The Emerald Necklace Conservancy cordially invites you to attend the annual Party in the Park to benefit the Justine Mee Liff Fund, Wednesday, May 18 in the Kelleher Rose Garden, The Fenway, Boston. Cocktail reception begins at 11:30, and at 12:30 the Luncheon and Presentation of the Liff Spirit Award will begin. Valet parking available.   Please reserve by April 29. Individual ticket prices begin at $375. Mail your check to Emerald Necklace Conservancy, 891 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. For more information, or to reserve by telephone, call 617-522-2700. Visit www.emeraldnecklace.org for more information, or to buy tickets online.
Month: April 2011
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Thursday, April 28 – Sunday, May 1 – Birds and Bards: A Festival Celebrating Birds, Poetry, and Nature
Visit the Arnold Arboretum, Boston Nature Center, Forest Hills Cemetery, Franklin Park Coalition and the Franklin Park Zoo, Thursday, April 28 to Sunday, May 1 for Birds and Bards: A Festival Celebrating Birds, Poetry, and Nature. Spend the weekend exploring birds, poetry, and nature in over 1000 acres of green space along Boston’s Emerald Necklace. The festival includes activities for children and adults, most of which are free!
For complete event listings and information, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu/news-events/birds-and-bards.
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Monday, April 25, 4:00 pm – Fred Kirschenmann on Sustainable Agriculture
Join farmer, agrarian philosopher, author, and sustainable food advocate Fred Kirschenmann for a lecture and discussion about the future of sustainable agriculture on Monday, April 25, beginning at 4 pm at Harvard University, Sever Hall 113. Kirschenmann’s experience as an organic farmer along with his education in philosophy combine to make him a leader in sustainable agriculture. He oversees his family’s 3,500-acre, certified-organic farm in North Dakota and is also a professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Iowa State University. Kirschenmann holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Chicago and has written extensively about ethics and agriculture. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored with Center for Health and the Global Environment. For directions, log on to www.harvard.edu.
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Wednesday, May 4, 7:00 pm – Pollution Solution: Safeguarding Our Waterways
A program to be held at the Vineyard Haven Library on Wednesday, May 4, beginning at 7 pm, is a presentation of Tisbury Waterways, Inc. The illustrated lecture will detail the installation of its bio-swale at the base of Owen Little Way in Vineyard Haven. Bio-swales, or vegetative buffers, are a natural landscaping way to filter stormwater run-off to prevent pollution of marine environments. Learn why bio-swales are key pollution fighters in commercial settings or in your own backyard, and how you can “grow” your own rain garden. If you recently heard Dori Smith speak to the Garden Club of the Back Bay on the subject of rain gardens, this program will interest you.
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Friday, May 6, 5:30 pm – Invertebrates on Plants: Identifying Galls, Mines, Leaf-ties, and Other Signs in a New Field Guide
Charley Eiseman and Noah Charney, authors of Tracks & Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates, will conduct a special session for the New England Botanical Club on Friday, May 6, beginning at 5:30 pm at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Massachusetts, on the topic Invertebrates on Plants: Identifying Galls, Mines, Leaf-ties, and Other Signs in a New Field Guide. For more information, log on to www.rhodora.org.
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Saturday, April 23, 10:00 am – Egg Hunt at the Clarendon Street Playground
Celebrate spring with the Friends of the Clarendon Street Playground on Saturday, April 23, beginning at 10:00 am. Join them for an egg hunt, coffee and doughnuts, and enjoy a visit from the Easter bunny (although less maniacal than the fellows pictured below.) Free. Volunteers are needed to hide eggs at 8:00 am. If you would like to help with the event, please contact playground@nabbonline.com, or call 617-247-3961.
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Saturdays, April 23 and 30, May 7 and 14, 9:00 am – 11:00 am – Family Chicken Project
This collaborative effort on four successive Saturdays beginning April 23 between Historic New England and the MSPCA shows how to raise chickens in your backyard. Program participants attend workshops to learn about different chicken breeds, how to build a chicken coop and keep the flock healthy, as well as about feed, first aid, and safety. Afterward, attendees are certified to help care for the chickens at the farm throughout the season. When the season ends, the chickens will be offered to the participating families for purchase The series also includes a field trip to Nevins Farm and a lecture by Sarah Corchense, D.V.M., of Tufts Veterinary Hospital. The program will take place at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, 5 Little’s Lane, Newbury, Massachusetts. Registration required. Please call 978-462-2634 for more information. You may also register on line ($40 for HNE members, $95 for nonmembers, which includes a family membership) at www.historicnewengland.org/events.
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Wednesday, May 4, 5:00 pm – 41st Annual Meeting of Friends of the Public Garden
You are cordially invited to the 41st Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Public Garden Wednesday, May 4, beginning at 5 pm at First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street. Come have a glass of Madeira to salute Henry Lee’s becoming President Emeritus, and hear about “The Year in Review.” Rsvp by April 27 to 617-723-8144, or email ellenfopg@gis.net. If you are not already a member, call the number and inquire about the benefits and rewards of becoming a member of this pivotal and important organization.
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Wednesdays, May 4 – May 25, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Plant Painting for the Petrified
In a relaxed atmosphere at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden, Sarah Roche will guide you through the elementary stages of illustrating plants. Your observational skills grow as you experiment with your first line drawings. Explore composition and color choices as you enjoy the process of creating botanical art. Please bring sketch paper, HB, B, 2B pencils and a white plastic eraser to the first class. WCFH members $125, Non-Members $150. To register for the four Wednesday classes (May 4 – 25, 9L30 – 12:30), log on to www.wellesley.edu/WCFH, or call 781-283-3094, ext. 4. Beautiful line drawing below by Linda Reeves.
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Saturday, May 14, 8:00 am – 11:00 am – Nature Photography Workshop
Come to the Dana Greenhouses at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain on Saturday, May 14, from 8 – 11 in the morning, for a Nature Photography Workshop led by Erik Gehring, freelance photographer and multi-media producer. Improve your photographs of nature in this half-day workshop – a talk followed by hands-on experience. The class takes place at the Arnold Arboretum during one of the most beautiful times of the year. Learn about composition, color, light, depth of field and focus. Bring your camera and manual and familiarize yourself with the operation of your camera prior to the workshop. Offered with the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Art, the fee is $60, and there is a rain date of May 21. To sign up, visit www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu. And although the Erik Gehring photo below (www.northernwoodlands.org) is hardly a spring shot, it is so arresting we thought you should see it as an example of Mr. Gerhring’s talent.
