Earth Day theme Cooking Class
April 23, 2009

Earth Day Celebration Dinner Cooking Class
Thursday, April 23, 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Marion Andrus Learning Center, Harvest Kitchen
Fee: $45 member/ $55 non-member
Observe this special day by enjoying a meal that celebrates our connection to the earth.  Resident chef Jenny Breen demonstrates the following menu: mushroom pate, quinoa and fiddlehead salad, cheese assortment and cured meats, simple spring greens with maple vinaigrette, wild rice souffle with smoked trout and Minnesota mud cake.  Demo class with dinner and wine tastings.  Sponsored by Fresh Seasons Market and Century Wine and Spirits. Call 952-443-1422 to register or click here.

Arbor Day at the Arboretum
April 24, 2009

• In observance of the holiday, the Arboretum will be giving away sugar maple tree seedlings to the first 100 visitors (one per household) at the Membership Counter in the Oswald Visitor Center.

• Seedlings also will be given to the first 50 families attending the Family Weekend Fun activity on Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Learning Center. Visitors also are invited to pick up a free copy of the Arboretum's "Value of Trees" tabloid publication containing vital info on tree care and selection.

• Two current exhibits in the Oswald Visitor Center Great Hall celebrate the wonder of trees large and small - from the prized miniatures in Kevin Oshima's Bonsai Retrospective to artisan Virgil Leih's massive wood turnings in the "Spring Trunk Show." Both shows continue through May 3.