"Art Has a 'Palate'"
A Day of Food and Poetry for the Soul
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Amherst
MA - On Saturday September 25, the Emily Dickinson
Museum will host sixteen
hours of programming including a workshop, a marathon, and a baking contest! All the programs will take place at the Emily Dickinson
Museum, 280 Main St. Amherst
and are free. The day will also include an Open House at the Evergreens to view
the new exhibition "Art has a 'Palate'"
The Dickinsons
and Dining. The exhibition is presented in collaboration with Museums10
summer/fall events, "Table for Ten."
The Evergreens, home of Emily
Dickinson's brother Austin, was renowned in its day as a center of fine Amherst hospitality and
conversation. Drawing on family letters, inventories, and findings from recent
architectural investigations, the museum will re-interpret the public and
private areas of the house related to food preparation and service. The
new installation will be part of the Emily Dickinson's World tour through
December. On September 25, visitors can preview the exhibit at no charge
during a special Open House at The Evergreens from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
Hometead will be open for guided tours (regular admission fees apply).
Emily Dickinson
lovers of all ages are invited to join the annual Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon a daylong reading of her 1,789
poems. The marathon will begin at 7 a.m.and continue until about 11 p.m. at the
Dickinson Homestead. For more information about the marathon, please call
413-542-8161 or email csdickinson@emilydickinsonmuseum.org
From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. landscape historian
and gardener Marta McDowell will lead a workshop on apples and figs, two fruits
that the Dickinson
family grew. During "Put down the apple Adam": The Dickinsons' Apples and
Figs. McDowell, will discuss the horticulture of apples and figs
and how they were eaten and preserved. The program will begin with a talk,
followed by a tasting of heirloom apples, figs, and products made from
Dickinson-era recipes.
Marta
McDowell, author of The Gardens of Emily Dickinson, teaches landscape history and
preservation at the New York Botanical Garden and Drew University.
She served on the Advisory Committee for the New York Botanical Garden's
"Emily Dickinson's Garden" exhibition (May 1-June 13, 2010).
In keeping with the day's food theme In
keeping, the Emily
Dickinson Museum
is sponsoring its first-ever Baking Contest. Emily
Dickinson was well-known among friends and family for her baked goods. She even
won second place (and 50 cents) for her Rye
and Indian Bread in the 1856 Amherst Cattle Show! The contest includes Dickinson's recipes for gingerbread, black cake, and
coconut cake as well as a category for "Rye
and Indian" Bread. There are separate categories for young people and adults.
Those interested in entering should check the museum web site or contact the
museum for contest rules and recipes. Deadline for the Intention to Enter must
be submitted by Tuesday, September 21. Prizes will be awarded at 4 p.m.
Table for 10: The Art, History and Science
of Food
infuses the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a flavorful menu of
museum exhibitions, public programs, and special events in Summer/Fall 2010.
This region-wide promotion organized by Museums10, a partnership of ten
outstanding museums and galleries, brings together diverse offerings from
exhibitions and cooking demonstrations to lectures and tastings.
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 home of the poet's brother and
sister-in-law, Austin and Susan Dickinson. The official museum website is www.EmilyDickinsonMuseum.org.
Regular museum hours are Wednesday through Sunday 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., March
31 through December 31, 2010, with extended summer hours 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.,
June through August. The Emily Dickinson
Museum is located at 280 Main Street in Amherst.
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