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Emily Dickinson 195th Birthday Open House
Sat., Dec. 6, 1-4:30pm ET

IN-PERSON PROGRAM at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, MA
This free event has limited capacity, we encourage you to register in advance.

graphic for 195th dickinson birthdayYou are cordially invited to the Emily Dickinson Museum’s celebration of the poet’s 195th birthday! On Saturday, December 6, join us in person at the Homestead and The Evergreens for a free open house with tours, crafts, music, hot cider and gingerbread cookies! 

Emily Dickinson, the middle child of Edward Dickinson and Emily Norcross Dickinson, was born on December 10, 1830, in the family Homestead on Main Street in Amherst, Massachusetts, now the site of the Emily Dickinson Museum. She celebrated 55 birthdays before her death in 1886. Some of the poet’s most favored themes were time and im/mortality; she wrote, “We turn not older with years, but newer every day.” (Johnson L379)

Event registration is required. Free tickets are available; Pay Your Way tickets support free programs at the Emily Dickinson Museum.

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This year there are 3 programs to celebrate Dickinson’s birthday with us!:

195th Birthday Open House
Saturday, December 6, 1-4:30pm ET
Free In-Person Program

Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute:
Celebrating Jane Austen at 250
Co-Presented with the Folger Shakespeare Library
Tuesday, December 9, 7:30pm ET
Paid Online or In-Person (at the Folger) Program

Newer every day
A Dickinson Birthday Celebration
Wednesday, December 10, 6pm ET
Free Virtual Program

 

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Fall Garden Cleanup
Friday, November 7, 1-4PM

IN-PERSON PROGRAM
“Before the fields have finished,
Before the Christmas tree –“

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Volunteer spots for this program are now SOLD OUT. To be on the waiting list, please email edmprograms@emilydickinsonmuseum.org.

It’s time to put Emily’s garden to rest for the winter! Join Museum staff and fellow volunteers to aid in the cultivation of the historic Dickinson family landscape. Participants will help protect, cut back, and divide plants, and tidy the garden beds before the first snowfall. Take a break to warm up with hot cider and treats!

DETAILS:

All are welcome; no gardening experience is required. We will work in warm or (reasonably) cold weather! In the event of inclement weather requiring cancellation or postponement, participants will be notified by email. 

Volunteers are encouraged to bring the following if they have them:

  • Gloves
  • Clean hand trowel and clippers
  • Bucket
  • Kneeling pad
  • Water bottle
  • Comfortable footwear
  • Warm layers, Hat
  • Small plant pot(s)

Volunteers are expected to stay for the duration of the session. Those under the age of 18 should be accompanied by an adult.

This in-person program is free to attend. Registration is required.
Fall Garden Cleanup spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited.