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    Special Exhibition

     

    DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH

    Golfing at Hill-Stead

     

     

     

    Through October 7

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    Margaret Gibson

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    Molly McCully Brown

     

     

    June 20, 5 pm

     

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    Poetry Writing Workshops

     

     

    June 20      Molly Brown

    July 11    Tracy K. Smith

    July 25    Javier Zamora

     

     

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    First Sunday Estate Walks

     

     July 1 | August 5 | September 2 | October 7

     

     

  • Poet Laureate
    Tracy K. Smith

     

    July 11, 5pm

     

     

     

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    Summer on the Hill   |   Vacation Workshops for Kids

     

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    Poetry of Our World

     

    July 25, 5 pm

     

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    Save Our Stone Wall

     

    One of Hill-Stead's iconic

    stone walls must be rebuilt.  

    Please help us fund this essential repair.

     

     

     
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Upcoming

Molly Brown Poetry Writing Workshop

June 20, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Molly McCully Brown & Margaret Gibson at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival

June 20, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Make Music Connecticut: FREE Lunch Concert

June 21, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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The Guitar Player, by Edouard Manet
  • Impressionist masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Manet, Whistler and Cassatt
  • Captivating Japanese woodblock prints
  • Superb decorative arts

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  • 2018 Fresh Voices finalist announced
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  • Hill-Stead is looking for exhibitors for its December Holiday Boutique. Apply now!

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