June 2000
June 7 - August 20, 2000
(select evenings)
9th Sunken Garden Poetry Festival
Hill-Stead Museum
Farmington, Connecticut
(860) 677-4787
This series of free evening readings by nationally and regionally acclaimed poets on the
lovely grounds of the Hill-Stead Museum is a summer tradition in central Connecticut.
Audiences range from 1,500 to 3,000 people per reading, making it the best-attended event
of its type in New England. Festivalgoers can also visit the Hill-Stead Museum, which is
well known for its collection of European Impressionist art.
June 9-10, 2000
Festival of Historic Houses
Providence Preservation Society
Providence, Rhode Island
(401) 831-7440
Providence is home to the largest concentration of original Colonial homes in America, and
the Festival of Historic Houses opens the doors and gardens of many of them, plus Greek
Revival and Victorian homes, as well, to visitors.
June 16-18, 2000
6th Annual
Victorian Lupine Weekend
Sugar Hill, New Hampshire
(603) 823-5522
This weekend-long celebration of the blooming of lupines, purple wildflowers that cover
the hills of northern New Hampshire, features a garden party and concert, free golf,
glider rides, and art exhibits.
June 16-28, 2000
Old Sturbridge Village:
Village at Twilight
Old Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
(508) 347-3362
Join a village gardener for a look at 19th century horticulture. After the program, enjoy
horse-drawn wagon rides, tavern fare, and 19th century "gambling" in Bullard
Tavern.
June 23-25, 2000
Rose Weekend
Elizabeth Park
Hartford, Connecticut
(860) 242-0017
The annual Rose Weekend in June at America's oldest municipal rose garden,
Hartford, Connecticut's Elizabeth Park, is one of New England's top garden events.
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