Robert Frost Farm
Summer Series
Inviting guest speakers to Derry to celebrate the work of America's foremost poet is a tradition at the farm. Lectures are held in the Farm's barn theater beginning at 2:00 pm and are open to the public free of charge.
Programs are made possible by grants from the New Hampshire Humanities Council and are sponsored by the Division of Parks and Recreation, the Robert Frost Homestead Trustees, and the Friends of the Robert Frost Farm.
The Frost Farm, a national historic landmark, is located on NH Route 28, 1-3/4 miles south of the traffic circle in Derry, NH.
For more information, call (603) 432-3091.
Programs are free (except appraisals) and open to the public.
SUNDAY, JULY 18th 2PM – "Robert Frost at Home: Family Life & NH Rural Values in 1990"
David Watters will explore the home life of RF during his early years in Derry and explain the influence that family and community exerted on his early development as a poet. Dr. Watters is a professor of English and the Director for the Center of New England Culture at UNH, a NH State Representative, and a former member of the Frost Farm Board of Trustees where he originated the popular Youth Poet Program. He is the author of several books on gravestones and gravestone art, and coauthor of The Encyclopedia of New England: the Culture and History of an American Region.
SUNDAY, JULY 25th 2 PM – “Illustrating Children’s Literature”
Karen Busch Holman, a published illustrator of children's books, including Nicholas: A New Hampshire Tale which includes a chapter on the little mouse’s visit to the Robert Frost Farm will share her experiences as a children’s book illustrator with the audience. Karen is a freelance artist, graphic designer and illustrator who shares her love of art through her workshop visits to elementary schools across the state and as a member of the New Hampshire Art Association, where she also teaches classes. Karen and her family reside in East Andover, NH.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1st 2 PM – “Antiques and Collectibles Appraisals”
HERC PAPPACHRISTOS is an appraiser and auction manager with Grogan & Co., of Dedham, MA and has been active in the antique world for over twenty years. He is also a member of the Frost Farm board of trustees. Herc’s afternoon of appraisals has become an anticipated regular summer event and he is back this year by popular demand. Bring your items to the Frost Farm and have them assessed by an expert. There will be a $5.00 fee for each appraised item.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8th 2 PM – “An Afternoon with New Hampshire’s Poet Laureate”
Walter Butts, our featured poet for the 2010 literary series is the author of Sunday Evening at the Stardust Café, chosen as a finalist for the Philip Levine Prize in Poetry and selected winner of the 2006 Iowa Source Poetry Book Prize, and Sunday Factory, a chapbook from Finishing Line Press (2006). The recipient of a Pushcart Prize nomination, a Massachusetts Artists Foundation Fellowship Award, and other honors, his poems appear frequently in such magazines as Atlanta Review, Cimarron Review, Mid-American Review, and Poetry East. He has taught in poetry workshops at UNH and for the New Hampshire Writers’ Project and is currently associate professor of English at Hesser College.
SATURDAY AUGUST 28th 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM – New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Day
On Saturday, August 28th, The New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project and the Robert Frost Farm Trustees will sponsor a Quilt Documentation Day during which quilt owners can learn more about their antique quilts and quilted objects. The organizers of this statewide project hope to discover the old quilts that area residents may have on display in their homes, or tucked away in attics, linen closets, garages and hope chests.
Quilts have been part of New England life for many years, but often they are so familiar that little is written about who made the pieces or what they might signify. When quilts are brought to a Documentation Day event, owners obtain a permanent record of the quilt or quilted piece and any details known about its maker that are known.
The New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project Phase II (NHQDPII) volunteers encourage quilt owners living in New Hampshire to attend the D-Day. The Documentation Team will examine and photograph quilts brought to the Frost Farm during the event. Quilt owners will receive detailed information about the style, approximate date, fabrics, condition and construction, and will also receive advice on how to care for their items.
| Services: Documentation on 8/28/10 |
Fees: Free of Charge |
| Registration Requirements Appointments must be scheduled in advance of Documentation Day. To schedule an appointment between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for Saturday, August 28th, please call The Robert Frost Farm at (603) 432-3091. | |
SUNDAY AUGUST 29th 2 PM – Quilted Treasures – Piecing Together the Stories – Julie Crossland
Do you want to know more about that secreted away antique quilt in the back of your closet? As Julie Crossland, an expert on quilts and quilting will explain, these handcrafted treasures can tell us many things. During her informative presentation, Julie will use your quilts and hers to identify quilt dates and patterns, share facts about the eras in which they were created, relate a brief history of quilt making, and examine the significance of quilts in American culture. As a nationally certified quilt appraiser and founder of the NH Quilter’s Association and the NH Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II, Julie’s expertise is greatly sought after. She has studied quilting and fabrics in Europe as well as in Hawaii, and is an ongoing member of the American Quilt Study Group and the American Quilter’s Society.