Monday, June 25, 2012

Like Halloween, but Transcendental-er.

We know you've always harbored a secret desire to dress up as one of your favorite Concord authors or Transcendentalists. No really. You do. And it's okay and perfectly normal...and....and.. completely sanctioned by Fruitlands Museum!

This is so extraordinarily, wonderfully geeky:

(From Fruitlands fb page)

It was said that if you found Bronson Alcott under a tree with a basket of apples by his side, better not stop to say hello, else you'd still be standing with him four hours later.
Bronson Alcott

Fruitlands plans a little more variety in communion: On Friday, October 5 from 4 p.m. until dusk, community members are invited to walk Fruitlands’ trails and meet Bronson and Abigail Alcott. Or, Mother Ann and Brother William Lee and James Whitaker. Nashaway natives. Visiting sophists. Painters. Louisa May and her sisters. Alcott's students, or a few orphans growing up with the Shakers. 

Of course, it's 2012, so many of these characters will be reluctant to rise from their eternal rest just to chat. To help out, Fruitlands interpretive staff is prepared to cajole historical personalities from anyone wanting to fill our woods that late afternoon. 

Extol, play, and pontificate as your chosen character would (we can help you choose). We will scout out costumes and provide everyone with a short paragraph and bullet list of the chosen character's values, challenges, and accomplishments, along with coaching to get the character set. It will be a lot of fun, with appropriate games and riddles along the mile-long trail.
Interested? Please contact Helen Batchelder at Fruitlands’ education department at education@frutlands.org, or 978 456 3924 x 239. (Or you can visit their website)


We know! Right? You're rubbing your hands together in unfettered glee, aren't you? Better start digging around for that costume...

In the meantime, if you'd like something to fill all that empty space between now and October, here are a few ideas of other programs and historical things to do this summer:

Or, a complete list of upcoming events from the Concord Chamber of Commerce


Stay tuned....more Bloggery goodness coming soon!