details at http://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/events.

The Emily Dickinson Museum re-opens the public and private areas of The Evergreens related to food preparation and service—the kitchen, scullery, pantry, and dining room—with new displays to offer visitors a new perspective on nineteenth-century dining and hospitality. Attend the poetry reading, baking contest and “Put down the apple, Adam”: The Dickinsons’ Apples and Figs presentation on opening day. Related programs include lecture on "A Prickly Art": Homemaking in the Nineteenth Century (Nov. 7) and a Victorian feast for Emily Dickinson's birthday (Dec. 9)