Daily Archives: September 15, 2014

Sunday, September 28, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Massachusetts Outdoor Expo

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September 28th promises to be a day of learning and fun for those who attend the Massachusetts Outdoor Expo (Big MOE), to be held at the Hamilton Rod and Gun Club grounds in Sturbridge from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. The Big MOE, sponsored by the Facts About Wildlife and Nature Society (FAWNS), is a free, family-oriented event celebrating outdoor skills, nature, art, and wildlife. The Big MOE presents a perfect opportunity to introduce young and old to a variety of outdoor skills and activities. Most of the same great stations from previous years will be at this year’s Expo, including fly tying, kayaking, trap shooting, a petting zoo, and many more.

New this year: State Ornithologist Drew Vitz (below) has developed a station called Introduction to Birding in Massachusetts. Stop by this station to hear recorded bird songs and get tips for viewing and identifying birds in the forest and field. Also, don’t miss the new and improved Bears of Massachusetts station, which will now include a barrel trap used by biologists to trap and collar bears.

The Big Moe is free thanks to the following co-sponsors: Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Hamilton Rod and Gun Club, The Weatherby Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, and the Worcester County League of Sportsmen’s Clubs. The Big MOE is in need of enthusiastic, outdoor-oriented volunteers willing to assist or host skills stations. Clubs, conservation organizations, and outdoor-oriented businesses wishing to host a skill station, assist others at an existing station, or make a donation are welcome. For more information on volunteering or exhibiting, contact Gary Zima at (508) 389-6314 or gary.zima@state.ma.us.

Tuesday, October 14, Tuesday, January 13, and Tuesday, April 14, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Designing Workshops

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The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts will present a three part design workshop in 2014/2015, on Tuesdays, October 14, January 13, and April 14, in the Hunnewell Building of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.  The fee for all three sessions is $135, which includes all materials and instruction.  If a registrant cannot make any workshop, he or she may designate another to take his or her place, or may send someone to take the flowers and container home.

All attendees will need: clippers or floral snippers, a notebook, a box to carry the arrangement home, and a clean-up bag.  If Wellesley schools are closed for snow, the workshop will be rescheduled to the next day.  Mail your check, made out to GCFM, Inc., to Fluffy Winner, PO Box 457, West Falmouth, MA 02574.  Include your name, address, Garden Club name, telephone number, and email address.

Saturday, September 27 – Saturday, November 1 – Trees as Art

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This Peabody Essex Museum exhibition, running from September 27 – November 1 in the Art & Nature Center of the Museum, explores the often surprising ways in which contemporary artists use trees as an inspiration as well as a medium for their art. Made from bark, wood, roots, seedpods, leaves and sap, over 30 varied works and a selection of hands-on interactive opportunities ask us to consider our relationship with trees as a vital natural force. From Diego Stocco’s music compositions made with trees and leaves to Joe Wheelwright’s figurative root sculptures, this exhibition celebrates the varied ways in which people are connected to and creatively inspired by trees.

Support provided by the East India Marine Associates of the Peabody Essex Museum. For complete details visit www.pem.org.

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