The Mount 2016
Schedule of Events
By: Mount - Apr 01, 2016
The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA
413-551-5111
EdithWharton.org
Experience the beauty of The Mount, Edith Wharton’s historic estate. Tour the house and gardens, enjoy lunch on the terrace, shop in the book store, or just relax and enjoy the surroundings. Opening Day, May 14th. Special events throughout the year. Pay once; visit often! Admission valid for 7 days, kids free every day. For hours, directions, and calendar of events visit EdithWharton.org.
APRIL
Art and Story in Wharton’s Poetry
Thursday, April 14, 4:00 pm
Free
Location: Main House
Edith Wharton was a connoisseur of fine art and found poetic inspiration in paintings, sculpture, and architecture. Join us on Thursday, April 14th, for an illustrated talk by Wharton scholar, Dr. Irene Goldman-Price, on Wharton’s poetry and the art that stirred her. For more information, visit EdithWharton.org or call 413-551-5100.
Tellers of Tales: Traditional and Contemporary Storytelling
Sunday, April 17, 2:00 pm
$18 General; $15 Members
Location: Main House
Two master storytellers, Matthew Dicks and Tom Lee, demonstrate the legacy of oral storytelling by juxtaposing traditional folk tales with modern stories of everyday life. Matthew Dicks first started telling stories in 2011 and has won 20 Moth StorySLAMs as well as 3 Moth GrandSLAM championships. Tom Lee has been telling traditional stories since the eighties, and has performed at the Edinburgh Festival, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and participated in the 2015 Teller-in-Residence series at the International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit EdithWharton.org or call 413-551-5100.
MAY
Everything that’s Old is New Again, Just Ask My Plastic Surgeon
Thursday, May 12, 7:00 pm
$18 General; $15 Members
Location: Main House
Sally-Jane Heit is back with a new, one-woman show. Through her own cast of characters – single and married, old and young, and everything in between, Sally-Jane irreverently, musically and in technicolor proves her point. With musical director Uel Wade. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit EdithWharton.org or call 413-551-5100.
A Reading with Stone Court Writer-in-Residence Sion Dayson
Sunday, May 22, 3:00 pm
Free
Location: Main House
Stone Court Writer-In-Residence Sion Dayson will read from her work, including the upcoming When Things Were Green, published by Queen’s Ferry Press in 2017. Refreshments and conversation with the author will follow the reading. Sponsored by the Stockbridge Library, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, and the Berkshire Waldorf High School. For more information, visit EdithWharton.org.
JUNE
Inspired by Edith
Sunday, June 5, 4:00 PM
$10 General; $8 Members
Location: Terrace
Authors Sophie McManus and Stephanie Clifford will speak about how Edith Wharton continues to spark the imagination of writers in the 21st century. Both Clifford and McManus debut novels are inspired by Wharton’s own works. McManus is the author of The Unfortunates, a finalist for the 2015 Discover Award, the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, and a notable book by The Washington Post and Entertainment Weekly. Stephanie Clifford’s Everybody Rise, is a New York Times bestseller, with movie rights optioned by Fox 2000. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit EdithWharton.org or call 413-551-5100.
SculptureNow Opening Reception and Guided Tour
Sunday, June 12, 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Free
The Mount and SculptureNow will celebrate the opening of their 2016 sculpture show!
Join exhibiting artists at 3:30 pm for a complete tour of the show (the tour will meet in the Stable). A 5:00 pm reception on the Terrace will follow. For more information, please call 413-551-5100.
Free Fun Friday
Friday, June 24, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Free
The Mount opens its doors to friends from down the street and across the state. Children’s activities and docent talks throughout the day. Sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation.
Rockwell, Wharton, and World War I
Thursday, June 30, 4:00 pm
$10 General; Free for members of Norman Rockwell Museum and The Mount
Location: The Stable
Join Norman Rockwell Museum’s Curator of Education, Tom Daly, and Wharton scholar Alan Price for a conversation on these two American artists and their responses to “The Great War.” Daly will discuss Rockwell’s World War I Saturday Evening Post covers and the home-front, while Price will discuss Edith Wharton’s work abroad. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit EdithWharton.org or call 413-551-5100.
JULY
Poets on Poets- Susan Kinsloving on Thomas Hardy, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Richard Howard
Thursday, July 7 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
$5.00 General, Members Free
Accomplished poet Susan Kinsloving will be discussing the works of Thomas Hardy, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Richard Howard, and how these poets shaped and inspired her own work. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit EdithWharton.org or call 413-551-5100.
SculptureNow Guided Tour
Sunday, July 10, 11:30 am
Free
Location: The Mount
Two-hour artist-led guided tour of this year’s exhibition of large scale contemporary sculpture on the Mount’s grounds. Presented in partnership with SculptureNow. For additional information visit EdithWharton.org.
AUGUST
Touchstones: In Conversation with A.O. Scott
Thursday, August 11, 5:30 pm
$18 General, $15 Members
Location: Terrace
Join cultural critic and journalist Kate Bolick for an intimate conversation with New York Times film critic A.O. Scott about his new book, Better Living Through Criticism. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit EdithWharton.org or call 413-551-5100.
SculptureNow Guided Tour
Sunday, August 14, 11:30 am
Free
Location: The Mount
Two-hour artist-led guided tour of this year’s exhibition of large scale contemporary sculpture on the Mount’s grounds. Presented in partnership with SculptureNow. For additional information visit EdithWharton.org.
Touchstones: In Conversation with Katie Roiphe
Thursday, August 18, 5:30 pm
$18 General, $15 Members
Location: Terrace
Join cultural critic and journalist Kate Bolick for an intimate conversation with author Katie Roiphe about her new book, The Violet Hour: Great Writers at the End. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit EdithWharton.org or call 413-551-5100.
Touchstones: In Conversation with Emma Straub
Thursday, August 25, 5:30 pm
$18 General, $15 Members
Location: Terrace
Join cultural critic and journalist Kate Bolick for an intimate conversation with novelist Emma Straub and about her new book, Modern Lovers. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit EdithWharton.org or call 413-551-5100.
REOCURRING
Ghost Tours
Wednesdays, June 22- September 7, 7:30 pm
$24 General; $20 12–18 years
Location: Stables
Syfy’s Ghost Hunters found The Mount to be full of eerie experiences. What will you discover on your tour of the most haunted parts of the estate? Not recommended for children under 12. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit EdithWharton.org or call 413-551-5100.
Le Café Français
Thursdays, June 23-September 1, 8:30 am
$10 General, $7 Members
Location: Terrace
"Parlez-vous français?" Join us for les conversations et les croissants on The Mount’s Terrace. Reservations required. For more information visit EdithWharton.org or call 413-551-5100.
Wharton on Wednesdays
Wednesdays, June 29 - August 31, 5:00 pm
$5 General; Members free
Experience Edith Wharton at her finest with this short stories series. Read by professional actors, these stories showcase Wharton’s gift for social satire. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit EdithWharton.org.
Books & Blooms
Tuesdays, July 5 - August 30, 10:00 am
Children 2-8, must be accompanied by an adult
Free
Children and their families are welcome to gather in the Italian Garden for story time. and crafts. This drop-in program is weather dependent, so call ahead if there are showers in the forecast. For more information visit EdithWharton.org or call 413-551-5100.
Music After Hours
Fridays & Saturdays, July and August, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Free
A highlight of the Berkshire music scene returns! This season’s guest musicians include the Benny Sharoni Quartet and the Wanda Houston Band. Visit EdithWharton.org for full line-up.