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June 3, 2009
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CONTENTS
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Arboretum Presents Waterosity Exhibition
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Weekend Family Fun: Boggy Beauty Every Saturday in June
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Drive Green! Car Raffle - Win a Ford Fusion
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Party in the Garden: Double Fun in June
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RSVP for Gala in the Gardens and Toast & Taste
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2009 Auxiliary Garden Tours
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Arboretum presents Waterosity Summer Exhibition
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What’s bubbling up at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum? Fresh thinking about people, plants and water! Waterosity: Go Green with a Splash, the 2009 showcase exhibition, opens June 6 and continues through Oct. 4.
Bringing together the voices of artists, scientists and horticulturalists, Waterosity celebrates this most precious, life-giving resource in thought-provoking and playful installations and exhibits for all ages. Members get a sneak preview of the exhibit this Friday, June 5, from 5-8 p.m. Drop by and tour the exhibit and meet the artists who designed many of the installations. Click below for a quick look at what’s “on tap.”
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Weekend Family Fun: Boggy Beauty, Saturdays in June
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Join us at the Marion Andrus Learning Center any Saturday in June and any time between noon and 4 p.m. for free family fun. Discover the places to spot Minnesota’s state flower, the pink and white lady’s slipper, in bloom. Experiment in the Water Works Plant Lab and discover how these and other amazing plants survive in soggy, boggy soils. Cook up dirt dessert, fly trap soup, and mud pies.
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Support the Arboretum when you buy a raffle ticket for $100 and you could drive away in a new Ford Fusion. Because of the car’s performance, reliability, and sleek design, Consumer Reports rated the Fusion as one of the best in 2009. Raffle tickets are available for purchase in the Great Hall through July 12. The drawing takes place at the Arboretum, Sunday, July 12. Stop by the Gift Store or Information Desk for details.
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Party in the Garden:
Double Fun in June
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Gala in the Gardens: Azalea Lights
6-9 p.m., Wed., June 17
Celebrating the colorful and zesty Azalea Lights (formerly Orchid Lights gala), this perennial favorite features cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in the Arboretum's spectacular gardens, dining al fresco, music, live auction and more! This year's event will toast John Andrus, in his centennial year, as Honorary Chair and longtime Arboretum friend and benefactor.
Reservations start at $175/person with patron sponsor levels ranging from $10,000 to $250. Reservations are required. Call 952-443-1400, ext. 7046.
Toast & Taste 2009
7-9 p.m., Wed., June 24
An encore of last year's sold-out after-hours event, sample in-season, fresh, local cuisine from 20 of the Twin Cities top restaurants. Savor tastes from Minnesota wineries and breweries in the unparalleled garden setting of the Arboretum. New this year: cash bar and fresh cooking demos with local chef Brenda Langton from Café Brenda and Spoonriver Restaurant; and Arboretum Learning Center resident chef Jenny Breen of Good Life Catering. Live music completes the picture.
$60 members/$80 non-members. Pre-party patron reception: 6 to 7 p.m, $100 members, $135-$155 non-members. Call 952-443-1400, extension 7046.
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2009 Auxiliary Garden
Tours Coming Soon!
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