We are lucky in Finger Lakes Wine Country. We are lucky because Elmira, where Samuel Clemens spent many summers and wrote many of his most famous works, is located in Finger Lakes Wine Country. The region has become internationally recognized for its world-class wines, racing at Watkins Glen International and museums like the amazing Corning Museum of Glass. And in 2010 we are celebrating the life of one of the world’s most famous American authors, Mark Twain.
175 years ago Samuel Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. The Elmira connection began when he married Olivia Langdon in 1870. He spent many summers in Elmira and found inspiration from the Chemung River that flows through the center of the city. He died on April 21, 1910 and is buried in Elmira’s Woodlawn Cemetery next to his wife and four children.
On April 21, 2010 on the anniversary of Mark Twain’s death, Hal Holbrook returns to Elmira and the Clemens Center of Performing Arts to perform Mark Twain Tonight, his Emmy and Tony winning performance. Hal Holbrook first performed Mark Twain Tonight in 1954 and his most famous performance was in 1967 when it was televised on CBS. Tickets to the public go on sale March 25 and will certainly sell-out very quickly.
Enjoy this video clip from Hal Holbrook's famous 1967 Mark Twain Tonight performance.
Discover more Twain events in 2010 throughout Mark Twain Country.
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