The Emily Dickinson Museum re-opens the public and private areas of The Evergreens related to food preparation and service - the kitchen, scullery, pantry and dining room - with new displays to offer visitors a new perspective on 19th century dining and hospitality. Attend the poetry-reading, baking contest and "Put down the apple, Adam": The Dickinsons' Apples and Figs presentation on opening day. Related programs include a lecture on "A Prickly Art": Homemaking in the 19th Century (November 7) and a Victorian feast for Emily Dickinson's birthday (December 9).