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Past Event: The Rowans Launch

  • Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum 10 Union Street Manchester, MA 01944 (map)

Celebrate the release of The Rowans

Come celebrate the release of The Rowans at the

historic Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum,

featuring 18th-century fiddle music and a convivial

reading of a dance scene from the novel.

Historic fiddler Larry Young performed eighteenth-century dance music, reading several characters in the scene.

Bev narrated the scene and read all the female roles.

Architectural historian Vijay Joyce read multiple characters in the scene with great spirit – and spoke of Salem’s coming 400th anniversary, 2026.


Saturday, June 14 — 4:30 PM

Reading: 4:30 PM

Bev and friends will read a scene of a tavern dance:

  • Historic fiddler Larry Young will perform eighteenth-century dance music in costume.

  • Historic interpreter Vijay Joyce will portray several characters. Vijay is an architectural historian who leads tours of sites including the William Haskell House in Gloucester, where the novel begins.

Books and Music: 4:30-6:00 PM

Hannah Harlow, owner of The Book Shop of Beverly Farms, will have copies of The Rowans for purchase.


All are welcome to attend. If you plan to come, please subscribe to Bev’s newsletter for updates: