Featuring A Taste of Honey and The Great Ball Game (Storey Publishing, 2022)

Join Rebecca Sheir, host of WBUR’s Circle Round, for a live reading of two colorfully illustrated folktales adapted from the award-winning public-radio podcast. She’ll be accompanied by live music played by Circle Round composer Eric Shimelonis. The reading will be followed by a book signing and craft activity. Circle ‘round and join the fun!  

•  This program will take place in The Mount’s Event Tent, adjacent to the Upper Lot.
• This program is designed for kids of all ages accompanied by their grownups.
• Pre-registration is not required for this program. We recommend arriving 15 minutes early to allow time to find your preferred seat under the Tent!
• After the reading, purchase a Circle Round book and complete a craft activity to take home!

Questions? Email: programs@edithwharton.org

Rebecca Sheir is the host and writer of Circle Round, the internationally-acclaimed folktales podcast distributed by Boston’s NPR station, WBUR. A former public radio reporter and host, Rebecca has brought thousands of stories to life on such national programs as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Splendid Table and Marketplace. She’s hosted several weekly news shows on public radio, including AK (Alaska Public Media) and Metro Connection (WAMU 88.5), along with podcasts for the Folger Shakespeare Library and Slate Magazine. Her first book, Onions and Garlic, was adapted from a Circle Round episode of the same name and published by PJ Library. She’s also the author of the Circle Round picture books series, published by Storey Publishing. Rebecca holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from the University of Iowa. She lives in the Berkshires with her husband, composer Eric Shimelonis, and their nine-year-old son.

Eric Shimelonis is a composer, musician and audio producer whose work has wowed audiences on stage, screen and over the airwaves. Audiences have enjoyed his classical compositions at the Juilliard School, the Rattlestick New Music Series, the Kennedy Center and at a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall starring Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham. With more than 300 sound designs in the theater, Eric has won a Helen Hayes Award and been nominated for Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Big Easy and Henry Hewes Design Awards. Film highlights include the features International Falls and Winter Passing, for which he performed a duet with Will Ferrell. To date, he has contributed nearly 300 original scores, using hundreds of different world instruments, to Circle Round: the internationally-acclaimed folktales podcast he co-produces with his wife, Rebecca Sheir. 

CALL FOR CHILDREN’S BOOKS!

This August, The Mount is hosting a Children’s Book Swap as part of our Community Day celebration! We’re collecting gently loved children’s books to share the joy of reading with other families in our community. If you have books your kids have outgrown, this is the perfect chance to give them a second life. All ages, reading levels, and languages are welcome!

Please drop off your gently loved books at The Mount anytime this summer. We will have a bin in the Stable, and books will also be accepted at the Ticket Booth and other Youth & Family Programs. 

Join us on August 10 for Community Day to explore the Children’s Book Swap and take home new favorites for your family to enjoy!

What accessibility accommodations does The Mount offer? The Mount is a Massachusetts Cultural Council UP designated organization welcoming participants of all disabilities. Please contact us by phone: 413-551-5100 or by email: info@edithwharton.org to discuss accommodations needed to participate fully in this event. Golf carts will be available to shuttle those with mobility concerns between the parking lot and event venue. View The Mount’s Health and Safety Guidelines.