Archive of 2007
Events
Sponsored
by the Forest Hills Trust
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CONCERT |
This holiday concert is free to the Trust's Patron Members. Join now at this $100 level and get two free tickets to Naftule's Dream plus discounts on concert admission all year long! To take out a membership or gift membership, print out and mail or fax a membership form; more information about Membership. To order gift tickets or gift memberships, please send an email to Janice Farrell at jfarrell@foresthillstrust.org with your daytime telephone number. More information about Naftule's Dream is at: www.naftulesdream.com |
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| POETRY Sunday, January 14 2 pm Admission: $5 no reservations required |
Poetry
in the Chapel Presented with Tapestry of Voices Readings by local poets Iris Gomez, Mark Pawlak, Michael Perrow, and Molly Lynn Watt. |
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| POETRY Sunday, February 11 2 pm Admission: $5 no reservations required |
Jamaica
Plain Poets Presented with Tapestry of Voices Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood has long been a haven for all kinds of artists, and poets are no exception. Hear four JP poets who share a love of place, a desire for social justice, a sense of humor, and a long view of time and change. Readings by Carolyn Gregory, Elena Harap, Audrey Henderson and Sandra Storey. |
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CONCERT $25
general admssion tickets are sold out |
Reservations strongly recommended: 617.524.3354 or tickets@foresthillstrust.org. To order gift tickets, please email Janice Farrell at jfarrell@foresthillstrust.org with your daytime telephone number. More information about the Borromeo String Quartet is at: www.borromeoquartet.org |
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| POETRY Sunday, March 11 2 pm Admission: $5 no reservations required |
Poetry
in the Chapel Presented in collaboration with Tapestry of Voices A daughter searches for an imagined mother; a traveler encounters his secret heritage in Provence; a man confronts a landscape transformed by machines; a mother contends with her son’s approaching maturity. Powerful currents of longing and belonging run through the work of four accomplished Boston area poets – Meg Kearney, Kathleen Aguero, Jan Schreiber and Richard Wollman – who read this month in Forsyth Chapel. Meg Kearney’s collection An Unkindness of Ravens from BOA Editions is a “deeply emotional narrative of family” (Anne-Marie Oomen). Richard Wollman’s latest book, Evidence of Things Seen, reflects a life and work that are “deeply rooted in the soil of our shared human stories” (Albert Goldbarth). Kathleen Aguero’s third collection Daughter Of is rich with “sharp unexpected resemblances”(X.J. Kennedy). In addition to three poetry collections, several of Jan Schreiber’s taut, lyrical poems have been performed as a song cycle for tenor and piano, Zeno’s Arrow. |
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PLANT
SALE |
Greenhouse Lily Sale Savor an
early taste of spring in the sheltered warmth of Forest Hills’ greenhouses.
Stroll through a gorgeous display of hundreds of fragrant lilies; purchase
some to take home! After the sale, stay for the joyful sounds of the Silver
Leaf Gospel singers in Forsyth Chapel. |
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CONCERT |
Silver Leaf Gospel Singers Deacon Randy Green has led the Silver Leaf Gospel Singers for over sixty years, and he’s still stirring audiences to their feet with his old-time, toe-tapping, heart-lifting sound. His group of four to six men, all in their 70s and 80s, perform a form of a cappella singing called ‘jubilee,’ full of call and response. Don’t miss these Boston treasures. |
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CONCERT Free for
Trust members and donors. |
Annual
Members & Donors Event Shake off
those winter blues with the Moonlighters, a delightful ensemble which
puts a hip spin on vintage tunes from the 1920's and 30's. Hailed by The
New Yorker Magazine as "charming" and "exquisite,"
two singers are backed by a swinging combination of ukulele, Hawaiian
guitar, and bass. Craig Robertson of Ukulele Noir opens with
a mix of original songs and Tin Pan Alley classics. You can listen to
their music at on their myspace sites:www.myspace/moonlightersny Become a
member of the Trust and attend
this fabulous event for free! |
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BIRD WALKS
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Early
Morning Bird Walks
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WALKING
TOUR |
A Walking Tour for National Poetry Month: Literary Boston Join Anthony Sammarco, author of more than 50 books on local history, for a tour visiting the gravesites of some of the prominent literary figures memorialized at Forest Hills. Some are well-known: poet E.E. Cummings, playwright Eugene O'Neill or members of the dynasty behind The Boston Globe: Charles H. Taylor and William O. Taylor. Others are more obscure, such as Susanna Haswell Rowson, whose lurid yet pious novel Charlotte Temple was America's first best seller, or Annie Haven Thwing, who compiled a history of Boston on 125,000 index cards and was the author of the classic Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston. And without Lewis Edson Waterman, the inventor of the fountain pen (also buried at Forest Hills), authors might still be struggling to write with a feather quill dipped in ink, so our tour will visit him as well. With this rich literary history, what better place than Forest Hills to celebrate National Poetry Month?
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| POETRY Sunday, April 29 2 pm Admission: $5 no reservations required |
Poetry
in the Chapel Thomas Lux has been called "One of the poets on whom the future of the genre depends" (Sven Birkerts). Lux received the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for his tenth poetry collection, Split Horizon. He has been awarded fellowships from the Guggenheim and Mellon Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. President of the New England Poetry Club, Diana Der-Hovanessian is America's preeminent translator of Armenian verse. The author of 22 books, she has been honored with awards from the Poetry Society of America and the Fulbright Commission for her own poetry and her works of translation. Born in Nigeria, poet and Wellesley Professor of Philosophy Ifeanyi Menkiti made news a year ago when he purchased the venerable Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Harvard Square and vowed to preserve it, stating "I have a strong sense of hope and belief that poetry can help our world." The author of three collections of poetry, Menkiti's work has been featured on NPR and WGBH. Harris Gardner has brought more live poetry to the public than anyone in New England. He is the founder of the Tapestry of Voices and organizer of the Boston National Poetry Month Festival. The Trust gratefully acknowledges his leadership in founding and organizing this series at Forest Hills. |
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BIRD WALKS
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 Early Morning Bird Walks In collaboration with Mass Audubon and the Brookline Bird Club Forest Hills
and our neighbor, Boston Nature Center, shelter a huge variety of birds
during Spring Migration. Spot some on tours with expert birders.Meet at
the appropriate entrances at 6am: Tuesdays at the Boston Nature Center
and Thursdays at Forest Hills.Wear
comfortable and weatherproof boots or shoes (the morning dew can be wet
this time of year). Bring binoculars if you have them, bottled water,
and anything else you would find helpful.
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MEMBERS
& DONORS PLANT SALE
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Join as a
member today! To take out a membership or gift membership, print out and
mail or fax a membership form; more
information about Membership. |
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| POETRY Sunday, May 20 2 pm Admission: $5 no reservations required |
Poetry
in the Chapel
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| WALKING
TOUR Sunday, May 27 2 pm Admission: $9 no reservations required |
Memorial
Day Walking Tour Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-mile walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. |
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FESTIVAL
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| CONCERT Sunday June 3 2 pm, $10 adults/$8 members; all children free |
And Nature's Sweet Music Join the award-winning Chameleon Arts Esemble for a lively program of chamber music inspired by places near and far – a tropical jungle, a waterfall in Japan, a busy city street in Brazil, & neighborhoods right here in Boston. After the show, children can try out the instruments – violin, marimba, flute and more. For children age 6 and up and their families. Free for children/$10 adults/$8 for Trust Members. Reserve tickets 617.524.3354 or tickets@foresthillstrust.org and receive a free concert guide in the mail before the show! |
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| SACRED
GROUNDS, SACRED SOUNDS Sunday, June 10 8 pm Admission for the concert and flashlight tour is $25/$20 for Trust members. |
Sacred Grounds, Sacred Sounds What do Frederick Chopin, Edith Piaf, and Jim Morrison have in common? They are all buried at Pere Lachaise, Napoleon's magnificent Parisian cemetery! In this imaginative multimedia tribute to Pere Lachaise, a talented chamber music ensemble interweaves their music – a Chopin Nocturne, La Vie en Rose, Light My Fire and more– with magnificent photographs and witty commentary by Susan Wilson. Wilson's magical images – projected on a large screen – transport the audience through the lavish monuments and beautiful landscape of this French treasure. Pere Lachaise was one of the inspirations for the design of Forest Hills Cemetery in 1848, and the concert will be followed by a walk down to Lake Hibiscus and back illuminated by flashlight – a rare opportunity to experience the Forest Hills at night. Sacred Sounds, Sacred Grounds was developed by collaborators photographer/author Susan Wilson and violist Rebecca Strauss, the founders and directors of Melodic Vision. Susan is the author of Garden of Memories, the guidebook to Forest Hills; her lively narration and remarkable photographs, together with a delighful performance of a surprising repertoire (on viola, violin, cello and flute) offer an unforgettable experience. This concert sold out in 2005 and is back by popular demand! The concert will be followed by a flashlight tour of Forest Hills at night led by Susan Wilson; please bring your own flashlight. Admission: $25/$20 members. Advance ticket reservations are no longer available, however a limited number of tickets will be available at the door. |
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| WALKING
TOUR Sunday, June 17 4 pm Admission: $9 |
Sculpture
Walk Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9. |
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TOUR Sunday, June 24 4 pm Admission: $9 |
Horticulture Walking
Tour Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9. |
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LANTERN FESTIVAL Lantern
Festival Benefit Reception FESTIVAL |
9th Annual Lantern Festival Join us for a moving memorial ceremony inspired by Buddhist rituals. Inscribe a lantern with a personal message to family or friends departed, and float it across Lake Hibiscus at sunset. All are encouraged to bring a picnic, while enjoying a program of dance and music, including:
Admission: free. $10 fee per lantern. Order tickets by phone at 617.524.3354 or send an email to: tickets@foresthillstrust.org with your daytime telephone and the number of tickets you would like, and someone will get back to you. 2007 Lantern Festival sponsored by:
Rain date: July 19th |
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| WALKING
TOUR Sunday, July 22 4 pm Admission: $9 |
Sculpture
Walk Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9. Nightshirts by Leslie Wilcox and the Bangs-Nye Family Memorial pictured above. |
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TOUR Sunday, July 29 2 pm Admission: $9 |
Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9. |
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WALKING TOUR Sunday, August 19 at 4 pm Admission: $9 |
Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9. |
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WALKING TOUR Sunday, August 26 at 4 pm Admission: $9 |
The Jane Austen of Roxbury Experience Forest Hills in the 19th century through the eyes of Anna Cabot Lowell, a privileged Boston woman who kept a vigilant daily diary from the age of ten onwards. Since her life spanned the entire century, Anna's diary chronicles some of the changes that took place in Roxbury over the decades and provides us with a fascinating glimpse back in time. A descendant of inventor/industrialist Francis Cabot Lowell, Anna lived on an estate in Roxbury not far from Forest Hills. A clear-eyed observer, Anna candidly captured the details of domestic and social life in Victorian-era Roxbury. This unique walk with historian Dee Morris includes readings from this diary, weaving history and anecdote into an illuminating tour. Hear Anna’s story recounted as you visit her gravesite, as well as those of people she knew and loved. Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 1 1/2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9. |
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WALKING TOUR Sunday, September 16 @ 2 pm Admission: $9 |
Stories Behind the Stones: 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. |
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Sunday, September 30 @ 2 pm Admission: $9 |
The Architects and Architecture of Forest Hills Anthony Sammarco, author of more than 50 books on Boston history, leads you on a tour exploring the theme of architecture at Forest Hills. Some of the 19th century's preeminent architects – including William Preston, Gridley Fox Bryant, and Van Brunt and Howe – designed Cemetery's Main Gate, stone bridge, and 19th century buildings as well monuments and mausoleums for wealthy clients. Visit the gravesites of William Ralph Emerson, Harrison Atwood and others. Meet at the Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9. Photo: Receiving Tomb by architects Carl Fehmer and William Ralph Emerson. |
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WALKING TOUR Saturday, October 6 @ 10 am Admission: $9 |
"Walk with the Artists" Contemporary Sculpture Tour Join Trust Director Cecily Miller and artists Fern Cunningham, Danielle Krcmar, Carol Spack and Andrea Thompson for a "behind the scenes" tour of the Trust's Contemporary Sculpture Path. View the various installations and question the artists. How were they inspired? How did they create their pieces? Did they encounter any difficulties along the way? Wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring a bottle of water. This is a two hour walk over varied terrain. Admission: $9 |
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WALKING TOUR Sunday, October 7 @ 4 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. |
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WALKING TOUR Saturday, October 13 @ 10 am |
Taz and owner, during the 2006 Dog Walk, with the Barnard Dog, by sculptor Henry Dexter. 10th 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. Catie Copley , the famed Canine Ambassador for the Fairmont Copley Plaza, will be making a special guest appearance at the Dog Walk to help us celebrate the 10th anniversary of this unique tour! Copies of a new children's book about Catie will be available for sale and pawtograph at the end of the walk. Admission: Dogs are free; humans: $12/$10 per Trust member. Dogs will receive a diploma and Polka Dog Bakery treats at the end of the walk. |
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CONCERT Save the Date! Sunday, October 14 @ 4 pm |
photo: Liz Linder Borromeo String Quartet Experience the rich and passionate playing of the extraordinary Borromeo String Quartet in Forsyth Chapel. For the fourth installment of their ‘Beethoven, Plus’ series, the Borromeo String Quartet presents three masterworks in a program of Haydn, Shostakovich, and Beethoven. The combination of an intimate setting, superb acoustics, and the masterful performance of this internationally acclaimed quartet makes this series one of the highlights of chamber music in Boston. Haydn’s Opus 76, No. 5 represents a composer at the height of his powers, with its delicately balanced lyricism and crystalline clarity providing a context for the Classicism of Beethoven’s youth. Opus 130, written towards the end of Beethoven’s life, is a work of immense proportions unknown in the quartet literature before its time. The sophistication and complexity of the writing inform a work of epic scale and intimate expression. In marked contrast, we see yet a third take on the form in some of Shostakovich’s most taut and efficient writing in the 11-minute long String Quartet No. 7. $55 VIP tickets include preferred seating in the front rows and a festive reception with the musicians following the performance. General admission: $30/$25 Trust members. Reservations strongly recommended: 617.524.3354 or tickets@foresthillstrust.org. To order gift tickets, please email Janice Farrell at jfarrell@foresthillstrust.org with your daytime telephone number. More information about the Borromeo String Quartet is at: www.borromeoquartet.org. |
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WALKING TOUR Saturday, October 20 @ 10 am Admission: $9 |
Victorian Sculpture Tour Join Elise Ciregna, the Trust's Curator of Historic Collections, on a walking tour exploring a variety of 19th century Victorian sculpture and stone carving throughout the cemetery's picturesque landscape. The tour will feature work by renowned 19th century artist Daniel Chester French, best known for his work on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. and whose "Angel of Peace" at Forest Hills is a breathtaking and majestic work of art. Other sculptures include A. Robert Krause's Randidge Monument, showing an allegorical figure of Grief seated in mourning. Stops will be made at various other masterpieces created by anonymous stone carvers. Wear comfortable walking shoes, bring sunscreen and a bottle of water. This is a two hour walk over varied terrain. Admission: $9 |
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POETRY Sunday, October 21 @ 2 pm Admission: $5 |
ee cummings celebration 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: $5 |
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RITUAL Friday, November 2 @ 4:30- 6:00 pm Admission: free |
Day of the Dead 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 continusou 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 |
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CONCERT Sunday, November 11 @ 4 pm |
Naftule’s Dream Naftule’s Dream returns after a sold-out performance, bringing a raucous jazz/rock influence to klezmer – the lively Jewish dance music that’s already a passionate blend of invention and tradition. This ensemble consists of some of Boston’s best players, and they’ve performed at jazz festivals worldwide for over a decade. Visit www.naftulesdream.com for more information or their myspace site to hear music: www.myspace.com/naftulesdream Admission: $15/$12 members. Reservations recommended: 617.524.3354 or tickets@foresthillstrust.org. |
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POETRY Sunday, November 18 @ 2 pm Admission: $5 |
Poet Anne Sexton Tribute to Anne Sexton Join us for our fifth annual tribute to Anne Sexton, who wrote fearlessly about family, sexuality, despair, and joy, pioneering a radical new poetry. Four writers who knew her well will read from her poetry and from their own writing. The friends and colleagues who will gather to remember her are: Victor Howes, fellow teacher; Lois Ames, who edited Sexton’s Life in Letters; Robert Clawson, who managed Anne Sexton and her Kind – the poet's rock band; and Suzanne Berger, one of her students. A portrait of Anne emerges from their recollections and stories and from her own writing. Funny, free-spirited, transgressive, and wildly intelligent, she broke away from the conventions of suburban middle class life. The aggressive, disturbing honesty of her writing still influences poetry today. Weather permitting, the program in Forsyth Chapel is followed by a walk to Anne Sexton's grave site. Admission: $5 |
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