Daily Archives: July 23, 2010


Wednesday, August 4, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – MFA Workshop: Flower Arranging

The Museum of Fine Arts Boston will hold a Flower Arranging Member Event Wednesday, August 4, from 11 am – 12:30 pm in the Riley Seminar Room.  Flower arranging demonstrations will be ongoing – drop in anytime during this event.  Get fresh ideas on how to realize the fine art of floral arranging at home from members of the MFA’s acclaimed flower team.  Stop by for a few tips or stay the full 90 minutes for an abundance of creative ideas.  Free tickets are required and available in person, online (www.mfa.org) or by phone on the day of the event beginning at 10 am.  Ticket limit is based on general admission privileges of membership.  If you are not already a member, you may join on line ($75 individual membership) or in person.


Mondays, August 9 and August 16, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – En Plein Air Painters at Work

Come watch painters at work on the grounds of Highfield Hall, Monday, August 9 and again Monday, August 16, from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm.  Participating artists include Ruth Leech, Bill and Jean Adelman, Sigrid Ecker, Shirley Hersey, and Gloria Warren, working in watercolor, oil and pastel media.  They love to have questions from onlookers, so you will have an interactive experience as you stroll the grounds, located at 56 Highfield Drive in Falmouth.  Then plan to come inside to see the art and photography exhibits.  $5 suggested donation.  For directions and more information, log on to www.highfieldhall.org.  Bill Adelman’s Bourne Farm Pond is pictured below.


Thursday, July 29, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Bikes@Night

Join the Boston Preservation Alliance members as they team up with Urban AdvenTours to ride the night away and explore Boston on two wheels.  The Bikes@Night tour will show you the city as the sun goes down and the lights come up, focusing on Boston’s beautiful and historic waterfront. Watch the sun set over Boston Harbor, hear about architecture and history, and enjoy a delightful summer night in Boston.  The ride will include:
• Long Wharf: once the busiest pier in the busiest port in America during early colonial times and now home to the New England Aquarium.
• The Rose Kennedy Greenway: the 1.5-mile-long long series of parks and public spaces that now exists where the elevated Central Artery once stood.
• Fan Pier: the historic location of railway lines that linked Boston to the rest of the country and where you can now take in the modern architecture of the Institute of Contemporary Art and the Moakley Court House.
• The North End: the city’s oldest residential community full of late 19th and early 20th century architecture (and arguably the best restaurants!)

Ride departs from Urban AdvenTours, 103 Atlantic Avenue and participants should arrive by 5:30 p.m. for a 6 p.m. departure.  Cost: This event is $30 for Alliance members/$37 for non-members and includes: bike, helmet, water bottle, and tour guide. You may purchase tickets securely via PayPal at www.bostonpreservation.org or make a check payable to: Boston Preservation Alliance, Old City Hall, 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108.

RSVP: Space is limited and reservations are required by July 25th.  Contact Christine Piontek at cpiontek@bostonpreservation.org or call 617-367-2458 to RSVP or for more information.

Urban AdvenTours - Bikes@Night - 7.15.10 - 6 PM