The Thoreau Society Annual Gathering: Henry D. Thoreau's Environmental Ethos: Then & Now

On July 7th - 10th, the Thoreau Society will hold its 70^th Annual Gathering in Concord, Massachusetts, titled Henry David Thoreau’s Environmental Ethos: Then and Now.  The program represents a community-wide celebration of the world-renowned author Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862).  Workshops and presentations address all manner of topics relating to Concord, Thoreau, and the environment.

Highlights include a panel of scholars sponsored by the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society; aconcert with Dillon Bustin and Jacqueline Schwab, who has worked with Ken Burns on PBS productions; the keynote address by Laura Dassow Walls, who will speak about Alexander von Humboldt and her upcoming biography on Thoreau; a reception and dinner at the Thoreau Institute; and tours of the Thoreau Birth House, followed by a panel discussion at the School of Philosophy at Orchard House. On Sunday, July, 10, a special event and dinner at the Concord Art Association will feature the work of Nick Miller and a talk by renowned art critic Barbara Novak.  For a full program and registration materials, visit  www.thoreausociety.org or call 978-369-5310. Daily hours and event sites vary.  

The Annual Gathering offers a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities, including several developed in collaboration with our community partners: the Concord Art Association, Concord Museum, First Parish Church, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Orchard House, Thoreau Birth House, and Walden Pond State Reservation, as well as the Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods in Lincoln.