Daily Archives: September 19, 2017

Wednesday, October 4, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Charles River Clean Up Boat Benefit

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One of the Garden Club of the Back Bay’s favorite not for profit organizations, The Charles River Clean Up Boat, is holding a fund raiser Wednesday, October 4 from 6 – 8 pm. Boston Duck Tours will depart at the lagoon behind the Cambridgeside Galleria at 6 pm. Enjoy light hors d’oeuvre, beer and wine while motoring on the Charles River. $95 per ticket. For more information call 617-450-0068, or email info@BostonDuckTours.com.  If you wish to write a check, make it payable to Charles Riverboat Company and mail to Boston Duck Tours, 4 Copley Place #4155, Boston, MA 02116.  The event is sponsored by Charles River Riverboat Company, Boston Duck Tours, and The Museum of Science.

Thursdays, October 5 – October 19 and November 2 – November 16, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Portrait of a Plant in Watercolor

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Learn to capture a plant in its environment by painting botanical shapes and forms in watercolors with an emphasis on design and composition. This New England Wild Flower Society step-by-step instruction class will introduce you to the spontaneity of the medium as you create textures, highlights, glazes, and the final artwork. Artist Cecilia Sharma will lead the six session event at Garden in the Woods in Framingham on Thursdays, October 5, 12, 19, November 2, 9 and 16 from 10 – 12:30. $200 for NEWFS members, $230 for nonmembers. Materials not included. Register at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/portrait-of-a-plant-in-watercolor