Events Listing

Earth Day Event: "Resistance and Extinction: A Conversation about Thoreau, Loss and Hope"

Date:

Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 7:00pm

Location:

Zoom - 7 pm Eastern

The Thoreau Society is teaming up with the Center for Biological Diversity for a special Earth Day event to discuss resistance and extinction. We'll explore the works of the beloved 19th-century naturalist and philosopher Henry David Thoreau and how they relate to today's fight to end the extinction crisis.

Join us online April 22 at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET for this discussion with Thoreau Society President Rochelle Johnson and Executive Director Michael Frederick; Laura Walls, author of Henry David Thoreau: A Life; and Center for Biological Diversity Founder and Director of Programs Peter Galvin and Senior Scientist Tierra Curry.

From Path to Page with Lucille & Sandy Stott

Date:

Saturday, June 19, 2021 - 10:00am

Location:

Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau

This is a two-day nature writing workshop! Saturday June 19, 2021 & Sunday June 20, 2021, 10 am - 4 pm. Tuition: $175.00

Register for this workshop!

This workshop is designed to get you thinking about how to bring your outdoor excursions to the page.

The Write Connection Featured Event: Author Talk with George Howe Colt

Date:

Friday, October 1, 2021 - 7:00pm

Location:

TBA

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Suggested donation: $15

Writing About Family, afternoon workshop by author, George Howe Colt

Date:

Saturday, October 2, 2021 - 10:00am to 3:00pm

Location:

Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau

Register for this event!

Tuition: $100

“A man is worth most to himself and to others, whether as an observer, or poet, or neighbor, or friend, where he is most himself, most contented and at home.” (Thoreau, Journal, November 20, 1857)