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Support the Mark Twain House & MuseumThe Mark Twain House & Museum is turning the corner on its financial crisis thanks to quick action by a wide range of donors and supporters. We are now able to keep the Hartford legacy of Mark Twain and his home alive, but have a way to go, and can only do it with your support. A lively series of events and exhibits is bringing new visitors to the museum daily. We welcome you to contribute to this effort. What's NewFEB. 18: HUCK FINN'S ANNIVERSARY, WITH A HOT BAND AND THEATRICAL READINGSCelebrate Huck's 175th with the Ebony Hillbillies, a wildly energetic string band, and readings by the Hartford street theater group HartBeat Ensemble. MARK AND LIVY'S LOVE LETTERS PERFORMED FEB. 13Hear John Pogson and Lisa Steier in their acclaimed performance of Sam Clemens' and Livy Langdon's love letters, "Long Distance Romance," on Feb. 13 -- and sip champagne and nibble chocolate with youyr sweetie.
THE MARK TWAIN CENTENNIAL YEAR BEGINSThanks to a historic underwriting commitment from The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., we are offering events in 2010 ranging from a Tom Sawyer Day to a Wally Lamb lecture/reading to a session with America's premier black old-timey band. WRITING AT THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE -- Register Now!In 1955, the Mark Twain Memorial defined its mission as the creation of a llterary center. In that spirit, we launch "Writing at the Mark Twain House" with an eight-week memoir course, taught by Lary Bloom and Suzanne Levine.
NOOK FARM BOOK CLUB OFFERS LITERARY CONVERSATIONThe Mark Twain House & Museum and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center have organized a book club to consider all things Twain and Stowe, along with politics, social issues, humor, adventure, romance and literature.
GIVE THE GIFT OF THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE!We are offering 20% off all new individual, household and national memberships -- including giftt memberships. PLUS, new members get a free, elegantly designed, limited edition book describing Mark Twain's 1907 visit to England. Call 860-280-3112. Ghost Tours Extended into February!Our Friday night "Graveyard Shift" Ghost Tours have taken off. We've added tours Feb. 5 and 12. New Program: What Twain Meant by "Growing Up"A new outreach program offered by our Educational Program Director, Craig Hotchkiss, focuses on the theme in both "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn."
New School Programs Offered!We've got a new AP program and some great new tours and classroom sessions for students and teachers. Bring the Mark Twain House to Your TownEducational Program Director Craig Hotchkiss offers programs for libraries, schools, historical societies or anywhere Twain aficionados gather. |
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