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For more information, call 410-516-5589, e-mail homewoodhouse@jhu.edu, or visit www.jhu.edu/historichouses.

Through Saturday, Sept. 30
'Privyledged' Tours of Homewood House
Free with museum admission; tours meet in the Museum Shop
Imagine yourself as a guest of the Carroll family as you walk up the marble stairs of Homewood House's columned south portico and enter in style through the magnificent front doors, open exclusively for visitors this summer. The museum's 'Privyledged' House Tour offers an authentic interpretation of this idyllic summer residence, as visitors enter into the impressive Reception Hall just as guests to Homewood did in the 19th century. This special tour also provides the rare opportunity to visit the home's original privy — and the chance to examine the 200 years of history recorded on its walls. Don't miss this unique experience!

Saturdays, Sept. 9, 16, 23 and 30, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m
New Docent Training
Free
Become a docent at Homewood and become part of a stimulating community of art and architecture lovers, history scholars, educators, and museum supporters. You'll help preserve the past by bringing Charles Carroll, Jr. and 19th-century Baltimore to life. New volunteers receive training on Homewood's architecture, furnishings, the Carroll family, and Baltimore history, and learn how best to present Homewood and its history to the public. Homewood's docents join the intellectual life of the Johns Hopkins University, and are provided opportunities for additional training and invitations to social events, openings, lectures, and monthly tours of other historic sites. Volunteers who successfully complete the guide training will be expected to commit to a minimum of one three-hour shift per month.

Sunday, Oct. 1 - Thursday, Nov. 30
Free Admission at Homewood House Museum
Free
Check out this impressive National Historic Landmark as many times as you like during October and November when Homewood House Museum waives its admission fees as part of "Free Fall Baltimore 2006," an innovative citywide program designed to make the arts available to everyone. Get up close and personal with this dazzling example of Federal architecture, from the superb woodcarving and plaster ornamentation to the array of fanlights and period furnishings. The museum's permanent collections are accessible to the public through guided tours 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, and noon - 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tours of Homewood are offered on the half hour with the last tour beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 4 - Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2 p.m.
Repast as Ritual: The Objects of Entertaining at Homewood House Museum
Six lecture series: $146/person; $124/members; $75/students
Admission to individual lectures will be offered after September 1: $30/person; $25/members; $13/students
Distinguished speakers explore the social meanings and fashionable forms of entertaining objects used in Federal Baltimore at Homewood's six-part lecture series, Repast as Ritual, with particular focus on the significant collections of glass, ceramics, and silver in the museum's collections. Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn more about the history behind the art of dining, and the objects of entertaining on display at Homewood House.

Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2 p.m.
Barbara Carson explores the art of dining and socializing customs in the New Republic in her talk, "Strange Customs Prevail: Entertaining at Home in the Early National Period." Carson is the author of Ambitious Appetites: Dining, Behavior, and Patterns of Consumption in Federal Washington, and former professor of material culture at the College of William and Mary.

Friday, Oct. 11, 2 p.m.
Catherine Rogers Arthur, curator of Homewood House, discusses the museum's ceramics collections - English, French, and Chinese - some of which are known to have a Carroll family provenance, and others that were owned by related and contemporary families.

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2 p.m.
Edward Papenfuse, Ph.D, Maryland State archivist, offers a fascinating account of how objects for food and dining were ordered from agents in London. The author of In Pursuit of Profit: The Annapolis Merchants in the Era of the American Revolution, Dr. Papenfuse teaches courses at the University of Maryland Law School and the Johns Hopkins University.

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2 p.m.
Mark Letzer, regional silver scholar and curator of the Maryland Historical Society's exhibition on silversmith William Faris, considers the relationship of Homewood's silver collection to pieces known to have been used by the Carrolls.

Wednesday Nov. 1, 2 p.m.
Amanda Lange, curator of Historic Interiors at Historic Deerfield, discusses the tableware and specialty glass in Homewood's collections. Ms. Lange was formerly the assistant curator of ceramics and glass at the Winterthur Museum, and is the curator of the special exhibition, The Canton Connnection: Art and Commerce of the China Trade 1784-1860.

Wednesday, Nov. 8. 2 p.m.
Robin Emmerson, PhD, author of British Teapots and Tea Drinking 1700-1850, provides insights into the art of tea and tea drinking rituals. Dr. Emmerson is head of decorative arts at the Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool (UK).

Monday, Dec. 4, 5 - 7 p.m.
Homewood by Candlelight
$6
At this annual holiday event, experience Homewood House in much the same way as the Carroll family did 200 years ago — by candlelight. Enjoy seasonal decorations, holiday music, and refreshments in the wine cellar.

Thursday, Dec. 7, and Friday, Dec. 8, 11 - 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 9, and Sunday, Dec. 10, noon - 4 p.m.
JHU Press Holiday Book Sale
Free
Holiday shoppers can browse a wide selection of new and recent publications from the JHU Press at their annual Holiday Book Sale, held at Homewood House Museum.

Thursday, Dec. 7, 11 - 4 p.m.
Holiday Shopping at Homewood
Free
Find welcome relief from the season's hustle and bustle, and a gift or two for a friend or relative on your holiday list, at Homewood's Museum Shop. Plus, if you love giving and receiving books as gifts, you'll enjoy browsing the new and recent JHU Press volumes for sale at their annual Holiday Book Sale. Admission to the museum, which will be decorated for the holidays, is free. Museum members receive a 20% discount on Museum Shop purchases with membership card.

Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10, noon - 4 p.m.
Holiday Traditions at Evergreen House and Homewood House
$1
In conjunction with Downtown Dollar Days, the public is invited to enjoy live holiday music, decorations, and light refreshments as they tour Homewood House. Museum members receive a 20% discount on Museum Shop purchases with membership card.

Upcoming

Thursday, Jan. 4 - Saturday, March 31, 2007
Feathers, Fins and Fur: The Pet in Early Maryland
Opening Reception: Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007, 5 - 7 p.m.
The result of an undergraduate course at the Johns Hopkins University, Homewood House Museum's winter focus exhibition, Feathers, Fins, and Fur: The Pet in Early Maryland opens with a free reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4, and continues through March 31. Drawing on correspondence, inventories, journals, and a rich array of visual materials, the exhibition explores views of the pets and livestock that were part of early Maryland's scenery, and especially of Homewood, the 1801 country house of the Carroll family.

Friday, March 2, 2007, 5:45 p.m.
Peabody at Homewood Concert Series
$15 or three concerts/$40
The annual "Peabody at Homewood" performance series showcases the work of some of the Peabody Institute's most promising musicians performed amidst the splendid architecture and furnishings of Homewood House.

Friday, April 6, 2007, 5:45 p.m.
Peabody at Homewood Concert Series
$15 or three concerts/$40
The annual "Peabody at Homewood" performance series showcases the work of some of the Peabody Institute's most promising musicians performed amidst the splendid architecture and furnishings of Homewood House.

Friday, May 4, 2007, 5:45 p.m.
Peabody at Homewood Concert Series
$15 or three concerts/$40
The annual "Peabody at Homewood" performance series showcases the work of some of the Peabody Institute's most promising musicians performed amidst the splendid architecture and furnishings of Homewood House.

Visitor Information

Homewood House
The Johns Hopkins University
4545 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-516-5589
homewoodhouse@jhu.edu

Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, noon- 4 p.m.

Tours: Tours of Homewood are offered every half hour with the last tour beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Admission: $6/adults; $5/seniors, and $3/students and children over 6

Web address: www.jhu.edu/historichouses