SPECIAL ISSUE
-- Dear Emily Dickinson's Poetry 101 Participants
-- A Poetry Picnic: Wrapping Up the Big Read
-- "Creatures of Bliss and Mystery" 19th-Century Children's Circus -- Help Support the Emily Dickinson Museum -- About the Museum -- Are you on FacebookŪ? Join us!
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Dear Emily Dickinson's Poetry 101 Participants Those of us from the Emily Dickinson Museum and the Jones Library who planned the series were thrilled at the level of interest and enthusiasm you displayed throughout the four sessions. We hope that you maintain that interest and enthusiasm as you venture forth. To insure that you do, we want to alert you of two upcoming opportunities to share in Dickinson's story.
Thanks,
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A Poetry Picnic: Wrapping Up the Big Read 
Saturday, June 13Noon to 2 p.m. Rain Date: Sunday, June 14 Emily Dickinson Museum Join us for a picnic with poetry to wrap up the Museum's Big Read programs! The Big Read: The Poetry of Emily Dickinson is part of a pilot initiative created by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Poetry Foundation to celebrate great American poets and the nation's historic poetry locales. We are in need of volunteers to help us read a selection of our visitors' favorite poems. The reading will begin at 1 p.m. If you would like to read, please contact me at csdickinson@emilydickinsonmuseum.org or 413-542-8429. Bring your own picnic along with a blanket or chair, and join us on the lawn. Beverages will be available at a nominal charge. Craft activity suitable for all ages will also be offered.
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"Creatures of Bliss and Mystery" 19th-Century Children's Circus 
Enjoy a backyard circus just as the Dickinson
children did in the
19th-century!Saturday, July 11 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Rain Date: Sunday, July 12 Emily Dickinson Museum The Emily Dickinson Museum will present its annual Creatures of Bliss and Mystery: 19th-Century Circus featuring folksinger and storyteller Tim Van Egmond. The event is free and open to the public. The on-going schedule will include tightrope walking, ring-toss, parade flag, hat making and Strawberry Shortcake courtesy of Whole Foods Market in Hadley. The traditional Carlo dog parade in memory of Emily's much beloved Newfoundland will also be presented. In addition to the scheduled events, the museum will offer a special tour, titled "Home Talk," at The Evergreens throughout the afternoon. "Home Talk" enables visitors to learn about the lives and events of the Austin and Susan Dickinson family in their own words and in their own home. We are in need of volunteers to help staff the circus. Duties include supervising the tightrope walking (not a real tightrope!) and ring toss, greeting visitors, and helping with crafts. If you are interested in helping, please contact Nan Fischlein, program coordinator, at nfischlein@emilydickinsonmuseum.org or 413-542-2034.
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Help Support the Emily Dickinson Museum 
The Emily Dickinson Museum offers an
unparalleled
glimpse into the life of one of the world's
greatest poets. The Homestead is a National
Historic
Landmark, and the Emily Dickinson Museum has
recently been designated an American
Literary Landmark by the
National Endowment for the Arts. The museum has
grown dramatically
in its programs, audience, and
impact in the five years since its creation
in 2003, and attracts worldwide attention. It owes its success in large measure to the generous encouragement of its many dedicated friends and supporters who have seen the rampant possibilities in the Emily Dickinson Museum. Our fiscal year ends June 30. We need your help to close the year in a healthy financial condition so that we can continue to maintain the tours, programs, and connection with the poet's world such as those you see in these Emily E-Updates. Find out more about how you can assist the Museum by clicking on the link below, or by contacting executive director Jane Wald. Please send your contribution to: Emily Dickinson Museum Annual Fund, 280 Main Street, Amherst MA 01002. |
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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 ten
museums linked to the five colleges in the
Pioneer
Valley.
The Tour Center may be reached at 413-542-2947, Wednesday through Sunday, during museum hours.
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