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Add EventHalf Past Four / The Beet Boxers is an old-timey string quartet that plays American roots music especially tunes from around Appalachia. Featuring banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and hurdy-gurdy, the band delivers a mix of toe-tapping instrumentals and soulful songs. Rich vocal harmonies and a solid groove make for fun that strictly shouldn't be legal. […]
Circus Smirkus is a non-profit international youth circus founded in 1987. Tickets on sale now! Sunday, July 27 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Please note: Ticket sales end four hours before showtime. There may be tickets available at the tent starting one hour before showtime.
Circus Smirkus is a non-profit international youth circus founded in 1987. Tickets on sale now! Saturday, July 26, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 27 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Please note: Ticket sales end four hours before showtime. There may be tickets available at the tent starting one hour before showtime.
Join us in our carriage house for an extended three-hour traditional skills workshop and try your hand at weaving on a loom! Each participant will create 4 woven coasters (aka “mug rugs”). All supplies will be provided. Weaving expert Beth Guertin of A Place to Weave will guide you in how to use a four-shaft […]
Circus Smirkus is a non-profit international youth circus founded in 1987. Tickets on sale now! Friday, July 25, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 26, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 27 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Please note: Ticket sales end four hours before showtime. There may be tickets available at […]
Come on down to the Farm at Gore Place for some sudsy fun! Kids will get to try their hand at washing their socks, using historical tools, like washboards and a hand-wringing machine. Then we’ll make our own bubble wands and blow giant bubbles using our special secret bubble recipe. Make sure to bring an […]
The musical duo Sultana will perform "History and Legends through Song” at the Gore Place Carriage House. The program of songs and history visits fascinating historical or legendary characters and events, from ancient Mesopotamia and Medieval Europe to the Old West and into more modern times. Subjects include the first known author, a character from […]
Come join Good News Gus and his puppet pals for songs, stories, and puppet shenanigans from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at our farm! This interactive puppet show is both fun and funny; you’ll be in stitches by the end! The sessions are recommended for 3 and 4-year-olds, but all are welcome.
Gore Place presents the Jane Austen garden party on the grounds of our beautiful 19th-century estate—a site fit for one of the celebrated author’s famous novels! Your event ticket includes tea sandwiches and assorted patisseries provided by Vintage Tea & Cake Co., plus you'll enjoy archery, lawn games, and a stroll through the fabulous 1806 […]
Gore Place, the historic estate in Waltham and Watertown, will present a concert by Ruth Rappaport and Ben Wetherbee. Guitarist Ruth Rappaport plays traditional music of America, Ireland, and the British Isles. Ben Wetherbee is an exciting fiddler and harmonica player. Hold on to your hats because their music is hard-driving! The concert will take […]
Celebrate the start of summer with dinner and a show at Gore Place—a picnic dinner and a puppet show, that is. The Watertown Bookmobile will be there from 5 to 7 p.m.; Good News Gus and his puppet pals perform "The Caboose is Loose" starting at 5:45 p.m.; and following the show Kal's Ice Cream […]
Gore Place is excited to once again welcome Rachel Benson from The Fiber Web to run a needle felting class at the farm. Join us to create a beautiful felt painting of a landscape at sunset, no experience necessary! Rachel will guide you step-by-step through the process. You will be blown away by what you […]
