Daily Archives: October 6, 2022

Thursday, October 13, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Tour of Mountaintop Arboretum

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Join Berkshire Botanical Garden for a tour of Mountaintop Arboretum in Tannersville N.Y on October 13 from 10 – noon. We will receive a private tour at the height of fall color. Not only will the trees be putting on a show, but fall asters will also be in their full glory. Transportation from Berkshire Botanical Garden is provided. Mountain Top Arboretum is a public garden in the Catskills dedicated to displaying and managing native plant communities of the Northeast, in addition to curating its collection of cold-hardy native and exotic trees. Its mountaintop elevation of 2,400 feet, overlooking the New York City watershed, creates a unique environment for education, research and pure enjoyment. The Arboretum trails and boardwalks connect 178 acres of plant collections, meadows, wetlands, forest and Devonian bedrock. BBG members $20, nonmembers $25. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/field-study-mountaintop-arboretum

Sunday, October 16, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Newton Harvest Fair

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For over 40 years Newton has celebrated the change of seasons and gathered as a community at the Harvest Fair in Newton Centre.  On Sunday October 16th from 11am – 4pm, come by to share good food, shop for unique hand-crafted goods and learn about local businesses.  Stop by the Green Newton Expo and discover ways to create an environment in better balance with the natural world.  Enjoy some great food listening to live music on 2 stages.  And of course, don’t miss seeing the delight of the kids enjoying the ever-popular caterpillar roller coaster at the Cushing Carnival!   For more information contact Newton Cultural Development at pgannon@newtonma.gov. The event takes place on the Newton Centre Green, 1221 Centre Street in Newton Centre.

On View at the Museum of Science: Ancient Caves

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Explore some of the world’s most remote and beautiful caves with Ancient Caves, a new film designed for the IMAX® Dome screen. Science and adventure mix as the film shows scientists looking to better understand Earth’s climate history by studying ancient cave formations in the world’s most hidden realms. The film is on view now at the Museum of Science in Boston.

Meet paleoclimatologist Dr. Gina Moseley on a mission to unlock the secrets of the Earth’s climate in the most unlikely of places: caves. Until recently, scientists had no reliable way to accurately study the climate of Earth’s distant past. Moseley and her team of cave explorers travel the world exploring vast underground worlds in search of stalagmite samples — geologic “fingerprints”— that reveal clues about the planet’s climate history. Their quest leads them to some of the world’s most remote caves, both above and below the water, in France, Iceland, the Bahamas, the United States, and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, where they study how rapidly Earth’s climate can change, and how it has affected human civilization. Together, they go where very few humans will ever go, revealing the incredible lengths scientists will go to study the unknown.

Ancient Caves is directed by Emmy Award®-winning underwater cinematographer and New England native Jonathan Bird, and is narrated by Emmy Award®-winning actor Bryan Cranston.

Ancient Caves is an Oceanic Research Group Films production produced with support from the Giant Dome Theater Consortium and presented by MacGillivray Freeman Films. Oceanic Research Group, Inc. is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the conservation of the oceans through education. It primarily produces educational content aimed at students and teachers. Founded in 1990 with a series of marine science films specifically for use in the classroom, the company has expanded into teacher education, scholarships and the Emmy Award®-winning marine science program Jonathan Bird’s Blue World, which began on public television and transitioned to YouTube in 2012. Ancient Caves is Bird’s first film for exhibition in IMAX®and giant screen theaters. www.oceanicresearch.orgwww.blueworldTV.com

To reserve tickets, visit https://www.mos.org/explore/omni/ancient-caves

Friday, October 14 – Sunday, October 16, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Art in Bloom Flower Show at Heritage Museums & Gardens

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Objects from Heritage Museums & Gardens’ permanent collection will be uniquely showcased in this special three-day Floral Design event, held in the Heald Center of the J.K. Lilly III Automobile Gallery. Dozens of floral designers from Cape Cod and the Southeastern Massachusetts area will delight visitors with top-quality floral interpretations of objects from Heritage’s own collection, chosen by each designer. Each floral design will be staged with a mounted photo of the artwork. Free with admission or membership. No advance registration required. Free for Heritage members, $21 Adult / $11 Youth / Free 2 & under for nonmembers. For more information visit www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org