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September 2022
Jackson’s Library Card Virtual Book Club
Tuesday, September 6, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Readers ages 16 and older are invited to join Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage for a monthly virtual book club! Grab a snack and your favorite beverage and then log into Zoom for an hour-long meet-up with fellow readers. Discuss that month’s selection, ask questions and get to know that book on a deeper level. Meetings will happen the first Tuesday of the month.
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Digging In: Welcome to The Hermitage Garden
Thursday, September 8, 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Digging In: Welcome to the Hermitage Garden will feature a history of the historic garden, current projects and developments and the vision for the garden’s future.
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Hermitage Homeschool Day
Friday, September 16, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The U.S. Constitution is the most important document for our nation. It tells us how our government is organized and what rules it must follow. The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787. Celebrate with us today as we explore citizenship, rights and responsibilities, national symbols and so much more.
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Ghost Tours at The Hermitage
Friday, September 23, 6:30 p.m. - Friday, September 30, 10 p.m.
Explore the haunted side of history during our Hermitage Ghost Tours! Embark on a distinctly spooky voyage at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage as you experience the mansion, grounds and cemetery by lantern light.
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Painting with the President
Saturday, September 24, 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Join us for an afternoon of art and ambiance on the grounds of The Hermitage! Guests will have the chance to learn how to paint the natural environment from local artist and teacher Peach McComb, leaving with their own watercolor painting of The Hermitage landscape.
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Ghost Tours at The Hermitage
Saturday, October 1, 6:30 p.m. - Monday, October 31, 10 p.m.
Explore the haunted side of history during our Hermitage Ghost Tours! Embark on a distinctly spooky voyage at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage as you experience the mansion, grounds and cemetery by lantern light. Along the way, guides in period clothing will explore tragedies that befell the Jackson family, unusual experiences of Andrew Jackson and unexplained incidents at the site. Hear about strange encounters such as the spirits of the Battle of New Orleans and Jackson’s infamous meeting with Tennessee’s Bell Witch.…
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Jackson’s Library Card Virtual Book Club
Tuesday, October 4, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Readers ages 16 and older are invited to join Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage for a monthly virtual book club! Grab a snack and your favorite beverage and then log into Zoom for an hour-long meet-up with fellow readers. Discuss that month’s selection, ask questions and get to know that book on a deeper level. Meetings will happen the first Tuesday of the month.
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Digging In: Go Greens!
Saturday, October 8, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join Historic Garden Manager Bradley Roberts to learn about the history of greens and their culinary, ornamental and medicinal use. This presentation will offer a wider discussion on fall and winter vegetable gardening.
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7th President 7k Run
Saturday, October 22, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The inaugural 7th President 7k is a unique course set on the property that the nation’s 7th president once called home. The 7k will take runners across paved pathways and fields as they take in the rolling hills and beautiful landscape of The Hermitage property.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A One-Man Adaptation of the Classic Ghost Story
Friday, October 28, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Join us in the rustic Cabin-by-the-Spring on Friday, October 28, 2022 for the popular "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Actor Neill Hartley is Ichabod Crane in an interactive one-man interpretation of Washington Irving's horror tale about the Headless Horseman set in the sleepy world of Tarrytown, New York.
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