WHAT: Discussion: Living in Utopia

WHEN: April 15, 2018 - 1:00 pm

WHERE: The Oneida Community Mansion House

The Oneida Community was one of many utopian experiments of the nineteenth-century active from 1848 through 1880. Primarily a religious community, its members lived as one family sharing everything and believed they were creating heaven on earth. But it was also a very successful economic venture.

What is it like to live in a Utopian or intentional community? Lynne Barnes, poet and former member of the Kerista Community in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, will join our discussion on the experience of communal living. You are invited to join the discussion with your experiences, ideas and insights.

Free to members, non-members: $7, students: $3.

Advance registration is not required.

The Oneida Community Mansion House (OCMH) was once home to the 19th century utopian Oneida Community (1848 – 1880). Today, the building houses a museum with permanent and changing exhibitions about the Community, overnight lodging, and banquet and meeting space. The Mansion House is a National Historic Landmark and history museum chartered by the New York State Department of Education.

The House is open for visitors Monday through Saturday from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm, and Sunday from noon until 5:00 pm. Guided tours are provided regularly April-November and by appointment only December-March.

Oneida Community Mansion House is located at 170 Kenwood Ave., Oneida, NY 13421.  More information: 315-363-0745 or see: www.oneidacommunity.org