Daily Archives: September 20, 2013

Saturday, September 21, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Food is Love Kitchen Tour and Tasting

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The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden Board of Directors invites you to join them for a tour of six remarkable kitchens in Harvard, Massachusetts on Saturday, September 21, from 10 – 4. The Tour will begin when you pick up your ticket and tour book at The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, at 145 Bolton Road, Harvard, MA.
They invite you to visit the Garden and enjoy delightful food tastings before you head on your way to the various locations on the tour. All proceeds benefit the The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden.

Tickets can be purchased on the day of the event the Healing Garden at 145 Bolton Road, Harvard, Massachusetts. For more information visit http://www.healinggarden.net/FoodisLove.KitchenTourTasting.php.

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Saturdays, October 5 – 26, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Tonal Fall Treasures and Composition

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Gourds, mums and asters will be used to explore the elements of artistic composition on four Saturdays in October, October 5 – 26, from 10 – 12 in classes co-sponsored by the Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens and Weston Nurseries, 160 Pine Hill Road in Chelmsford.  Jeanne Kunze will guide you in developing and increasing design skills to relate multiple pictorial elements.  Use graphite on paper to develop designs expressing the shape, value, and rhythm of fall’s rich harvest on display.  Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens price is $100, nonmembers $125.  Register by calling 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.  Image from www.gertens.com.

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Friday, October 4, 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm, Saturday, October 5, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, October 6, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm – Ikebana: A Japanese Flower Exhibition

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Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, will present a three day exhibition entitled Ikebana: A Japanese Flower Exhibition, in honor of the 55th anniversary of Ikebana International. The program will begin Friday, October 4, from noon – 5, and continue Saturday, October 5 from 9 – 5, and end Sunday, October 6, from 9 – 4:30. See displays of the venerable art of Japanese flower arranging at this special exhibition, with entries created by many students who learned the art under the instruction of Kaye Vosburgh at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. Pottery suitable for Ikebana will be for sale.  Floral demonstrations are scheduled for 2 pm on Friday (Ikenobo School, Kathleen Marble), Saturday at 11 am (Ikenobo School, Jorge Padilla-Zamudio) and 2 pm (Sogetsu School, Joanne Caccavale) and Sunday at noon (Ohara School, Keiko Thayer), 2 pm (Sogetsu School, Tomoko Tanaka), and 2 pm (Ikebana Children’s Workshop, Classroom C, limit 15 participants, pre-registration required.)  Cost is included with admission to Tower Hill ($12 Adult, $9 Senior, $7 Child, under 6 free.)

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