Powisset Date Night

Date Night: Harvest Feast on the Farm – Adult Cooking Class

This event has sold out. Join us on the eve of the full moon to delight in a feast featuring Powisset’s fall bounty. Collaborate with your other half to craft a silky, sensuous apple and butternut bisque with spiced pepitas, perfectly golden and juicy whole roasted chicken with brussels sprouts… Read More

Spirit of the Manse

Spirits of the Old Manse: A Candlelit Encounter with the Past

Step inside the Old Manse after dark for a rare, intimate experience through the rooms where history was lived – and still lingers. This is not a haunted house. This is something older, quieter, and more unsettling. Guided by candlelight, you’ll move room by room through the 18th-century home… Read More

chicken

Remarkable Roast Chicken: Adult Cooking Class

There’s just something about the simple things in life: a perfectly crisp fall evening, laughing with friends over a delicious meal, and a remarkably good roast chicken. This hands-on class encompasses all of the above! Join Chef Charlotte in the Powisset Farm Kitchen to learn the basics of roast chicken,… Read More

Squash Soup

Stew Season: Adult Cooking Class

Soup’s on! In this hands-on adult cooking class, Chef Charlotte will teach you how to craft three hearty, warming, and delicious fall stews utilizing Powisset’s peak fall produce. Between smoky chicken stew with butternut squash and kale, pork and pinto bean chili, and coconut curried lentils, there is something for… Read More

Winter Tracking

Landmarks & Landscapes: First Day Nature Journaling Hike at Fruitlands Museum

Set aside time to reset, reflect, and connect with the world around you and join us on a journey through the Fruitlands Trails. Throughout the program you’ll learn about the ways the natural world “resets” each winter and gets ready for spring, have time to explore and reflect during… Read More

Old Manse Exterior Summer

Home to Two Revolutions: Tour of the Old Manse

Home to Two Revolutions – From the American Revolution of 1775 through the literary revolution of the mid-19th century, on this house tour we share the stories of Manse residents, both the famous and the lesser-known, who influenced and responded to the 19th century social, political and cultural changes that… Read More

ARTfull Play

Maker Space: Winter Break

Step into the world of imagination at Maker Space, where the deCordova Sculpture Park becomes your muse! Explore bold ideas and unexpected materials inspired by the artists and themes on view in the Sculpture Park. Whether you’re flying solo or teaming up with others, this is your chance… Read More

Old Manse Exterior Summer

Home to Two Revolutions: Tour of the Old Manse

Home to Two Revolutions – From the American Revolution of 1775 through the literary revolution of the mid-19th century, on this house tour we share the stories of Manse residents, both the famous and the lesser-known, who influenced and responded to the 19th century social, political and cultural changes that… Read More