The Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit will hold a cocktail reception on April 30 at 5:30 pm at the Boston Athenaeum for a milestone moment. The Park Rangers need our support as facility improvements are underway. This transformation will be the most ambitious endeavor to the organization’s history. Tickets $175 for “under 35” and $300 general public. Purchase tickets at https://friendsofthebprmountedunit.org/events
Charles River Watershed Association invites you to a beautiful evening at Night Shift Brewing’s beer garden on the Charles River Esplanade to support our ongoing work to restore a clean, resilient Charles River for all. The event takes place on July 23 at 7 pm.
Join fellow young professionals, river enthusiasts, and environmental advocates to mingle, enjoy some brews and views, and learn more about CRWA’s work to restore the Charles and its watershed. Purchase tickets through Eventbrite HERE. Ticket prices start at $35.
The 3rd Annual Charlesgate in Bloom benefit for the Charlesgate Alliance will take place on April 30 from 6 – 8 in The Somerset Lobby, 400 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston.
This memorable evening for the Charlesgate community will feature wine, signature cocktails, hors-d’oeuvre, a silent auction and music.
RSVP is required on or before April 30th. Cost per ticket is $90 (and up – sponsorships are available) and benefits The Charlesgate Alliance.
A portion of the proceeds will be used to employ Project Place to clean the Park. To purchase tickets, click here.
Celebrate the return of summer on Friday, June 16th from 7 – 10 at the annual Summer Solstice Cocktail Party at Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester. Join them for farm-inspired cocktails and passed hors d’ouevre, live music from local favorite Miss Ellaneous, and tour the farm at sunset. This event is 21+. $75 per person.
Buy your tickets today at https://www.wlfarm.org/solstice/
Exclusively for guests over 21, this one-of-a-kind evening on Friday, July 22 at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, will celebrate the Harvard Museum of Natural History’s Glass Flowers exhibition. Come with a date, come with friends, or make new friends as you enjoy signature cocktails and music while strolling through the museum’s sixteen exhibitions! Tickets available online and at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. $20 members/$25 nonmembers
Presented in collaboration with the Harvard Summer School. Free parking is available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.
Revel in the last of summer’s warmth at an elegant garden party in one of Jamaica Plain’s hidden gems, the Minton Stable Community Garden on Williams Street and Dungarven Road. Enjoy garden-inspired cocktails, hors d’oeuvre and music on Saturday, September 12 from 7 – 10. Members of the Trustees of Reservations $25, nonmembers $30. Register at http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/greater-boston/event-20732.html or call 617-542-7696, x 2115.
The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts will hold a fund raising event – Winter Interlude – on Saturday, February 1, from 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm at the Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation Street in Worcester. The cocktail party will feature The Wonderful World of Floral Design. Enjoy a delightful afternoon walking through a wonderland of floral designs as you feast on delicious hors d’oeuvre and drinks, while listening to live music in a beautiful ballroom highlighted by antique stained glass windows. Donation $50, cash bar. For tickets call Bonni Asbjornson at 978-692-8685, or email asbjornson@comcast.net. For information call Joyce Bakshi at 978-470-0263, or email Joyce.bakshi@comcast.net. All designs and more will be raffled at 6 pm, and a portion of your donation may be tax deductible.
Be a part of this much-anticipated festive event that kicks off the Newport summer season on Friday, June 24, from 6 – 9 at Rosecliff, in Newport, Rhode Island. Enjoy a delicious cocktail buffet while viewing the fresh floral arrangements and horticultural extravaganzas, shopping the Oceanside Boutiques and Gardeners’ Marketplace, mingling with friends and making new ones. As always, there will be plenty of surprises too! Advance purchase through June 10: Newport Preservation Society Members $125, Non-members $150. After June 10, Preservation Society Members $140, Non-members $165. You may purchase tickets on line at www.newportmansions.org. Photo by Corbett Photography.
The 2010 Newport Flower Show will take place at Rosecliff from Friday, June 25 through Sunday, June 27. Tickets may be purchased at www.newportmansions.org. The Opening Night Cocktail Party will take place from 6 – 9 pm on Friday, although the show itself opens at 10:30 am that morning, closing at 5 pm to ready itself for the benefit gala. Hours on Saturday and Sunday are 9 am – 5 pm. Bartlett Tree Experts are the Presenting Sponsor. All proceeds from the Newport Flower Show are dedicated to the ongoing restoration and maintenance of The Preservation Society of Newport County’s 88 acres of gardens and landscapes.
The Berkshire Botanical Garden has arranged for a series of Friday evening visits to spectacular private gardens featured in the Rich Pomerantz’s beautiful book, Great Gardens of The Berkshires. Enjoy this rare opportunity to roam these private spaces with the gardeners themselves while enjoying wine and hors d’oeuvre in the beautiful waning light of the summer day. The book’s creators will be in attendance. For advance reservations contact call the Garden: 413-298-3926. The parties will all take place from 5 – 7 p.m.   Admission is limited. Berkshire Botanical Garden Members $20, non-members $25; all three for $50/65.
The dates and locations are: June 18, Molly’s Folly in Richmond, MA; July 16, Richard Brown Garden in Stockbridge, MA ; and August 20, Three Hills Farm in Richmond, MA.  For additional information, log on to www.berkshirebotanical.org. Photo below by Rich Pomerantz.
