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  • Wednesday, April 11, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Twenty Second Annual Gibson House Museum Benefit

    An elegant (and fun!) affair, the Gibson House Museum’s annual benefit is a major fundraising opportunity for the museum. All proceeds support the museum’s mission of preserving and sharing this unique time capsule of Boston life. This year they will honor Jean Carroon, a principal with award-winning Boston design firm Goody Clancy, for her career as a preservation architect and her role in the stewardship of more than a dozen National Historic Landmarks, including Trinity Church, Old South Church, Church of the Covenant, Arlington Street Church, and the Ayer Mansion. The evening will take place April 11 beginning at 6 pm at The Chilton Club, 152 Commonwealth Avenue. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.thegibsonhouse.org/2018-benefit.html

  • Tuesday, May 23, 6:30 pm – Tiffany Jewels: Jewelry of the Early 20th Century Arts & Crafts Movement

    Elyse Zorn Karlin, Co-Director of the Association for the Study of Jewelry & Related Arts in Ellicot City, Maryland, will visit the Ayer Mansion, 395 Commonwealth Avenue, on Tuesday, May 23 to speak on the topic of Tiffany Jewels: Jewelry of the Early 20th Century Arts & Crafts Movement, as part of the 2017 Ayer Mansion Lecture Series.  A wine and cheese reception begins at 6:30, followed by the lecture at 7. $35.  Register online at www.ayermansion.org, or call 617-536-2586.

  • Tuesday, April 4, 6:30 pm – Tiffany’s Parakeets: The Story of a Window

    Visit the Ayer Mansion, 395 Commonwealth Avenue, on Tuesday, April 4 for a lecture by Nonie Gadsden, the Katharine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, who will speak on Tiffany’s Parakeets: The Story of a Window, as part of the Ayer Mansion 2017 Lecture Series.  $35.  Wine and cheese reception begins at 6:30 with the talk beginning at 7.  Register online at www.ayermansion.org, or call 617-536-2586.

  • Tuesday, March 21, 6:30 pm – The Artistic Lighting of Louis C. Tiffany

    Lindsy R. Parrott, Director/Curator of the Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass in New York will speak on Tuesday, March 21 at The Ayer Mansion, 395 Commonwealth Avenue, as part of the Ayer Mansion 2017 Lecture Series.  Wine and cheese will be served at 6:30 followed by the lecture at 7 pm.  $35.  You may register online at www.ayermansion.org, or call 617-536-2586.

  • Tuesday, October 18, 6:30 pm – Hidden Treasures of the Ayer Mansion

    Preservationist Jeanne M. Pelletier will speak at the Ayer Mansion, 395 Commonwealth Avenue, on Tuesday, October 18 at 6:30 pm on The Hidden Treasures of the Ayer Mansion.  Enjoy a good mystery?  See clues for what still remains uncovered at the Ayer Mansion.  Wine and cheese reception at 6:30, presentation at 7 pm. Preservation often requires great patience, with painstaking analysis and lots of sleuthing. Jeanne Pelletier will discuss how she and conservationists search for and follow clues to recreate Tiffany’s original design and piece together how the Ayers and their servants lived at 395 Commonwealth Avenue. Join her for a fascinating evening of armchair exploration, that will uncover obscured marble panels, long forgotten servant’s quarters and systems, roofed-over stained glass, and hidden light wells. If you like solving mysteries, this evening is for you.Tickets are $10 per person, $5 for students, and may be purchased online at http://ayermansion.org/Donate.html or by calling Angela Lee at 617-536-2586. All proceeds benefit the restoration of the Ayer Mansion.

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  • Tuesday, March 8, 6:30 pm – In Pursuit of the Finest Cheeses

    Tuesday, March 8, 6:30 pm – In Pursuit of the Finest Cheeses

    The 2016 Ayer Mansion Lecture Series resumes Tuesday, March 8 at 6:30 pm with Valerie Gurdal, Co-Owner of Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, the South End, and New York City. Learn about all things cheese while supporting the Ayer Mansion. Wine and cheese will be served at 6:30 followed by the lecture at 7. The Ayer Mansion is located at 395 Commonwealth Avenue, and tickets may be purchased online at www.AyerMansion.org. $35 per person.

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  • Tuesday, January 12, 6:30 pm – A Bazaar of Flavors: Bringing the Middle East to Boston

    The 2016 Ayer Mansion Lecture Series kicks off Tuesday, January 12 at 6:30 pm with Ana Sortun, Executive Chef and Owner and Maura Kilpatrick, Executive Pastry Chef, of Oleana Restaurant Group (Sofra, Oleana, and Sarma), with a program entitled A Bazaar of Flavors: Bringing the Middle East to Boston.  Wine and cheese will be served at 6:30 followed by the lecture at 7.  The Ayer Mansion is located at 395 Commonwealth Avenue, and tickets may be purchased online at http://www.AyerMansion.org.  $35 per person.

  • Tuesday, September 17, 6:30 pm – Tiffany as Architect and Interior Designer

    The final 2013 Jonathan L. Fairbanks Lecture at The Ayer Mansion, 395 Commonwealth Avenue, will take place Tuesday, September 17, with Jeanne Pelletier, Preservation Advisor, The Campaign for the Ayer Mansion, who will speak on Tiffany as Architect and Interior Designer.  Wine and cheese will be served at 6:30, with the lecture following at 7.  Tickets ($25, $5 students) are available on line at www.AyerMansion.org.

  • Monday, March 18, 6:30 pm – An Illuminating Look at Tiffany Lamps

    The 2013 Jonathan L. Fairbanks Lecture Series at The Ayer Mansion, 395 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston will continue Monday, March 18 with a lecture by Lindsy Parrott, Director and Curator of The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass in New York City, who will speak on An Illuminating Look at Tiffany Lamps.  Wine and cheese will be served beginning at 6:30 and the lecture begins at 7.  Tickets ($25, $5 students) may be purchased on line at www.AyerMansion.org.

  • Tuesday, January 15, 6:30 pm – Cues from Ravenna: How Italy Inspired Tiffany’s Residential Work

    The 2013 Jonathan L. Fairbanks Lecture Series kicks off Tuesday, January 15 at The Ayer Mansion, 395 Commonwealth Avenue, with Tricia Pongracz, Acting Director and Director of Curatorial Affairs, The Museum of Biblical Art, New York City, who will speak on Cues from Ravenna: How Italy Inspired Tiffany’s Residential Work.  Wine and cheese will be served beginning at 6:30 pm, and the lecture will begin at 7.  Tickets ($25, $5 for students) may be purchased on line at www.AyerMansion.org.