Celebrating the bicentennial

2023 marks the 200th anniversary  of published debut of the masterpiece of juvenile fiction - A Visit from St. Nicholas - also known as Twas The Night Before Christmas. 

• Events are being planned around the country including public gatherings, readings, exhibits, presentations, and receptions to honor the poem. 
• May 2023 Benjamin Franklin Book Awards - San Diego, CA. Twas The Night -The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem: Winner Silvery in History. 
• May 31, release of special commemorative edition by Grafton and Scratch Publishers. 
• May 31, release of new board book edition of the poem for babies and toddlers, published  by Grafton and Scratch Publishers. 

• June 24, Constable Hall, Constableville, NY, Twas The Night Before Christmas vintage collection exhibit opens. 
• June 25,  Chicago, IL,  American Library Association Convention. 
• July 22 Santa Claus, Indiana presentation at the Santa Claus Museum. 
• July 24, The Inn at Christmas Place, Pigeon Forge. KT, book signing. 
• August 12, National Book Festival, Washington, DC.

2023 Tour Dates

 Virtual ZOOM events with Pamela McColl:  

 November 15 Wesleyan College - The Literary Influences

 November 16 Zoom Event The Moore Family of Newtown/Elmhurst  

 December 8 National Christmas Tree Day - Development of Christmas    

 traditions. Zoom Event

 December 10 The Poem's Art Legacy Zoom Event

 December 13  The Art and History of Twas The Night Before Christmas. 

 December 23 The Bicentennial Celebration - Troy.

 Email  twas200celebrate@gmail.com to be invited to the broadcasts. 

   Tour Schedule 

(July – September, The Christmas Place, Pigeon Forge, Kentucky, Santa Claus, Indiana, and National Book Festival Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Orange County Children’s Book Festival, Newport Beach, CA.) 

November 4 Point Roberts Library, WA.

N 6 B&N, Cleveland, OH. 

N 8 B&N, Rochester, NY.

N 9 New York State Reading Assoc., Lift Bridge Books, Rochester, NY. 

N 10-11 Vaillancourt Christmas Market, Sutton, MA.

N 12 New York State Readers Association Convention, Rochester, Constableville Library, Lee’s Christmas Store, Canajoharie NY. 

N 13 Keaton and Lloyd Bookstore, Rome, NY. 

N 14 Turning Leaf Books, Buffalo, NY. 

N 15 Wesleyan College, Zoom Event, Owensboro, KY.

N 16 Toledo Club, B&N, Toledo, OH. Zoom Event: Elmhurst Cemeteries Preservation Society – The Moore’s of Newtown/Elmhurst/Queens. 

N 17 The Bookstore at Lakewood, B&N, Cleveland, OH. 

N 18 Learned Owl Bookstore, Cleveland, OH. 

N 19 Fireside Books, Chagrin Falls, OH, B&N, Pittsburgh, PA. 

N 20 National Christmas Center, PA. Aaron’s Book, Lititz, PA. B&N, Exton, Moravian Bookstore, Bethlehem, West Chester University, Claymont Library, Claymont, DE, 

N 21 Children’s Book Center Haverford, B&N, Philadelphia, PA. 

N 22 Fibre Arts – Quilt Exhibit in honor of the bicentennial, Eastern Shores, MD.

N 23 Turkey Trott, Troy, NY. 

N 24 Books at Stuyvesant’s, B&N, Albany, NY. 

N 25 Holiday Event, Boonville, NY. 

N 26 Shop Around the Corner, Stockbridge, Old Sturbridge Farm Christmas, MA. 

N 27 Columbia Alumni Penn Club, B&N, 5th Ave, NYC. 

N 28 Emma Willard School, Waterford Museum, Waterford, NY. 

N 29 Troy Arts Center, Hart Cluett, Troy, NY 

N 30 B&N, North-Shire Bookstore, Saratoga Springs, Hart Cluett, Troy, NY.

D 1 Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Historic Odessa Foundation, DE. 

D 2 Troy Library 3-5, Troy, NY 

D 3 Arts Centre, Troy, New York. 

D 4 B&N, Manhattan, NY. 

D 5 Chelsea C.C. Moore Private Group Neighborhood Tour. Media Event – High Line Hotel, NYC, NY.

D 6 Womroth Bookstore, Yonkers, B&N, Transom Book Store, Tarrytown, NY. St. Nicholas Day, Roelcliff Museum, Copake, NY. 

D 7 The Book Loft, Great Barrington, Stockbridge, MA. Bicentennial Dinner, Troy, NY. 

D 8 Skaneateles Historical Society, Skaneateles, Zoom Event: National Christmas Tree Day Michigan Libraries. It’s A Wonderful Life Festival, Seneca Falls, NY.

D 9 It’s A Wonderful Life Festival, Seneca Falls, B&N, Syracuse, New Hartford, NY. 

D 10 Open Door Bookstore, Schenectady, Locust Grove Museum, B&N, Poughkeepsie, NY. Zoom Event – The Art Legacy, Pamela McColl, and Guests Ed Wheeler.

D 11 Luncheon Springfield Museum, MA, Redwood Library, Newport, RI., 

D 12 B&N, Millerton, Smithfield, Hearthside House Museum, Lincoln, RI. 

D 13 Charter Bookstore, Island Books, Newport, RI. Zoom Event: Columbia University Washington DC Alumni Association. 

D 14 Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, B&N, Warwick, RI. 

D 15 Marble House, Rosedale, Newport, RI., Trinity Church, Newport, RI. 

D 16Sunnyside Christmas - Tarrytown New York.

D 17 Times Square with Santa, NYC, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, Chelsea Community Church – Candlelit service/presentation, NYC, NY. 

D 18 B&N, Grolier Club, NYC, NY. 

D 19 High Line Hotel Media and Public Event, General Theological Seminary Bicentennial Celebration Private Event, Chelsea, NYC, NY.

D 20 Theodore’s Books, Oyster Bay, Chelsea House, Muttontown, NY. 

D 21, Green Toad Bookstore, Oneonta, Phelps Mansion, B&N, Binghamton, NY. 

D 22, Lyndhurst Mansion, Tarrytown, Christmas Tea, Red Lion Inn Stockbridge, MA. 

D 23, Bicentennial Luncheon, Troy Library, Troy, NY. Rensselaer Chamber of Commerce National Zoom event. 

Additional events are in the final planning stages and will be posted as they are confirmed along with notifications of proclamations and other announcements as they become available.  Some of the listed events are by invitation and RSVP due to capacity limitations. Most are free public events. 

In person and virtual library events and a list of book signings in bookstores will be posted in October. All requests for hosting or participating in events can be emailed to twas4kids@gmail.com