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Name: In Celebration of Waldo
Start: 2026-05-22T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-22T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Ralph Waldo Emerson House and Wright Tavern

In Celebration of Waldo

When

5/22/26 10:00 am to 3:00 pm EDT

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Website: https://www.wrighttavern.org/a-celebration-of-waldo

Location: Ralph Waldo Emerson House and Wright Tavern

28 Cambridge Tpke (Emerson House) and 2 Lexington Road (Wright Tavern)

Concord, MA 01742

United States

Event Description

Begin your day with a private tour of the Ralph Waldo Emerson house. Enjoy the home, Lidian’s garden, and the renovated barn. Then join us at the Wright Tavern for a noon luncheon and a performance by Phil Paradis, as he entertains visitors as Waldo himself in 1871 in this witty and humorous one-man play.

Presented by the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association in collaboration with the Wright Tavern Legacy Trust.

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KEYWORDS phil paradis , ralph waldo emerson , wright tavern

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