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November 2018
Concert – A Salute to Our Veterans
Jennifer Heemstra, pianist, Carrie Pierce, cellist, and Jacqueline Nutting, violinist, perform patriotic favorites with works by Amy Beach, Florence Price, Irving Berlin and more. This is the third performance of the fall American Music Series. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Find out more »Holidays through History
Celebrate the holidays at Anderson House and two other neighborhood museums—Dumbarton House and Woodrow Wilson House—at this annual yuletide pilgrimage. Stroll through the three festively decorated mansions and learn about historical Christmas traditions. Each site will feature a cocktail inspired by their period, as well as holiday music, crafts and refreshments. Reservations suggested. Tickets cost $25 per person in advance; $30 at the door.
Find out more »December 2018
Lunch Bite – Larz Anderson before Isabel
Larz and Isabel Anderson met in 1895, were married in 1897 and began the construction of Anderson House in 1902. But what was Larz Anderson's life like before he met his wife? Join Kelsey Atwood, tour and public program manager, for a look at his early years through photographs, letters and journals that reveal little-known details about his childhood, early travels and education. The presentation will last approximately 30 minutes with time afterwards for up-close viewing of the photographs and…
Find out more »Concert – Classical Holiday
Amanda Dame, flautist, and Chelsea de Souza, pianist, perform classical favorites for the holiday season. This is the last performance of the fall American Music Series. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Find out more »Author’s Talk – Frontier Rebels: The Fight for Independence in the American West, 1765-1776
Patrick Spero, director of the American Philosophical Society Library, discusses and signs copies of his book on the untold story of the Black Boys, a band of rebels on the American frontier in 1765 whose protests helped to spark the American Revolution. In 1765, as the Stamp Act riled eastern seaports, frontiersmen clashed with the British Empire over another issue: Indian relations. When British officials launched a risky diplomatic expedition into the American interior to open trade with the Indian warrior…
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