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  • Tuesday, July 20, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Conversations with Olmsted: Creating Parks for the Ages, Online

    Tuesday, July 20, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Conversations with Olmsted: Creating Parks for the Ages, Online

    Olmsted 200 invites you to join a July 20 webinar at 3 pm Eastern time in our Conversations with Olmsted series as we explore different aspects of Olmsted’s far-reaching influence on America’s physical landscape and social fabric. Frederick Law Olmsted and the Olmsted firm believed that thoughtfully-designed public parks could bring communities together and provide residents and visitors with a host of health, economic and environmental benefits. Over a century after their creation, parks in New York, Louisville and Seattle face new opportunities and challenges.

    Moderated by Karen Phillips, FASLA and 2021 LAF Medal Honoree in conversation with three innovative leaders of historic Olmsted parks, this program will examine the importance of public parks in addressing today’s ecological, social, and cultural changes as well as the need to sustain them for future generations. Panelists include:

    • Susan Donoghue, President and Park Administrator, Prospect Park Alliance and NYC Parks
    • Layla George, President/CEO of Olmsted Parks Conservancy in Louisville, KY
    • Jennifer Ott, Assistant Director of HistoryLink and Steering Committee Chair of Volunteer Park Trust in Seattle, WA

    Share your thoughts and questions about the event using #ConvoswithFLO and #ParksfortheAges. Don’t forget to follow us and tag us @Olmsted200.

    To learn more about the Olmsted 200 bicentennial celebration and find nationwide events honoring the life and legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted, please visit olmsted200.org.

    By registering for this free event, you agree to receive communication from The National Association for Olmsted Parks and Olmsted 200. You will receive the Zoom link via email 24 hours before the event. Register through Eventbrite HERE

  • Tuesday, May 25, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Celebrating the Esplanade’s 100 Years of Nature, Culture and Recreation

    You are cordially invited to attend The Esplanade Association’s Ninth Annual Meeting Tuesday, May 25 at The Hampshire House, 84 Beacon Street in Boston.  The theme of this year’s meeting is “Celebrating the Esplanade’s 100 Years of Nature, Culture and Recreation,” with Keynote Presentation by Tupper Thomas, Administrator of Prospect Park and President of the Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn, New York. For those of you who missed Ms. Thomas’s speech at the Boston Committee’s Spring meeting in April, here is another chance to hear a truly inspirational, forward thinking, and down to earth practical leader in her field talk about the challenges faced by parks throughout urban areas.  The General Meeting begins at 5:30, and a Member Reception follows at 6:30.  RSVP to Justin Burke by May 20 at 617-227-0365, or email jburke@esplanadeassociation.org.

    The business to be conducted at the meeting includes consideration and voting on amendments to the bylaws of the Association to change the position and title of Board President to Board Chair.

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