Activities
The Children's Literature Association and Simmons College are excited to offer these trips in conjunction with the 2012 Literary Slipstreams conference. We invite you to explore these literary attractions in the Boston area!
Please register for trips in conjunction with your conference registration by May 1, 2012.
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House: Home of Little Women
Visit the historic home of the Alcott family, where Louisa May Alcott wrote and set Little Women. For more information about the Alcotts and Orchard House, visitwww.louisamayalcott.org
Friday, June 15, 2012
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm Travel to Orchard House and dinner in downtown Concord
Saturday, June 16, 2012
11:30 a.m. Depart Simmons by bus
12:30 p.m. Private tour
1:30 p.m. Travel to downtown Concord for lunch on your own
2:30 p.m. Depart Concord and return to Simmons
Sunday, June 17, 2012
11:30 a.m. Depart Simmons by bus
12:30 p.m. Private tour
1:30 p.m. Travel to downtown Concord for lunch on your own
2:30 p.m. Depart Concord and return to Simmons
Price: $35 per person. Will include bus transportation, admission, and private tour.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Sunday, June 17, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Children's Literature Association, Simmons College and The Carle have arranged a wonderful day at the renowned Eric Carle Museum of Picture Art. We will travel by bus and arrive at The Carle in time for a box lunch in the Museum's Café. Tour the galleries with Chief Curator, Nick Clark, see original art by Eric Carle and Lucy Cousins, visit the Art Studio, and view Eric Carle's newest DVD, "Picture Writer: The Art of the Picture Book." For more information about The Carle, visit www.carlemuseum.org. All ChLA visitors will receive a 10% discount in the Museum Shop.
Sunday, June 17
10:00 a.m. Bus leaves from Simmons College
12:00 Lunch
12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Tour
1:45- 3:00 p.m. Browse the Museum Shop, Galleries, Art Studio, and Reading Library.
3:00 p.m. Depart Museum to return to Simmons College
Price: $45 per person. Will include bus transportation, admission, and private tour.