Daily Archives: June 18, 2013

Twilight Garden Party 2013 – Signature Drinks

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We concoct a signature drink each year for the Twilight Garden Party, to serve along with wine and sparkling waters.  This year we had two, the Peach Blossom and the Rose Petal.  The Peach Blossom was 2 parts vodka, 2 parts fresh peach puree, 1/2 part peach schnapps, and 3 dashes peach bitters.  The Rose Petal was 1 part Monin rose syrup, 1 part Domaine de St. Germaine (elderflower liqueur), and 3 parts aromatic gin, such as Old Tom (not a super dry gin, like Beefeaters or Tanqueray).  Below is our retiring Treasurer Elisabeth Lay sampling a Peach Blossom.

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Tuesdays, July 9 – July 30, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Chinese Painting and Garden History Workshop

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The Landscape Institute at Boston Architectural College will take a workshop on the road at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, on four successive Tuesdays, July 9 – 30, from 6 – 9.  Entitled Chinese Painting and Garden History Workshop, this rich seminar is collaboratively taught by Chinese landscape historian YoYi Chen and landscape painter Ma Qingxiong.  His work is shown below. This unique offering is a creative course, exposing students to historical concepts in Chinese landscape design, such as using multiple viewpoints and evocative juxtapositions, as well as teaching participants to compose artistic landscape ink drawings.  The format is a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and workshop painting in the gardens.  $300.  To register, log on to www.the-bac.edu/LI.

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