On Oct. 7, Lady Magpie’s Tea & Curiosities – situated inside the Captain’s House at the Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum – celebrated macabre poet Edgar Allan Poe, who died 172 years ago to the day, with a two-hour dessert tea and presentation. It was the perfect occasion to mark the beginning of the Halloween season and raise funds for much-needed renovations to the building.

Every seat inside the intimate tearoom was occupied by friendly parties happy to share a table with new friends over a…