News & Events, April 2013 |
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Greenhouse Open House & Ribbon Cutting
Please join us for an Open House to celebrate the opening of
Mount Auburn's new state-of-the-art greenhouse!
Saturday, April 6th 1:30 - 4PM
Remarks & Ribbon Cutting at 1:30 PM.
Special gift for first 50 attendees, raffle, family activities and...
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Eternally Green:
It isn't easy going green...or is it?
With more than 20 seasonal guides, approximately 15 individual pamphlets and brochures and dozens of additional flyers, there's no doubt that Mount Auburn is engaged in a considerable campaign to keep both visitors and clients of the Cemetery well educated and informed of news and events.
How does all of this paper use jive with Mount Auburn's sustainability goals? The Friends of Mount Auburn has begun to implement new approaches to the way that we disseminate information to the public...read more
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 | The Eastern Towhee,
photo by Bob Stymeist |
Wildlife at Mount Auburn:
The Eastern Towhee
The Eastern Towhee is a member of the sparrow family, sometimes referred to as a Brush Robin, since it is often found in thick brush.
Towhees are somewhat secretive; more often heard than seen, and often feeding on the ground within a thicket. Their song is a clear ringing series of three whistled trills, phonetically sounding like "drink your teeee" with the last note being extended. Their call is...
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Thursday, April 11th at 10AM
This month marks the 10th anniversary of journalist Michael Kelly's death while covering the Iraq War. In remembrance we will read his book Martyr's Day: Chronicle of a Small War (1993).
Each month, the Mount Auburn Book Club meets to discuss a selected work related to one of Mount Auburn's many facets. Selections range from books on history, natural history, horticulture, art, architecture, preservation, and wildlife to books written by or about those now buried and commemorated here. The book club meets in Story Chapel on the second Thursday of each month. Coffee and tea are provided. Free.
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April Fools! Seriously Funny Humor Writers
1PM Saturday, April 13th
This walking tour led by literary historian Rob Velella will focus on writers interred at Mount Auburn who flexed their funny bone on occasion, including some not known primarily for their humor.
Laugh out loud humor may be substituted with old-timey innuendo, mixed metaphors & terrible puns. No need to be a fool to join us!
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Additional Literary-Inspired Events in April |
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Wednesday, April 17th at 1:3oPM
Discover some of the hundreds of rock and mineral types that make up the beautiful monuments and structures at Mount Auburn on this walking tour.
Friday, April 19th at 10AM
Find some of the biggest trees at Mount Auburn! Help measure, and compare the sizes, of truly tree-mendous, 200-year-old oaks.
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Horticultural Highlight: Acer rubrum
Signs of spring's figurative and literal revival are the early flowers found on our native Red Maple, Acer rubrum. While some, but certainly not all, of these trees, may have glorious red fall foliage, it is more probable that the common name relies on the annual occurrence of dense clusters of the small, red, flowers, appearing before the leaves. Read more
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Horticultural Programming in April
6PM on Tuesday, April 9th
7AM on Fridays, April 12th & 26th
12PM on Saturday, April 20th
1PM on Sunday, April 28th
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Cemetery Services: Understanding Cremation
Saturday, April 20th at 1PM
Mount Auburn is still a unique choice for burial and commemoration. We offer a variety of innovative interment and memorialization options: traditional earth burial for caskets or cremated remains, indoor or outdoor niches for cremated remains, and outdoor garden crypts for caskets and urns.
Cremation is an increasingly popular alternative to casket burial. Please join us for Understanding Cremation - an informative talk in which Crematory Manager, Walter L. Morrison, Jr. will answer any questions you may have about cremation procedures and costs.
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Gothic revival colored & leaded windows in the medieval tradition with a harmony of primary colors.
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History Highlight: Stained Glass Windows
"Stained glass appeals directly to the emotions. Being more closely allied to music than to painting, it thrills and overpowers and leaves us with a sense of richness and beauty simulating the orchestration of a great symphony"
founder of Wilbur Burnham Studios
In 1929 architects Allen and Collens supervised the installation of richly colored stained glass in the windows of the nave and chancel of Story Chapel.
Wilbur Burnham Studios made the gothic revival colored and leaded windows in the nave and side gallery of the Chapel. Learn more
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 Person of the Month: Bernard Malamud (1914-1986)
Born to Russian-Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn, New York in 1914, Pulitzer-Prize winner Bernard Malamud felt compelled to write by the historical events of World War II and the Holocaust.
Celebrated by critics for giving a modern twist to the ancient art of storytelling, Malamud frequently used fable, parable, myth, and allegory in modern, urban settings. In 1959 he won a National Book Award for The Magic Barrel, along with a Pulitzer Prize for his book The Fixer. Malamud's granite lawn marker near Willow Pond at Mount Auburn is engraved with a Hebrew phrase translated as "The master of stories." Read more
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Special Concert: Gioviale String Quartet
Sunday, April 28th at 4PM
Join us in Story Chapel for a special performance by New England Conservatory's Honors string quartet, Gioviale String Quartet.
Several figures integral to the history of the New England Conservatory, the oldest independent school of music in the country, are interred at Mount Auburn.
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Beyond Our Gates: Events of Interest to the Community
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215-3695
April 20th, 9AM - 12PM
Along the Charles River
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Think green.
Do not print this email and you will help to conserve valuable resources. Thank you!
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Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
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friends@mountauburn.org
tel: 617-547-7105
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