BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:This week'\;s speaker will be David Wood\, Curator of the C oncord Museum\, introducing:\n\n \n\nThis Ever New Self\nTHOREAU AND HIS JOURNAL\n\nA Joint Exhibition at\n\nThe Morgan Library &\; Museum\, Ne w York \nJune 2 &ndash\; September 10\, 2017\n\n&\;\n\nConcord Museum\ nSeptember 29\, 2017 &ndash\; January 21\, 2018\n\n \n\n\n\n©\; The M organ Library &\; Museum\, MA 6069. Photography by Graham S. Haber\, 2 010.\n\n\n \n\nGive me the old familiar walk\, post office and all\, with this ever new self\, \nwith this infinite expectation and faith. . . . \ n&ndash\;Thoreau&rsquo\;s journal\, November 1\, 1858\n\n \n\nThis Ever N ew Self: Thoreau and His Journal is the most comprehensive exhibition eve r devoted to the life of one of America&rsquo\;s most influential authors and thinkers. It brings together remarkable holdings from the world&rsqu o\;s two most significant Thoreau collections: journals\, manuscripts\, l etters\, books\, and field notes from The Morgan Library &\; Museum\; and\, from the Concord Museum\, unique personal items that have never bef ore left Thoreau&rsquo\;s hometown\, including the very desk on which he wrote much of his journal.\n\nEvery private journal tells the story of a self. For his entire adult life\, Henry David Thoreau (1817&ndash\;1862) filled notebook after notebook with his observations and reflections\, st rong in the belief that a closely examined life would yield infinite rich es. His journal was his everyday companion\, an essential tool for mindfu l existence\, and grist for Walden\, one of the world&rsquo\;s most influ ential books. This exhibition\, which marks the two hundredth anniversary of Thoreau&rsquo\;s birth\, takes his manuscript journal as a point of d eparture to introduce the many facets of this extraordinary man―the stude nt\, reader\, writer\, worker\, thinker\, Concord neighbor\, and\, above all\, keen observer of the inner and outer world. It reveals how Thoreau used his journal as a place to cultivate&mdash\;and constantly renew&mdas h\;his very self.\n\nAfter Thoreau&rsquo\;s death\, his friend Louisa May Alcott expressed confidence that &ldquo\;though his life seemed too shor t\, it would blossom &\; bear fruit for as long after he was gone.&rdq uo\; Her letter reminds us that Thoreau&rsquo\;s writings (both private a nd published) still challenge us to confront fundamental questions: What constitutes a meaningful life? How does our understanding of the past inf orm our present choices? What is our relationship to the natural world? A nd what practical steps may individuals take to live in accordance with t heir convictions? Much as Alcott predicted\, we continue to find Thoreau &ldquo\;ever new.&rdquo\;\n \n\nThe exhibition was on view at the Morgan from June 2 - September 10\, 2017\,\nand is will be at \nthe Concord Mus eum for exhibition from September 29\, 2017 ‐ January 21\, 2018.\n \n\n \ n\n \n\n \n DTEND:20170928T173000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T010447Z DTSTART:20170928T161500Z LOCATION:Colonial Inn SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Lunch with David Wood\, Concord Museum Curator UID:a786b1d7-3166-4dc5-bf96-743e791dd246 X-ALT-DESC:
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©\; The Morgan Library &\; Museum\ , MA 6069. Photography by Graham S. Haber\, 2010.
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\nEvery p
rivate journal tells the story of a self. For his entire adult life\, Hen
ry David Thoreau (1817&ndash\;1862) filled notebook after notebook with h
is observations and reflections\, strong in the belief that a closely exa
mined life would yield infinite riches. His journal was his everyday comp
anion\, an essential tool for mindful existence\, and grist for \;Walden\, one of the world&rsquo\;s most influential books. This exh
ibition\, which marks the two hundredth anniversary of Thoreau&rsquo\;s b
irth\, takes his manuscript journal as a point of departure to introduce
the many facets of this extraordinary man―the student\, reader\, writer\,
worker\, thinker\, Concord neighbor\, and\, above all\, keen observer of
the inner and outer world. It reveals how Thoreau used his journal as a
place to cultivate&mdash\;and constantly renew&mdash\;his very self.
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\nAfter Thoreau&rsquo\;s death\, his friend Louisa May Alcott ex
pressed confidence that &ldquo\;though his life seemed too short\, it wou
ld blossom &\; bear fruit for as long after he was gone.&rdquo\; Her l
etter reminds us that Thoreau&rsquo\;s writings (both private and publish
ed) still challenge us to confront fundamental questions: What constitute
s a meaningful life? How does our understanding of the past inform our pr
esent choices? What is our relationship to the natural world? And what pr
actical steps may individuals take to live in accordance with their convi
ctions? Much as Alcott predicted\, we continue to find Thoreau &ldquo\;ev
er new.&rdquo\;
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The exhibition wa
s \;on view at the Morgan  \;from June 2 - September 10\, 201
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\nthe Concord Museum fo
r exhibition from September 29\, 2017 ‐ January 21\, 2018.
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