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<p>SCRANTON &#8212; Sweets and sweethearts is the theme as the team at the Everhart Museum continues to put on social events that combine thoughtful references to exhibits and fun for adults.</p><p>An evening of Everhart Perfect Pairs will be presented at 6 p.m. Feb. 9 at the museum, 1901 Mulberry St. Patrons can enjoy libations and desserts in addition to presentations about how pairings relate to famous featured couples. David and Rosemary Falchek of the American Wine Society will compare consumables to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Cleopatra and Mark Antony and Julius Caesar, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, and Rhett Butler and Scarlett O&#8217;Hara.</p><p>Stephanie Colarusso, director of interpretive programs at the Everhart, takes the museum&#8217;s exhibits and derives social events. She said Perfect Pairs is rooted in a current exhibit called &#8220;Between the Covers: Altered Books in Contemporary Art.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Altered books are specifically books that become sculptures or sculptural elements made from books &#8230; altered pages,&#8221; Colarusso said. &#8220;With that in mind, we were thinking about different characters in books and what roles they might play. With Valentine&#8217;s Day coming up, I had mentioned, &#8216;Why don&#8217;t we see if we can come up with an event that would tie to couples in history or couples we would read about in books?&#8217;&#8221;</p><p>Considering the museums collections on ancient Egypt and Rome and past exhibits, such as one dedicated to Lennon and Ono, led to featuring couples who were not only literary but from history, film and music.</p><p>&#8220;Rosemary and Dave did a lot of the conceptualizing of the characters and the drinks,&#8221; Colarusso said. &#8220;It&#8217;s interesting to take characters and famous couples and say, &#8216;What do you think they would have enjoyed?&#8217; or &#8216;What are their backgrounds? Where do they come from?&#8217;&#8221;</p><p>Rosemary Falchek, a food scientist introduced to the wine society in 2003 by her husband, said social events at the Everhart are a good way to change the public perception toward the museum.</p><p>&#8220;I grew up in Scranton, so I remember going to the Everhart as a child,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I feel like sometimes people think that the museum is something you do with children, you go and see the bird exhibit. But this programming has brought an adult audience, because they are alcohol based events. I think it &#8230; makes it a fun event and gets them interested in the new exhibit.&#8221;</p><p>Falchek said she and David, a journalist and long time member of the wine society, have hosted events in conjunction with the museum for five years.</p><p>&#8220;We wanted to have iconic couples that came from different genres,&#8221; Rosemary Falcheck said. &#8220;We have a fictional couple, one from the music world, one from history and one from Hollywood. We wanted to keep it diverse and keep it fun. Some of them are direct pairings that these couples would drink. Some of them are just a play on words.&#8221;</p><p>Each featured couple is fun and different according to Falchek, but she&#8217;s excited to present one in particular.</p><p>&#8220;Elizabeth Taylor kind of gets a bad rap in how she had all these husbands, and she&#8217;s been divorced so many times,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But I think her and Richard Burton were the real deal. They had something special. So, it&#8217;s kind of interesting to focus on the happiness that they had together rather than this negative connotation that comes around Elizabeth Taylor when it comes to love.&#8221;</p><p>Falchek said the event is a fun date night, but people shouldn&#8217;t think they need to be in a relationship to enjoy a good love story and something sweet. Colarusso pointed out another reason for indulging on Feb. 9.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s also Fat Tuesday, so we wanted to get the desserts out of the way,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We wanted people to enjoy their last hurrah with the chocolates and the sugar and the drinks, because a lot of people give that stuff up for Lent. It was kind of a fun day to choose for that too.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are among the storied couples that will be featured at the Everhart&#8217;s Perfect Pairs event on Feb. 9. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_TaylorBurton2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are among the storied couples that will be featured at the Everhart&#8217;s Perfect Pairs event on Feb. 9. </caption0><photoCredit0>Google images </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_WineDessert.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">David and Rosemary Falchek of the American Wine Society will compare drink and dessert pairings to famous couples at the Everhart Museum. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_WineDessert.jpg</photo1><caption1>David and Rosemary Falchek of the American Wine Society will compare drink and dessert pairings to famous couples at the Everhart Museum. </caption1><photoCredit1>Google images </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Museum features evening of tasty treats and famous couples</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Matt Mattei</p><p>mmattei@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p>IF YOU GO</p><p>What: Everhart&#8217;s Perfect Pairs</p><p>Where: Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Scranton</p><p>When: 6 p.m. Feb. 9</p><p>Additional Information: Tickets for the event cost $25 per person, and attendess must be 21 or older. Space is limited to 60 participants, and prepaid registration is required. For more information or to pay by phone, call 570-346-7186 ext. 516.</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Matt Mattei at 570-991-6651 or <a href="mailto:Twitter@TLArts">Twitter@TLArts</a></p></shirttailMeta></div>

Evening of Perfect Pairs featuring desserts and libations as well as famous couples at Everhart Museum in Scranton