First Impressions column by Caspar Ewig ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’ Classic Christmas Poem Deconstructed COOPERSTOWN – On Tuesday, November 29, author Pamela McColl presented at Fenimore Art Museum on the insights and experiences she had gained in the 10 years it took to research and write her volume, “Twas the Night—The Art and History Behind the Classic Christmas Poem.” The lecture was particularly relevant this year, since it is the bicentennial of the poem’s first reading and since part…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas’ Discussion at The Fenimore Art Museum A CHRISTMAS STORY—11:30 a.m. Join author Pamela McColl for a reading of the famous poem ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas” and to learn the history of the poem from the first time it was read in 1822, to the many modern publishers, the artists who have been inspired by the poem, the life of the author and the connections between Mr. Clement C. Moore…