Once again the story centers on the exploits of Guybrush Threepwood as he attempts to lift a curse from his lover Elaine Marley.
It features a more cartoon-like graphical style and is the first game in the series to include voice acting.
It was developed by LucasArts and published in 1997 and is the last game to use the SCUMM engine. Reservations will open in September 2022.The Curse of Monkey Island is the third in the series and follows on from the events in Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge. General admission costs $5 per person, $1 for Newport Historical Society members. This talk takes place at the Newport Historical Society Resource Center, 82 Touro Street. Kristin also specializes in the history of the Salem Witch Trials, and has consulted on exhibit material and community events for the Peabody Essex Museum and other local historical sites, and occasionally gives history walking tours with Bewitched After Dark, a company specializing in the history of the witch trials Currently, Kristin works as both the Research Coordinator at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, and the Dramaturg and Historian for Intramersive Media LLC, focusing on the use of folklore and history to creative immersive theatrical productions. Kristin has been a public historian for many years, first starting her career working at the Witch House, and the 1630 Pioneer Village in Salem as a tour guide for both, as well as presenting public history and ghost tours in Salem. in American Studies from UMass Boston, specializing in studying the role of the paranormal, death culture, and folklore and its effects on popular media. in Early American History from Penn State University and an M.A. Kristin Harris is a Historian and Podcast Host from Salem, Massachusetts with an B.A. Kristin Harris will explore the intersection of 17th century herbal medicine, magic, and science to help dispel the myths surrounding witchcraft accusation, and gain a deeper understanding of the joining of magic and science in Puritan culture. But a closer look at the slow separation of superstition and science tells us that those of English descent, especially the Puritans, were anything but separate from magic and ritual, and that herbal medicines, while being a cultural norm, were a form of magic in themselves.
On Thursday Octoat 5:30pm, the Newport Historical Society will host public historian Kristin Harris for the talk In the Blood, the Essence of Stars: Herbal Remedies, Magic and Science in 17th Century New England.Ī common misconception in the study of 17th century witchcraft accusations is that all herbal remedies were seen as taboo, and a form of malefic magic, resulting in the persecution of individuals using these as a form of folk medicine. While the film is entirely fictitious, elements were drawn from history which leads one to wonder about the relationship between herbalism and witchcraft in 17th century New England. Washington Square was transformed into a 1990s film set and photos of three witches from 17th century Salem, MA (who were then in Newport) were flying around social media. In the Fall of 2021, downtown Newport was abuzz with the filming of Hocus Pocus 2.