In this issue
-- Sign up now for "A Party for 'Perfect Crowds of Admirers'"
-- Birthday Celebrations: Annual Open House
-- Meet-the-Filmmakers Screening of "The Poet In Her Bedroom" & Slideshow talk about Homestead Ceiling
-- Holiday Shopping at the Museum -- An Update on the Homestead Ceiling -- Support the Emily Dickinson Museum -- About the Museum -- Are you on FacebookŪ? Join us!
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Sign up now for "A Party for 'Perfect Crowds of Admirers'" 
Thursday, December 10, 20095:30 - 7:30 p.m. The Museum celebrates the poet's 179th birthday with a special preview of William Luce's classic one- woman play The Belle of Amherst, starring actress and author Barbara Dana. This benefit party to support the Museum's operations will be held in Lewis-Sebring Dining Commons in Valentine Hall at Amherst College. Be among Emily's "perfect crowds of admirers" on December 10, her actual birth date.
Tickets are available at a variety of levels: Find more information about the Party for Perfect Crowds on the Museum's website or contact the Museum at 413-542-5311 or e-mail info@ emilydickinsonmuseum.org
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Birthday Celebrations: Annual Open House 
Saturday, December 12, 200911 a.m. -- 4 p.m. The Emily Dickinson Museum will host its annual open house in honor of the 179th birthday of its namesake, who was born December 10, 1830. The "At Home" celebration is free and open to the public. Following a longstanding tradition, the first 179 visitors will receive a rose, courtesy of an anonymous donor. See more information about the Open House on the Museum's website.
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Meet-the-Filmmakers Screening of "The Poet In Her Bedroom" & Slideshow talk about Homestead Ceiling 
Saturday, December 12, 200911:00 a.m. Amherst Cinema, located at 28 Amity St., Amherst. "A Poet in Her Bedroom" is a 32-minute film created by Ernest Urvater and Terry Allen. The film offers insight into the components that made Emily Dickinson such an extraordinary creative force. The film is the first installment in "Angles of a Landscape: Perspectives on Emily Dickinson," a series of films exploring little-known aspects of the poet's life and work. Following the screening, filmmaker Ernie Urvater will lead a discussion. As an introduction to the film, Jane Wald, the Museum's executive director, will share the remarkable story of the parlor ceiling collapse. Wald notes, "Since the poet's bedroom is currently off view, the film showing is an ideal way to honor Emily Dickinson and the space we most associate with her." The screening is free to ACAC members and $3 for the general public. The DVD of "A Poet in Her Bedroom" is available at the Emily Dickinson On- Line Gift Shop and at the Museum's Tour Center.
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Holiday Shopping at the Museum 
The Emily Dickinson Museum Shop has something
for everyone this holiday season. Stop by our
location in the Tour Center at the Museum or
click here to view our expanded
On-Line Gift Shop offering of books, cards, and
other Dickinsonia for that Emily Dickinson fan on your
list.
Mention this e-update on your next visit to the Emily Dickinson Museum and receive 5% discount on your purchases. Offer good through December 31.
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An Update on the Homestead Ceiling An investigation into the cause of the fallen ceiling names the immediate cause as a fastening system of boards and nails that was insufficient to support the weight of the metal lathe and Portland cement ceiling installed in the early twentieth century. There were no injuries in the incident, and damage to artifacts was surprisingly limited. The Museum is open for tours and shopping, but the Homestead will be closed until inspections and repairs are completed. For more about the incident see the Message from the Executive Director on the Museum's website.
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Support the Emily Dickinson Museum 
The Emily Dickinson Museum is a vibrant literary
landmark, honoring of one of the world's
greatest poets. The museum has grown
dramatically
in its programs, audience, and impact in the
short
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.
In these times of economic challenge for non-profit cultural organizations, we especially need your help to maintain the tours, programs, and connection with the poet's world at the Emily Dickinson Museum. Read a compelling explanation of the Museum's needs and goals offered by Cullen Murphy, editor-at-large for Vanity Fair magazine and a member of the Emily Dickinson Museum's Board of Governors.
Make your gift now via PayPal, or by mailing your
contribution to:
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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 responsible for 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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