More exciting programming from the Emily Dickinson Museum!
In this issue
-- 19th Century Children's Backyard Circus!
-- Poetry in the Garden
-- EXHILARATION !
-- Poems by Emily Dickinson: Paintings by Alberto Mancini -- 2008 Season Emily Dickinson Museum Poster -- "my Verse is alive" Exhibition -- About the Museum
Summer Greetings from the Emily Dickinson Museum! The Emily Dickinson Museum welcomes summer to
visitors past, present and future!
We have planned a very special summer
season for you this year,
so read on
with
news of events and programs at
the
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19th Century Children's Backyard Circus! 
Saturday, July 51 - 4p.m. Creatures of Bliss and Mystery: A 19th Century Children's Backyard Circus Location: Emily Dickinson Museum 280 Main Street, Amherst Admission: FREE
This annual event recreates a
nineteenth-century backyard children's circus
with craft activities, games, and
refreshments.
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Poetry in the Garden 
Three July afternoons of poetry in the
garden at the Emily Dickinson Museum.
Each speaker reads a selection of Dickinson's
poetry (and sometimes poetry by other
writers) and offers reflections on the work.Refreshments are served.
Sunday, July 13, 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 20, 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 27, 2 p.m.
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EXHILARATION ! 
Monday, July 28, 3 p.m.
EXHILARATIONLocation: Ventfort Hall, Lenox, Massachusetts A concert of song settings of poems by Emily Dickinson and poets that inspired her. Adriana Zabala, mezzo-soprano, Gregg Kallor, composer & pianist. Presented by the Berkshire Opera Company in partnership with the Emily Dickinson Museum and Ventfort Hall. For ticket and other information: http://berkshireopera.org/calendar/exhilaration/
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Poems by Emily Dickinson: Paintings by Alberto Mancini 
I'll tell you how the Sun rose-an exhibition by artist, Alberto Mancini. August 2 - 10 Eli Marsh Gallery 105 Fayerweather Hall Amherst College Amherst, MA, This event is presented by the Emily Dickinson Museum in conjunction with the Emily Dickinson International Society. For viewing hours and additional information, please call 413-542-5084
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2008 Season Emily Dickinson Museum Poster 
The Emily Dickinson Museum's 2008 limited
edition poster features Emily Dickinson in
spring, with her brilliant chestnut hair,
reflecting on a landscape of her boundless
imagination. Penelope Dullaghan, creator of the Museum's new 2008 poster, says she was inspired by our mission and the poetry celebrated here: "In reading Emily Dickinson's work, I found myself drawn to the strong sense of connection to the world around her." Dullaghan adds, "I tried to reflect that in the art, and capture some of the contemplative feel I experience in her writing." This is Dullaghan's second poster for the museum. The new 2008 poster will be a limited edition and available as long as supplies last. Dullaghan has agreed to complete a series of four posters over the next two years, which will complete the collector's set. Dullaghan is an award-winning illustrator and fine artist who lives in South Carolina. She chronicles her artistic development on her web site, www.penelopeillustration.com, and heads up and contributes to the weekly creative outlet/participatory art exhibit, Illustration Friday. Penelope's work has appeared in The New York Times, The LA Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Baltimore Sun and Communication Arts.
The poster measures 18" x 24"
and is suitable for
framing.
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"my Verse is alive" Exhibition 
"my Verse is alive,"
a provocative exhibit exploring the intriguing
posthumous
publication of Dickinson's poetry, continues
at the
Emily Dickinson Museum by popular demand!
The exhibit takes its title from Emily Dickinson's 1862 query to author and activist Thomas Wentworth Higginson: "Are you too deeply occupied to say if my Verse is alive?" With documents and family artifacts, the exhibit traces the creation of her literary reputation through the competing efforts and loyalties of family members and intimates in the first fifty years after the poet's death.
Located in the Tour Center.
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About the Museum 
The Emily Dickinson Museum: The Homestead and
The Evergreens is dedicated to educating diverse
audiences about the poet's life, family,
creative
work, times, and enduring relevance, and to
preserving and interpreting the Homestead and
The
Evergreens as historical resources for the
benefit of
scholars and the general public. The Emily
Dickinson
Museum is owned by the Trustees of Amherst
College and has its own Board of Governors,
which is charged with the responsibility of
raising the
Museum's operating and capital funds. The
Museum
is a member of Museums10,
a collaboration of 10 museums in the Pioneer
Valley.
To find out
how you can support the Emily Dickinson Museum,
click here.
The Tour Center may be reached at 413-542-2947, Wed-Sun during museum hours.
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