Daily Archives: June 2, 2015

Thursday, June 18, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – 19th Annual Rose Garden Party

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The Mayor’s Rose Garden Party is an annual fundraiser which benefits year-round programs in City of Boston parks and allows thousands of children and families to enjoy arts, science, and fitness programs as well as special events in their neighborhoods. Now in its 19th year, the annual Rose Garden Party has become one of Boston’s signature events. The party takes place in the Kelleher Rose Garden in the Back Bay Fens, when 3,000 rose bushes are at peak bloom. There will be passed hors d’oeuvre, buffet, and complimentary libations, plus live entertainment and a spirited creative hat contest in a garden-party setting; live and silent auction, en plein air painting demonstration and a Hollywood red carpet experience with a Step and Repeat backdrop courtesy of StepandRepeat.com. Proceeds from the ticketed event directly fund free programming in neighborhood parks throughout the city. Tickets are $150 and may be purchased online at http://www.cityofboston.gov/parks/rosegarden/rosegardenparty.asp.

Thursday, June 4, 5:30 pm – Urban Herb & Garden Fest

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Those of you not attending the Garden Club of the Back Bay’s Twilight Garden Party on Thursday (and why not, we ask?) should head over to Goddard House, 165 Chestnut Street in Brookline, on Thursday, June 4 at 5:30 pm for the Urban Herb & Garden Fest sponsored by Goddard House & Green City Growers.  Join them for light fare (fresh herb flatbreads, wine and beer), create your own potted herb garden to take home, watch and hear a slide show and talk on the current state of urban agriculture in greater Boston by GCG founder and CEO and past Garden Club of the Back Bay speaker Jessie Banhazl, and learn how you can get involved in creative growing systems and new technologies.  Free, but please RSVP to Brandon Fisher at 617-731-8500, x 130, or email bfisher@goddardhouse.org.