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  • Thursday, April 22 – Sunday, April 25 – CraftBoston 2010

    CraftBoston 2010 will open Thursday, April 22 at the Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Boulevard in Boston, and continue through Sunday, April 25.  CraftBoston is New England’s premiere juried exhibition and sale of contemporary craft, which showcases one of a kind and limited edition pieces in baskets, ceramics, decorative fiber, wearables, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper and wood.  CraftBoston features 200 artists as well as work by emerging artists from leading schools and universities, an artist mentor program, a craft book seller and an educational lecture series.

    Garden Club of the Back Bay February speaker Dianne Plantamura informed us of this event.  The garden fountains and sculptures (see picture below)  of her husband Larry W. Elardo, a potter, will be represented at the event.  Hours are Friday and Saturday, 10 – 6, and Sunday 11 – 5.  $15 general admission, $13 seniors, $12 SAC members. For more information call 617-266-1810, or log on to the sponsor’s website, www.festivalnet.com.

  • Wednesday, February 24, 10:00 am – Should I Become An Organic Gardener?

    The February meeting of the Garden Club of the Back Bay will take place Wednesday, February 24, beginning at 10 am, at The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.  Dianne Plantamura has been an organic gardener for over 30 years, and shares her training as a Master Gardener in this presentation on the benefits, costs and challenges of gardening organically.  Dianne’s first memory in life was sitting at age 3 or 4 in the warm soil of her grandfather’s truck garden.  Raised on the now celebrated Mediterranean cuisine, she has always been interested in tasty and nutritious food, a synonym for organically raised food.  She will tell us why she considers organic methods crucial for human health and for the well being of the earth.  In addition to her work as a Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Dianne is an officer in the Groveland Garden Club and works as Executive Director of the New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.  The meeting is free and open to the public.  An optional vegetarian, organic lunch will follow the meeting at a cost of $20 per person, and pre-registration is essential.  You may sign up by emailing info@bostonflora.com.

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