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  • Friday, December 3, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Tenth Annual Repeal Day Celebration, Online

    Join Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick for the Tenth Annual Celebration of the Repeal of Prohibition to benefit the Gibson House Museum. The coronavirus is not keeping us from celebrating! This year’s virtual Repeal Day will include some special aspects:


    For the past ten years, Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick has led a celebration each December celebrating one of the more obscure aspects of the Gibson family’s residence at 137 Beacon Street: museum founder Charlie Gibson’s use of the third-floor bathroom for the production of Prohibition-era gin.

    While the pandemic prevents us from hosting an in-person party, the party is still going on! Just as in 2020, please join us via Zoom, on Friday, December 3, for Prohibition-era merriment, including a cocktail-mixing demonstration, Prohibition trivia, and an exclusive video tour of the Gibson House Red Study—a space too small to visit during a typical Repeal celebration. The evening will include an informal panel discussion hosted by Etiquetteer on the evolution of cocktail culture in the twenty-first century with some beloved friends of Repeal: our own Kirsten “Miss Kitty” Amann, co-author of Drinking Like Ladies and Jeremy Cooper, co-author with Andrew Klausner of their three-volume series, Cocktail Hour Meets….

    All proceeds from this event will benefit the preservation of the Gibson House Museum, the only historic house museum in Boston’s Back Bay. $60. Register by November 25 for the Zoom program HERE

  • Tuesday, August 25, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Elements of the Victorian Table, A Virtual Program

    The Victorians used a lot of tableware for their meals, often much more than we do today. Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick and Gibson House Museum Curator Meghan Gelardi Holmes will use the museum’s collection to set an everyday table in the Gibson House dining room, highlighting things we don’t often use today. Sharing information about Victorian table manners and menus, they’ll explore the dining habits of the Gibson and Warren families and the roles played by servants. The virtual program is $10 for members of the Museum, $12 for nonmembers, and pre-registration is required at https://www.thegibsonhouse.org/events.html

  • Friday, December 6, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Eighth Annual Repeal Day Celebration

    Prepare to enjoy an evening of Prohibition-era gaiety at the Gibson House’s Eighth Annual Repeal Day Celebration on Friday, December 6 from 6:30 – 8:30. The Gibson House is located at 137 Beacon Street in Back Bay. The party will feature the debut of the Lady Playfair Cocktail, concocted by “Miss Kitty” Amann of the Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails behind the bar. Sumptuous hors d’oeuvre will be served in the dining room. Sponsored by Ryan & Wood Distilleries Knockabout Gin.

    Pre-registration is required through info@thegibsonhouse.org , https://www.eventbrite.com/e/repeal-day-celebration-at-the-gibson-house-museum-tickets-78651483705 or call 617-267-6338. $75 per ticket, period attire encouraged. but not required.

     

  • Wednesday, March 29, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Gibson House 21st Annual Benefit

    The Friends of the Gibson House invite you to the Twenty-First Annual Benefit on Wednesday, March 29 from 6 – 8 at The Chilton Club, 287 Dartmouth Street in Boston.  This elegant, fun affair is a major fundraising opportunity for the museum, and all proceeds support the mission of preserving and sharing this unique time capsule of Boston life.  Wine and hors d’oeuvre will be served.   Tickets ($125 per person) may be purchased online at http://www.thegibsonhouse.org/2017-benefit.html

    The event features twelve unique raffle prizes to benefit the Museum as well, hosted by Robert B. Dimmick, Etiquetteer. You do not need to be present to win.  More information may be found at  http://www.thegibsonhouse.org/2017-benefit-raffle.html

    This year’s honoree is Robert J. Allison, Professor of History and former Chair of the History Department at Suffolk University. Valet parking is available at the 287 Dartmouth Street entrance for $22, including tip.  Jacket and tie required.

  • Friday, December 4, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Fourth Annual Repeal Day Celebration

    Sponsored by Ryan and Wood’s Knockabout Gin and hosted by Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick, The Gibson House Museum will be the venue for the Fourth Annual Repeal Day Celebration on Friday, December 4 from 6:30 – 8:30. Prepare to enjoy an evening of Prohibition-era gaiety at 137 Beacon Street! Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails (LUPEC) staff the bar, featuring the Charlie’s Beacon cocktail. Sumptuous hors d’oeuvre will be served in the dining room. Hotcha! RSVP by November 30.  $75, members and nonmembers. Please pre-register at http://www.thegibsonhouse.org/events.html,
    info@thegibsonhouse.org, or 617-267-6338.

  • Tuesday, February 17, 6:00 pm – The Evolution of the Dinner Party, 1860 – 1954

    Etiquetteer (Robert B. Dimmick) will speak at the Gibson House Museum on Tuesday, February 17, on The Evolution of the Dinner Party 1860-1954. “Etiquetteer explores how the way Americans entertained at home changed during the time the Gibsons lived at the Gibson House. The Victorian formal dinner party of many courses and ever more obscure accessories gradually gave way with the social upheavals following World War I, including Prohibition. By World War II, writers like Dorothy Draper were gaily recommending buffet dinners with striking color schemes and other novelties.”

    Tickets are $10 for Gibson House members, $15 for non-members. Reception at 6:00 PM, program at 6:30 PM. For tickets, please email info@thegibsonhouse.org. Image from www.foryourbigday.files.wordpress.com.

  • Wednesday, December 3, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Repeal Day Anniversary Celebration

    Join friends and members of the Gibson House Museum for a benefit cocktail reception to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition (December 5, 1933). Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick will offer a few deft words about the manners during Prohibition. Special guest Stephanie Schorow, author of Drinking Boston: A History of the City and its Spirits, will also attend.

    Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails (LUPEC) will be serving Charlie’s Beacon, a cocktail specially designed in honor of the Gibson House and its founder, Charles Hammond Gibson, Jr.  Ryan and Wood Distillery of Gloucester is graciously sponsoring Repeal Day with its world-class Knockabout Gin. Period attire is encouraged.
    Sponsors will receive a personally autographed copy of Ms. Schorow’s book.  Please respond by November 28. Gibson House Museum is located at 137 Beacon Street, Boston.  Ticket price $125 for Patrons, $200 for Sponsors, and reservations are required; rsvp info@thegibsonhouse.org or 617.267.6338. Gibson martini image from www.magnoliadays.com.