Join the Boston Preservation Alliance for A Date with Deco at the Landmark, at 160 Federal Street in Boston. Silent and Live Auctions begin at 5:30. Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails by La Morra, Wines by Greenvale Vineyards in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Tickets $75 ($40 deductible contribution). For more information on the awards and auction items log on to www.bostonpreservation.org.
Month: April 2009
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Thursday, May 7, 6-7:30 – Opening Reception, “The Poetry of a Chinese Watercolor Spring”
Jing Hua’s watercolor painting garnered high acclaim in her last exhibit at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts. Jing Hua uses traditional Chinese brush painting techniques to paint landscapes, birds and flowers, and figures in either detail or free style. Her watercolors move between classic and contemporary Chinese concepts. Ms. Dalia’s works reflect her intensive training that began at the age of nine with her father, the prominent Chinese artist and calligraphy master Chiang Kai-shek’s son, Chiang Ching-guo, the President of the Republic of China. Her studying continued under some of China’s most outstanding watercolorists. She earned a degree from the National Taiwan Normal University and went on to graduate work in Hawaii. She has exhibited at galleries across the country including the Soho Art Museum, The Copley Society, and the Currier Museum. Meet the artist at the opening reception, which will offer a cash bar and light refreshments. Free and open to the public. For more information call 508-869-6111, or log on to www.towerhillbg.org. The exhibit will run from May 5 – June 14, 2009.
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Wednesday, April 22, 6-8 – How To Shop A Nursery
Massachusetts Horticultural Society kicks off the first talk in the Wednesday Nights at Elm Bank lecture series on April 22 from 6-8 pm. If you would like to get a professional’s tips on selecting the best from a nursery, come hear Tom Ward, who will answer questions including “Where do I find what I want to grow?’ and “How do I know which plant to buy?” Putting in healthy plants is one of the keys to successful gardening and Tom will share his many decades of experience in choosing the right plant. He will talk about how to evaluate nursery stock when presented with dozens of seemingly identical plants, and how to put that plant in the ground once it’s purchased. $10 public, $5 MHS Member. You may register on line, and read more about the Wednesday Nights series, at www.masshort.org.
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Wednesday, April 22 – Earth Day
Log on to the earthdaynetwork, ww2.earthday.net for links and up to date information on Earth Day events nationwide. There will be an EarthWorks tree planting in Roxbury, an urban farming event in Dorchester, a Fort Washington Park Spring Cleaning in Cambridge, an Earth Day Kick-Off 2009 at Suffolk University with the Sierra Club, a Bike, Skate, Walk Transportation Alternatives Outreach in Beacon Hill, a Boston Bike Cycling Skills Clinic, also in Beacon Hill, and dozens more events in an around our neighborhood.
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Monday, April 20 – 6:30 a.m.- Patriots Day Trash Pick Up & Traffic Advisory
Don’t forget to put out your trash very, very early Monday morning. Because of the street closings and projected crowds coming to the Back Bay for the Marathon finish, the City will begin picking up trash at 6:30 a.m. Berkeley Street from Columbus Avenue to Newbury Street, Boylston Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Arlington Street, Commonwealth Avenue from Beacon Street to Gloucester Street, Clarendon Street from Commonwealth Avenue to Stuart Street, Dartmouth Street from Stuart Street to Newbury Street, Exeter Street from Commonwealth Avenue to Huntington Avenue, Fairfield Street from Boylston Street to Newbury Street, Gloucester Street from Commonwealth Avenue to Boylston Street, Newbury Street from Fairfield Street to Massachusetts Avenue, and Public Alley #440 (Exeter to Dartmouth) will be among the street closed. No parking will be allowed on both sides of Berkeley Street from Columbus Avenue to Newbury Street, Boylston Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Arlington Street, Clarendon Street from Commonwealth Avenue to Stuart Street, all of Hereford Street, Dartmouth Street from Boylston to Newbury, Exeter Street from Blagden Street to Newbury Street, Fairfield Street from Boylston to Newbury, Hereford from Commonwealth to Boylston, Newbury Street from Fairfield to Massachusetts Avenue. You will be towed. For questions, call the Boston Transportation Department Hotline at 617-635-4283.
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Sunday, April 26, 2 pm – Tulipomania: Banking with Bulbs During the Golden Age of Dutch Culture
As part of the Bellefield Design Lectures at the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Eric Haskell will present an illustrated talk. Eric Haskell is an author and professor at Scripps College . The event is in celebration of the Quadricentennial of Henry Hudson’s journey up the Hudson. $50 ($45 for BFGA members) includes wine and hors d’oeuvres. Event will be held at The Henry A. Wallace Center, home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hyde Park, New York. Limited seating. Advance purchase of tickets strongly recommended. For more information contact Anne Symmes at infor@beatrixfarrandgarden.org, or call 845-229-9115, ext. 26. To learn more about the Beatrix Farrand Garden Association visit www.beatrixfarrandgarden.org.
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Thursday, May 21, 9-5 – The Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill
Take a tour of the Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill on Thursday, May 21, 9-5, rain or shine. The tour is self-guided and may be viewed at your own pace. Complimentary tea and coffee will be served at The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer Street. To purchase tickets in advance by mail, send a check payable to Beacon Hill Garden Club before May 7, 2009 to Ticket Chairman, Beacon Hill Garden Club, Box 302, Charles Street Station, Boston, MA 02114. Include a stamped, self-addressed business sized envelope with your check. Tickets in advance are $30 each. Tour day tickets, if available, are $35. No refunds or exchanges are allowed, and there are no group discounts. If you have questions, you may call 617-227-4392. Tickets may also be purchased on line at www.beaconhillgardenclub.org.
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Wednesday, April 15, 9 a.m. – Back Bay Boston: Fusing the Historic and the Modern
Back Bay Historical/The Global Boston Perspective, Boston Architectural College, and the Back Bay Association are sponsoring a forum at Cascieri Hall in the Boston Architectural College, 320 Newbury Street (corner of Hereford and Newbury) Wednesday morning. Following opening comments by Ted Landsmark, President of BAC, Douglass Shand-Tucci will give the keynote address on “Why Trinity Church Needed the Hancock Tower – Why the Historic Needs the Modern.” This will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Jeff Stein, Head of the School of Architecture, and will include Robert Campbell, Architecture Critic for The Boston Globe, Bryan Koop, Sr., Vice President and Regional Manager of Boston Properties, John Palmieri, Director of the BRA, Tad Stahl, member of the Mayor’s Back Bay Task Force of 1970, and Mark Jarzombek, Head of History, Theory, and Criticism, MIT School of Architecture. Meg Mainser-Cohen, President of the Back Bay Association, will conclude the two hour forum. To rsvp, please call 617-266-1991, or email megmc@bostonbackbay.com.
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Tuesday, May 5, 4 pm – Friends of the Public Garden Annual Meeting
You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Public Garden on Tuesday, May 5, beginning at 4 pm, at the First Church in Boston, 64 Marlborough Street. Hear reports on the Boston Common, the Public Garden, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. The guest speaker will be Janet Marie Smith, restoration architect for Fenway Park. For more information call 617-723-8144.
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Saturday, May 2, 5-7 pm – The Floralia, A Ceremonial Dedication of the New Tortoise Fountains
Members of the Dr. John Green Society may attend The Floralia, A Ceremonial Dedication of the New Tortoise Fountains, a gift of Chloe Nester Sundberg, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Saturday, May 2, from 5 to 7 pm. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvre, music at 5:30, dedication at 6. 11 French Drive, Boylston, Massachusetts. For information on joining the Dr. John Green Society, contact Wendy Cehon, 508-869-6111, ext. 136. Please respond for this event no later than April 28, although members of the Dr. John Green Society are invited to many splendid events during the course of each year, so membership is always recommended.