Loft 84 to host Edgar Allan Poe-themed limited speakeasy
A unique speakeasy pops up in Downtown’s historic Aurea Vista building, offering an immersive literary and cocktail experience from March 14th to 16th.
Loft 84 will soon be the temporary home of an Edgar Allan Poe-themed speakeasy, offering a unique blend of literature and cocktails to fans of the famed author’s work. The pop-up event is scheduled from March 14th to 16th and aims to bring Poe’s most celebrated stories to life in an immersive cocktail experience.
Located at Loft 84, within the historic Aurea Vista building downtown, the speakeasy will feature live dramatic retellings of “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” “Masque of Red Death,” and “The Black Cat.” Each story is accompanied by a specialty cocktail designed to complement the narrative, including “The Raventini” and “Cocktail of Red Death.”
$55 tickets get you inside the pop-up where Poe historians and enthusiasts will guide guests, attendees aged 21 and over, through a 90-minute interactive show that includes four complimentary cocktails.
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