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  • Friday, October 1, 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – Autumn in Washington: Arboreal Splendors, Online

    Springtime in Washington is legendary, but what about that other fabulous season, fall? Join Smithsonian Associates and author and tree expert Melanie Choukas-Bradley on a virtual tour through autumn in the capital and see why its arboreal splendors should be as celebrated as spring’s cherry blossoms.

    Washington’s beautiful fall lasts for several months, with a steady procession of seasonal colors starting in September and continuing beyond Thanksgiving and into December. Get primed for the coming season with a preview of botanical highlights in store, learn about the trees, flowers, and fruits in the city’s storied landscapes, and you’ll be ready to get out and enjoy this fall more than ever. The Zoom illustrated lecture is $25 for Smithsonian members, $30 for nonmembers, and you may register at https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/autumn-in-washington-arboreal-splendors

  • Sunday, November 4 – Friday, November 9 – Mark Catesby’s Third Centennial in America

    300 years ago and a century before Audubon, British born Mark Catesby followed his passion in search of plants and nature that were foreign to England and set out for America in 1712. There he discovered a new world of endless possibilities and strange creatures.

    The Catesby Commemorative Trust invites you to explore Mark Catesby’s world and discover how he introduced the wild beauty of North America to the astonished eyes of Europe and went on to influence artists such as William Bartram and John James Audubon.

    On November 4th – 9th, 2012, The Catesby Commemorative Trust will bring together experts from America and Europe to discuss Catesby’s influences, drawings, science and impact on natural history.  You will travel to places once visited by Mark Catesby and have the privilege of viewing his most famous etchings.

    They  hope you will join them in Richmond, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Charleston, South Carolina to discover the scientific value and marvel at the beauty of Mark Catesby’s remarkable work. For a complete itinerary, and to register, visit www.catesbytrust.org/tercentennial/

  • Thursday, November 17, 6:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The Enduring Design Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. on the Nation’s Capital

    Landscape historian Arleyn A. Levee examines Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.’s impact on Washington, D.C. and its environs, in this Historic New England event co-sponsored with Friends of Fairsted, to be held at Wheelock College, 43 Hawes Street in Brookline beginning with a reception at 6 pm and lecture at 7 pm on Thursday, November 17.  For more than fifty years, Olmsted and his firm designed and advised to help create a capital city of monuments and green space worthy of the modern American nation.  Free, but registration requested.  Email friendsoffairsted@gmail.com to sign up.  Image courtesy of Olmsted National Historic Site.