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GORE PLACE · 52 Gore Street · Waltham , MA 02453
781.894.2798 · Gore Place is a 501(C) 3 non-profit organization. Exemption number: 042-104-254

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 10, 2012

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Special evening tour explores life before the electric light at Gore Place this December.

( WALTHAM , MA ) What was it like to live before the electric light with only candles and oil lamps to light your way? On Friday, February 10 at 7:30pm, Gore Place, the historic Governor Gore estate in Waltham, will offer a Full Moon Tours entitled Living in the Dark which will explore just that question.

The lives of pre-Industrial Age people were dictated by the natural rhythms of day and night. The darkness brought shutting time when most folks closed their shutters and stayed in for the night. The light of a full moon would allow work to continue, sometimes until dawn. For this special evening tour, visitors will join a guide in period costume and hear tales of life lived by candle and lamp light while they explore the beautiful 1806 Gore mansion. Friday, February 10. The tour begins at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7pm. Admission is $14, $10 children 5 to 12. Capacity is limited. For advanced tickets, call: (781) 894-2798.
 
Gore Place is located at 52 Gore Street , just off Route 20 ( Main Street ) near the Waltham/Watertown line. For more information, call: (781) 894-2798 or visit the museum's website at: www.goreplace.org .
 
For press information, please contact Director of Public Programs Thom Roach at
(781) 894-2798 ext. 12 or email events@goreplace.org .

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52 Gore Street , Waltham , MA 02453
TEL: (781) 894-2798 FAX: (781) 894-5745
www.goreplace.org | events@goreplace.org

Gore Place is accredited by the American Association of Museums
and receives funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.