Old Manse Open House & FREE Fun Fridays

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Dates:	Friday, August 22, 2014 - Friday, August 22, 2014
Hours:	10am-8pm
Ages:	Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor, Outdoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Special Events

Celebrate and explore one of Massachusetts’ most historic and accessible sites on Friday, August 22.

Part of the Free Fun Fridays program, The Old Manse in Concord – a National Historic Landmark built just before the Revolutionary War by Ralph Waldo Emerson’s grandfather yards from where the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired – is opening its doors for the whole day at no cost for all to enjoy!

The celebratory event will include:

Colonial music and dance demonstrations
Scavenger hunt and craft demonstrations
Living history and a recreation of the 18th century kitchen yard
Guided attic and landscape tours
Admission to the historic Old Manse House, including a self-guided and kid friendly tour
Tours of the adjacent Caesar Robbins House offered in partnership with the Drinking Gourd Project
Food and drink available for purchase

This event is FREE and open to the public.

It is part of Highland Street Foundation Free Fun Fridays initiative – a statewide summer program that opens doors to visitors for FREE to 66 treasured cultural venues in Massachusetts.

For more information about the Highland Street Foundation and the complete Free Fun Friday schedule visit www.highlandstreet.org.

COST

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FREE

WEBSITE

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www.thetrustees.org/oldmanse

LOCATION

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269 Monument Street, Concord, MA, 01742 map
Phone: 978.369.3909

The Old Manse, 269 Monument Street, Concord, MA 01742