Scroll down for a detailed list of events UPCOMING EVENTS! September 7th at 2 pm: Victorian and Contemporary Sculpture Walk led by the Trust's Director Cecily Miller and the Trust's Curator of Historic Collections, Elise Ciregna September 14th at 2 pm: Carpenter Poets JP's Carpenter Poets read in Forsyth Chapel. SCROLL DOWN FOR DETAILS The Trust's cultural activities, educational programs, and preservation efforts at historic Forest Hills Cemetery are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. These programs are also made possible through contributions from individuals and grants from foundations.

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EXHIBITION Ongoing Free 7:30 am to dusk Guide available at the Map Stand just inside the Main Gate Entrance.	The Contemporary Sculpture Path More than 35 diverse works of sculpture by local and national artists form a route through the oldest part of the Cemetery grounds, around Lake Hibiscus, and into the newest sections. More information about The Sculpture Path and a List of Participating Artists are included in this site under Exhibitions and Sculpture.
WALKING TOUR Sunday, August 17 @ 4 pm Admission: $9	Visionaries, Radical Thinkers, and Agents of Change please note this tour is at 4 pm Join Dee Morris for a new tour exploring some of the extraordinary people at Forest Hills who helped shape the course of American life in the 19th century. Champions of many causes are buried at Forest Hills – abolitionists, suffragists, educators and spiritualists – as well as pioneering inventors, philosophers and artists whose creativity transformed the world around them. Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9.
WALKING TOUR Sunday, September 7 @ 2 pm Admission: $9	Victorian and Contemporary Sculpture Walk Tour Victorian and contemporary sculpture with the Trust's Curator of Historic Collections Elise Ciregna and Executive Director Cecily Miller. We will visit work by renowned 19th century artist Daniel Chester French and virtuoso, but anonymous, stone carvers as well as intriguing site-specific contemporary sculpture. We will visit some of the Trust's Contemporary Sculpture Path, which contains 30 works of art which explore nature, family, memory, life after death and other themes inspired by Forest Hills. Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9.
POETRY Sunday, September 14 @ 2 pm Admission: $5	Carpenter Poets Inspired by the work of poet and carpenter Mark Turpin, this group of carpenters started their own poetry night and eventually formed the Carpenter Poets of Jamaica Plain. They see a connection between carpentry and writing and seek to explore life through the tools they use to build the world around them. The Carpenter Poets will be reading at Forsyth Chapel. Admission: $5.
WALKING TOUR Sunday, September 21 @ 2 pm Admission: $9	Collectors and Philanthropists Join Anthony Sammarco for a tour highlighting the lives of intriguing collectors and generous philanthropists buried at Forest Hills Cemetery. The Jordans of Jordan Hall, Forsyth of the Forsyth Dental Clinic, and Carney of Carney hospital are just a few of the men who made vast fortunes and then became patrons of the arts, science, and social causes. Many wealthy women were also active philanthropists, such as Amelia Peabody, who funded kindergartens for Boston's working women. Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9.
WALKING TOUR Sunday, September 28 @ 2 pm Admission: $9	The Stories Behind the Stones: The Great Women of Boston Join guide Al Maze as he leads visitors through the stories of some of the most celebrated and fascinating women of 19th and 20th century Boston. A hotbed of feminism and firsts in the Victorian era, Boston gave rise to such pioneers as suffragette and abolitionist Lucy Stone; surgeon Dr. Susan Dimock; art and architecture patron Hepzibah Clarke Swan; historian-author Annie Haven Thwing; and others both notable and notorious -- artists, politicians, School Board activists, even spirit mediums. This tour looks at those famous women buried at historic Forest Hills Cemetery. Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9.
MUSIC Sunday, October 5th @ 2 pm	Borromeo String Quartet photo: Liz Linder Experience the rich and passionate playing of the extraordinary Borromeo String Quartet in Forsyth Chapel. This will be the fifth installment of their ‘Beethoven, Plus’ series, which illuminates Beethoven's work by pairing his music with related or contrasting work by other composers. $30/$25 members/$55 VIP ticket with reception
WALKING TOUR Saturday, October 18th @ 10 am Admission: $12/$10 members	11th Annual Dog Walk Dee Morris tells tales of Victorian animals – beloved pets and faithful workers – and tours animal sculpture throughout the cemetery. For sociable canines and their owners; people without dogs also welcome. Admission: $12/$10 per Trust member
POETRY Sunday, October 19th @ 2 pm Admission: $9/$5 members	e. e. cummings celebration presented in collaboration with Tapestry of Voices Join four local poets for our annual celebration of the birthday and legacy of poet E.E. Cummings, whose bold language and playful typography transformed American poetry. Charles Coe, Michael Hoerman, Robert K. Johnson, and John Sturm read from Cummings’ poems and their own in tribute to this great American innovator. The reading in Forsyth Chapel will be followed by a walk to the poet’s grave site by Lake Hibiscus. Admission: $9/$5 members
WALKING TOUR Saturday, November 1st @ 2 pm Admission: $9	Victorian Spiritualism Tour Visit some of the religious leaders, mediums and spirit guides  ­– as well as skeptics – connected with this controversial 19th century faith with social historian Dee Morris.
RITUAL Sunday, November 2nd @ 4:30-6:00 pm	Day of the Dead Tzompantli Join us for a traditional Mexican celebration of remembrance co-sponsored by Latin American folkloric performance group La Pinata. Based on the ancient traditions of Mexico's indigenous peoples who believed that the souls of the dead return each year to visit their families, the Day of the Dead celebrates the continuous cycle of life and death, embracing cultures from all throughout the Americas. Enjoy a program of music and dance as individuals bring offerings of photos, flowers, mementos, and traditional skull-shaped sugar candies to place on a decorated candle-lit altar for those departed loved ones. Dress warmly. Bring a flashlight. Bilingual: English/Spanish. Admission: Free
POETRY Sunday, November 16th @ 2 pm Admission: $9/$5 members	Tribute to Anne Sexton presented in collaboration with Tapestry of Voices Sexton wrote fearlessly about family, sexuality, rage and joy, pioneering a radical new poetry. Join four writers who knew her well for an afternoon of poetry and reminiscence. Lois Ames, Suzanne Berger, Robert J. Clawson and Victor Howes. A walk to Sexton’s grave follows. $9/$5 Trust members

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