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The Free fun Fridays poster

Free Fun Fridays

August 21, 2015
10 am – 5 pm

sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation

Join us for Free Fun Fridays at the Emily Dickinson Museum on Friday, August 21! Sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, this annual summer program opens doors at no cost to visitors at many of the most treasured cultural venues in Massachusetts. This year, 70 museums and cultural venues are participating. Read on for tips on how to make your Free Fun Friday at the Emily Dickinson Museum the most fun possible!Read more→

The Schedule for the Circus

“Creatures of Bliss and Mystery” A 19th Century Children’s Circus

Time: Saturday, July 18, 2015 1-4 p.m.
Location: Emily Dickinson Museum lawn (in case of rain, most actitivities will take place indoor at First Congregational Church, across the street from the Museum at 165 Main Street)
Fee: $5 for families, EDM Members/Families FREE. Activity fees where noted below.

The Circus is coming to the museum grounds!  On Saturday, July 18, the Emily Dickinson Museum will present its annual “Creatures of Bliss and Mystery: A 19th-Century Children’s Circus,” from 1 to 4 pm on the Emily Dickinson Museum lawn. Especially perfect for children ages 3 to 10 (accompanied by adults), this event is open to the public and $5 for families and FREE for EDM Members.Read more→

The Emily Dickinson Project

The Emily Dickinson Project LogoWritten by Emma Ayres & Brianna Sloane with design by Elizabeth Pangburn

A co-production of TheatreTruck and The Emily Dickinson Museum

Dates: July 15th-August 2, 2015, Wednesdays – Sundays

Time: 8pm

Location: The Emily Dickinson Museum Homestead

Tickets: Tickets are available for reservation and will also be available at the door. Reserve spots early; only 15 audience-members per night. Read more→

Garden Days

Wheelbarrow full of rakes on the homestead lawn Dates: June 4-8, 2015

Take part in one of Emily Dickinson’s favorite pastimes—gardening! Join us for our annual effort to prepare the Museum’s historic grounds for summer.   Volunteers with all levels of experience are welcome to plant, weed, and beautify under the direction of landscape historian, Marta McDowell, author of Emily Dickinson’s Gardens.Read more→

Da Camera Singers reception

Date: May 30, 2015
Location: The Emily Dickinson Museum
280 Main Street, Amherst
Time: 6:30 pm
Admission: $10, $5 for Museum members

The Da Camera Singers posing after a concert

Da Camera Singers

Death gets deep, lyrical and energetic treatment in the choral settings by composer Alice Parker of seven poems by Emily Dickinson, which will have their world premiere in performances May 29-31 by Da Camera Singers.Read more→

Emily Dickinson Poetry Walk and Friends’ Day

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Friends’ Day

Time: 11:30 am
Location: Amherst College Alumni House, 75 Churchill Street
For Museum members

Emily Dickinson Poetry Walk

Time:  1 pm 
Location:  Begins at the Emily Dickinson Museum
Fee: FreeRead more→

Amherst Art Walk Poetry Reading with Richard Michelson and Five College Poets

Date: April 2, 2015
Time: 5-8 pm
Location: The Homestead
Fee: Free

Starting on Thursday, April 2, the Emily Dickinson Museum will be joining the monthly Amherst Art Walk.

The Art Walk is held on the first Thursday of every month from 5 to 8 pm, with participating venues hosting gallery openings, concerts, lectures, and other creative events. The Museum will offer free “express” tours of Emily Dickinson’s bedroom and light refreshments from 5 to 7 pm. Poetry readings will be held in the Homestead parlor starting at 6:45 pm.Read more→