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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. The Contemporary Sculpture Path is supported by contributions from individuals and grants from foundations, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Boston Cultural Council, a municipal agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. |
FESTIVAL Thursday, July 14, (raindate: July 21) |
13th annual Lantern Festival! After temporarily suspending programming for strategic planning, the Forest Hills Educational Trust is pleased to announce that the 13th annual Lantern Festival will be held on Thursday, July 14th (raindate: July 21). A much-loved community event for Jamaica Plain, as well as Greater Boston, the Lantern Festival draws its inspiration from the Japanese Bon Festival -- a celebration each year when a door opens to the world of their ancestors allowing loved ones to send messages to the other side. It is a time when neighbors come together to share stories, celebrate, and honor the memories of loved ones. Enjoy traditional Japanese dance from students of Showa Boston, Irish music from guitar and fiddle duo the Whiskey Boys, Chinese dragon dance from Gund Kwok and Grand Master Tsuji's Taiko drummers.
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Visionaries, Innovators and Provocateurs A Month of Walking Tours |
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WALKING TOUR Sunday, October 2nd, 2pm |
There are more than 100,000 people buried at Forest Hills, ranging from the legendary actress Fanny Davenport to merchant Samuel Reed, owner of the fastest clipper ships of his day. Hear some of their stories and view their monuments – some lavish and dramatic and others modest or mysterious, in an illuminating introductory tour with historian Elise Ciregna. $9 |
WALKING TOUR Sunday, October 9th, 2pm |
Forest Hills is made up of many family lots – entire families laid to rest next to one another. These lots are next to other ones, creating a neighborhood of Victorian families. Join social historian Dee Morris as she explores some fascinating families and their “neighbors.” $9 |
WALKING TOUR Sunday, October 16th, 2pm |
Join tour guide Jonathan Clark for an afternoon exploring the work and themes of innovative poet E.E. Cummings, whose playful style and daring typography made him one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. Hear some of Cummings’ poems as well as stories from his eclectic life. $9 |
WALKING TOUR Sunday, October 23rd, 2pm |
The Women of Forest Hills Join guide Dee Morris as she 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, historian-author Annie Haven Thwing, and others both notable and notorious -- artists, politicians, School Board activists, even spirit mediums. $9 |
WALKING TOUR Sunday, October 30th, 2pm |
Spiritualists believed that death was a transition to a new form or existence; people who had “crossed over” could be contacted through seances and spirit guides. Visit some of the religious leaders and practitioners – as well as skeptics – of this controversial 19th-century faith. $9 |
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