Daily Archives: April 3, 2014

Wednesday, April 23, 8:00 pm – Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

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The Emerald Necklace Conservancy will host the Boston premiere of the new film Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America, on Wednesday, April 23 at 8 pm at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  Tickets are $11 general admission, $9 MFA members and Emerald Necklace Conservancy donors.

The new, one-hour documentary chronicling the career and lasting influence of America’s premiere landscape architect who designed Boston’s Emerald Necklace, New York’s Central Park, Biltmore in Asheville, NC among other public and private spaces throughout the United States. The film’s producer, Lawrence Hott will be in attendance for a brief Q & A with the audience.   The film’s co-producer is Diane Garey, and is a co-production of WNED-TV, Buffalo/Toronto and Florentine Films/Hott Productions, Inc.  Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America has been made possible by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor, and The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation, with funding provided by HSBC, The Tiffany & Company Foundation and The C.E. & S. Foundation. Additional support provided from The Peter C. Cornell Trust and Mass Humanities.

Tickets can be purchased at any MFA ticket desk, by calling 1-800-440-6975, or online.

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Tuesday, April 22 – Deadline for NABB Green Challenge

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The Green Committee of The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay invites you to make GREEN improvements in your life before Earth Day 2014. Join NABB’s GREEN Challenge and be entered in a drawing to win a Gift Card to Back Bay restaurants or other prizes!

Fill out a quick Carbon Footprint form online and you’ll be on your way to saving money and potentially winning a great prize. Save energy and the planet with easy, no-cost sustainability actions. Do your part to honor Earth Week, our neighborhood, and Mother Earth!

Check out the prizes you might win:
GRAND PRIZE: One-night stay for two at The Lenox, an historic Boston landmark and
an industry leader in environmental initiatives
$50 Gift Card to ever-popular Papa Razzi Trattoria
$50 Gift Card to Reflections on Newbury St. Boston’s “Best of the New” for great gifts, trendy home décor & tabletop store
20% off lunch on your next visit to L’Espalier (limit 6 guests)
Energy efficient Advanced Power strips to save wasted “vampire” power and $$ ($35 value)
NSTAR Combo Box of Desk Lamp, LED Night Light, Incandescent style LEDs ($50 value)
…and more coming

Deadline to submit form online or by mail: Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22, 2014.

Get started by clicking on http://www.nabbonline.com/committees/green_committee for more information.

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Saturday, April 5, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Amphibians After Dark

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Get excited for the “big night,” an outdoor amphib­ian adventure on Saturday, April 5 at Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, 108 North Street in Norfolk, Massachusetts organized by the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Tour the lantern-lit trails with a guided group and encounter costumed characters waiting to teach you about amphibians through their stories and songs. Inside we’ll have live specimens from vernal pools, make crafts, and view a slide show about the animals that live in these “wicked big puddles.”

Guided groups leave the nature center every fifteen minutes.

Register online or by phone, 508-528-3140, to secure your time slot.
Fee: Mass Audubon Member $7; Non-member $9; Children 3 and under free

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