Venue:  The First Harrison Gray Otis House, Headquarters of Historic New England, Inc.

Location:  141 Cambridge Street (Lynde Street Entrance), Boston.

Directions: Take the MBTA Blue Line train to Bowdoin station and walk west on Cambridge Street. The Harrison Gray Otis House is on the right. Kindly enter through the side gate. Parking is available in Center Plaza Garage, off Cambridge Street.

Admission: $8.00 Members VSA/NE and Gibson House Museum; $10.00 Nonmembers.

For further information, call Ed Gordon at (617) 789-3927.

JULY 24th
Living History Performance: "An Evening with Louisa May Alcott "
Presenter: Jan Turnquist, Executive Director, Orchard House, Concord, MA

JULY 31st
"The View from the Back Stairs—Servant Life in Nineteenth Century New England "
Speaker: Jennifer Putz, Historic New England, Inc.

AUGUST 7th
"The Design and History of Oriental Carpets, Using a Selection of Rugs from His Family's Collection in Newton"
Speaker: John B. Gregorian, Rug Authority

AUGUST 14th
"New Rooms for Old Houses, Beautiful Additions for the Traditional Home"
Speaker: Frank Shirley, Architect and Co-Chairman of the Boston Society of Architects Residential Design Committee

AUGUST 21st
"The William Russell Allen House: An 1880s Queen Anne Jewel—Its History and Current Efforts to Preserve a Berkshire County Cultural Destination"
Speaker: Dr. Carole Owens, Executive Director, William Russell Allen House, Pittsfield, MA

Thursday Evenings
July 24th through August 21st, 2008

The Twilight Talks — A Series

5:30 P.M.  Courtyard Receptions
6:15 P.M.  Presentations