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September 2022
Sunken Garden Poetry Festival – Poetry and Pets for Kids
Enjoy a drop-in activity where families can compose poems to celebrate their four-legged companions! Bring a photo of your pet (leashed dogs welcome) and create a rhyme to immortalize your love. [Read more]
CANCELLED – Sunken Garden Poetry Festival – Legacy Film Night
For 30 years, Hill-Stead has been bringing in incredible poets to read at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival. All of our readings have been faithfully documented by Morrow Jones with assistance from Simsbury Community Television. Join us for a highlight reel of our notable readers. [Read more]
October 2022
CANCELLED – Sunken Garden Poetry Festival – Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop
Students will experience the masterworks of the Hill-Stead collection through the lens of poetry. [Read more]
Sunken Garden Poetry Festival – Rennie McQuilkin
This evening features headline poet Rennie McQuilkin and a memorial to David K. Leff. [Read more]
CANCELLED – Sunken Garden Poetry Festival – Poems & Pints
Join us for a fun night of beer and cheer. While enjoying tastings from local breweries, attendees can listen to the open mic of slam poetry. [Read more]
April 2023
Hill-Stead, c. 1910
Be the first to see the Pope private collection like it hasn’t been seen since c. 1910. The evening will start with a glass of bubbly and dessert before the big reveal.
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Star of the Bar Competition – 2023
A Paris Belle Epoque-inspired event featuring several talented local bartenders battling to create Hill-Stead’s Signature Drink of the Year! [Read more]
Hill-Stead Museum Birthday Tea
Children and their adult companions are invited to join us to celebrate Hill-Stead’s Birthday with a springtime tea! [Read more]
May 2023
May Market 2023
Celebrate the arrival of Spring at May Market, our annual home and garden event. [Read more]
