Daily Archives: October 1, 2012

Saturday, October 13, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Pumpkin Day

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Celebrate the arrival of fall at Cogswell’s Grant, 60 Spring Street in Essex, on Saturday, October 13 from 11 to 4. Take a hay wagon ride through the fields to choose a jack-o’-lantern from our pumpkin patch. Decorate and carve pumpkins, compete in a pumpkin pie-eating contest, do craft activities and play games, have your face painted, and try cider pressing. Enjoy hot mulled apple cider and pumpkin pie. Tour the house and see one of the most celebrated collections of American antiques and folk art.

Please call 978-768-3632 for more information. Purchase tickets now (free for HNE members, $6 non members, $4 children ages 3 – 12) at www.historicnewengland.org. Photo from www.havechildrenwilltravel.com.

Wednesday, October 10, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – What a Plant Knows

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Join The Arnold Arboretum for a captivating journey into the lives of plants—from the colors they see to the schedules they keep—with renowned biologist Daniel Chamovitz. Director, Manna Center for Plant Biosciences, Department of Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants at Tel Aviv University. Highlighting the latest research in plant science, he will take us into the lives of different types of plants, and draw parallels with the human senses to reveal that we have much more in common with sunflowers and oak trees than we may realize. Covering touch, sound, smell, sight, and even memory, Chamovitz considers whether it’s too much to ask if plants are aware. His book, What a Plant Knows, is a true field guide to the senses for science buffs and green thumbs, and for anyone who seeks a greater understanding of our place in nature. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Fee $5 member, $20 nonmember.  Register on line at www.arboretum.harvard.edu.