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James Merrill House Committee
107 Water Street
Stonington CT 06379
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Archived Events
December 4 5pm
Will Schutt, Fall 2011 Fellow
Reading from his own work at
Stonington Free Library,
Stonington CT.
Reception to follow.
Free & open to the public.
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November 17 6-7pm Thursday
Reading and discussion by Anne
Trubek of her book: A Skeptic's
Guide to Writers' Houses.
This is a joint activity of the Merrill
House & the La
Grua Center at the
La Grua Center, Stonington CT.
Free & open to the public.
For more information or directions
call 860/535-9019. Click to
read more about the author.
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Three Sundays:
October 23, 20 November,
11 December
Fall Reading Series
3:30 to 4:30 PM
A reading, listening, and discussion group led by Will Schutt will meet
in the Merrill Apartment on the 3rd Floor of 107 Water Street, Stonington CT
Read more about this.
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Will Schutt & Peter Filkins
have been selected for the
2011-2012 Merrill Residencies.
Read more about them.
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September 19 5-7 pm
Welcome Will Schutt
Wine & Cheese at Noahs
113 Water Street, Stonington CT
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August 20 5-8 pm
James Merrill House
Deck Party
Tickets: $20 at the door.
$15 advance
at Grand & Water Street Antiques | Stonington CT
August 20 & 21 1-3 pm
James Merill House
Open House Hours
Free & open to the public. Refreshments.
Please contact us for more information
or for directions.
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August 6 5 pm Saturday
Reading and discussion by former
Merrill House Writers-in-Residence.
LaGrua Center. Stonington CT
Free & open to the public.
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June 9 6 pm
Michael D Snediker reads from
new work at the Merrill Apartment.
107 Water Street. Third Floor
Read more about this.
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May 15 5-7 pm
Edmund White reads for the
7th Annual James Merrill Lecture
LaGrua Center, Stonington CT.
Read more about this.
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April 17 5 pm
Jedediah Berry, Spring 2011 Fellow
Reading from his own work at
Stonington Free Library,
Stonington CT
Reception to follow.
Free & open to the public
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April 9 2-4 pm
Dzanc Day 2011
Multigenre workshops sponsored by the Merrill House Committee in the Merrill Apartment. Look here to read more about the event and to reserve a space.
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February 19 & 20 1-3 pm
James Merrill Apartment
Open House Days
107 Water Street, Stonington CT
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January 24 5-7 pm
Welcome Jed Berry
Wine & Cheese at Noahs
113 Water Street, Stonington CT
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Spring 2011
Merrill House Fellow
Jedediah Berry
begins his residency 1/15
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December 14 7 pm
Lecture & Reception.
Josh Weil. Fall 2010 Fellow will
read from his current work, engage
in an interview, and answer questions
from the audience at Mystic Art Center.
9 Water Street Mystic CT. The event is
free & open to the public.
Look here for more information about the event
and a link to download Weil's short story.
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December 5 5 pm
Josh Weil. Fall 2010 Fellow
Reading of his own work at
Stonington Free Library,
Stonington CT
Reception to follow.
Free & open to the public
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September 20 5-7 pm
Welcome Josh Weil
Wine & Cheese at Noahs
113 Water Street, Stonington CT
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Fall 2010 Merrill House Fellow
Josh Weil begins his residency 9/1
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August 21 & 22 1-3 pm
James Merrill Apartment
Open House
107 Water Street, Stonington CT
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August 21 5-8 pm
James Merrill Apartment Deck Party
Tickets: $20 at the door. $15 advance.
contact us for more information.
Read more about this.
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August Residency, Richie Hofman.
Merrill House Intern. Read more about him.
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Josh Weil & Jedediah Berry
have been selected for the
2010-2011
Merrill Residencies.
Read more about
them.
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June 27 5-7 pm
Allan Gurganus reads for the
6th Annual James Merrill Lecture
LaGrua Center, Stonington CT.
Read more about this.
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June 13 5 pm
Bruce Snider. Spring 2010 Fellow
Reading of his own work at
Stonington Free Library,
Stonington CT
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Past Events
February 22 5-7 pm
Welcome Bruce Snider
Wine & Cheese at Noahs
113 Water Street, Stonington CT
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February 13 & 14 2-4 pm
James Merrill Apartment Open House
107 Water Street, Stonington CT
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Spring 2010 Merrill House Fellow.
Bruce Snider
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December 6 5 pm
Cate Marvin. Fall 2009 Fellow
Reading her own work at
Stonington Free Library
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Fall 2009 Merrill House Reading Series
September 27: Michael Dumais
& Monica Ferrell
October 18: Jeffrey McDaniel
October 25: Roddy Lumsden
November 29: Laurie Sandell
Velvet Mill Studios
22 Bayview Street.Stonington
Sundays.5pm.Reception to follow.Free
October 19 6- 8 pm
Ivy Pochoda . Spring 2008 Fellow
Book signing & presentation at Noah’s
113 Water Street, Stonington CT
Cate Marvin . Poet
September 21 5-7 pm
Welcome Cate Marvin
Wine & Cheese at Noahs
113 Water Street, Stonington CT
All Merrill House Programs are free
and open to the public.
For directions
and more information please contact us.
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Earlier Events
February 2009
Arrival of Ivy Pochoda. Novelist
Writen-in-residence Srping 2009
May 3 5pm
James Merrill Annual Lecture
Rick Moody Visiting Lecturer
LaGrua Center, Stonington CT
June 7 5pm
Ivy Pochoda, Writer-in-Residence
Reading at Stonington Free Library
August Residency
Christina Davis . Poet
August 14 - 16
Teaching James Merrill
A Conference of Merrill Scholars
Merrill Apartment & the LaGrua Center
Stonington, CT
August 16 5pm
James Merrill: life of a poet
J D McClatchy . Langdon Hammer
LaGrua Center, Stonington CT
August 29 & 30 1-3 pm
James Merrill Apartment Open House
107 Water Street, Stonington CT
August 29 5-7pm
Merrill’s Deck Party
Each year, the James Merrill House Committee invites a distinguished speaker to deliver The Annual James Merrill Lecture. This year will be the eighth in our series and will feature noted critic and scholar, Helen Vendler. It will be held at the La Grua Center on Water Street in Stonington, CT, on Sunday, June 10th at 5pm. The lecture, as all James Merrill House Committee events, is free and open to the public.
James Merrill's apartment is open to the general public four afternoons a year. At other times, visits may be arranged by appointment. Please contact us via our website for more information and directions.
To learn more about our activities, see our Spring 2011 newsletter.