Sam Hunt is one of New England's top chefs. Formerly of Cambridge’s West Side Lounge, Mr. Hunt spent two years cooking with celebrity restaurateur Barbara Lynch (No. 9 Park, B. & G. Oysters and The Butcher Shop) and is now the Executive Chef at 15 Walnut Local Bistro in Hamilton. This September and October, Sam will be tantalizing taste-buds with full-course meals in the 1793 carriage house at Gore Place. Many of the ingredients will come straight from the estate's farm.

Across the country, eating food that is locally produced and in season is a growing trend. Self described "locavores" seek out fine food which is locally produced and artistically prepared. Top chefs are leading the charge and where good chefs go, "foodies" follow.

According to Chef Sam Hunt, "What excites me the most about cooking is when I have the opportunity to work directly with small independent farms like the one at The Gore Place. I find that farm mangers like Scott (Clarke of Gore Place) put just as much time and effort in to growing as I do cooking."

The Farm Dinners will be held on September 23 and October 14 at 7pm. Capacity is limited to 40 guests per dinner. Cost for dinner is $90 per person (wine included). The deadline for the September 23 dinner is September 13. The deadline for the October 14 dinner is October 4. Tickets are on sale now. To purchase tickets, call: (781) 894-2798 or email events@goreplace.org.

Gore Place is located at 52 Gore Street, just off Route 20 (Main Street) near the Waltham/Watertown line. For details, call (781) 894-2798 or visit the museum’s website at www.goreplace.org.

Dr. Matthew Raider will teach a simple and effective daily Meditation technique on Thursday, October 14th at 7:00 PM. This event is free but seating limited. Call ahead to reserve at 781-314-3425 x2 or online under "Events Calendar" at waltham.lib.ma.us

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Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld shares his insights on the Marlowe-Shakespeare Connection at the Waltham Public Library, 735 Main Street, on Tuesday, October 19th at 7:30 PM. This event is free but seating limited. Reserve a place 781-314-3425 ext 2 or online under "Events Calendar" at waltham.lib.ma.us

Speaker: Nancer Ballard Time is an essential component of memory, identity, hopes and fears. It is easily sensed, hard to define and beyond direct perception. Observations from philosophy, psychology, neurobiology and literature can guide us in understanding how our bodies and minds deal with time. And literary analysis reveals how female fiction and nonfiction writers use chronological, universal and historical time to create memorable stories.

Speaker: Shulamit Reinharz Based on a one-year study of an Israeli kibbutz (1979-80), this presentation will deal with three topics discussed in my new book: information about the study focus - aging on the kibbutz; overview about kibbutz changes over the last 100 years; and analysis of how the research was done. Location: Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library, Brandeis University Contact: Rosa Taormina, taormina@brandeis.edu, http://go.brandeis.edu/wsrc

Join Mitch Horowitz as he shares details from Occult America, his acclaimed book on the influence of American magical, mystical and spiritual movements during a talk and signing on Wed. Oct. 27th at 7:00 pm. This event is free but seating limited. Reserve a seat at 781-314-3425 x2 or online under "Events Calendar" at waltham.lib.ma.us.