JULY - AUGU ST 2011
13 Stay in Touch! r Come find us on Facebook. r Sign up for Arb eNews: www.arboretum.umn.edu/ enews.aspx r Call our Bloom Line: (612) 625-9791. r Renew your membership online at www.arboretum. umn.edu/join.aspx Friday, July 22 Salad Mania! Lunch | 976-07-22-11-01 9 a.m.-Noon $21/$24 (fee is per person), Learning Center. For an adult and kids entering K through 2nd grade grads. Discover satisfying main-dish salads the whole family can help prepare. Salad Mania! Supper | 976-07-22-11-02 2 -5 p.m.$21/$24 (fee is per person), Learning Center. For an adult and kids who are 3rd8th grade grads. See previous description. Saturday, July 23 Pruning Espalier: Free Practice for Espalier Wannabes 9 a.m.-noon. Home Demo Garden Learn pruning practices for espaliers. No tools needed. Free with Arboretum admission. Introduction to Winemaking | 200-07-23-11 9:30 a.m.-Noon $90/$95, Learning Center Learn about the aspects of white and red winemaking with the beginner or home winemaker in mind. Walks for the Curious | 960-07-23-11 10-11:30 a.m. $7.50/$15, Ordway Parking Lot Watercolor Journaling Summer Workshop:
Bennett-Johnson Prairie | 100-07-09-11 See July 9 Weekend Family Fun: Hummingbirds and Flowers See July 2 Sunday, July 24 Weekend Family Fun: Hummingbirds and Flowers See July 2 Tuesday, July 26 Art at the Arb | 988-07-26-11 9 a.m.-Noon 1st-2nd grade grads. $72/ $81 (Incl. snack and any project supplies) Learning Center Explore the Arboretum and create art in a variety of media - pencil, paint, clay and pastels. Combine with “Fairies and Mini-beasts” and the “Lunch Supervision” for a full-day option. Lunch Supervision | 999-07-26-11-01 | 666-07-26-11-02 Noon-1 p.m. 1st-2nd grade grads and 2nd-4th grade grades. $10/$13. Covers supervision during the break between “Art at the Arb” and “Fairies and Mini-beasts,” Learning Center
Fairies and Mini-Beasts | 986-07-26-11 1 -4 p.m. 1st-2nd grade grads. $72/$81 (Incl. snacks and project supplies) Learning Center Explore Arboretum gardens looking for fairies and their insect and animal friends. Build a fairy home and minigarden to keep. Combine with “Art at the Arb” and the “Lunch Supervision” for fullday option.
Adventure Sculptors | 991-07-26-11 9 a.m.-Noon 2nd-4th grade grads. $72/$81 (Incl. snacks and any project supplies), Learning Center Awaken your sense of adventure and imagination while we play outside. Combine with “Budding Arboretum Artists” and the “Lunch Supervision” for full-day option.
StoryTime at the Library See July 7
Budding Arboretum Artists | 993-07-26-11 1-4 p.m. 2nd-4th grade grads. $72/$81 (Incl. snacks and project supplies), Learning Center Create garden-inspired art while practicing in a variety of mediums such as paint, pencils, and pastels. Combine with “Adventure Sculptors” and “Lunch Supervision” for a fullday option.
Cooking with Ease: Cooking Improv | 997-07-29-11 See July 1
Wednesday, July 27 Art at the Arb | 988-07-26-11 See July 26 Thursday, July 28
Toast & Taste in the Gardens 6-9 p.m. $125 patron/$75 general. Arboretum Gardens Enjoy an after-hours “green” evening in the gardens with friends and family to support the Arboretum. Sample fresh, in-season local cuisine from the best specialty restaurants in town. Try Minnesota wines and local brews. Live music and more. Reserve at 612-625-9875 or online at www.arboretum.umn.edu/ toastandtaste.aspx.
Art at the Arb | 988-07-26-11 See July 26 Friday, July 29 Fridays in the Kitchen: Cooking Improv | 992-07-29-11 See July 1
Saturday, July 30 Watercolor Journaling Summer Workshop: Bennett-Johnson Prairie | 100-07-09-11 See July 9 Growing Roses in Minnesota | 150-07-30-11 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35/$45, Snyder Building Discover how easy it is to grow tender and hardy roses in Minnesota. Includes a stroll through the Arboretum’s Wilson Rose Garden. Basic Digital Photography Immersion | 750-07-30-11 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $105/$115, Learning Center For photographers wanting to learn more about their digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera. Tarnished Brass in Concert 2-3 p.m. Trex Leaf Deck Enjoy music from a brass septet consisting of three trumpets, horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba. Free with Arboretum admission.
To register for classes: Call (952) 443-1422 or visit www.arboretum.umn.edu/learn.aspx.