Daily Archives: September 10, 2017

Saturday, September 16, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Flora of the New England Coastal Sand Dunes

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Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport is home to extensive sandy beach and dune habitat where many shore birds and wildlife flourish amid the varied flora of the area. Join Seed Bank Coordinator Michael Piantedosi, Seed Bank Coordinator of the New England Wild Flower Society, on Saturday, September 16 at 10 am to discuss the plants of the salt marsh and sand dune habitats that make Parker River so unique. $28 for NEWFS members, $35 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/flora-of-new-england-coastal-sand-dunes

Saturday, October 7 – Sunday, November 5 – 2017 Junior League of Boston Designer Showhouse

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JL Boston is thrilled to announce the 2017 Designer Show House will take place at the 1853 William Flagg Homer House in Belmont, MA just steps away from picturesque downtown Belmont. The house, located at 661 Pleasant Street, is currently owned and preserved by the Belmont Woman’s Club, and was previously owned by William Flagg Homer and his wife Adeline Wellington, uncle and aunt of American landscape painter, Winslow Homer. The house, an architectural combination of both the Bracketed Italianate and French Mansard style, is set on a hill, with sweeping views of the Boston Skyline, and more than twenty soon to be renovated spaces.

We have a number of exciting dates and events to share: October 7, 2017 – Opening Day: The Designer Show House will be open to the public from Saturday, October 7th through Sunday, November 5th, with special events during this time. Learn all about it at https://www.jlboston.org/2017-designer-show-house/
Tickets are $30 for JL members, $40 for nonmembers. Hours are Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 – 8, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10 – 5. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.