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Homepage | Membership | Contact
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Dec. 4, 2008
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CONTENTS
- Making Spirits Bright
- Holiday Open House
- Shopping for Your Wish List
- This and That
- Getting to Know You!
If you cannot read this, click HERE for the website version.
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Making Spirits Bright
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Scarlet poinsettias, holiday trees adorned in handcrafted ornaments and garlands galore. Once again, the Arboretum staff and volunteers have outdone themselves in creating an indoor and outdoor winter wonderland here. And just in time for this weekend’s big events! The Auxiliary Holiday Sale of wreaths, floral arrangements and other treasures takes place in Snyder Auditorium Saturday (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Also on tap: the Minnesota Herb Society annual holiday sale (9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oswald Center balcony), and the 2008 Photography Exhibit and Sale (10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, MacMillan Auditorium).
What would the holiday season be without a dose of “fa-la-la” and “silver bells”? Our Making Spirits Bright series spotlights the following performers: Arbor Bells Handbell Ensemble, 6 & 7 p.m. today (Dec. 4), the Prairie Brass Quintet (noon Saturday), Minnetonka Choral Society (1:30 & 2:30 p.m. Saturday), Rum River Brass (1:30 & 2:30 p.m. Sunday), Wayzata Women’s Chorus (6 & 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11), the Twin Cities Bronze Handbell Ensemble (1:30 & 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13) and more! Check the website for complete listings. Making Spirits Bright is sponsored by American Family Insurance.
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Holiday Open House
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Join Minnesota Public Radio host Steve Staruch and the Wolfgang Ensemble for an afternoon of “beautiful music and conversation” at the Arboretum’s Holiday Open House on Sunday, Dec.14, from 1 to 3 p.m. Other highlights include: complimentary apple cider tastings at the Oswald Visitor Center (courtesy of Fresh Seasons Market), holiday cookie sampling at the Marion Andrus Learning Center (shuttle available); and a book-signing of the “Make it Minnesotan!” sesquicentennial cookbook with project coordinator Claire Plank. We hope to see you!
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Shopping for your Wish List
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Double Discount Days end this weekend! Members receive a 20-percent discount on new purchases through Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Arboretum Gift Store and at the new seasonal Arboretum store in the Galleria mall in Edina. For the gardeners in your family, how about the “Minnesota Gardening” wall calendar or the “Minnesota Weatherguide” calendar? “Jim Gilbert’s Minnesota Nature Notes” book ($27.95) is another popular choice. Call the gift store at 952-443-1439 to order (shipping charge applies). Arboretum gift cards may be purchased at the gift store for classes, merchandise, tram tours, day camps, winter teas and gourmet dinners. … Or give a gift that keeps on giving! Starting at $35, an Arboretum membership provides free, year-round admission to our “northern treasure.” Other benefits include education program discounts, free coupons, discounts on merchandise in the gift shop, SummerHouse and AppleHouse, invitations to member-only events and previews, a bi-monthly news magazine and reciprocal admission to over 200 other arboreta and botanical gardens in the U.S. and Canada. Plus, for a limited time only, everyone ordering a gift membership will also receive a complimentary 2009 wall calendar featuring full-color Arboretum scenes….Now for a limited time only, with any one-day $300 purchase at the gift store, you’ll receive a gift Arboretum membership for a duo/couple ($55 value)! For a one-day $200 purchase at the Gift Store, receive two complimentary passes ($14 value).
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This and That
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Tea time! Create a special holiday memory by treating family and friends to an Arboretum traditional holiday high tea. Enjoy a three-course tea compete with oven-fresh sweets and savories. Offered Wednesdays through Saturdays, plus other dates, in December from 2:30 to 4 p.m. $22-$25 plus tax. To reserve, call 612-624-7173….
The Master Gardener Core Course Training will be held at the Arboretum Jan. 15-31. Class times will be Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost for the class and materials is $500. Interested participants may register online.
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Getting to Know You!
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Arboretum director candidates Martin Quigley and James Locklear will present public seminars on the topic “Opportunities and Challenges for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in the Next Decade” as part of the director-selection process. Locklear, of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, will present on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 11 a.m. to noon, and Quigley, of the University of Central Florida Arboretum, will present on Thursday, Dec. 18, from 11 a.m. to noon, both in the MacMillan Auditorium. They also will speak on the University of Minnesota-St. Paul campus. These events are open to the public and will provide invaluable insight into both finalists.
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That's all, folks! See you at the Arb!
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