Events at Gore Place

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ONGOING
Take A Walk and Snowshoeing
Monday thru Friday, 9am to 3pm, Saturday, 12 to 3pm.
$5/backpack; $5/pair snowshoes

“My Farm at Waltham” The Gore Place App
available daily, dawn-to-dusk, year-round
free

The Best Seat in the House:
A Selection of Interesting Chairs from the Collection”

Monday through Saturday from 12 to 3pm.
February 1 Through April 19. Free.

JANUARY
Evening Tour

Friday, January 11, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

E. A. Poe: Master of the Macabre
Saturday, January 12, 4 & 6pm
$12, $10 members

Full Moon Tours: Living in the Dark
Friday, January 25, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

FEBRUARY
Evening Tour

CANCELLED DUE TO STORM
Friday, February 8, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

Family Exhibit Tour
Saturday, February 9, 1pm
$12, $6 ages 5 to 12

Tea in the Mansion:
Tea in Austen's Time
Sunday, February 10, 3 to 5pm
$18, $15 members

School Vacation Week
Monday, February 18 thru Friday, February 22, 10am to 3pm
Saturday, February 23, 12 to 3pm
$5/backpack; $5/pair snowshoes

Full Moon Tour: Living in the Dark
Friday, February 22, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

Outdoor Tour
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by 2pm on Friday, Feb 22
Saturday, February 23, 10:30am
$12 all ages. Recommended for ages 10 and up

Farm Dinner
Thursday, February 28, 6:30pm
$75/per. Deadline, February 25.

MARCH
New England Conservatory Performances:
Gregory Tompkins, violin

Saturday, March 2, 3pm
$7, members free.

Storytime: “Hats”
Wednesday, March 6, 10am
$6/child, accompanying adult free

Tick-Tock: a Tour of the Clocks!
Friday, March 8, 7:30pm - CANCELLED DUE TO STORM
Saturday, March 9, 1pm - Will take place as scheduled.
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

New England Conservatory Performances:
Adrian Sanborn, flute; Robert Bekkers, guitar
Saturday, March 9, 3pm - Will take place as scheduled
$7, members free.

Evening Tour
Friday, March 15, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

New England Conservatory Performances:
Soo Han, jazz voice; Maria Rindenello-Parker, jazz harp
Saturday, March 16, 3pm
$7, members free.

Create your own unique “Tussie Mussie”
and Enjoy Hot Chocolate in the Mansion at Gore Place!
Saturday, March 16, 2 to 4pm
Contact Watertown Adult Education Program to book.

Full Moon Tours: Living in the Dark
Friday, March 29, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

APRIL
Storytime: “Farm animals”
Wednesday, April 10, 10am - FULL
Added storytime, 2pm
- space available
$6/child, accompanying adult free

Evening Tour
Friday, April 12, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

Family Tour: April School Vacation Week
Wednesday and Thursday, April 17 and 18, 11am
$12, $6 ages 5-12

Create your Own “Living Salad Bowl”
Saturday, April 20 from 3 to 5pm
Contact Watertown Adult Education Program to book.

Sheepshearing Festival
Saturday, April 27, 10am to 5pm
$15, free to members and ages 12 and under

Work Songs for May Day with Paul Harty
Tuesday, April 30, 7:30pm
$8, members free. No reservations neccessary.

MAY
The Boston Clavichord Society Concert
Friday, May 3, 7:30pm
To purchase, contact the Boston Clavichord Society

Storytime: “Tiny Living Things”
Wednesday, May 8, 10am
$6/child, accompanying adult free

Evening Tour
Friday, May 10, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

Annual Meeting
Monday, May 13, 6pm
Speaker: Ted Eayrs of Blackburn Conservation
Ted will speak about the restoration of the rare Gore Cheltenham Pony Phaeton.
R.S.V.P. (781) 894-2798.

Tea in the Mansion
Sunday, May 12, 3 to 5pm
$18, $15 members

Gore Place Plant Sale
Friday thru Sunday, May 17 thru 19, 9am to 4pm

Family Tour “What's Fresh at the Farm?”
Saturday, May 18, 1 to 3pm
$5/group

Full Moon Tours: What the Butler Said
Friday, May 24, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

JUNE
Evening Tour

Friday, June 7, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

Moody Street String Band
Wednesday, June 12, 7:30pm
Traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, and America
$10, $8 members and ages 12 and under

Father's Day Concert with Sylvia Berry
Sunday, June 16, 3pm
Classical pianoforte/violin duo. $20, $15 members.

Sinti Rhythm in Concert
Wednesday, June 19, 7:30pm
Gypsy Jazz! $10, $8 members and ages 12 and under.

Back Bay Guitar Trio
Wednesday, June 26, 7:30pm
Classical, Romantic, Latin. $10, $8 members and ages 12 and under.

Full Moon Tours: What the Butler Said
Friday, June 21, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

Take a Walk Summer Backpack Event for Preschoolers
Wednesday, June 26, 10am
$6/child, accompanying adult free

New England Reptile & Raptors Exhibits presents: Birds of Prey
Sunday, June 30, 3pm
$10, $8 members and ages 12 and under

JULY
Independence Tour
Friday, July 5, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals
Sunday, July 7, 3pm

The Shirim Klezmer Orchestra
Wednesday, July 10, 7:30pm
$10, $8 members and ages 12 and under.

Cochran-Wrenn Duo
Wednesday, July 17, 7:30pm
$10, $8 members and ages 12 and under.

Scott Jameson Present: Magic!
Sunday, July 21, 3pm
$10, $8 members and ages 5-12

Canzonare
Wednesday, July 24, 7:30pm
$10, $8 members and ages 12 and under.

Katie McNally and Eric McDonald
Wednesday, July 31, 7:30pm
$10, $8 members and ages 12 and under.

AUGUST
Evening Tour
Friday, August 9, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12.

Full Moon Tours: What the Butler Said
Friday, August 23, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

SEPTEMBER
Franklin in Paris with Sylvia Berry
Sunday, September 1, 3pm
$20, $15 members

Concert T.B.A.
Wednesday, September 4, 7:30pm

Evening Tour
Friday, September 6, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

Family Tour: “What's Fresh at the Farm”
Saturday, September 7, 1 to 3pm
$5/group

Storytime: “Harvest”
Wednesday, September 11, 10am
$6/child, accompanying adult free

Santiago Diaz in Concert
Wedneday, September 11, 7:30pm
Guitar Classical, Romantic, Latin. $15, $10 members

Bill Staines in Concert
Wednesday, September 18, 7:30pm
Folk singer-songwriter. $15, $10 members and ages 12 and under

Full Moon Tours: What the Butler Said
Friday, September 20, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5-12

O'Carolan Etcetera in Concert
Wednesday, September 25, 7:30pm
Fiddle, flute, guitar trio, traditional music of Ireland, England and France.
$10, $8 members and ages 5-12

OCTOBER
Frightful Friday
Friday, October 11, 7 & 8:30pm

Columbus Day Game
Monday, October 14
$5/group

Frightful Friday
Friday, October 18, 7 & 8:30pm

Storytime: “Halloween”
Wednesday, October 23, 10am
$6/child, accompanying adult free

Frightful Friday
Friday, October 25, 7 & 8:30pm

Halloween Wagon Rides
Sunday, October 27, 1 to 4pm
$5 all ages, memebrs free

NOVEMBER
Boston Clavichord Society
Sunday, Nov 3, 4pm

Family Tour: “What's Wrong with This Picture”
Saturday, November 16, 1pm
$12 adults, $6 ages 5-12

At Home With the Gores
Friday, November 29, 7:30pm
$15, $10 members and ages 5 to 12

DECEMBER
Storytime: “Winter”
Wednesday, December 11, 10am
$6/child, accompanying adult free

A December Evening at Gore Place
Thursday, December 12, 6 to 9pm

Tea with Santa
Saturday, December 14, 10am & 1pm

Tea with Santa
Sunday, December 15, 3pm

Holiday Tea
Sunday, December 15, 1pm

Holiday Tea
Friday, December 20, 1pm

Tea with Santa
Saturday, Dec 21, 10am and 3pm

Holiday Tea
Saturday, December 21, 1pm

GORE PLACE
52 Gore Street
Waltham Massachusetts 02453-6866
voice: (781) 894-2798 • fax: (781) 894-5745 • E-mail: goreplace@goreplace.org
copyright 1994-2012 Gore Place Society
Gore Place is an historic house of the Federal period.