Daily Archives: April 7, 2015


Thursday, April 23, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – 3rd Annual Derby Dash: Hats + Hearts for Horses

Mystic, Frederick, Liberty, Otis, Baron, and Winston cordially invite you to a fabulous evening, the 3rd Annual Derby Dash: Hats & Hearts for Horses, on Thursday, April 23, from 5:30 – 8 in the Copley Place Rotunda, 100 Huntington Avenue.  Let’s break out the hats, food, and juleps in preparation for the 141st Kentucky Derby, in support of Boston’s Park Ranger Mounted Unit.  Festivities include a spirited Hat Contest for both men and ladies.  Ticket price includes complimentary libations and hors d’oeuvre.  Hat judges include Erica Corsano of The Herald, Kennedy Elsey of MIX 104.1, Jonathan Soroff of The Improper Bostonian, and Tina Sutton of the Boston Globe. Tickets are $150 ($125 for young professionals under 35), and may be purchased through PayPal at www.savebostonshorses.org, or you may mail a check to PO Box 67147, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.  Image from www.stayclassycanton.com.


April- Hanging Nasturtiums at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Cascades of blossoming nasturtium vines make their brief but dramatic appearance above the Courtyard, celebrating the arrival of spring at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. (Nasturtium blooms last about three weeks.) The annual Hanging Nasturtiums display continues an annual tradition started by Isabella Stewart Gardner during the week before Easter, marking the valiant return of color to The Fenway.

Nasturtium vines (Tropaeolum majus) are planted in late summer and cultivated in the Gardner Museum’s greenhouses throughout the winter to prepare them for their spectacular spring debut. The vines require continuous care in the greenhouse to ensure dramatic length—up to twenty feet—and require up to ten workers to install in the Museum. The result is a stunning display that cannot be found anywhere else!

In the Courtyard garden below, typical companions include azaleas, blue cineraria, ivory and cream daffodils, and Cymbidium orchids punctuate a green background of ferns, palms, and pines. The Gardner Museum’s signature Clivia miniata are also often on display and now include beautiful lemon-colored blossoms from Allen Haskell’s nursery specimen, playing off of the orange variety that have been a part of the Museum’s collection for over forty years. Abutilon stiratum (flowering maple) are often used to flank the steps and the statues to complement this amazing exhibit of springtime color. A trip to the Gardner Museum in the coming weeks is a profound experience for the senses. The Hanging Nasturtiums Courtyard display is made possible in part by the Museum’s Sorenson Fund for Horticulture.  Photo: Siena Scarff, 2012.


Tuesday, April 21, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – The Love for Lemons

We occasionally showcase one of Stonewall Kitchen’s cooking classes.  The Love for Lemons will take place on Tuesday, April 21, from 11:30 – 1 at the main Stonewall Kitchen campus, 2 Stonewall Lane in York, Maine.  Patty Roche will teach you how citrus enhances the flavor of every dish. The menu includes:

Fried Baby Artichokes Topped with Lemon Pistachio Pesto over Mixed Greens
Lemon Thyme Roasted Chicken
Homemade Lemon Fettuccini Tossed with Puttanesca Sauce of San Marzano Tomatoes, Olive Oil, Capers, Olives and Garlic
Fresh Baked Rosemary Infused Rolls
Blueberry Tart with Lemon Mascarpone Whipped Cream

Fee is $55, and you may register by calling 1-877-899-8363 from 8 – 5, Monday through Friday. To view all the spring classes, visit www.stonewallkitchen.com.