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A Year in Celebration of Twain The Complete List of 2010 Events in Mark Twain Country
JANUARY
January 11, 2010
Twain Country Comedy Club 8 pm Mandeville Hall at the Clemens Center for the Performing Arts in Elmira, NY. www.clemenscenter.com January 22-23, 2010 8th Annual Wine On Ice at First Arena Glenora, the award-winning Seneca Lake winery, will be launching a Twain-labeled Riesling! A premier annual wine tasting event offering a winter sampling of the Finger Lakes best in wine, food, shopping & entertainment. Sponsored by WENY. Friday: 5:30-9:30 pm and Saturday: Noon-4:00 & 5:30-9:00 pm www.WineOnIce.com FEBRUARY
February 2, 2010
Mark Twain's Music Box 8 pm
Mark Twain's Music Box evolved from a local man's keen interest and research about Twain's personal relationship with music. The narrative in the show tells the true story of Mark Twain's love of music and his humorous views on musical style. Part of the Elmira College Winter 2010 Encore Series at Gibson Theatre. For tickets please call (607) 735-1853.
February 6, 2010 Experience the NEW Twain Trail at WinterFest! Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum
10:00 am 3:00 pm Join us for a Ribbon Cutting for the NEW Twain Trail! www.tanglewoodnaturecenter.com February 8, 2010 Twain Country Comedy Club 8 pm Mandeville Hall at the Clemens Center for the Performing Arts. www.clemenscenter.com February Date TBA Twain Exhibit at the National Soaring Museum The National Soaring Museum is located on Harris Hill, the Soaring Capital of America! www.soaringmuseum.org MARCH
March 4, 2010
The Clemens Girls 7 pm Learn about the lives of Samuel Clemens three daughters—Susy, Clara & Jean. This Chemung Valley History Museum event is free and open to the public. www.chemungvalleymuseum.org March 8, 2010 Twain Country Comedy Club 8 pm Mandeville Hall at the Clemens Center for the Performing Arts. www.clemenscenter.com March 20, 2010 Mark Twain’s Legacy: A Centennial Event 1 pm - 4 pm A gathering of Elmira College faculty and Mark Twain scholars will explore the legacy of Mark Twain in this centennial year commemorating the hundredth anniversary of his death. The public is welcome to join this afternoon of discussion. Refreshments provided. For more information contact the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College at (607) 735-1941, or email twaincenter@elmira.edu. March 27, 2010 A Taste of Twain Beer & Wine Tasting at The Starlite Room
6 pm Mark Twain loved his whiskey, and Starlite Room will be honoring him with a specially created line of drinks made with Old Crow. Join us tonight for the launch- Mark Twain will even be on hand to share a drink with you! Featuring Glenora Winery, Horseheads Brewing, Finger Lakes Distilling & Red Newt Winery, served up with hearty hors d'oeuvres. www.TheStarliteRoomElmira.com APRIL
April 15, 2010
Opening of the "Mark Twain in Elmira" Exhibit This exhibit will remain on display through March 2011 at the Chemung Valley History Museum. www.chemungvalleymuseum.org April 15, 2010 Postmarks from Quarry Farm 7 pm A theatrical reading of the personal correspondence of Samuel Clemens and those closest to him, from the time he met his beloved wife, Olivia Langdon, through his final days. Learn of the private life behind the very public Mark Twain at the centennial of his passing. Held at Park Church, 208 W. Gray Street in Elmira, NY. For more information please call (607)733-9104. April 21, 2010
Mark Twain Tonight! Hal Holbrook performs his Emmy & Tony award-winning performance Mark Twain Tonight! at the Clemens Center on the Centennial Anniversary of Twain's death! www.clemenscenter.com April 21 - 23, 2010 Dine Like Twain Dinners at Hill Top Inn & Restaurant Feast on the Langdon's secret family recipes while enjoying the exact view of the Chemung River Valley which inspired Twain during all those summers spent in Elmira, NY! www.hill-top-inn.com April 21 - 24, 2010 Trolley into Twain Country Tours Centennial Excursions One hour, guided tours including a visit to the Mark Twain Study on the Elmira College campus and the Langdon family burial site at Woodlawn Cemetery, Mark Twain's final resting place. http://www.marktwaincountry.com/trolley.asp April 24, 2010 Re-Enactment of Twain's Gravesite Service & Burial 11 am Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY This event will include such details as a horse-drawn carriage transporting the casket to the burial site. Numerous historical sources and articles from period editions of the NY Post and NY Times have been researched in preparation of this event. www.friendsofwoodlawnelmira.org April 24, 2010 Tom Sawyer & Becky Thatcher Day at Harris Hill Head up to the "Soaring Capital of America" for a thrilling glider ride over Mark Twain Country! Visit with Tom & Becky at the National Soaring Museum or join the fun in a Tom & Becky Look-A-Like Contest at Harris Hill Amusement Park! www.harrishillsoaring.org www.soaringmuseum.org www.harrishillamusements.com April 28, 2010 The Trouble Begins at Eight Spring Lecture Series Judith Yaross Lee Ohio University, Topic to be announced. Held in the Barn at Quarry Farm, the home where Twain summered for more than 20 years. Free and open to the public. For more information contact the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College at (607) 735-1941, or email twaincenter@elmira.edu. April 30, 2010 Community Soaring Luncheon Held at National Soaring Museum in conjunction with Twain Exhibit. For more information please contact the National Soaring Museum at (607)734-3128 www.soaringmuseum.org MAY
May through September 2010
Scenic Tours over Mark Twain Country Take in the views that inspired Twain from an eagle’s point of view in a glider, helicopter or vintage plane ride over the Chemung River Valley and Finger Lakes Wine Country! -Glider Rides Harris Hill Soaring Corporation www.harrishillsoaring.org -Helicopter & Airplane Rides FirstAir at Elmira Corning Regional Airport http://www.firstair.us/aerial-photo-scenic-flights.html -Vintage Plane & Glider Rides Wings of Eagles Discovery Center at Elmira Corning Regional Airport www.WingsOfEagles.com May 1, 2010 Twain Trail Hike 2:30 - 4:00 pm Join Elaine at Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum for a guided hike on the new trail! www.tanglewoodnaturecenter.com May 5, 2010 The Trouble Begins at Eight Spring Lecture Series Mark Twain’s Cornell with Lance Heidig, Independent Scholar, Cornell University. Held in the Barn at Quarry Farm, the home where Twain summered for more than 20 years. Free and open to the public. For more information contact the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College at (607) 735-1941, or email twaincenter@elmira.edu. Livy’s Tea at the Chemung Valley History Museum 1 pm Tea and desserts will be served followed by the program, Livy: The Life and Times of Olivia Langdon Clemens. Tickets are $12 person and reservations are required. Reservations must be made by Friday, August 14. To make reservations call 607-734-4167. www.chemungvalleymuseum.org May 8, 2010
Mark Twain Country Senior Games Opening Ceremony & Parade of Athletes 10 am Held at Horseheads High School, the Chemung County Senior Games is a regional event open to anyone age 50 and over. Over 600 athletes will compete over a 2 week period in events including bowling, softball, bocce, volleyball, cycling, track and field and more. A complete Schedule of Events and a Registration Form will be available in March at the county’s website: www.chemungcounty.com May 26, 2010 Mark Twain: From Caricature to Icon Alex Effgen with The Editorial Institute at Boston University. Held in the Barn at Quarry Farm, the home where Twain summered for more than 20 years. Free and open to the public. For more information contact the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College at (607) 735-1941, or email twaincenter@elmira.edu. May Date TBA Twain Country Senior Games at Eldridge Park For more information contact Chemung County Office of the Aging at (607)737-5520. JUNE
June 5, 2010
Century Bike Ride Twain will be present on the 100th anniversary of his passing to cut the ribbon for the Horseheads Rotary’s 100 mile bicycle ride which starts and finishes at Wings of Eagles Discovery Center at the Elmira Corning Regional Airport. http://horseheadsrotary.net/bike_ride.html June 12, 2010 Elmira’s River Fest in Twain Country River Paddle followed by a River Fest on the banks of the Chemung River, along with Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Twain himself! You’ll find music, food and lots of riverfront fun! www.nwnainc.com June 13, 2010 Antique Car Show in Twain Country Meet Mark Twain at this annual display of 400 antique show cars from the Twin Tier Car Club at Wings of Eagles Discovery Center at the Elmira Corning Regional Airport. www.WingsOfEagles.com June 20, 2010 7th Tanglefoot Trail Run on the Twain Trail! Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum
10:00 am 5 miles or 10 miles- through the NEW Twain Trail! www.tanglewoodnaturecenter.com June 18, 2010 Get on the Bus Local History Bus Tour – Livy’s Elmira 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The two-hour tour starting from the Chemung Valley History Museum at 10:00 AM and return at 12:00 PM for lunch at the museum. The cost is $15 for members of the Chemung County Historical Society and $20 for nonmembers. Space is limited to 45 people for each tour; please call 607-734-4167 to make reservations. Advance registration and payment are required for each tour. www.chemungvalleymuseum.org June 26, 2010 Nickle Creek’s 7th Annual Take A Child Fishing Day Derby Fishing Starts 7:00 am Joining our community as we celebrate 175 years of Mark Twain in "Mark Twain Country”! -Free For Youths Ages 2-15 -Fish Anywhere In Chemung County For Sunfish/Blue Gill -Grand Prizes Awarded For Heaviest Two Fish -Every Participant Receives Prizes, 1000 of Prizes Distributed! -Door Prizes, Chinese Auction, Celebration Party & Live DJ (beginning at 10 am)! Register at Nickle Creek Bait & Tackle Shop 133 E. Hudson Street, Elmira, NY 14904 (607)734-9233 or register online at www.NickleCreekBt.Com June Date TBA
Launch of Mark The Spot—A Photographic Trail of Mark Twain throughout Chemung County Retrace the steps of Mark Twain during his 20 summers in Elmira in this unique photography trail. See the tributes throughout the area on Twain’s life and death and the MARK he left here. To download a trail map, go to www.MarkTwainCountry.com. June Date TBA Launch of Twain Country Ornament Line The Christmas House in Elmira, NY www.christmas-house.com Through August 2010
Art of Twain's Era (Opening date TBA) Arnot Art Museum hosts a Twain-themed exhibit featuring Twain portraits and the works of Victorian-era artists. The Arnot Art Museum (607)734-3697 is located at 235 Lake Street in Elmira, NY. Hours are Tuesdays through Fridays 10 am - 5 pm and Saturdays Noon - 5 pm. JULY
July through August 2010
Trolley into Mark Twain Country Tours Learn of Twain’s private life in Elmira and go inside the Study where he wrote such classics as Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, during this one-hour guided tour through Mark Twain Country aboard “The Elmiran” trolley. Tours depart on the hour, Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am –2 pm. Purchase your tickets at the Holiday Inn Riverview in Downtown Elmira, NY. For reservations call (607)734-4211. www.MarkTwainCountry.com July through December 2010
Tribute To Twain Tree View this unique tree- and Twain ornaments- at The Christmas House, 361 Maple Avenue in Elmira, NY! These special edition ornaments will be "released" in July at The Christmas House and they will be available for purchase through December 2010 at both The Christmas House and The Christmas House Arnot Mall. www.christmas-house.com July 10 & 11, 2010 Mark Twain Gallery at the Elmira Street Painting Festival www.elmirastreetpaintingfestival.org July 16, 2010 Get on the Bus Local History Bus Tour :Underground Railroad 10 am - 12 pm Travel on the Underground Railroad through Elmira with Carole Knowlton of the John W. Jones Museum. The two-hour tour will start from the Chemung Valley History Museum at 10:00 AM and return at 12:00 PM for lunch at the museum. The cost is $15 for members of the Chemung County Historical Society and $20 for nonmembers. Space is limited to 45 people for each tour; please call 607-734-4167 to make reservations. www.chemungvalleymuseum.org July Dates TBA Community Reads: Mark Twain To commemorate this centennial year, the Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies will sponsor two Community Reads during the month of July. Interested individuals and families may receive free copies of either the easy-to-read children’s book, Who Was Mark Twain? or, for adults, The Diaries of Adam and Eve. Special programming will include a lecture by Dr. Bruce Michelson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Grounds Tours of Quarry Farm. The books are the gifts of WENY Newschannel 36. All invited to participate. For more information contact the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College at (607) 735-1941, or email twaincenter@elmira.edu. AUGUST
August 2, 2010
Museum Monday: Mark Twain 10:30 am - 11:30 am Free family program about Mark Twain at the Chemung Valley History Museum! www.chemungvalleymuseum.org August 9, 16, & 23, 2010 Museum Monday: Mark Twain 10:30 am - 11:30 am Free family program based on a book by Mark Twain at the Chemung Valley History Museum! www.chemungvalleymuseum.org August 20, 2010 Get on the Bus Local History Bus Tour – Mark Twain & Elmira 10:00 am - 12:00 pm See Elmira through Mark Twain’s eyes with Barb Snedecor, Director of the Center for Mark Twain Studies. The two-hour tour will start from the Chemung Valley History Museum at 10:00 AM and return at 12:00 PM for lunch at the museum. The cost is $15 for members of the Chemung County Historical Society and $20 for nonmembers. Space is limited to 45 people for each tour; please call 607-734-4167 to make reservations. www.chemungvalleymuseum.org August 21, 2010 Michelob Twin Tiers Jazz Fest in Twain Country This annual event will be dedicated to Mark Twain in 2010 and feature all Dixieland Bands and, of course, Mark Twain! Wisner Park, Church & Main Sts., Downtown Elmira www.TwinTiersJazz.org August 22, 2010 Old Tyme Summer Fest in Twain Country Meet Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Mark Twain at this annual event filled with entertainment, food, art vendors, antique cars, and more! August Date TBA
Twain Fest at Wisner Farmer’s Market in Downtown Elmira! Join Tom Sawyer & Becky Thatcher for an afternoon of Tom & Huck Funning in Mark Twain Country! www.elmiradowntown.com SEPTEMBER
Every Saturday through September 25, 2010
Trolley into Mark Twain Country Tours Learn of Twain’s private life in Elmira and go inside the Study where he wrote such classics as Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, during this one-hour guided tour through Mark Twain Country aboard “The Elmiran” trolley. Tours depart on the hour, Saturdays only from 10 am –2 pm. Purchase your tickets at the Holiday Inn Riverview in Downtown Elmira, NY. For reservations call (607)734-4211. www.MarkTwainCountry.com September Date TBA The Trouble Begins at Eight Fall Lecture Series Date & topic will be announced at a later date. Lectures are held in the Barn at Quarry Farm, the home where Twain summered for more than 20 years. Free and open to the public. For more information contact the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College at (607) 735-1941, or email twaincenter@elmira.edu. OCTOBER
October 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2010
Fall Lecture Series on Mark Twain 7:00 pm. Join us for a free lecture series at the Chemung Valley History Museum! www.chemungvalleymuseum.org October 15 & 16, 2010 En Route: Mark Twain’s Travel Books The Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies, under the direction of Dr. Terry Oggel,Virginia Commonwealth University, will host a one-and-a half-day Symposium featuring two of Mark Twain’s travel books -- A Tramp Abroad (1880) and Following the Equator(1897). The Symposium will feature an elegant dinner with Keynote Address by Dr. Louis J. Budd, Duke University Emeritus, on Friday evening;10 presentations on Saturday;and a concluding dinner in the Barn at Quarry Farm on Saturday evening. Housing will be available at the Holiday Inn Riverview in Elmira at a rate of $92.00 per night plus tax. Symposium cost: $130. Public welcome. For more information contact the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College at (607) 735-1941, or email twaincenter@elmira.edu. October 22 & 23, 2010 Ghost Walk! Join the Chemung Valley History Museum in partnership with Elmira Little Theater and Friends of Woodlawn Cemetery as they explore the after-lives of some of Woodlawn Cemetery’s tenants- including Mark Twain! The tours will leave via trolley from the Chemung Valley History Museum beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23. Tickets are $10.00 per person. www.chemungvalleymuseum.org October 23, 2010 Haunted Happenings at Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum Featuring Mark Twain's Ghost in out Haunted House! www.tanglewoodnaturecenter.com October Date TBA The Trouble Begins at Eight Fall Lecture Series Date & topic will be announced at a later date. Lectures are held in the Barn at Quarry Farm, the home where Twain summered for more than 20 years. Free and open to the public. For more information contact the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College at (607) 735-1941, or email twaincenter@elmira.edu. NOVEMBER
November 26, 2010
Elmira Holiday Parade An annual tradition in downtown Elmira, featuring Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Mark Twain and much, much more! November 30, 2010 Mark Twain’s 175th Birthday Celebration Mark Twain’s Other Woman: The Hidden Story of His Final Years Laura Skandera Trombley President, Pitzer College. In her recently published book (Knopf), Trombley uncovers the carefully hidden truth about Twain’s last years— and the vital role played by Isabel Lyon, his personal secretary. Public welcome. For more information contact the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College at (607) 735-1941, or email twaincenter@elmira.edu. November Date TBA Birthday Celebration Dinner at Hill Top Restaurant Dine on like Twain while overlooking the same spectacular views that inspired him while writing his classics! www.Hill-Top-Inn.com DECEMBER
December 4, 2010 Holidays with the Clemens! 10 am - 2 pm Discover how Christmas and New Year’s were celebrated over a hundred years ago. Families are invited to the Chemung Valley History Museum to make crafts from the Victorian Era. There will be a $2 charge per child. www.chemungvalleymuseum.org December 5, 2010 Holiday Home Tour in Twain’s Elmira Tour some of the finest homes in and around Twain’s Elmira—all decked in holiday glory! www.nwna.com |
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