Sept. thru Nov.
Consuming Passions: Victorians and their Food
Cape May, NJ

Understand the importance of food in Victorian life through a series of artifacts and displays throughout rooms of the Emlen Physick Estate, an impressive Stick-style mansion attributed to Frank Furness. Adults $10. For details, call (800) 275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac.org.

Nov. 1
Thirteenth Annual Victorian Twelfth Night Celebration
Riverside, CA

The Old Riverside Foundation, a non-profit organization for historic preservation, is planning it’s 13th Annual Victorian Twelfth Night Celebration for Friday, January 4th and Saturday, January 5th , 2008. The evening will include a four-course progressive dinner hosted in some of the Heritage Square Historic District’s most illustrious vintage homes with transportation between the homes provided by horse-drawn carriages.   Seating will be at 6:30pm or 8:30pm.  Make your reservations early, as Saturday tickets sell quickly!  Tickets are $85 per person.  Proceeds benefit historic preservation in Riverside and the Inland Empire.; for more information visit www.oldriverside.org.