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T, W, F, Sa, Su: 10 - 5
Th: 10 - 8
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Adult: $12
Senior/Student: $8
Children (under 12): Free
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Thank You!
We would like to thank everyone who attended our pre-opening events, official ribbon cutting, and opening day! We would like to extend a special thank you to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, Alderman Burke, Exelon, WFMT, WTTW Kids, David McCullough, Stuart Dybek, Ana Castillo, Rosellen Brown, 826Chi, and the
Chicago Council for the AWM.
We would also like to send out a special thank you to Dr. Malcolm O'Hagan, our Founder. Without his inspiration and audacity, the American Writers Museum would be nothing more than a dream in the hearts of literature lovers.
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American
Writers Museum June Events
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Sunday, June 4, 2 p.m.
Build Your Own Scroll: Children's Edition
Children 6+ w/ caregiver. Free with museum admission (children under 12 free).
Thursday, June 8, 5 p.m.
Printer's Row Preview: Karen Halvorsen Schreck
Tuesday, June 13, 10:30 a.m.
Children's Author Storytime: Sallie Wolf
Preschool-age children w/ caregiver. Free (museum admission not included).
Learn more.
Thursday, June 20 & 27, 7 p.m.
Workshop: Shaping Family History into Compelling Stories
$150 per participant. Reserve both dates
here.
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Tuesday, June 6, 5 p.m.
Reading/Signing: A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun: The Life and Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks
$5 suggested donation.
Learn more
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Saturday & Sunday, June 10-11
AWM at Printer's Row Lit Fest
Dearborn St. from Congress to Polk
Free and open to the public.
Learn more
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Thursday, June 15, 5 p.m.
Build Your Own Scroll: Adult Edition
Thursday, June 29, 6 p.m.
Poetry Among the Palms: Readings
Garfield Park Conservatory, Palm House
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Review the American Writers Museum
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American Writers Museum in the News
The American Writers Museum thanks those who feature us in their publications. This month, we are happy to share this recent coverage.
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Receive 50% off tickets to performances 6/17 - 6/25 with code AWM
Not valid on premium or partial view seats, previously purchased tickets or in combination with other offers. Expires 6/25/17. Buy tickets
here.
This summer, relive the fireworks of summer love!
On July 4, fireworks aren't the only flames burning for 16-year-old Richard Miller - whose passion for poetry is rivaled only by affection for Muriel, the girl of his dreams. When her father forbids the young couple from dating, Richard embarks on an evening of unexpected rebellion. Eugene O'Neill's "warm-hearted, welcome dose of love and laughter" (
Los Angeles Times) delightfully captures the bliss, adventure, and angst of young romance.
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Join the AWM Family
Join the AWM today as a Member or a donor!
Members enjoy free admission to the museum, 15% off at the museum shop, invitations to members-only events, and more! Find the membership level that suits you best, and
You can also join the AWM as a Donor Society for special benefits such as: family membership, free admission, recognition in the Annual Report, special event invitations, and more!
The American Writers Museum Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Federal Tax ID Number 27-1822749). All donations made to the Museum are fully tax deductible.
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Book a Group Tour
The AWM is now scheduling field trips and group tours.
Groups of 15 or more, as well as field trip groups, receive discounted admission and optional lesson planning tools.
Book your group today!
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Host Your Next Event at the American Writers Museum
The S. Leigh Pierson and Douglas R. Conant Readers Hall is available to rent for groups up to 250 guests. The event space is perfect for fundraisers, networking events, and parties.
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Upcoming Events with American Writers Museum Affiliates
AWM has 65
Affiliates
throughout the United States. Here are some of the exciting events they have coming up in June:
- Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House(Concord, MA): "Welcome to Our Home Living History Tour"
- The Beat Museum - Jack Kerouac (San Francisco, CA): "Brian Hassett's Beat Cafe"
- William Cullen Bryant Homestead (Cummington, MA): "Returning Home: William Cullen Bryant at Home - House Tour," "Big Trees & Stories of the Land," "Hard Cider Talk & Tasting," "Historic Brews: Beer Making Workshop," "Open the Books!," "Community Picnic," and "Plein Air Painting with Paula Gottlieb"
- Pearl S. Buck Birthplace (Hillsboro, WV): "Little Levels Heritage Fair"
- Pearl S. Buck House (Perkasie, PA): "Short Story Discussion Group," "Book Discussion Group," "Writing Short Stories in a Year," "Discover the Legacy,""Writers Guild," and "Pearl S. Buck's 125th Birthday Celebration"
- The Willa Cather Foundation (Red Cloud, NE): "Catherland by Shane Booth," "Western Wonderlands," "62nd Annual Spring Conference," "Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center," "16th International Willa Cather Seminar," and "Willa Cather's Iron City Music"
- The House of the Seven Gables (Salem, MA): "17th Century Saturdays at The House of the Seven Gables," "A Festival of Food," "'Judge Ye Weather Or Noe I Hadent Ort To Be Set At Liberty': Essex County Freedom Suits in Revolutionary Massachusetts," and "US Senior Open"
- Truman Capote and Harper Lee, Old Courthouse Museum (Monroeville, AL): "History Adventure Camp," "Book Times Two with Roy Hoffman" and "Capote & Other Voices Reading Club"
- Emily Dickinson Museum (Amherst, MA): "Amherst Arts Night Plus: A Poetry Night and Art Exhibition" "Garden Days," "'The Products of My Farm are these': Farming with the Dickinsons," and "'The earth has many keys': Hands-On Archaeology at the Homestead"
- Concord Museum (Concord, MA): "28th Annual Garden Tour," "Hands on History," "22nd Annual Golf Tournament," "Collection Spotlight," "Father's Day Beer Talk and Tasting," "June-teenth Gallery Talk," "A Private Gallery Talk with Abelardo Morell," "Camera Obscura Workshop with Abelardo Morell," and "Outdoor Movie Night: Little Women"
- The Old Manse (Concord, MA): "Home to Two Revolutions," "Artist Talk: Greg Lookerse Discusses Thoreau's Influence on his Work," "Music at the Manse," "Herb Walk and Herbal Tea Blending," "Fathers Day," "Summer Solstice Celebration," and "Poetry Writing for Families: An exploration of the landscape"
- The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum(Pocantico Hills, NY): "The 14th Annual F. Scott Fitzgerald Society Conference"
- The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park (Oak Park, IL): "The Hemingway Graduation Party"
- Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (Piggott, AR): "June Writers' Retreat"
- Helen Hunt Jackson, Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum (Colorado Springs, CO): "Windows Into History Tour," "Weekend Warm-Up: Every Picture Tells a Story!," and "Children's History Hour"
- Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum and Visitor Center (Historic New England)(South Berwick, ME): "'A Writer's Circle' Writers' Group," and "South Berwick Strawberry Festival"
- Jack London State Historic Park (Glen Ellen, CA): "Broadway Under the Stars," "A Taste of the Wild," "Hiking For Fitness," "Family Fun Days," and "Jack London Short Story Read-Aloud"
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House & Garden (Portland, ME): "First Friday Art Walk: Making Paper, Making Maine & First Friday Fiction," "MHS 195th Annual Meeting," "Special Performance: The Lomax Folk Project," "2017 Boston Bus Trip," and "Beer in the Garden: Privateers"
- The Merwin Conservancy (Haiku, HI): "Dr. Pualani Kanaka'ole-Kanahele in The Green Room @ Maui Arts & Cultural Center"
- Edna St. Vincent Millay Society at Steepletop (Austerlitz, NY): "Hiking Steepletop"
- Margaret Mitchell House (Atlanta, GA): "Summer Writing Camps," "Lisa Wingate, Before We Were Yours," "Jacqueline Woodson, Another Brooklyn," "Mary Dearborn, Ernest Hemingway: A Biography," "Steve Oney in conversation with John Pruitt, A Man's World: Portraits," "Richard Russo, Trajectory," and "Hidden Midtown: heART of the City"
- John G. Neihardt State Historic Site (Bancroft, NE): "Book Circle: Black Elk Speaks - Chapter 10," "Story Hour with Jerome Kills Small," "Book Circle: Black Elk Speaks - Chapter 11," and "Garden Gathering & Volunteer Day"
- Poe Baltimore(Baltimore, MD): "June Poe & Poets Reading Series: feat. Lisa G. Samia"
- Will Rogers Memorial Museum (Claremore, OK): "Family Day at the Birthplace Ranch," "Milam Lecture Series - Guy Logsdon," and "Frontier Days Kids Camp"
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site(Flat Rock, NC): "Historic Connemara Walking Tours" and "Sandburg Summer Stage"
- Harriet Beecher Stowe Center (Hartford, CT): "Hartford Blooms," "Stowe Prize Day: Big Tent Jubilee," "Stowe's Birthday & CT Open House Day," "Free Tours for Dads on Father's Day," "CT Historic Gardens Day," "Riverwood Poetry Social Justice Reading," and "Facilitating Conversations on Difficult Topics"
- Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site (Rome City, IN): "An Evening in Gene's Garden," and "Junior IMN Day"
- Thoreau Farm(Concord, MA): "Celebrate Thoreau's Walk to Wachusett at the Thoreau Birth House"
- The Mark Twain House & Museum (Hartford, CT): "Book/Mark with Jenny Allen," "The MOuTH: Take My Advice!," "CLUE Murder Mystery House Tours," "TOM SAWYER DAY!," "'Using Our Voice for Others' with Susanne Davis," "International Wine Tasting," "JUMPING FROG JUBILEE!!," and "Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours"
- Noah Webster House(West Hartford, CT): "Local/Social Food Truck Pop-Up Event" and "Poetry Workshop with Maria Sassi"
- Eudora Welty House & Garden (Jackson, MS): "Storytime on the Porch"
- The Mount (Lenox, MA): "SculptureNow Exhibition," "Ghost Tour," "Touchstones at The Mount: Kate Bolick in Conversation with Lee Siegel," "The Book Show at The Mount: Joe Donahhue in conversation with Jim Shepard," "Free Fun Friday," "Backstairs Tour," "Wharton on Wednesdays," "Le Cafe Francais," and "Literary Roundtable,"
- Walt Whitman Birthplace (Huntington Station, NY): "Birthday Celebration Weekend," "The Whitman Era: Path Through History Weekend/s," and "Salut Au Monde Series, Part 1: The Immigration Challenge with Tatyana Kleyn"
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial (Asheville, NC): "Writers at Wolfe"
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