October 30, 2013 - Boston Flora

Thursday, November 14, 6:00 pm – Illustrating Thoreau’s Maine Woods: A Photographer’s Journey

October 30, 2013 by Boston Flora

On Thursday, November 14, beginning at 6 pm at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Scot Miller will discuss his seven-year project photographing northern Maine for his new book, The Maine Woods: A Photographic Journey Through an American Wilderness. Miller combines contemporary imagery with text from Henry David Thoreauâ€™s classic essay collection, The Maine Woods (first published 150 years ago). He will also screen The Unexpected Journey, a short documentary about the making of the book.Free and open to the public. Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street. Free event parking is available in the 52 Oxford Street Garage after 5:00 pm.Â Members-only gallery preview and reception to follow in the exhibition gallery. RSVP to members@hmsc.harvard.edu or call (617) 496-6972.

Saturday, November 2, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm – Ikenobo Ikebana Society Newcomer Workshop

October 30, 2013 by Boston Flora

On Saturday, November 2, from 9:30 am – 3 pm at the Chapel in the Espousal Center, 554 Lexington Street, Waltham, Gail Bartlett will teach a morning workshop on arranging Fuji mums, and Masako Yatsuhashi will conduct an afternoon session on Moribana.Â For the morning session, bring a shoka container, pebbles and kenzan, scissors, cloth for under scissors, bucket to hold flowers, and brown paper bag for trash, along with a bag lunch.Â Coffee and tea will be provided.Â In the afternoon, you will need a suiban or other low container suitable for moribana and kenzan.Â The Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Boston will provide the other materials for the morning, and some materials for the afternoon.Â Please bring several stems to make your arrangement unique.Â Arrangements will be corrected by the teacher.Â $40 for the day.Â Reserve now by calling Mimi at 617-332-6136 or email moimoiritt@gmail.com.