Salem through the Stars – Fate Series at the Pickering House

Our final 2026 Fate Series event at Salem’s oldest home!

Every story needs an opening chapter, and yours starts in witch city.

Step into the Pickering House, the oldest home in Salem, for a private, story-woven tour where every room reveals a new star, of the house’s history and yours. Angelica Cresci, Hellenistic astrologer, occult educator, and Hades devotee, will guide a community reading of Salem’s own natal chart, unpacking what the stars had to say about Salem’s beginnings (is the city secretly a Gemini?), while Cook & Co pairs each room with sips and snacks built to match the moment.

Each room paired perfectly with the stars:
The Library: What was written in the stars the day Salem was born? We’re spilling the tea, literally, with a menu steeped in the flavors of the city’s earliest days.
The Parlor: Spice, silk, and a fortune charted by sail. A rich, opulent spread fit for a merchant fleet coming into harbor, worthy of the trade that built this city.
The Dining Room: Edward Charles Pickering once mapped the night sky from this very room, employing some of the first official female scientists of Massachusetts. Tonight, we set a starry, glittering table sourced entirely from women-owned kitchens.
The Barn: Together, we read the natal chart of the day itself, the stars overhead tonight, and what they mean for this room, this house, and everyone in it. Then we raise a glass to it.

What’s Included ($175, a $395 value):
– Private tour of the Pickering House and Estate, unavailable to the public in this capacity
– A community astrological reading of the day’s chart with Angelica Cresci
– Cook & Co’s signature sips and snacks, paired room by room
– Your place in the opening scene of Salem’s spookiest season

Two time slots: 1:30–3:30 PM and 4:30–6:30 PM

The stars have been telling this story since before Salem existed. Come find out where you fit in it.