more about rare but real physical phenomena, as well as valuable information on: Seances around Victorian Hartford; Connecticut medium who levitated; How to contact spirit through table tipping; Spirit photographs; Electronic voice phenomena; Plus readings for selected members of the audience.

Tickets are $15.00 and are available by calling (860) 280-3130 or by visiting MarkTwainHouse.org and clicking on Events.

This event ties in with our upcoming fall exhibition Spiritualism, Séances & Sam. This exhibition will examine the Victorian era’s fascination with spiritualism and, in particular, the relevant beliefs and experiences of Mark Twain. This exhibit opens on October 10 with a free 5:30 p.m. reception.  For more information about this exhibition, please visit MarkTwainHouse.org and click on The Museum tab and then Special Exhibits.

About Elaine Kuzmeskus

Elaine Kuzmeskus, MS is a nationally recognized Spiritualist medium who is Director of the New England School of Metaphysics in Suffield, CT. She is also the author of three books on mediumship: Connecticut Ghosts, Seance 101, and The Making of a Medium. Her latest book, The Art of Mediumship is a “how to” on developing mediumship. During her career, Elaine Kuzmeskus has conducted the many notable seances including the Official Houdini Seance and was recently featured on the PBS special” Things That Go Bump in the Night.”

The Mark Twain House & Museum (www.marktwainhouse.org ) has restored the author’s Hartford, Connecticut, home, where the author and his family lived from 1874 to 1891. Twain wrote his most important works during the years he lived there, including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.

In addition to providing tours of Twain’s restored home, a National Historic Landmark, the institution offers activities and educational programs that illuminate Twain’s literary legacy and provide information about his life and times.

The house and museum at 351 Farmington Ave. are open Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Sunday, 11:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  For more information, call (860) 247-0998 or visit www.marktwainhouse.org.

Programs at The Mark Twain House & Museum are made possible in part by support from the Connecticut Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of the Arts, and the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign.