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| 100-05-25-13 | Make and Take: The Power of Balance--Stone Sculptures for Your Garden (100-05-25-13)
| Saturday, May 25, 9:30 a.m.-Noon -- Turn those rocks you pull from your garden plot into works of art and garden features. Peter Juhl's magical and exquisite balanced stone sculptures dazzled Arboretum visitors last year. He's back and ready to teach you how to balance three or more rocks in seemingly impossible fashion without the aid of bolts, duct tape, or glue! You will revel in Peter's story of how he became a widely acclaimed rock-balancing artist, and learn a little about physics in the process. He will demonstrate the various styles and techniques, and then guide you through the steps to create your own balanced rock sculpture. You'll never look at stones in the same way again. (Rocks included.) |
$55.00
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| 100-07-10-13 | Books in the Garden: Dick and Jane Meet Nature (100-07-10-13)
| Wednesdays, July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11, Noon-1:30 p.m. Join our thriving "book club" with acclaimed teacher and author Toni McNaron, University of Minnesota professor emerita of English. Explore several noted titles that offer fascinating contrasts between a male and female sensibility in writing about nature. Gain insights into the significance of nature in our lives. Discuss whether these works are influenced or shaped by the author's gender. Selected readings include a pair of creative non-fictional works: Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek and Henry D. Thoreau's Walden Pond (July 10 and August 14); selected poems of Robert Frost and Mary Oliver (September 11 and Oct. 9); and a pair of novels: Ole Rolvaag's Giants in the Earth and Willa Cather's My Antonia (Nov. 13 and Dec. 11).
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$95.00
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| 100-07-27-13 | Make and Take: Fruits and Vines--Design a Late Summer Beauty Floral Arrangement (100-07-27-13)
| Saturday, July 27, 9:30 a.m.-Noon -- Create an arrangement of summer speldor! Using seasonally harvested Arboretum and Minnesota-grown botanicals with unique focal points of fruits and vines, design emphasis will be placed on color blending techniques and using a variety of textures and scent to create unique arrangements. Leave with knowledge of basic floral preparation practices, concepts of layering and form and handy tips on how to gather the necessary materials to create your own masterpieces at home. The class will be taught by a local, industry recognized floral artist, Ashley Fox (www.ashleyfoxdesigns.com). Ashley says that the final arrangement that you take home will be valued around $100, and all materials (including the vase) are included in your class fee. |
$55.00
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