Daily Archives: July 27, 2018

Tuesday, August 7, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Dining Out in Victorian Boston

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Explore the history of drinking and dining in Victorian Boston on a Tuesday evening in August at Otis House, 141 Cambridge Street in Boston. Come early (5:30) for a reception in the courtyard, followed by lecture at 6 pm. Historian Jim O’Connell analyzes historic menus from the Parker House, Union Oyster House, Durgin-Park, Locke-Ober, Café Marliave, Jacob Wirth, and some long-forgotten eateries to explore how nineteenth-century Boston restaurants reflected Victorian culture. Topics include the influence of French and British cooking, ostentatious multi-course banquets, working-class oyster bars and eating houses, ladies’ tea rooms and ice cream parlors, and the emergence of ethnic eateries.

Cosponsored with the Victorian Society of America/New England Chapter.

$12 Historic New England and Victorian Society members
$17 nonmembers

Advance tickets recommended. Please call 617-994-5920 or buy online at http://shop.historicnewengland.org/HGO-TWILIGHT-8055/  Victorian Society members must call to receive discount.

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Wednesday, August 8, 11:00 am – The Intersection of Past & Present: Contemporary Sculpture in Historic Places

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Whether presented as an exhibition, as part of a permanent installation or as a singular focal point in the landscape, sculpture has always been an important element of the design of private and public outdoor spaces. Today, more and more institutions and historic house museums around the country and the world are integrating contemporary sculpture exhibits into their programmatic offerings. Ms. Kelley will share her research into the variety of outdoor sculpture exhibitions and installations which today include an unlimited range of media and physical expression and tend towards the experiential or sensorial with the goal of further enlivening and activating the landscape for visitors to historic sites.

The Hartfield Foundation 2018 Research Fellows Lecture will take place on Wednesday, August 8 at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue in Newport. Tanya Kelley is a designer with thirty years of experience and is the founder and Principal of PLACEstudio Landscape Design in Newport, RI. She received a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from the City College of the City of New York and a Masters in Landscape Architecture from The Rhode Island School of Design.

Following Ms. Kelley’s talk, there will be an additional lecture on Rivalry and Friendship: The Contrasting Decorative Art of Robert Winthrop Chanler and Howard Gardiner Cushing. Complete information is available at http://www.newportmansions.org/learn/adult-programs or by calling 401-847-1000, Ext 178. Preservation Society members free, general public $5.

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Saturday, August 4, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – OSIMA Summer Ikebana Workshop

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In this Ikebana Workshop at The Gardens at Elm Bank, Parker House, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley on Saturday, August 4 from 9 – 12, you will create 2 Ikebana arrangements, Moribana and Heika, with Instructor and OSIMA President Hiroko Matsuyama.

Attendees should bring an Ohara Moribana container, a rectangle kenzan, a 1 x 1/4 pie kenzan, an Ohara Heika container, skewers, floral wire, floral tape, cloth and ikebana scissors. If you need to borrow any of the required items, please make arrangements with the instructor. Admission is $60. OSIMA Members receive a $30 discount code. To get your code, email russ@oharaschoolma.com. Member discounts are only available for OSIMA members. To sign up for OSIMA Membership, go to http://oharaschoolma.com/osima-membership.html  Yearly membership is $25.

Register for the workshop at http://www.japansocietyboston.org/event-2997753

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