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Saturday, September 26, 2009
Marathon Schedule
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Whether you're a long-time Emily Dickinson fan or someone hoping to experience her work for the first time, this is the perfect chance to engage with Dickinson's poetry in the place where she composed it. The Marathon attracts poets, writers, journalists, children, college students, families, teachers, poetry lovers and even people who thought they didn't like poetry. Anyone interested in reading during the Marathon is especially encouraged to attend.
This is a excellent opportunity to become freshly connected to Dickinson's poetry, whether it is familiar or foreign. As Greg Mattingly, a devoted participant of past marathons, says, "Don't just read Emily Dickinson, join in the Marathon and experience her!"
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7 am - 10 pm - Marathon runs
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On Saturday, September 26, Emily Dickinson lovers of all ages can wake
up with the birds to join the Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon, a
day-long marathon reading of all 1,789 poems by Emily Dickinson. The
Marathon, sponsored annually by the Emily Dickinson Museum, will take
place from 7 a.m. to approximately 10 p.m. at the Dickinson Homestead.
The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available on Main
Street and on surrounding streets.
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11:00 am Hedge & Fence Tour & Ribbon Cutting
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In mid-February, the Emily Dickinson Museum began to restore the
overgrown hemlock hedge and historic fences, gates and gateposts
spanning the front of the Dickinson property. The project has returned a
significant Amherst landscape feature to its original 19th-century appearance.
Now nearly complete, join us as we celebrate with
a ribbon-cutting and special tour of the newest restoration to the museum: The Hedge and Fence project. Walk with director Wald as she highlights and provides information about the project.
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1 pm - 4 pm: The Many Faces of Emily
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This will be your chance to have your face videographed in a "cut-out" of the renowned Emily Dickinson daguerreotype portrait, by James MacAllister, the videographer for the film, A Poet in Her Bedroom.
MacAllister, who has specialized in making medical and science programs
for television, is currently a graduate student at the University of
Massachusetts in Amherst.
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2:00 pm Hedge & Fence Tour with Museum Director
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Last chance to take a tour with executive director, Jane Wald as she shares the significance and meaning of the restoration project.
"One of the museum's goals is to bring back the Dickinson homes and
grounds to their appearance during the period the poet lived and wrote
here," said Jane Wald, executive director of the museum. "The natural
world and this landscape were vitally important to the Dickinson
family, and we want our patrons to be able to see and imagine how it
looked then."
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ABOUT THE EMILY DICKINSON MUSEUM
The Emily Dickinson Museum, comprising the Dickinson Homestead and The Evergreens, is devoted to the story and legacy of poet Emily Dickinson and her family. Both properties are owned by the Trustees of Amherst College. The museum is overseen by a separate Board of Governors charged with raising its operating and capital funds. The Homestead was the birthplace and residence of the poet (1830-1886). The Evergreens was the 1856 home of the poet's brother and sister-in-law, Austin and Susan Dickinson.
The Emily Dickinson Museum is located at 280 Main St. in Amherst, Mass. The official museum website is www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. June through August; 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. March thorough May and September through December. The museum is closed on major holidays.
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