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  • Thursday, October 15, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Marcus Samuelsson in Conversation with Toni Griffin, Online

    The Harvard Graduate School of Design is pleased to present a series of talks and webinars broadcast to our audiences via Zoom. *This lecture will be ONLINE ONLY. For security reasons, virtual attendees must register. Scroll down to find complete instructions for how to register. On October 15, the Roouse Visiting Artist Lecture will feature Marcus Samuelsson in conversation with Toni Griffin.

    Marcus Samuelsson is the acclaimed chef behind many restaurants worldwide including Red Rooster Harlem, MARCUS Montreal, and Marcus B&P in Newark, NJ. Samuelsson was the youngest person to ever receive a three-star review from The New York Times and has won multiple James Beard Foundation Awards including Best Chef: New York City and Outstanding Personality for No Passport Required on PBS. He is the author of multiple books including The New York Times bestselling memoir Yes, Chef and his latest book– The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem. His podcast titled This Moment with Swedish rapper Timbuktu is out now.

    Follow Samuelsson on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @MarcusCooks.

    Toni L. Griffin is the founder of urbanAC, based in New York, specializing in leading complex, trans-disciplinary planning and urban design projects for multi-sector clients in cities with long histories of spatial and social injustice. Recent and current clients include the cities of Detroit, Memphis, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Philadelphia.

    Toni is also Professor in Practice of Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and leads The Just City Lab, a research platform for developing values-based planning methodologies and tools, including the Just City Index and a framework of indicators and metrics for evaluating public life and urban justice in public plazas.

    Toni is also Professor in Practice of Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and leads The Just City Lab, a research platform for developing values-based planning methodologies and tools, including the Just City Index and a framework of indicators and metrics for evaluating public life and urban justice in public plazas.

    Register to attend the lecture here. Once you have registered, you will be provided with a link to join the lecture via Zoom. This link will also be emailed to you.

    The event will also be live streamed to the GSD’s YouTube page. Only viewers who are attending the lecture via Zoom will be able to submit questions for the Q+A. Live captioning will be provided during this event. After the event has ended, a transcript will be available upon request.

  • Thursday, October 8, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Raised Bed Revolution, Online

    Enjoy a virtual talk and Q&A on October 8 at 6:30 pm by Tara Nolan about her book Raised Bed Revolution: Build It, Fill It, Plant It … Garden Anywhere! Raised bed gardening is the fastest-growing garden strategy today, and Raised Bed Revolution is the definitive guidebook to mastering this consistently proven and effective gardening method. Raised Bed Revolution provides you with information on size requirements for constructing raised beds, height suggestions, types of materials you can use, and creative tips for fitting the maximum garden capacity into small spaces–including vertical gardening. This program will be held virtually. Once you register you will receive a Zoom link in the confirmation. This Author Talk will only be available LIVE. The book is available in Tower Hill Botanic Garden’s Garden Shop.

    Tara Nolan, author of Raised Bed Revolution, is a garden writer and editor with a diverse background in publishing. Her work has appeared in the Toronto Star, as well as in magazines, including Reader’s Digest and Canadian Living, and on websites, like Design*Sponge. Tara is a co-founder, with three other garden writers, of Savvy Gardening (savvygardening.com) and was the award-winning web editor of Canadian Gardening magazine’s website (CanadianGardening.com) for six years. Tara does work for the Toronto Botanical Garden and the Canadian Garden Council, and volunteers for the Royal Botanical Garden. She is also a member of GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators. Tara is from the Toronto, Canada area.

    Tower Hill members $10, nonmembers $15. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Wednesday, October 7, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, or Saturday, November 7, 9:30 am – 11:30 am – Drawing Plants & Flowers in Colored Pencil, Online

    In this online Harvard Museum of Natural History workshop with artist and educator Erica Beade, participants will explore the versatile medium of colored pencil as they capture the form and beauty of botanicals. After discussing materials and techniques and looking at examples, each participant will experiment with drawing botanical subjects of their own choosing.  Groups will be limited to 10, allowing ample time for individual feedback. All skill levels are welcome.

    Class will be held over Zoom. The link to the class will be sent out to participants two days before the program date. Two date and time choices are October 7 from 1 – 3, and November 7 from 9:30 – 11:30.

    Members $30/Nonmembers $35. Advance registration required. See also: Adult Classes

  • Saturday, September 26, 9:30 am – 11:30 am, or Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Drawing Plants & Flowers, Online

    Capture the beauty and variety of plant forms with pencil and paper in this Harvard Museum of Natural History online workshop with artist and educator Erica Beade. Participants will explore botanical drawing techniques through close observation and practice with contour, gesture, foreshortening and shading. Groups will be limited to 10, allowing ample time for individual feedback. All skill levels are welcome.

    Class will be held over Zoom. The link to the class will be sent out to participants two days before the program date. Choose between September 26 from 9:30 – 11:30, and September 30 from 1 – 3.

    Members $30/Nonmembers $35. Advance registration required.

  • Wednesday, September 23, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Nature on Tap: A Mighty Wind – Offshore Wind and Birds

    Join Joan Walsh, Mass Audubon Gerard A. Bertrand Chair of Field Ornithology, on September 23 from 7 – 8, online, for a discussion of offshore wind development and birds.

    By 2030 offshore wind turbines could power much of the residential eastern US, as well as a substantial part of our transportation. What will this great experiment mean to birds and bats? What can we do now to be sure we are protecting wildlife as we develop this game-changing industry? Working with our Advocacy team, Joan Walsh has been leading Mass Audubon’s efforts with other nonprofit partners in the US to protect birds while supporting a decarbonized electricity future. Join us as we share what we know, and what we need to know, to be the leaders in responsible development of this greener future.

    Instructions on how to join and the link to this virtual session will be sent within 24 hours before the event. Registration is required. Register now. For your own security, DO NOT send credit card information via email.

    For more information contact Conservation Science 208 S. Great Rd Lincoln, MA 01773 birdconservation@massaudubon.org

    Image from Save the Eagles International

  • Friday, September 18, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Foraged and Farmed: Autumn Flower Arranging Online

    Floral designer Colie Collen, the farmer florist behind Flower Scout in Troy, NY, will share the step-by-step process of creating stunning seasonal arrangements, on September 18 at 5:30 pm. Explore combining foraged and store-purchased florals. Learn about shape and color, as well as useful tips for how to make your arrangements last. Use our materials list to have the items on hand you’ll need to create your arrangement in real-time alongside Colie. Berkshire Botanical Garden’s online classes are offered over Zoom. Students receive class login information and materials lists, when applicable, once registered. BBG members $15, nonmembers $20. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/foraged-and-farmed-autumn-flower-arranging

    Colie Collen, founder, farmer, and designer at Flower Scout, brings her love of all things wild and seasonal to her work. After many years farming on the West and East Coasts, her interest turned to flower production in 2012, and subsequently to design. She seeks to create individual experiences for clients, based on the colors, textures and shapes the land/garden/season is creating at a particular moment, with customers’ aesthetic preferences continually in mind.

  • Wednesday, September 23, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – GCBB Fall Flower Arranging Workshop on Zoom

    Wednesday, September 23, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – GCBB Fall Flower Arranging Workshop on Zoom

    The first meeting of The Garden Club of the Back Bay’s 2020/2021 program year will be a virtual flower arranging workshop on Wednesday, September 23 from 4 – 6 pm. Join Garden Club members for a late afternoon session led by GCBB member, Nancy Cyr.  Nancy is a Senior Flower Associate at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  She studied flower design with a number of teachers including Francoise Weeks.  She believes that flower arranging is for everyone and that, while it is fun to have access to special and unusual flowers, you can achieve beautiful effects with flowers from the grocery store and weeds picked on your walks.  At the end of the workshop, Nancy will take questions from participants.

    There will be a $40 fee for flowers and vase.  To pay your $40.00 fee through the Garden Club’s website, click here:   https://bostonflora.com/shop/

    Or if you prefer, pay by check (made out to the Garden Club of the Back Bay) and mail to Jolinda Taylor, 276 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA  02116. Responses and payment must be received by September 18.

    Flowers/vase can be picked up on Wednesday morning, September 23 between 10 and 11 am at the parking lot of the First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley Street. These will be the same flowers/vase that Nancy will use for her demonstration. There is a limit of 20 people for this option. NOTE: Please wear a mask when you arrive to pick up your flowers/vase.

    Floral supplies limited to 20 attendees.  Others may join the call with their own flowers and vase. There will be no charge if you are participating with your own materials, but in order to receive the Zoom link and list of recommended materials, you must email Jolinda by clicking HERE.

  • Thursday, September 10, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Green Infrastructure Beyond Flood Risk Reduction, Online

    The Graduate School of Design at Harvard University is pleased to present a series of talks and webinars broadcast to our audiences via Zoom. This lecture will be ONLINE ONLY. For security reasons, virtual attendees must register. Scroll down to find complete instructions for how to register.

    Event Description

    This lecture explores whether it is possible to achieve both social justice and environmental sustainability in efforts to mitigate urban flood risk. The expanding scale of urban flooding under climate change has renewed interest in large-scale restoration projects that make room for water in metro centers. However, ecologically functioning green infrastructure – unleashed rivers, sprawling wetlands – is inconsistent with the current governance landscape of fragmented local governments seeking to maximize local land values and minimize affordable housing. Moreover, even smaller-scale urban greening projects have resulted in gentrification, suggesting that larger-scale green infrastructure projects will produce still more racist, classist, and exclusionary development. The design imagination for new ecological landscapes has far outpaced a reimagination of the institutional and governance arrangements needed to enable nature-based solutions that advance social justice and ecological sustainability under climate change. This lecture provides an introduction to U.S. development practices implicated by these transitional landscapes, suggests future directions such as urban food production and regional governance, and invites conversation about ways to bridge traditional disciplinary silos in creating racially just, ecologically sustainable, and fiscally functioning cities.

    Linda Shi, MUP ’08, is Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University. Her research concerns how to plan for urban climate adaptation in ways that improve environmental sustainability and social justice. She assesses how aspects of urban land governance – including the fiscalization of land use, property rights regimes, and metropolitan regional institutions – shape climate vulnerability and adaptation responses. An urban environmental planner by training, Shi has worked for AECOM, the Institute for International Urban Development, and the Rocky Mountain Institute, and consulted for the World Bank and American Institute of Architects on projects and research in the U.S., Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Shi received a Ph.D. in urban and regional planning from MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, a master’s in urban planning from Harvard Graduate School of Design, and a bachelor’s and master’s in environmental management from Yale / Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

    Register to attend the lecture here. Once you have registered, you will be provided with a link to join the lecture via Zoom. This link will also be emailed to you.

    The event will also be live streamed to the GSD’s YouTube page. Only viewers who are attending the lecture via Zoom will be able to submit questions for the Q+A. Live captioning will be provided during this event. After the event has ended, a transcript will be available upon request.

  • Wednesday, September 9, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Pickle Party

    Wednesday, September 9, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Pickle Party

    It’s peak harvest–the perfect time for some pickling! Share your favorite recipe with the group or just join The Trustees on September 9 from 5 – 6 online to learn. We’ll cover lactofermented goodies as well as quick pickles and you’ll be ready to improvise your own tasty, nutritious pickles at home.

    This free workshop, like many we’re presenting this season, is made possible through TD Bank’s Ready Commitment. Pre-register here and you will receive an email with the Zoom link.

  • Thursday, August 27, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Summer Harvest Dinner at Home

    It’s peak harvest season in Massachusetts and the Boston Community Gardens team wants to bring the taste of summer to you in your homes! We have curated a vegetarian menu featuring some of the best late summer produce. You’ll pick up a bundle of fresh seasonal ingredients from one of three locations (JP, Quincy or Medford) and return home for a Zoom cooking class on August 27 from 6:30 – 8 where we’ll prepare a delicious meal together. You’ll learn recipes you can adapt to whatever produce is in season.

    All proceeds directly support Boston Community Gardens. Tickets sales stop at midnight on Wednesday August 26. Trustees members get a 20% discount. For any questions or to become a member, please reach out to mdelima@thetrustees.org. $28 for members, $35 for nonmembers. For more information visit http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/metro-boston/event-57195.html