Mount Auburn Street gate with spring blossoms, May 2008
Upcoming Events
This summer Mount Auburn will offer the public a variety of programs that celebrate the art, architecture, horticulture and notable people buried at the Cemetery.
A complete listing of upcoming programs can be found at our website, www. mountauburn. org. People may also register for programs online at the website.
k Discover Mount Auburn— a walking tour Saturdays, July 5, August 2, and September 6, 2:00 PM
One of the country’ s most significant designed landscapes, Mount Auburn combines the arts of horticulture, architecture and sculpture with the beauty of nature. These introductory tours, held on the first Saturday of each month, focus on stories about the Cemetery’ s history, notable monuments and the lives of those buried here. $ 5 for Friends members; $ 10 for non-members.
PHOTO by Jennifer Johnston k Summer Discovery Hikes— parent-child walking tours
Fridays, July 11, 25, and August 15, 1:00 PM
Children and their parents may enjoy these hour-long walking tours to discover the natural and architectural wonders of Mount Auburn. The tours explore the Cemetery, looking for the sights, sounds and smells of the season. Children of all ages are invited to participate. Walks will be stroller-friendly. Children should be accompanied by a parent or favorite adult. $ 5 per family for Friends members; $ 10 per family for non-members.
k Cambridge Discovery Days 2008— walking tours Saturdays, August 9 and 16, 4:00 PM
Mount Auburn will celebrate this year’ s Cambridge Discovery Days theme,“ From Settlement to Revolution,” with the following two programs:
“ The Natural Beauties of Sweet Auburn” Saturday, August 9, 4:00 PM
Mount Auburn Cemetery has long been renowned as a place of great beauty. Even before the Cemetery’ s founding, this land, then known to locals as“ Sweet Auburn,” was celebrated for its natural features— hills, dells, ponds, and woods. This tour will highlight these features, especially those that existed prior to the Cemetery’ s founding in 1831. FREE.
“ Memories of Revolutionary Cambridge at Mount Auburn”
Saturday, August 16, 4:00 PM
This walk through Mount Auburn Cemetery spotlights Revolution-era Cambridge. Participants will visit the monuments of those with direct ties to the Revolution as well as the graves the 19th-century authors and historians who interpreted these remarkable events. FREE.
A complete listing of the free talks, walks and programs taking place throughout Cambridge to celebrate Cambridge Discovery Days can be found at: http:// www. cambridgema. gov /~ Historic / walks. html.
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138-5517
www. mountauburn. org • 617-547-7105
NONPROFIT ORG. U. S. POSTAGE P A I D PERMIT NO. 258 PLYMOUTH, MA
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