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February 26, 2024

Upcoming Public Events

ONGOING

First Saturday of Every Month, 1 PM
Discover Mount Auburn Introductory Walking Tour
These docent-led 1.5-mile walking tour will focus on stories of history, monuments, and the lives of those buried here.
Saturday, April 6
Saturday, May 4
Saturday, June 1
Saturday, July 6

Spring Migrants Walks with Jeremiah Trimble
Join us for a spring bird walk searching for both migrant and breeding birds. Bring your binoculars and field guides. All skill levels welcome. Led by Jeremiah Trimble, Curatorial Associate, Ornithology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Thursdays at 6:45 AM
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23

Forest Bathing: A Mindful Nature Experience
Stefanie Haug (LICSW) will guide our Forest Bathing experience including simple warm-up movements, a natural history of the area, guided breathing and centering awareness, mindful walking with sensory activities, and finding a nature meditation/sit spot. 
Saturday, April 20, 1 PM
Sunday, August 11, 10 AM
Saturday, September 14, 1 PM
Saturday, October 19, 10 AM

Community Connections Walks
Join guest guide, Stefanie Haug LICSW, for a series of theme-based Community Connection Walks. Each walk includes nature-based mindfulness practices and space to listen and share what may arise around the theme of our walk.
Sunday, April 21 at 10:00-11:30am: Elderhood
Sunday, Aug 11 at 1:00pm-2:30pm: Elderhood
Saturday, Sep 14 at 10:00-11:30am: Navigating Loss
Saturday Oct 19 at 1:00-2:30pm: Navigating Loss

Early Risers Horticulture Walks
Join our staff for any or all of these hour-long early morning excursions to discover what’s in bloom and any other items of horticultural interest. From early bulbs to magnificent flowering trees, we will try to catch them all.
Mondays at 8 AM – 9 AM
April 22
April 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27

Morning Writes
Lead by Mount Auburn Cemetery Public Events Producer, Julie-Anne Whitney, Morning Writes is an informal writing time and a chance to meet up with other creative thinkers. Each session will begin with a few writing prompts to get you started, followed by 30-40 minutes of writing time. 
Saturday, June 15, 10 AM
Saturday, August 17, 10 AM
Saturday, September 21, 10 AM



APRIL

Poetry for Grief & Healing Writing Writing Workshop
Join poet, educator, and artivist Amanda Shea in a poetry writing workshop about healing from grief. The workshop will include a meditation, writing prompts, and an invitation to share with the group. 
Sunday, April 7, 3:30 PM

Dear Friend, Let’s Meet: A Roaming Poetry Reading
Join poet and Artist-in-Residence, Carolyn Oliver, for a celebratory outdoor reading of poems composed during her residency.   
Saturday, April 13 at 2:00-4:00 PM

Music with Nature: Dawn Chorus Plus One
Musician and author David Rothenberg has long explored live performance together with the sounds of nature, from nightingales to humpback whales to cicadas.  
Dawn Chorus Plus One: Saturday, April 20 at 5:30-6:45am, Consecration Dell
Secret Sounds of Ponds: April 20th at 7:00pm-8:15pm, Halcyon Lake 

Spring Tree ID Tour
Guided by local herbalist and former Mount Auburn arborist Alex Klein, guests will learn simple techniques for identifying trees in Spring and discuss the cultural and natural history of some important local and exotic species at Mount Auburn. 
Sunday, April 21, 1 PM

The Undiscovered Country: Shakespeare and Mount Auburn Cemetery
Many monuments at Mount Auburn are adorned with quotations from the great English poet and playwright, William Shakespeare. Join Volunteer Docent Susan Zawalich on a tour to celebrate Shakespeare’s April Birthday month.
Saturday, April 27, 2 PM

Spring Has Sprung
With a cornucopia of flowers enhancing our designed landscape, there is seemingly no view that fails to interest us. Join Visitor Services Assistant, Jim Gorman for a walk of selected horticultural highlights.
Sunday, April 28, 10 AM

This Life and Death: Conversations at Mount Auburn Cemetery 
Throughout the past year, Artists-in-Residence Eliza Fichter and Debra Wise have been interviewing people about their relationships with Mount Auburn Cemetery and how their reflections on death have shaped their living. The conversations were then crafted into a series of short audio narratives.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 6:30-8:00 PM 


MAY

Spring Has Sprung
With a cornucopia of flowers enhancing our designed landscape, there is seemingly no view that fails to interest us. Join Visitor Services Assistant, Jim Gorman for a walk of selected horticultural highlights.
Sunday, May 5, 10 AM

Reborn: Musical Innovations with the Bigelow Chapel Organ Pipes
Join 2023-2024 Artist-in-Residence Eden Rayz for a death-aware musical performance that celebrates the 100th Anniversary homecoming of the Bigelow Chapel pipe organ.
Saturday, May 18, 1 PM
Saturday, May 18, 6 PM

Mount Auburn’s Medicinal & Edible Landscape Tour
Guided by local herbalist and former Mount Auburn arborist Alex Klein, guests will get to know the medicinal and culinary aspects of some of the cemetery’s planted and wild collections. 
Sunday, May 19, 3 PM


JUNE

Sense & Sensuality: Writing with the Five Senses
In this workshop, author and memoirist Nina MacLaughlin will guide guests in practicing engaging the whole body in their writing through taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound. 
Saturday, June 1, 10 AM

Therapeutic Community Art Workshop: Creating Portable Shrines for Your Loved One(s)
In this therapeutic art workshop led by Dr. Lauren Leone, participants will be guided in creating a personal, portable shrine to honor and remember a lost loved one. 
Saturday, June 15, 2 PM


OCTOBER

Grief & Praise Workshop
Grief is an unavoidable part of the human experience. This workshop, led by Sound Healing practitioner Marlene Boyette, will offer space and practices for processing grief. 
Saturday, Oct 5 at 2:00-3:30 PM


Funding for programs has been provided in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.



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Laurel Circle Lecture Series
Cannon Hersey & Taku Nishimae
Thursday, April 4 at 5:30PM
Cannon Hersey, grandson of author John Hersey who wrote “Hiroshima,” will discuss the Survivor Trees of Hiroshima, over 160 trees within a mile of the epicenter of the atomic bombing that still thrive today. Free for Laurel Circle Members; $50 General Admission

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