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  • Thursday, November 12, 7:00 pm – Walter Hood

    Walter Hood is an artist, designer, and educator based in Oakland, California. His studio, Hood Design, has worked on landscape, architectural, urban design, and art installation projects since 1992, including the award-winning gardens at the new De Young Museum in San Francisco. Splash Pad Park in Oakland and his work with residents of the Hill District in Pittsburgh are considered transformative landscapes. His design for the University of Buffalo’s Solar Strand incorporates 5,000 solar panels into a large public space. Hood received the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Landscape in 2009. He will speak at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on Thursday, November 12 beginning at 7 pm in Calderwood Hall. Lectures include Museum admission and require a ticket. Tickets can be reserved online at www.gardnermuseum.org, in person at the door, or by phone: 617-278-5156. Adults $15, seniors $12, students $5, free for Museum members.

  • Monday, May 20, 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm – From the White House to Your House

    Ruth Loiseau is a national recognized master floral designer and owner of Ruth L. Ms. Loiseau is an experienced lecturer in the Art of Floral Design, and has an extensive list of clients throughout the United States. Most recently, Ruth was the keynote speaker at the 2010 Bouquets to Art event at The de Young Museum in San Francisco, California. Ruth has worked at the White House as an SBA since the Reagan Administration and was presented the Certification of Appreciation by Mrs. Hillary Clinton in 1998.  She continues to assist with special events during the current administration.  Ruth will appear on Monday, May 20 in The Ballroom at Southport Village Center in Mashpee, and give a floral demonstration.  The event is free but you must register at www.ruthl.com.

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