Registration for this program is required. ID REQUIRED for alcohol consumption. IDs will be checked. 

Welcome to Final Fridays, an after hours program series brought to you by the Enoch Pratt Free Library. We are opening up the beautiful Central Library for interest based activities outside of normal operating hours on the Final Friday of every month. Come see what is going on this month for Final Fridays! 

For the Month of October, join the Enoch Pratt Free Library in welcoming spooky season, spirits style!

Come get your spooky on while you sip and savor your favorite local alcohol spirits in the beauty of Central Library! Participants will be able to sample products from five local distilleries, while enjoying spooky entertainment in Central Hall. 

Entertainment for the evening include several performances by artists and magicians Michael Jons and Andy Morgan, a viewing of Dark Crystal, astrology and tarot readings, and a convivial costume contest with prizes! Come dressed for the theme Spirits and Spirits, whatever that may be, to participate in costume festivities. Please see below for a schedule of the evening's activities. 

Space for this program is limited and registration is required. ID REQUIRED for alcohol consumption. IDs will be checked.

This event is being held in partnership with McClintock Distilling, Sagamore Spirit, Old Line Spirits, KO Distilling, and Los Hermanos Tequila.

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Event Schedule

All Night: Spirits Tastings, Astrology Readings

5:30-6 PM - Tarot Readings

6PM  - Family Show 1

6 PM - Screening of Dark Crystal begins

6:45 - Costume Celebration

7:15 - Spooky Show 2

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Andy Morgan is an artist and magician (mentalist) who performs nationally and internationally. He has appeared at the Magic Castle in Hollywood and for N.A.T.O. He is a member of the Inner Circle of Bizarre Magick and the Psychic Entertainer’s Association. He studied Tarot with Enrique Enriquez in New York City;  His Spiritus Mundi Tarot cards are held in the collection of Tarot cards, at the Beineke Rare Book Library of Yale University. When not performing magic or reading cards, he works as a professor & forensic psychiatrist in New Haven, Connecticut. 

As, "a reader of people, thoughts, and fortunes," Michael Jons astounds audience with his modern take on the classical art of mind-reading in his mind-boggling and hilarious hit show, "Michael Jons' Psychic Cabaret”. Jons has performed the highly acclaimed show in residency since 2014, first in his own showroom in Fort Lauderdale, Florida then at The Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, DC after moving to the city in 2015. 

Michael started honing his psychic skills at an early age, learning from his grandmother who was an intuitive reader. Audiences today have a better understanding that much of what Michael does is a mixture of intuition and human psychology. “I’m using techniques and abilities that have been developed over the centuries, and are still used every day by advertisers, politicians, the clergy -- even your own mothers -- to read, influence and predict your thoughts.” The one thing that hasn’t changed is that people are just as fascinated and entertained by these remarkable demonstrations today as they were a century ago.

In addition to his ongoing residency show, Michael Jons can be seen touring around the country in his theatrical stage show, "Michael Jons' Wicked Thoughts" and starring in the spooky, "Raising Spirits in the Crypt", a show he performs every October in an actual underground cemetery vault. Whether you're an ardent skeptic or a true believer, you will agree that Michael Jons is an amazing entertainer. We predict you'll love his show!