Dora Lee, past president of the Boston Chapter of Ikebana International, demonstrates Sogetsu Ikebana, from basic to freestyle, at the Barbara and Theodore Alfond Auditorium at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston on Sunday, April 26 from 3 – 4. This demonstration is part of the Museum’s Art in Bloom celebration. Free event ticket and Museum admission required. Go to www.mfa.org for more information.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, will present a three day exhibition entitled Ikebana: A Japanese Flower Exhibition, in honor of the 55th anniversary of Ikebana International. The program will begin Friday, October 4, from noon – 5, and continue Saturday, October 5 from 9 – 5, and end Sunday, October 6, from 9 – 4:30. See displays of the venerable art of Japanese flower arranging at this special exhibition, with entries created by many students who learned the art under the instruction of Kaye Vosburgh at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. Pottery suitable for Ikebana will be for sale. Floral demonstrations are scheduled for 2 pm on Friday (Ikenobo School, Kathleen Marble), Saturday at 11 am (Ikenobo School, Jorge Padilla-Zamudio) and 2 pm (Sogetsu School, Joanne Caccavale) and Sunday at noon (Ohara School, Keiko Thayer), 2 pm (Sogetsu School, Tomoko Tanaka), and 2 pm (Ikebana Children’s Workshop, Classroom C, limit 15 participants, pre-registration required.) Cost is included with admission to Tower Hill ($12 Adult, $9 Senior, $7 Child, under 6 free.)
Ikebana International presents a Bonsai Lecture and Demonstration by Todd Hansen and Lydia Cruz of Sanctuary Bonsai Nursery, East Hartford, Connecticut, on Tuesday, November 15, beginning at 10:00 am at the Espousal Center, 554 Lexington Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. Guests are welcome. The fee to attend is $15. For directions and more information, visit www.ikebanaboston.org.
Jennie Sterling will hold a workshop at the University of Massachusetts Waltham Center, 240 Beaver Street in Waltham, on Wednesday, December 2, beginning at 9:30 am. Reservations are necessary, and for more information, including details on joining Ikebana International Boston Chapter, log on to www.ikebanaboston.org, or contact President Kaye Vosburgh, vosburghk@aol.com.
