The halls of the Springfield Museums played host to a spellbinding evening on Thursday, Oct. 23, when culture, community, and a touch of the uncanny converged at the gala “Bewitched.”

Guests arrived at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum in downtown Springfield, stepping onto a Witches’ Path, making more than a typical fundraiser.

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Inside the gilded-age museum building, attendees had an evening of entertainment including tarot-card readings, costumed performers, a DJ and pianist set and appearances by the museum’s founders brought to life from the past.

Additionally, guests sampled hors d’oeuvres and raised glasses, beer, wine and a welcome cocktail that was included, in support of the Museums’ exhibitions and programs.

Beyond the festive trapping

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