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| | Story Time in the Barn
First Wednesday of the month from 10am-11am
Preschoolers are invited to join us in the Barn at Gore Place for special Story Times starting at 10am. The sessions are recommended for 3 and 4-year-olds, but all are welcome!
Park in our South Entrance by the farm!
April 3rd - Baa Baa!
Sheep have been important to humans for thousands of years. During this Preschool Story Time, we will learn about the life of a sheep and how they are cared for at Gore Place. We will read books about sheep and will make wooly crafts. Afterward, we will visit the farm to watch how the sheep behave.
May 1st - It’s Spring!
Our Take a Walk backpacks are full of fun spring activities, waiting for you and your child to join us for a special program. We’ll start with a story, and then go outside and begin exploring together. Activities include looking for spring colors, visiting the animals at the farm, building a Gore Place mansion with blocks and more.
June 5th - It’s Time to Plant!
It’s planting time at the Gore Place Farm! During this Story Time at Gore Place, we will investigate the shapes and sizes of a variety of seeds. Through stories, songs, and role-playing, we will explore what a plant needs to grow and the job of different plant parts. Afterward, we will head outside to plant our own seeds to take home. | Buy tickets | |
| | Spring Bird Watch at Gore Place
Saturday, May 4 @ 8 am
Spring is here, which means songbirds are back! Grab your binoculars and join an expert guide on a bird walk around the Farm. See, hear, and learn about birds at Gore Place. Try to spot our year-round avian residents as well as those who've recently returned. From flycatchers to hawks, from woodpeckers to warblers, come see which birds are making themselves at home at Gore Place.
All ages are welcome. Free to Gore Place members and Brookline Bird Club members.
Photo credit: Dan Boldyrev
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| | Traditional Crafts Workshop
Saturday, May 11 from 1pm-3pm
Come learn traditional crafts alongside our goats in our beautiful new threshing barn!
This month’s workshop is for the whole family. Try your hands at three different traditional crafts: soap felting, paper making, and straw plaiting. Participants will be able to bring home their own handiwork.
No experience necessary! All materials will be provided. All ages welcome! | Buy tickets | |
| | Friday, May 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Join an expert guide for a moonlight tour of the 1806 mansion at Gore Place. You’ll see the graceful Great Stairs, the lovely Oval Withdrawing Room, the Peacock Parlor, the Great Hall, the bedchambers, sitting rooms, and more. Using the words of Jane Austen and head butler Robert Roberts, your guide will bring this early 19th-century country estate to life. The style and quality of the furnishings, the many Boston-built pieces, and the fabulous personal touches make this one of New England’s best historic house tours. | Buy tickets | |
| | Moonlight Tour: Jane Austen's World
Friday, May 31 @ 7 pm
Join a guide dressed in period costume for a Moonlight Tour of the 1806 mansion at Gore Place in Waltham. You'll see the graceful Great Stairs, the lovely Oval Withdrawing Room, Peacock Parlor, Great Hall, bedchambers, sitting rooms, and more.
Along the way, your guide will use the words of Regency author Jane Austen to describe life on this early 19th-century country estate. The style and quality of the furnishings, the many Boston-built pieces, and the personal touches make this one of New England's best historic house tours. | Buy tickets | |
| | Family Time at the Farm
Explore Gore Place with your family this summer by helping out at the farm! Activities will include planting, weeding, harvesting, and feeding the chickens.
This program is recommended for children ages 2-12. $16 per child. $11 children of members. 1 child ticket includes up to 2 accompanying adults.
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| | John Muratore Holiday Concert
Wednesday, June 19 @ 7:30 pm
Acclaimed guitarist John Muratore will perform music arranged for classical guitar in the beautiful 1793 Coach House at Gore Place. John regularly appears as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician. The Boston Globe has called John's playing "...aural iridescence..." and the Boston Musical Intelligencer has called him "one of greater Boston’s most gifted guitar virtuosos."
Parking is free. To learn more, visit goreplace.org. | Buy tickets | |