Early Issue to Highlight May Programs!
In this issue
-- Big Read Continues with Talks and Walks
-- May 5 Art Walk at Homestead features Spencer Finch
-- Need A Poem?
-- The Dickinson Museum Shop Offers Keillor DVD and more! -- A Unique Gift for Graduates and Moms -- A "Brighter Garden" -- Especially for Members -- "Nosegays of Twilight and ... Nosegays of Dawn" Flower Workshop -- About the Museum -- Are you on FacebookŪ? Join us!
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Big Read Continues with Talks and Walks 
In May, The Big Read: Emily Dickinson will highlight specific themes in Dickinson's poetry with a three-part discussion series, "Emily Dickinson's Poetry 102: Looking More Deeply." Participants can attend one, two or all three of the sessions free of charge. All programs take place at the Jones Library at 7 p.m. Advance registration is encouraged; please contact Janet Ryan at 259-3223 or the Jones Library Reference Desk at 259-3096.
The Dickinson Poetry Walk and Open House will take place on Saturday, May 14. The Walk begins at 1 p.m. at the Homestead. This year's theme will be Dickinson's poems in foreign languages. Programs and maps of the Walk's one-mile route will be available at the Museum. Participants are welcome to join the Walk at any point along the route. After the Poetry Walk, the Museum will host an Open House from 3 to 4 p.m. The Homestead and The Evergreens will be open for self-guided tours during that time, and guides will be on hand to answer questions. Admission is free. Complete information about all of The Big Read programs, April through May, is available at The Big Read page on the Museum's website. The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.
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May 5 Art Walk at Homestead features Spencer Finch 
On Thursday, May 5, the Emily Dickinson Museum will take part in Amherst's monthly Art Walk, a free evening of gallery exhibitions and art-related events held on the first Thursday of every month. From 5 to 8 p.m., the public is invited to visit the Homestead free of charge to view "Between the light - and me," an exhibition of a new work by Brooklyn-based artist Spencer Finch.
Last week, Finch was in residence at the Museum as part of The Big Read: Emily Dickinson. A long-time reader of Dickinson's poetry, Finch particularly admires what he calls the poet's "superhuman sensitivity" to the world around us. His own efforts to understand perception are in part what draw him to Dickinson's poetry. During his museum residency, Finch created and installed a new piece in a south-facing window at the Homestead. To shift the color of daylight to the color of shadow, Finch carefully attached theater gels (cut into abstract shapes that resemble leaves) to the window's panes. The result resembles a stained-glass window that literally sheds new light on the replica of the poet's white dress that stands in front of the window. Finch's new installation, titled "Shade", along with six works on paper that reveal more about his focus on perception, is generally available for viewing only on guided tours. The open house during the May Art Walk offers the public a chance to view the work without a guided tour.
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Need A Poem? 
As part of The Big Read, the Museum launched Poems Around Town, an innovative program that posts Emily Dickinson's poems around Amherst. Throughout The Big Read, visitors encounter the poet's work in unexpected places as fifteen businesses and organizations in downtown Amherst host her poems. The poems are also read aloud as part of a cell phone audio experience.
Need A Poem right now? Click here or call 413-242-9070.
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The Dickinson Museum Shop Offers Keillor DVD and more! 
If you missed the opportunity to see Garrison Keillor's benefit performance, "Face to Face," in December or would like a memento of the occasion, DVDs of the live performance are now available at the Museum Shop and on-line.
The on-line Museum Shop also offers other DVDs, including the first two films in the "Angles of Landscape" series ("A Poet in Her Bedroom" and "Seeing New Englandly"). You will also find exclusive items such as Emily Dickinson posters and the popular "Profile of the Poet as a Cook" cookbook. Ordering items on-line is easy, and members can use their Friends of the Emily Dickinson Museum 10% discount! The Museum Shop at the Homestead offers a larger selection of Dickinson-inspired gifts. You don't need to purchase a tour ticket to browse the Museum Shop. It's always open to the public during the Museum's regular hours.
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A Unique Gift for Graduates and Moms 
If you're looking for an unexpected and fun gift for a graduate or for Mother's Day, a membership in the Friends of the Emily Dickinson Museum is perfect. It's also easy! Just click JOIN NOW! and we will send your membership gift packet anywhere in the world! In addition to helping to preserve Emily Dickinson's home and promote her poetic legacy, Friends receive discounts on special programs, such as an upcoming Nosegay workshop with Marta McDowell, an invitation to the Friends of the Emily Dickinson Museum Members Day in September, and discounts to other special museum programs.
Household or Individual Membership benefits include:
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A "Brighter Garden" -- Especially for Members 
Two special members-only events, promise an inside look at Emily Dickinson's outside world, her gardens. The Museum's valued Charter Members will have an opportunity to hear more about the landscape at the Emily Dickinson Museum from a distinguished and delightful Dickinson scholar, as well as to enjoy the company of other members who have helped launch the Friends program this year.
Wednesday, June 16, 9 a.m. to noon, light rain or shine.
Thursday, June 17, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Come to one or both member events. RSVP by June 10 by e-mail, or phone 413-542-5311.
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"Nosegays of Twilight and ... Nosegays of Dawn" Flower Workshop 
Saturday, June 18, 2011Flower Workshop with Marta McDowell Time: 2-4 pm Location: Amherst Woman's Club, 36 Triangle Street Fee (includes materials): $15 (Museum members: $12) Emily Dickinson made nosegays for her friends and family -- she even used them to send messages. Learn about the history of nosegays and their connections to the poet and her world. Then make a nosegay of your own! Materials will be provided, but please bring scissors, pruning shears if you have them, and your favorite pen to write with. Join landscape historian and gardener Marta McDowell as she returns to Amherst for her annual garden-related program. To register, contact program coordinator Nan Fischlein by e-mail or at 413-542-2034.
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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 overseen by a separate Board of Governors. The Museum is responsible for raising its own operating and capital funds. The Emily Dickinson Museum is a member of Museums10, a collaboration of ten museums linked to the Five Colleges in the Pioneer Valley--Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Museum's Tour Center may be reached at 413-542-2947, Wednesday through Sunday, during museum hours.
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