Friday, January 23, 2026

2026.1.23. Movie Night at the Mansion

1/23, Friday, 7pm. Free movie at Stimson-Green Mansion, where Washington Trust for Historical Preservation is housed. Clue was selected for tonight. A murder mystery in an old mansion. Very fit. Free popcorn and cookies. I bought a drink as a support. The movie is fun, but silly.

Before the movie, I checked out all the open rooms. After the movie, a few of us stayed behind for a short tour. Our guide, Abby, is very entertaining. This old intercom, a dumb-waiter, the sore keeping string at the billiad room. Finger prints of the brick layers on the patio. Clothes wallpaper. People in the painting. Stories of the owner: they had 2 black bear cubs for a year. When this house was donated, the key to the gun closet was missing. It was picked by some bored teenager...

Before I walked uphill to Stimson-Green, went to see breakdance before the monthly downtown art walk at Art Love Solon. A long wait, at least more food than usual. More people than usual, and the crowd joined the dance when I left.