Actor Wendell Refior will perform his one-man show, “Emerson Reminisces.” Wendell Refior, in period costume as Ralph Waldo Emerson, will portray Emerson's life as a series of recollections: marriages, births and deaths, travel, relationships and accomplishments. Refior will draw from Emerson's letters to his brothers and friends, and brief excerpts from key essays and lectures. There will be an opportunity for open Q&A as well. Refior is an independent Emerson scholar who has studied and taught the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson for more than two decades. Learn more about Refoir HERE.

This living history performance will take place on the library's back lawn. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own blankets or chairs. In case of inclement weather, the performance will take place in the library’s Fairgrieve Wing. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

The library will be bringing authors to life this summer on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm, with Ralph Waldo Emerson (July 3), Julia Ward Howe (July 10), Robert Frost (July 17), Charles Dickens (July 24), Herman Melville (July 31), and Rudyard Kipling (August 7) all scheduled to visit.