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Tag: Susan Orlean

  • Tuesdays, August 23, September 20, October 25, November 15, & December 13, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Massachusetts Horticultural Society Book Group

    Join other enthusiasts in great conversation while immersed in the beauty of the Garden. Our Book Club meets at 1:30pm in the Crockett Garden, or in the event of weather, in the Dearborn Room in the Education Center, at the Gardens at Elm Bank in Wellesley. Enjoy the sunshine and discussion with like-minded individuals.

    Tuesday, August 23, 1:30 p.m. –  The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean

    · Tuesday September 20, 1:30 p.m. –  Around The World In Eighty Plants by Jonathan Drori.
    For those who have read this one, another option could be Around The World In Eighty Trees and again we might have an interesting discussion comparing the two books. 

    · Tuesday October 25, 1:30 p.m. –  Old Herbaceous by Reginald Arkell

    · Tuesday November 15, 1:30 p.m. –  The Gardener’s Bedtime Book by Richardson Wright. 

    · Tuesday December 13, 1:30 p.m. – Hands On The Land, by Jan Albers.  

    Free with Admission to the Garden. To join the list visit www.masshort.org

  • Sunday, July 17, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – The Floral Ghost

    The Floral Ghost is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between acclaimed author Susan Orlean and celebrated artist Philip Taaffe uniting the literary and the visual. One of her first botanically themed writings since The Orchid Thief, the book reflects on a poignant moment when she first visited the New York flower district in its resplendent heyday. Susan Orlean is the bestselling author of eight books, including The Orchid Thief, a narrative about orchid poachers in Florida, which was made into the Academy Award-winning film Adaptation, written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. Her 2011 book, Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, was a New York Times bestseller. Orlean has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992. Ms. Orlean will speak at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Sunday, July 17 from 2 – 3 with a book signing and reception to follow. Tower Hill member price $20, nonmembers $30. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org.

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  • Saturday, September 25 – Sunday, September 26, 10 – 5 – 12th Annual Hancock Shaker Village Country Fair

    The Country Fair at Hancock Shaker Village on Saturday and Sunday, September 25 – 26 from 10 – 5 celebrates the bounty of the harvest with agricultural demonstrations, wagon rides, a fabulous Farmers Market, and huge tents full of the work of the best local and regional crafters and artisans. Come out to the farm and see all the Country Fair has to offer. At the Country Fair, vendors fill the Village with delightful fresh produce, finished farm products, and crafts of all sorts. The Farmers Market tents boast vegetables, flowers, maple sugar treats and hand-made cheeses. Artisans have furniture, Shaker style oval boxes, original paintings, candles and hand-woven textiles available for purchase. Plan plenty of browsing time for this amazing marketplace! Don’t miss the Food Tent with area restaurants and brews! Try your hand as a Shaker Baker in our Country Fair Pie Contest – in 2009, thirteen pies were entered, and this year’s judges include New Yorker writer Susan Orlean, Berkshire Living editor Lesley Ann Beck, Berkshire Eagle executive editor Tim Farkas, and RuralIntelligence.com co-founder Marilyn Bethany.  A display of quilts in the Round Stone Barn ell has become an integral part of the Country Fair each year.  Over 60 antique and newly made quilts are displayed in this juried show, fine examples of craftsmanship and tradition. You can submit a quilt for exhibition.   Adults – $17, Children 13 – 17 – $8, Children under 12 and Hancock Shaker Village Members Free.  For directions and more information, log on to www.hancockshakervillage.org.

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