On Thursday, August 6, from 5 – 8 pm, enjoy free admission to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on Fenway Court, and take a magical journey from twilight to moonlight. Meet and greet Joe the Roving Magician and see what magic happens before your eyes. Take a peek into the past, present and future with tarot card reader Kasey Robinsong. Enjoy Bass-Line Motion’s presentation of Analog Love in a Digital World featuring Adrienne Hawkins and Larry Roland with Impulse Dance Company. For directions and more information, log on to www.gardnermuseum.org.
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Sundays through October 25, 10 – 4 – SOWA Open Market
The SoWa Open Market offers a shopping experience like no other in Boston. With an ever-changing group of artisans, a hip location and the chance to feel the sun on your face while you browse, it’s a trip worth making. The market offers the opportunity to meet the artists, vendors and farmers behind the work, and is fast becoming part of the South End’s well-known artist’s community. Every week offers shoppers something different and unique – you won’t want to miss it!
The market hosts a wide variety of vendors, whether you’re looking for hand-crafted accessories, original art, indie designer clothing or just a fresh loaf of bread, you’ll find painters, sculptors, photographers, clothing and jewelry designers, milliners, handbag designers, house wares, florists, bakers, local farmer’s produce and much more every week! Free Admission and Parking. For directions and more information, log on to www.sowaopenmarket.com.
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Sunday, June 28, 10 – 4 – City Spaces/Country Places
Tower Hill’s annual tour of exceptional private gardens this year will feature the gardens of Northborough, Massachusetts. Discover the gardeners’ unique perspectives, and return to your own garden with fresh ideas and inspiration. This special event features lush, meticulously tended gardens in the Northborough area.
As always, a ticket to “City Spaces/Country Places” includes FREE admission all day to Tower Hill Botanic Garden. As a bonus this year, the Rose Society will present a Rose Show at Tower Hill on the same day as the Garden Tour!
“City Spaces/Country Places” is an important fund-raiser for the Worcester County Horticultural Society and helps to support the educational programs and the ongoing care and stewardship of the gardens at Tower Hill. You can show your support for the Garden Tour by purchasing a sponsor ticket at $125 or a patron ticket at $75. These tickets help Tower Hill meet its mission and must be purchased in advance. Order tickets in advance: Members $20, Non-Members $25. Day of tour Members $25, Non-Members $30. Call 508-869-6111 x 136 to order your tickets, or log on to www.towerhillbg.org and purchase securely on-line.
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Saturday, May 30, 11-4 – 24th Annual Tower Hill Plant Sale
One of the many benefits of Tower Hill’s Plant Sale is the ability to select from the specialty offerings of more than a dozen participating Plant Societies, including Bamboo, Cactus & Succulent, Conifer, Daylily, Epimedium, Fern, Heather, Hosta, Indoor Gardeners, Lilac, Magnolia, Miniature Plants, Orchid, Rhododendron, and Rose. These ardent devotees are wild about their specific plant interests and can offer great tips on care and growing. Please note that a Tower Hill member discount card does not apply to sales in the plant society area, and most of the societies are able to accept only cash or checks. More than 12,000 plants will be available for sale: unusual perennials, herbs and everlastings, shrubs and trees, including Cary Award Winners, natives, annuals, incredible edibles, and Tower Hill “Best Buy” plants – donated divisions from beautiful plants grown by members. Two silent auctions on the day of the Plant Sale feature a variety of choice, hard to find, specimen plants and garden ornaments. Register first and enjoy the challenge of competing with other plant enthusiasts for the plants that spark your interest. Tower Hill members enjoy the benefit of early admission at 9 a.m. Free Admission all day, and $1 parking fee. For more information, call 508-869-6111, or log on to www.towerhillbg.org.