Merchants And Drovers Museum Announces 'Firelight Tavern Night'

Press release from The Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum Association:

May 21, 2021

The Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum Association has announced a summer Firelight Tavern Night on June 19, 2021 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Join us for an evening under the stars at the Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum. Guests are invited to step back in time for a night of merriment and revelry at Rahway’s own 226-year-old tavern and inn.

As the sun sets over the tavern yard, attendees will be enchanted by the period music of Linda Russell, historical balladeer. Beer and wine will be available for guests 21 and over. Light refreshments and s’mores kits to roast over the fire pit will be provided.

The festivities begin at 7:30 p.m., with music beginning at 8 p.m. Reservations are recommended. Tickets are $20 for the general public and $15 for museum members and students. Tickets include two drink vouchers (drink vouchers for 21 and over only), refreshments, and s’mores kits. Parking will be at Parkside Plaza, 1600 St. Georges Avenue in Rahway.

Call the museum office to reserve your spot (732)381-0441 or reserve online through the museum’s website: www.merchantsanddrovers.org.

The Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum Association is dedicated to preserving the Merchants and Drovers Tavern (c. 1795), the Terrill Tavern (c. 1735), developing the site as a tavern museum and to interpreting the important role played by taverns in early American history and to preserving local history. The Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum, located on the corner of St. Georges Avenue and Westfield Avenue, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is recorded in the Historic American Buildings Survey.

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