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  • Wednesday, September 6, 5:30 pm – Poetry Reading in the Landscape: American Wildflowers – A Literary Field Guide

    Join editor Susan Barba at the Arnold Arboretum on Wednesday, September 6 at 5:30 pm for an outdoor poetry reading of her new literary anthology, filled with classic and contemporary poems and essays inspired by wildflowers. Instead of sitting in a lecture hall, you will meander through the wildflowers of the Arboretum and hear beautiful poems and prose while surrounded by the wildflowers that inspired them. The group will stop at different wildflowers highlighted in the book and listen as Barba reads passages about sunflower, chicory, or goldenrod. Learn more at https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/

  • Wednesday, January 19, 7:00 pm – Celebrating Tu B’Shvat: New Year for Trees

    Everyone is invited to Mount Auburn Cemetery on Wednesday, January 19 beginning at 7 pm to participate in this annual birthday of the trees during which we will explore the significance of trees and our relationships with them—in the world, in Jewish tradition, and in the history of Mount Auburn Cemetery. Natasha Nataniela Shabat, a Biblical Hebrew Teacher, will lead this interactive celebration in Bigelow Chapel. Please bring a poem or writing that reflects your own appreciation of trees; readings will also be provided. This celebration will also include traditional Tu B’Shvat nuts, fruits, and juice. Limited enrollment; preregistration required.
    Fee: $5 members; $10 non-members. Log on to www.mountauburn.org to register, or for more information.

  • Sunday, October 24, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm – 10th Anniversary of the Contemporary Sculpture Path at Forest Hills

    Join the Forest Hills Educational Trust on Sunday, October 24 beginning at 1 pm for the 10th anniversary of the contemporary sculpture path.  Discover 28 works of temporary and permanent public art exhibited in the grand Victorian landscape of Forest Hills Cemetery.  At 1 pm there will be light refreshments, self-guided tours, and a family art tour.  At 1:15, see the unveiling Standing Ceres, and live music at the lake.  Many people mourned the loss of Kahlil Gibran’s sculpture of the goddess of harvest when it was stolen from Forest Hills in 2008.  Celebrate the return of Ceres, and welcome a new sculpture donated by the artist’s family.  Poetry readings commence at 2 pm, a flute concert in the pine forest with flutist Peter H. Bloom begins at 3, and finally, at 3:30, there will be a walking tour with participating artists, a complete list of whom may be found at www.foresthillstrust.org. All events are free, and there is a rain date of October 31, just in case.