Archive of 2008 Events
Sponsored by the Forest Hills Trust

CONCERT Sunday, January 6 at 2 pm	Holiday Concert with Cappella Clausura Let this talented ensemble transport you to 17th century Italy with enchanting choral music composed by Sulpitia Cesis and other cloistered women of the Baroque era.  Defying church bans on music in convents, these women developed intricate, visionary and passionate pieces that were heard in secret by audiences seated in special rooms constructed around the outer walls of their convent chapels.  Cappella Clasura complements these Italian works with one of one of Hildegard von Bingen’s mystical compositions from the high Middle Ages and a luminous contemporary piece by composer Hilary Tann based on the poetry and hymns of her Welsh heritage.  The intimate setting of Forsyth Chapel provides the ideal acoustics to enjoy this fascinating program. Special guest performers: Laurie Monahan, mezzo-soprano, and Catherine Liddell on theorbo (lute). Music Director: Amelia LeClair.  Admission:  $18/$15 members/free for Patron Members.  Become a Patron Member today and receive 2 free tickets, plus discounts on admission all year!  Purchase tickets in advance (and/or sign up for membership): 617.524.3354 or tickets@foresthillstrust.org More information about Cappella Clausura
POETRY Sunday, January 13 at 2 pm	Poetry in the Chapel presented in collaboration with Tapestry of Voices Join us for the launch of our 2008 monthly poetry readings, which are curated by Tapestry of Voices and feature acclaimed local poets.  This month: Tino Villanueva, Kevin Gallagher, Mary Pinard, & Moira Linehan.  Admission: $5 at the door.
POETRY Sunday February 3 at 2 pm	Poetry in the Chapel presented in collaboration with Tapestry of Voices Jamaica Plain is home to many wonderful poets.  Celebrate our community’s talent at a reading featuring four of JP's finest:  Susan Eisenberg, Audrey Henderson, Sandra Storey, & Carolyn Gregory. Admission: $5 at the door.
POETRY Sunday, March 2 at 2 pm	Poetry in the Chapel presented in collaboration with Tapestry of Voices Hear some of Boston's most accomplished poets read from their work: Jennifer Barber, Dorothy Derifield, Grey Held, and Joan Houlihan. Admission: $5 at the door
CONCERT Sunday, March 9 at 2 pm	Complimentary Members & Donors Concert featuring Sofia Koutsovitis Supporters of the Trust are invited to savor the sophisticated Latin jazz of Sofia Koutsovitis Group, an ensemble of superb young musicians.  Their repertoire includes jazz, contemporary compositions, and music from Brazil, Argentina and Peru.  A graduate of New England Conservatory of Music, you may have heard Sofia at the Regatta Bar or Ryles in Cambridge, although her Boston area performances are rarer now that she has moved to New York City. This is a great opportunity to hear this accomplished singer in a perfect setting for her elegant, expressive vocals. Listen to Sofia Join today online or by phone (617.524.3354) and get two free tickets, plus discounts on concert admissions all year.  Memberships: $35/Individual, $55/Household, $100/Patron. Sofia Koutsovitis belongs to a new generation of musicians who imaginatively explore the connection between jazz and contemporary music and the rich musical traditions of South America. An active vocalist, composer and arranger, her primary musical project to date, the Sofia Koutsovitis Group, is grounded in traditional South American rhythms such as chacarera and zamba from Argentina, Afro-peruvian festejo and lando and various Brazilian genres that merge organically with sophisticated harmonies and exploratory improvisations. Singing in Spanish, Portuguese or English, Sofia's voice is alternately graceful and authoritative in interpreting her original compositions or her own innovative arrangements of pieces by Latin American composers such as Silvio Rodriguez, Astor Piazolla, Paulinho da Viola, and Chabuca Granda.
POETRY Sunday, April 6 at 2 pm	Poetry in the Chapel presented in collaboration with Tapestry of Voices Celebrate National Poetry Month with acclaimed local poets Maggie Dietz, Harris Gardner, Regie O. Gibson, and Barbara Helfgott Hyett. Admission: $5 at the door.
CONCERT Sunday, April 13 at 2 pm	photo: Liz Linder Borromeo String Quartet Beethoven and... Experience the rich and passionate playing of the extraordinary Borromeo String Quartet in Forsyth Chapel. This will be the fourth installment of their ‘Beethoven, Plus’ series, which illuminates Beethoven's work by pairing his music with related or contrasting work by other composers. April's program contrasts innocence and intense experience. Beethoven's Quartet Op. 18, No. 3 is his first, and it carries the sunshine of his musical youth. His Grosse Fuge, written at the end of his life, summed up the ultimate possibilities of his musical craftsmanship. These are juxtaposed with Bartok's exuberant and imaginative Quartet No. 3 and a searing contemporary work by Newton-based composer Osvaldo Golijov. 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. Advance tickets are strongly recommended. $30/$25 members/$55 for VIP seating and reception.
WALKING TOUR Sunday, April 20 @ 2pm	Angel of Peace (the George Robert White Memorial) by Daniel Chester French Victorian Sculpture Tour Elise Ciregna, the Trust's Curator of Historic Collections, takes you through the many masterpieces of memorial sculpture from the 19th and early 20th century by Daniel Chester French, Martin Milmore and others. Meet at the Main Gate, wear comfortable shoes, and bring water. If it rains lightly, the tour will take place (bring your umbrella); cancelled in the event of heavy rain. Admission: $9
BIRD WALKS April 22 through May 15 Tuesdays at the Boston Nature Center Thursdays at Forest Hills Admission free	Early Morning Bird Walks In collaboration with Mass Audubon and the Brookline Bird Club Forest Hills and our neighbor, Mass. Audubon's Boston Nature Center, offer food and shelter to a variety of birds all year, but an even greater variety can be seen passing through during Spring Migration. Spot some on tours with expert birders during birdwalks at each site over the next four weeks. Gather on Tuesdays at the Boston Nature Center and Thursdays at Forest Hills, at 6:30 am at the main entrance. 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 if you like, and anything else you would find helpful. The Boston Nature center is located at 500 Walk Hill St. in Mattapan. For further directions please visit the Boston Nature Center website for details, or our own directions to Forest Hills. April 22: Boston Nature Center April 24: Forest Hills Cemetery April 29: Boston Nature Center May 1: Forest Hills Cemetery May 6: Boston Nature Center May 8: Forest Hills Cemetery May 13: Boston Nature Center May 15: Forest Hills Cemetery
Festival May 2 through May 4	Birds and Bards Festival Join us for a collaborative celebration of migrating birds, poetry, nature, and the wonderful green sanctuaries at the end of the Emerald Necklace. This weekend of events is co-sponsored by the Arnold Arboretum, Forest Hills, the Franklin Park Coalition, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Mass. Audubon’s Boston Nature Center, and Zoo New England. Bring a picnic to enjoy outdoors between events. Friday, May 2, 2008 7:00-8:30 am: Morning Bird Walk Arnold Arboretum Enjoy an early morning walk with bird expert Bob Mayer and search for migrating birds amid the profusion of Spring flowering plants. Meet at Hunnewell Visitor Center. 6:00-7:00 pm: Family Bird Walk with Stephen Baird Franklin Park As the sun sets, explore the grounds of Franklin Park with expert birders who will help point out elusive species not commonly seen by new birders. Meet in front of William Devine Golf Course Clubhouse. 7:00-8:45 pm: Bee Movie with Jerry Seinfeld Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse What would happen to our environment if bees went on strike? Join us for an animated movie which looks at a serious subject with a humorous twist. Then find out about the real dangers to plants, birds and animals because of the disappearing bee population in the U.S. Great for all ages! Saturday, May 3, 2008 7:30-10:00 am: Bird Walk and Talk with Chris Leahy Boston Nature Center Christopher Leahy (Gerard A. Bertrand Chair of Natural History and Field Ornithology at Mass Audobon and author of Bird Watchers Companion) will give a talk on the 2008 International Migratory Bird Day theme, Tropics to Tundra: Connecting Birds, Habitats and People, after a walk through Boston Nature Center's sanctuary. 10:00 am-noon: Early Bird Special Franklin Park Zoo Enjoy bird bio-facts, games, activities, bird-friendly art projects, bird books, and bird walks. Every half hour our docents will leads groups to a secret pine forest to spot local birds in their natural habitat. Half price zoo admission for all ages before noon. Noon-3:00 pm: Join the Birds and Bards Team at the 30th Annual Wake up the Earth Festival in JP Join teen ambassadors from the BNC, Franklin Park Coalition, and Franklin Park Zoo. Participate in fun-filled bird and nature activities at our table in the Southwest Corridor Park, adjacent to the Stony Brook T. 3:30-5:30 pm: Trees and Poetry with Ethan Gilsdorf Stoll through the majestic spring landscape of the Arnold Arboretum on a guided journey with writer and poet Ethan Gilsdorf. Explore the creative writing process, tap into your imagination, and listen to tree-inspired poetry. Meet at Hunnewell Center. Sunday, May 4, 2008 7:00-9:00 am: Morning Bird Walk Forest Hills Cemetery/Main Gate Join us early on Sunday morning to spot some of the many birds that make their home-or stop by during spring migration-around Lake Hibiscus in the heart of this magnificent 250-acre cemetery. Led by birding expert Andrew Birch. 10:00 am-noon (repeats at 11): Sanctuaries in the City Forest Hills Cemetery and Franklin Park Explore the landscapes of Forest Hills - designed by Henry A.S. Dearborn - and Franklin Park - designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Visit the gravesite of E.E. Cummings and Scholar's Hill, once Emerson's home. Led by Olmsted National Historic Site's Alan Banks and Mark Swartz and Forest Hills Educational Trust's Cecily Miller. Meet at the main gate of the Cemetery. 2:00-3:30 pm: Poetry in the Chapel Forsyth Chapel, Forest Hills Cemetery Join Danielle Legros Georges, Lainie Senechal, Afaa M. Weaver, and the City of Boston's new Poet Laureate Sam Cornish for an afternoon poetry reading. $5 2:00-3:00 pm: Boston City Chamber Singers Boston Nature Center Boston City Chamber Singers will perform choral masterpieces in an artistic and joyful style. Their eclectic repertoire will focus on spring renewal and the celebration of International Migratory Bird Day. 3:00-4:00 pm: Live Raptor Demonstrations Boston Nature Center Owls, hawks, and other amazing raptors will be the stars for this hour of learning about these majestic creatures. Presented by Blue Hills Trailside Museum, this demonstration will allow families and children to discover the natural habitats of these fascinating birds.
POETRY Sunday, May 4 at 2 pm	Poetry in the Chapel presented in collaboration with Tapestry of Voices Come to the beautiful Forsyth Chapel and hear poets Danielle Legros Georges, Lainie Senechal, Afaa M. Weaver, and the City of Boston's new Poet Laureate, Sam Cornish read from their acclaimed work. Admission: $5
BIRD WALKS May 6 through May 15 Tuesdays at the Boston Nature Center Thursdays at Forest Hills Admission free	Early Morning Bird Walks In collaboration with Mass Audubon and the Brookline Bird Club Forest Hills and our neighbor, Mass. Audubon's Boston Nature Center, offer food and shelter to a variety of birds all year, but an even greater variety can be seen passing through during Spring Migration. Spot some on tours with expert birders during birdwalks at each site over the next four weeks. Gather on Tuesdays at the Boston Nature Center and Thursdays at Forest Hills, at 6:30 am at the main entrance. 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 if you like, and anything else you would find helpful. The Boston Nature center is located at 500 Walk Hill St. in Mattapan. For further directions please visit the Boston Nature Center website for details, or our own directions to Forest Hills. May 6: Boston Nature Center May 8: Forest Hills Cemetery May 13: Boston Nature Center May 15: Forest Hills Cemetery
WALKING TOUR Sunday, May 18 @ 2pm Admission: $9	A Walking Tour exploring Literary Boston Join Anthony M. 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: poets E.E. Cummings and Anne Sexton, playwright Eugene O'Neill, and members of the dynasty behind The Boston Globe: Charles H. Taylor and William O. Taylor. But there will be some surprises as well, such as Susanna Haswell Rowson, whose lurid yet pious novel Charlotte Temple was America's first best seller, and 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. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water. This will be a 1 1/2 hour walk through varied terrain, with many stops along the way.
WALKING TOUR Sunday, May 25 @ 2pm Admission: $9	Celebrate some of America's heroes during Al Maze's annual Memorial Day Walking Tour Forest Hills expert Al Maze recently celebrated his 11th year of leading tours here. This is one of his most popular: a walk exploring the stories of soldiers and survivors of the Civil War and other battles. Al will read excerpts from letters, diaries and newspaper accounts that illuminate the experiences and emotions of the men and women who have served during wartime. Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9
CONCERT Sunday, June 1 @ 2pm	Chameleon Arts Ensemble Tunes, Tales, and Tricksters Can music tell a tale? In a delightful concert for children and adults, a lilting melody brings a crafty trickster to life, drums send messages to neighbors in an African village, and a clarinet and bassoon have a conversation. During the concert, drum with the Chameleons. After the performance, join the musicians and try out their instruments. $10 adults/$8 members, children free.
WALKING TOUR Sunday, June 8 @ 2pm Admission: $9	The Language of Flowers In the 19th century, flowers and plants were given special associations and were used to convey feelings and emotions. As botanical motifs found their way onto gravestones, they took on hidden meanings. Discover these exquisite carvings during a tour with Elise Ciregna, the Trust’s Curator of Historic Collections. Learn how the Victorians communicated coded messages with poppies, lilies, ivy and oak leaves on their beautifully carved memorial stones. 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, June 22 @ 4 pm Admission: $9	Horticulture Walking Tour please note: this tour is at 4 pm Forest Hills’ founder, Henry A.S. Dearborn, was a civic leader with expertise in law and politics, as well as in landscape design and horticulture. The first president of the Mass. Horticulture Society, Dearborn, along with others, helped shape the rural garden cemetery movement in the United States. Join Anthony Sammarco, author of more than 50 books on Boston history, for a walking tour celebrating Dearborn and other prominent 19th century horticulturists buried at 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.
WALKING TOUR Sunday, July 13 @ 4 pm Admission: $9	Victorian and Contemporary Sculpture Walk please note this tour is at 4 pm 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 contemporary sculpture by Leslie Wilcox, Christopher Frost, Danielle Krcmar, collaborators Michael Beatty and Mike Newby and others. Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9.
LANTERN FESTIVAL Thursday, July 17 @ 6-9 pm Rain Date: Thursday, July 24	The 10th Annual Lantern Festival presenting sponsor www.sovereignbank.com Join us for a moving memorial ceremony inspired by Buddhist rituals. Inscribe a lantern with a personal message to friends or family and float it across Lake Hibiscus at sunset. In this breathtaking ceremony of remembrance, visitors to this lush, Victorian landscape make paper lanterns and set them afloat on the peaceful waters of a small lake. This ritual is based on the traditional Japanese Bon Festival, a time when a door opens to the world of the ancestors, allowing us to send messages to the other side. People enjoy picnics on the grass and a multi-cultural program of music and dance. They decorate their lanterns with calligraphy and notes to those who have died. At sunset, a candle is lit in each lantern, and the glimmering lanterns are set afloat. Drifting and flickering with the wind, the lanterns symbolize the soul’s journey when life ends. Performers include gospel singer Ron Murphy, Master Tsuji’s Samurai Taiko Drummers, and students from Showa Institute and Chu Ling Dance Academy. Admission is free, with a $10 requested donation per lantern. $10 parking fee; we’re encouraging people to take the T! the 2008 Lantern Festival is supported by   www.mtwashingtonbank.com www.massculturalcouncil.org   Lantern Festival Reception Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Lantern Festival at an al fresco reception. Join us for a glass of wine and elegant refreshments. Have a calligrapher inscribe your lantern. Avoid the crowds, leave your car in VIP parking and walk or take a special trolley to Lake Hibiscus from the reception location. July 17, 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Advance tickets required; admission: $45. Call 617.524.3354 or send a message to tickets@foresthillstrust.org to reserve your tickets.
WALKING TOUR Sunday, July 20 @ 4 pm Admission: $9	Forest Hills' Receiving Tomb, designd by Karl Fehmer in the Gothic Revival style The Architects and Architecture of Forest Hills please note this tour is at 4 pm 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.
WALKING TOUR Sunday, July 27 @ 2 pm Admission: $9	Tour guide in-residence Al Maze illuminates the history of Boston with fascinating stories of the individuals, both prominent and less well known, buried at Forest Hills Cemetery. We will enjoy the day and get a flavor of America's most beautiful 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.
WALKING TOUR Sunday, August 3 @ 4 pm Admission: $9	Oh, Those Victorians! please note this tour is at 4 pm In the nineteenth century the middle class rose to cultural dominance in America.  In Boston, mass production bore a new feature: department stores. These emporiums contained everything from clothes to parlor organs to food, all under one roof, effectively replacing small grocers and dry goods shops. Middle class Bostonians learned to love shopping for pleasure.  Many monuments at Forest Hills are testaments to Bostonians’ love of upholstery, textiles, furniture, and even sheet music.  Join Elise Madeleine Ciregna, Curator of Historical Collections, on a walk through Forest Hills Cemetery as we visit some of Forest Hills’ middle class residents, and consider some of the things they loved. Wear comfortable shoes, as the tour will cover varied terrain, and bring water; this is a two-hour walk. Admission: $9
WALKING TOUR Sunday, August 10 @ 4 pm Admission: $9	Contemporary Sculpture Path please note this tour is at 4 pm Tour the Contemporary Sculpture Path with the Trust's Executive Director Cecily Miller, and join in a discussion about how these site-specific works relate to different aspects of Forest Hills: its landscape design, historic sculpture and monuments, architecture, history, and mission as a place of remembrance. 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, 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 RESCHEDULED FOR OCT. 12 SEE BELOW	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.
WALKING TOUR Saturday, October 4th at 2pm	Victorian & Contemporary Sculpture Walk Tour Victorian and contemporary sculpture with the Trust's Curator of Historic Collections Elise Ciregna and Meredith Safford. 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.
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 Sunday, October 12 @ 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.
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 three 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, Robert K. Johnson, and John Sturm read from Cummings’ poems and their own. Composer Juila Werntz has translated Cummings' poetry into song; three of her compositions will be performed by soprano Jennifer Ashe and countertenor Martin Near as part of this tribute to a great American innovator. The reading in Forsyth Chapel will be followed by a walk to the poet’s grave site by Lake Hibiscus. Bring a memento or message to leave at the gravesite. 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 @ 4:00-6:00 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 flowers, copies of photos, mementos, and traditional skull-shaped sugar candies to leave on a decorated candle-lit altar for those departed loved ones. Dress warmly. Bring a flashlight. Bilingual: English/Spanish. Admission: Free Co-sponsored by La Piñata and Spontaneous Celebrations. Visit them at http://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org.
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
SPOKEN WORD Sunday, December 7th at 2 pm Admission: $5	Spoken Word Poetry As the burial place of poets Anne Sexton and e.e. cummings, Forest Hills Cemetery presents an afternoon of spoken word poetry, to honor the progressive, experimental work of its legendary residents. Spoken word poets bring a vitality to reading their poetry, using rhythm, intonation, and expression to engage the audience and enliven their words. Hear four young poets from Boston's Slam Poetry circuit perform their work. Poets include members of the 2008 Boston Cantab slam team. April Ranger, Sam Cha, Nicole Terez, and Steven Subrizi will perform.

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