Daily Archives: August 5, 2010

Thursday, August 12, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Vermont Festival of the Arts Garden Tour

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Thursday, August 12, 9 – 4, is the time to be in the Waitsfield, Vermont area to enjoy the Vermont Festival of the Arts Garden Tour, which will begin at the Big Picture Theater and Cafe on Carroll Road.  The $45 ticket includes lunch at Timbers.  Take a tour of beautiful Sugarbush area gardens and watch as artists capture each one on canvas.  Gardens will be in full bloom in August, and the painters will take their inspiration from the surroundings.  Learn what grows where, and enjoy a wonderful lunch amidst fleur-de-art.  The tour organizers will take you around in a big yellow school bus – it’s like summer camp for adults.  Assemble at 8:30.  Call Bev Kehoe at  802-496-6682 to buy tickets, and for more information.  You may also email info@vermontartfest.com.

August is Art!

Sunday, August 15, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Walk with Natives

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Imagine traveling back in time 100, 200, even 2,000 years! What did this landscape look like? Would the same kinds of trees growing in the Arboretum now have grown here then? Take a walk back in time at the Arnold Arboretum on Sunday, August 15 with docent David Tarbet to explore trees and their uses. This tour, from 1 – 2:30 pm,  expands on the Walk with Natives self-guided tour, available in Silva and in the Visitor Center.  Free, no registration required.  For more information log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

Saturday, August 14, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Bonsai West Tour

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The Bonsai West collection is one of the oldest historic collections of bonsai in the country.  Michael Levin, owner and founder of Bonsai West, will talk about these trees – several over one hundred years old – and the original artists who created them.  The stories of Mr. Levin’s 28 years of growing bonsai and creating this beautiful nursery, and his experiences with the original artists and the history and culture of this ancient art coalesce during this fascinating tour, sponsored by Tower Hill Botanic Garden.  Levin also discusses basic bonsai care techniques and growing your own bonsai.  $15 for Tower Hill members, $20 for nonmembers.  You may register at www.towerhillbg.org.