Steepletop Open Days 2025 (August 9)
The Steepletop grounds and trails will be open to explore, as will the Gift Shop, and The Jackson Gallery in the Tamarack Visitors Center will feature the exhibition “Edna St. Vincent Millay: Life at Steepletop, 1925-1950.” This collection presents artifacts from Millay’s 25 years at Steepletop.
Docent-led 60-minute House tours are available at the times listed below. House tour tickets do not require advance purchase but are strictly limited. Purchasing these tickets in advance is strongly encouraged to secure your spot on a tour. Grounds and Picnic passes may be purchased in advance or on site on the days of the event.
- House Tour Tickets: $25.00 per person
Includes tour and single-day access to grounds, exhibition, and special events. - Grounds and Picnic Pass: $10.00 per person
Includes single-day access to grounds, exhibition, and special events.
Consider bringing a friend (or two) and a picnic lunch. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Steepletop, Open Day visitors are encouraged to dress in their favorite Millay attire!
An event ticketing surcharge of 2.9% + $0.30 will be added to the total price of the tickets.
Due to the very limited number of available tickets, purchases are non-refundable.
House Tours Schedule
- 10 am
- 11 am
- 12 pm
- 1 pm
- 2 pm
- 3 pm
Special Events
Musical Performance
Laszlo Slomovits and Jennifer Burd: 2pm
Laszlo Slomovits and Jennifer Burd offer “Singing Them Off the Page! — A Program of Poetry Set to Music.” Poets whose work they sing include Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost, as well as the ancient mystics, Rumi and Hafiz in translations by Coleman Barks and Daniel Ladinsky, and also some contemporary poets. They accompany their singing with guitar, bowed psaltery, and a variety of other folk instruments. For this performance at Steepletop, they will include their setting of “Afternoon on a Hill” by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Lazslo and Jennifer will perform a 45-minute set under a tent near the Millay House. This will be their first performance at Steepletop.
Laszlo Slomovits is one of the twin brothers in the nationally known children’s folk music duo, Gemini (GeminiChildrensMusic.com).
Jennifer Burd (jenniferburd.ink) is author of two full-length books of poetry, Days Late Blue and Body and Echo, and a book of creative nonfiction, Daily Bread: A Portrait of Homeless Men & Women of Lenawee County, Michigan, and her newest, Fringe, a poetry chapbook.
Live In-The-Moment Typewriter Poetry with The Sweet Slow in Millay’s Writing Cabin: 11 am – 4 pm
Jess Bowe is a poet, storyteller, and the visionary behind The Sweet Slow, a brand and practice devoted to the art of poetic presence. Residing in the Hudson Valley, she offers live typewriter poetry, poetic writing experiences, legacy creation, and immersive creative offerings; each is designed to slow time and invite us to see the ordinary with extraordinary perception.
Jess of The Sweet Slow brings the art of live typewriter poetry to the Millay writing cabin, offering an intimate and enchanting experience where words are woven in-the-moment, inspired by a brief conversation, a single word, or a feeling shared by the recipient. Each poem is typed on cotton paper, becoming a one-of-a-kind keepsake—a tangible piece of poetry to hold onto, gift, or cherish forever.
Here’s how it works:
- Welcome to the table. Visit with Jess and share your curiosities, questions, and wonderings. Guests are invited to share a word, a thought, or a feeling. Not sure where to begin? That’s okay, too. Jess will intuitively craft something just for you.
- Watch the magic unfold. With the rhythm of the typewriter keys, a bespoke poem comes to life in real time.
- Receive your poem. In just a few minutes, you’ll hold a completely unique, hand-typed poem, written just for you. Whether playful, heartfelt, or deeply poetic, each piece is a spontaneous creation, crafted specifically for each guest, intended for timelessness and a rekindling of genuine human connection.
