The Mount offers a variety of programs and events, some are online and some are on-site. Below you can view our full calendar, or filter your results by choosing a category such as online or families. To view past, recorded programs, click here.

Winter Book Club at The Mount – The Age of Innocence

Feb 9 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
 Winter Book Club Join us for lively discussions of Edith Wharton’s acclaimed works in the Drawing Room at The Mount. This year we have selected Old New York, In Morocco, and The Age[...]

Postponed: World’s Largest Poem Performance

May 3 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Families Performance
As of March 16, The Mount has canceled all public events through May 8, including this event. We are working with WordxWord to reschedule for later in the season. Our[...]

Library Conversation – Wharton’s Women

May 21 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
Join us for a special online version of The Mount’s engaging Library Conversations series. Please note this is a Mount Member event. Not a member? Find out about all the benefits[...]

True Conversations with Jessica Shattuck

May 31 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
Join us for an engaging online conversation as Heidi Pitlor, editor of The Best American Short Stories, delves deep into the writing life of Jessica Shattuck, author of the novels The Women[...]

These Fevered Days with Martha Ackmann

Jun 1 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
This online program will be streamed live via Zoom. An engaging, intimate portrait of Emily Dickinson, one of America’s greatest and most-mythologized poets, that sheds new light on her groundbreaking[...]

Discourse & Process Chat with Eve Kahn

Jun 8 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
We have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s in-person lecture series. However, we are delighted to offer free online conversations with each of our eight planned authors in[...]

True Conversations with Anna Solomon

Jun 14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
Join us for an engaging online conversation. Anna Solomon, best-selling author of Leaving Lucy Pear, and The Little Bride joins Heidi Pitlor, editor The Best American Short Stories, for an[...]

Discourse & Process Chat with Katharine Smyth

Jun 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
We have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s in-person lecture series. However, we are delighted to offer free online conversations with each of our eight planned authors in[...]

Online Birdwalk at The Mount

Jun 18 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am On-site Online
Join us online as Zach Abrams from Mass Audubon guides us virtually through the sights and sounds of The Mount’s grounds. Discover and learn to identify birdcalls, common nesting locations,[...]

Library Conversation – Wharton’s Women

Jun 18 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
This online program will be streamed live via Zoom. Please note this is a Mount Member event. For all our online events, registration closes one hour prior to the event.  Not[...]

Discourse & Process Chat with Donna Rifkind

Jun 22 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
We have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s in-person lecture series. However, we are delighted to offer free online conversations with each of our eight planned authors in[...]

What A Library Means to A Woman

Jun 25 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
This online program will be streamed live via Zoom. In What A Library Means to A Woman: Edith Wharton and the Will to Collect Books, Sheila Liming explores the connection between[...]

Discourse & Process Chat with Jenn Shapland

Jun 29 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
We have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s in-person lecture series. However, we are delighted to offer free online conversations with each of our eight planned authors in[...]

Researching The Age of Innocence

Jul 1 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
This online program will be streamed live via Zoom. Join the Mount’s Executive Director Susan Wissler, Director of Interpretation Anne Schuyler, and Research Assistant Nick Hudson in conversation. From Wharton’s[...]

Member Event: The Butler Did It!

Jul 2 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
Please note this is a Mount Member event. For all our online events, registration closes one hour prior to the event.  Not a member? Find out about all the benefits of[...]