A lecture/reading by Gorey biographer Mark Dery at the New Church in Yarmouth Port.
Mark Dery, author of the 2018 Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey, examines the influence of literary and artistic Nonsense, from Edward Lear to Samuel Beckett, Dada to Absurdism, on Gorey’s artistic vision. He delves deep into the surprisingly serious themes woven through Gorey’s oeuvre—death, the meaning of life, the ghastliness of fruitcakes—and entertainingly reveals Gorey's sinister whimsy. Dery’s lecture pairs nicely with the Edward Gorey House’s 2019 exhibit “Hippity Wippity: Edward Gorey and the Language of Nonsense,” currently on view across the street.
Tickets are $15 ($10 for Gorey House Members) and are available in advance by calling the Edward Gorey House at 508-362-3909, or at the door.
A Members Pre-reception will be held at the Gorey House from 4 to 5pm and Mark will be signing books after the reading at the New Church as well.
Phone: 508-362-3909
Email: edwardgoreyhouse@verizon.net
2019/09/14 - 2019/09/14
Additional time info:
A Gorey House Members Pre-reception will be held at the Gorey House from 4 to 5pm. Mark will be signing books after the reading at the New Church as well from 6 to 7pm.
Yarmouth New Church (now Thacher Hall)
266 Main Street (Route 6A), Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
Parking Note: There is no parking at Thacher Hall. Parking is available just across Route 6A from Thacher Hall around the Common, as well as at the Post Office. Overflow parking is also available at the Chapter House Inn parking lot (west side). Please cross 6A at the designated crosswalk in front of the building. If you need accessible parking information, please email events@thacherhall.org.
Accessibility Note: Thacher Hall is a historic building and is not accessible via wheelchair - a short flight of stairs is required for entrance into the Hall and the restrooms are located on the lower level (accessed via stairs).