Daily Archives: October 9, 2023

Wednesday, October 18, 6:00 pm Eastern – People’s Forum for Nature-Based Solutions, Live and Online

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The Crane Ledge Woods Coalition invites you to the People’s Forum for Nature-Based Solutions on October 18 at 6 pm. This will be an inclusive community update meeting and roundtable discussion. Mayor Michelle Wu and Chief of Staff White-Hammond have been invited. Nature-based solutions are an essential element in addressing the climate challenge and its impacts on Boston’s environmental justice neighborhoods. Co-sponsored by Speak for the Trees, Alternatives for Community & Environment, Boston Clean Energy Coalition, Boston Green Action, Environmental Health is Wealth Coalition, Friends of Melnea Cass Boulevard, Green New Deal/Nature Based Solutions Committee, Sierra Club Massachusetts, The Trustees of Reservations, and Trees as a Public Good. The hybrid meeting will take place live at Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill Street in Mattapan, and on Zoom. Contact craneledgeinfo@gmail.com or visit https://savecraneledgewoods.org

Friday – Sunday, October 13 – 15 – Boston Chapter of Ikebana International Show & Sale

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Ikebana (Japanese for “arranged flowers” or “living flowers”) has been practiced in Japan for centuries and is now practiced worldwide. Members of Boston Chapter #17 of Ikebana International participate in three of the many schools of Ikebana. The Ikenobo school is the oldest of the schools, dating back to the 1400s, and considers itself the origin of Ikebana. Ikenobo emphasizes the Rikka and Shoka styles, in both traditional and modern forms. The Ohara school, founded in the 1890s, emphasizes naturalistic arrangements and created the popular Moribana style. The Sogetsu school, founded in the 1920s, emphasizes personal expression through Free Style arranging.

Members of Boston Chapter #17 of Ikebana International are pleased to display arrangements and give demonstrations representing these three schools of Ikebana at Tower Hill. Free with Admission to Tower Hill. Hours are Friday, October 13, 12 – 5, Saturday, October 14, 10 – 5, and Sunday, October 15, 10 – 4. For details on hours of special demonstrations and workshops, visit https://nebg.org/shows/