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Jan. 15, 2009
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CONTENTS
- Inside or Out - This is the Place!
- Grow Your Mind
- Totally Orchids
- Going Dutch
- Pea Pods for Preschoolers
If you cannot read this, click HERE for the website version.
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Inside or Out, This is the Place!
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Our 9-plus miles of groomed cross-country ski and snowshoe trails beckon those who embrace winter! Follow it up with a cup of hot chocolate in the restaurant’s cozy fireplace setting. If indoor pursuits are more to your liking, immerse yourself in Reedy Gallery’s “The Long Zoom” exhibit of watercolors by talented local artists Jeanne Long and Sandra Muzzy, complete with an irresistible display of sketchpads and natural artifacts. The talented Arboretum Photographers Society is responsible for the “Blooming Fantasy” juried show of Arboretum scenes through the seasons, on exhibit til Feb. 8. Of course, a perennial favorite is the Meyer-Deats Conservatory in the Snyder Building. Filled with lush tropical plants, it’s an instant getaway!
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Grow Your Mind!
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Winter is a great time to learn something new. Expand your knowledge of horticulture with the following Gardening School classes taught by Jim Calkins of U of M Department of Horticultural Science. Sexual Reproduction: Working with Seeds, Saturday, Jan. 17, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Learn the biology of seeds, germination techniques, scarification, stratification and more. $30 member/$40 non-member. Meet in the Tree Room of the Marion Andrus Learning Center. Asexual Reproduction: Cuttings, Layering & Specialized Structures, Saturday, Jan. 24, 10 a.m. -12:30 pm. Learn how to make cuttings, layering and the role of specialized structures in certain plants. $30/$40. Snyder Building Auditorium. Nurture your inner artist with a Drawing and Sketching for Beginners class, Wednesdays, Jan. 21 & 28, 1-4 p.m. $70/$80. Instructor Bruce A. Wilson.
Cooking Classes. Turn up the heat with Arboretum cooking classes in the Harvest Kitchen of the Marion Andrus Learning Center: Café Brenda Special, Thursday, Jan. 22, 6:30-9 p.m. Nick Schneider, head chef at the popular Minneapolis eatery, will demo a menu of beet and citrus salad, garlic-braised kale and carrots, pilaf, rainbow trout with cranberry brown-butter sauce and kanten of apple and black cherry. $45/$55. Cooking with Tea, Saturday, Jan. 24, 9-11 a.m. Learn how to incorporate tea into healthful, flavorful recipes with tea expert Kris James, who will demonstrate Chinese tea eggs, sesame green tea vinaigrette, jasmine tea-scented couscous, chai-scented almonds, Ceylon cheese crisps. $30/$40.
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Totally Orchids -
for Valentine's Day
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Stunning, vibrant and unique, orchids are amazing plants. These floral all-stars are amazingly diverse and adaptable, growing in tundra, rainforest, desert and swamps. Did you know that more than 45 different orchid species grow natively in Minnesota? You can view this plant in all its splendor when “Totally Orchids – Delight at First Sight” opens Feb. 13, in the Great Hall of the Oswald Visitor Center. Presented by the Arboretum and Orchids Limited of Plymouth, “Totally Orchids” will highlight a variety of cultivars, all arranged in attractive planters on eye-level pedestals.
For a sneak peek, plan on attending “Orchids Tropical Fantasy Preview Event” on Thursday, Feb. 12, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sample wine and appetizers as you stroll among the orchids. The preview also includes orchid sales and a silent auction. Tickets are $35 and may be ordered online or by calling the Arboretum Auxiliary info line at 952-443-1400, extension 7052.
Here are more ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day – straight from the Arb!
Treat your sweetheart to a multi-course, romantic Gourmet Dinner with appetizers in the Great Hall (among the orchids) and delectable entrée courses in the Restaurant. Saturday, Feb. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Ticket $60/$65. Menu includes: a salad course of roasted red and gold beets, candied walnuts with U of M blue cheese, partnered with seared jumbo sea scallops, pork belly, beet imulsion and mustard oil; an entrée of lavender-scented lambchops, caramelized sweet potato puree and cranberry mint chutney; and dessert of black cherry trifle and chocolate truffles. Wine pairings with each course. Call 612-624-7173 to reserve.
Or check out our Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day cooking classes – learn how to make chocolate truffles (1-3 p.m., $30/$40), sensuous body butter (3:30-5 p.m., $25/$35) or a dinner of aphrodisiac fare with Chef Jenny Breen (5:30-8 p.m., $40/$50).
If you opt to pop the question on Feb. 14, don’t forget we’re hosting an All About Weddings fair on Feb. 22! The $10 fee includes gate admission.
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Go Dutch this Sunday!
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Enjoy an Amsterdam Travelogue this Sunday, Jan. 18, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Learn all about the upcoming Arboretum travel program to Amsterdam (planned for April 22-28) in this lively, illustrated presentation. Free with Arb admission. MacMillan Auditorium, Oswald Visitor Center.
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Pea Pods for Preschoolers
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Pea Pods Winter Session Sign-up
Share hands-on learning opportunities with your preschooler, have fun and make new friends in the Arboretum Pea Pods winter session on Tuesday mornings, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Feb. 3 through April 7. Session fee is $81 for members or $99 for non-members (covers one child and adult companion). Call 952-443-1422 or click below.
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That's all, folks! See you at the Arb!
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