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What's Happening - Current Arboretum Events
Current Arboretum hours (November-April): Grounds open every day from 8 a.m. to sunset. Visitor Center- Gift Store-Restaurant open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sunday. (Limited selection after 3 p.m. in the Restaurant.) Andersen Horticultural Library is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. The Learning Center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday & Sunday. Arboretum admission is $9 for adults; free for members & youths 15 and younger. From November through March, admission is free all day on Thursdays.
NOVEMBER 2009
Oct. 2-Dec. 13, during Visitor Center hours
Reedy Gallery, Oswald Visitor Center
The Reedy Gallery presents a celebration of autumn in original oils and watercolors created by 13 notable artists from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Utah, including Olexa Bulavitsky, Jerry Calingor, Richard Krogstad, Michele Combs, Leo Stans, Jim Hillis, Gary Max Collins and his son John Collins, Tom Foty, Howard Sivertson, Keith Wilcock, Harold Atkinson and Ashley Dull. This exhibit is the first in a collaboration between the Arboretum and Wilcock Gallery of Excelsior.
Sundays, Nov. 1-March 14; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Enjoy a delicious array of hot and cold breakfast entrees and catch up with family and friends in our casual and comfortable Arboretum Restaurant. Menu changes weekly, but typically includes made-to-order omelets, breakfast meats, potatoes, fruit, lunch items and more. Pricing: $13.99 adults; $7.99 for children under 10.
Thursday, Nov. 19; at 10:30 a.m.
Andersen Horticultural Library, Snyder Building
Bring in the youngsters for a lively storytime at the Andersen Horticultural Library in the Snyder Building. Free with Arboretum admission.
Thursday, Nov. 19, 11:30-1:30 p.m.
Restaurant, Oswald Visitor Center
In cooperation with the Heartland Food Network's "Third Thursday" program, the Restaurant features a special luncheon highlighting locally grown, organic foods. This Thursday, enjoy coffee-glazed pork tenderloin, Minnesota squash, sweet potatoes and more!
Saturdays & Sundays, Nov. 7-29, noon to 4 p.m. (drop-in basis)
Marion Andrus Learning Center
Free with Arboretum admission (ages 15 & younger free)
What kind of foliage did plant-eating dinosaurs munch on? Stop by the Learning Center to meet some living fossils, prehistoric plants from the days of the Diplodocus. Look at spores and cones upclose with the scope-on-a-rope. Create your own fern print on cotton cloth and plant a prehistoric plant to take home.
Saturday, Nov. 21, 11 a.m. to noon
Fee: $12 member; $15 non-member
Enjoy a winter walk with an Arboretum naturalist. Meet in Great Hall of Oswald Visitor Center. Call 952-443-1422 to register.
Begins Nov. 27 and continues through December
Enjoy a series of live music and family activities, all set against festive seasonal decor. Click here for details. Here's the live music schedule (performances in Oswald Visitor Center Great Hall, unless otherwise noted):
Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 28 & 29: Holiday Heralds of the Minnesota Chorale, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5: Arbor Bells Handbell Ensemble, 11:30 & 12:30 p.m.; Minnetonka Chamber Choir, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 6: Jeff Goldstein Trio, Restaurant, 10 a.m.to 1 p.m.; OVation singers, 12:45 p.m. Snyder lobby and 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. Great Hall.
Saturday, Dec. 12: Minnetonka Choral Society, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 13: Twin Cities Bronze Handbell Ensemble, 1 p.m. in MacMillan Auditorium.
Saturday, Dec. 19: Waconia High School Select Chamber Choir, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 20: Chanhassen High School Chamber Choir, 12:30 p.m. Prairie Brass Quintet, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.; and Waconia Suzuki Violins, 2 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27, through Sunday, Dec. 6
Arboretum Gift Store and Arboretum Galleria Store
During this special holiday promotion, Arboretum members enjoy a "double discount" -- or 20 percent off -- all regularly priced merchandise. Just show your membership card at the register.
DECEMBER 2009
Dec. 2-5 and Dec. 9-12, 16-23 and 26-30
Tea Room, Snyder Building.
Tea time: 2:30-4 p.m.
Enjoy a delightful holiday ritual with friends and family. Menu includes a delicious trifle (luscious layers of fruit, sponge cake and custard, topped with whipped cream), plus freshly baked scones, served with lemon curd and an assortment of jams. Also includes an array of sweets and savories, plus tea breads. Tea with lemon and cream served throughout. Fee is $23 per member and $26 per non-member. To reserve online, click here. Or call 612-626-3951.
Thursdays, Dec. 3, 10, 17, and 31; at 10:30 a.m.
Andersen Horticultural Library, Snyder Building
Bring in the youngsters for a lively storytime at the Andersen Horticultural Library in the Snyder Building. Free with Arboretum admission.
Nov. 27-Jan. 3
Oswald Visitor Center, Snyder Building, Marion Andrus Learning Center
The Twin Cities' most talented bakers (more than a baker's dozen) and Arboretum crafters have created fanciful and fun gingerbread structures on display throughout the Oswald Visitor Center, Snyder Building and Marion Andrus Learning Center. It's a delicious voyage through the Land of Gingerbread!
Nov 27-Jan 3
Gardens and walkways around the Oswa;d Visitor Center & Snyder Bldg.
Enjoy an outdoor display of wintry garden enhancements, providing lovely views of winter through the windows of the Oswald Visitor Center and the Snyder Building. Enjoy the view from inside the building or venture outdoors for closeup viewing. Special thanks to local businesses and garden centers for their contributions.
Saturdays, Dec. 5, 12, 19, 12:30-1 p.m.
Oswald Visitor Center, Great Hall
Enjoy a lively, free guided tour of the highlights of the Great Hall of Trees and Windows on Winter, conveying the essence of the natural holiday season at the Arboretum.
It's a shopper's dream - three sales in one! Shop for exquisite handmade wreaths and dried floral arrangements, plus other holiday treasures, at the Auxiliary Holiday Sale (9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday & 11-3 p.m. Sunday in Snyder Auditorium). The Herb Society Sale features handmade herbal lotions, teas, potpourris and more (9 a.m.-3 p.m. both days, Oswald Visitor Center). Shop the "Artistry of Nature" sale for original paintings created by participants in Arboretum art classes (10 a.m.-4 p.m. both days, MacMillan Auditorium, Oswald Visitor Center. Plus, the Gift Store is offering Double Discount Days for members through Dec. 6!
Saturday, Dec. 5
Great Hall, Oswald Visitor Center
Catch the holiday spirit! The Arbor Bells Handbell Ensemble, comprising handbell musicians from Minneapolis and the western suburbs, performs at 11:30 and 12:30 p.m. and the very accomplished Minnetonka Chamber Choir performs at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Oswald Visitor Center. Free with admission.
Hall Saturday, Dec. 5, 1-3 p.m. at Arboretum Gift Store
Sunday, Dec. 6, 1-3 p.m. at Arboretum Galleria Store
Naturalist and author Jim Gilbert will sign copies of his book, "Minnesota Nature Notes" at the Arboretum Gift Store on Dec. 5 and at the Arboretum's holiday Gift Store in the Gallery on Dec. 6.
Saturdays & Sundays, Dec. 5-27; noon to 4 p.m. (drop-in basis)
Marion Andrus Learning Center
Free with admission
Celebrate the season with a freshly baked treat! How many different plants will you use when you decorate your gingerbread house? Create a scratch-and-sniff greeting card and find spices in the greenhouse. Plant a ginger root for your winter windowsill.
Saturday, Dec. 5, 9-11 a.m.
Marion Andrus Learning Center
Fee: $30 member/ $40 non-member
Get a jump on the holiday entertaining season just ahead. Instructor Jenny Breen demonstrates recipes for delectable appetizers you won't see at every holiday gathering. Make plenty to take home. To register, call 952-443-1422 or visit the Learn pages of the website. Sponsored by Fresh Seasons Market.
Sunday, Dec. 6
Snyder Building, Restaurant & Great Hall, Oswald Visitor Center
Let your spirits soar! The Jeff Goldstein Trio, comprising piano, drums and bass, performs jazz tunes in the Restaurant from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. OVation singers, a small ensemble of vocalists from the One Voice Mixed Chorus, perform at 12:45 p.m. in the Snyder lobby and at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. in the Great Hall.
Saturday, Dec. 12, 9 -11 a.m.
Enjoy a festive holiday breakfast with the Ginger 'n Spicy Mascot! Menu includes: eggs, waffle sticks, sausage, bacon, hash browns, assorted breads, juice and coffee. Ginger 'n Spicy will distribute gingerbread cookies to all the kiddies. Price for ages 10 and older: $13.99 members; $15.99 non-members; $6.99 for children under 10. To reserve a spot, register online or call 612-626-3951.
Saturday, Dec. 12, 10 a.m.-noon, Arboretum Gift Store
Sunday, Dec. 13, 1-3 p.m., Arboretum Store at Galleria
The author of the children's book "Toads" will sign her book at the Arboretum Gift Store on Saturday and the satellite store in the Galleria on Sunday.
Saturday, Dec. 12, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.
Great Hall, Oswald Visitor Center
Free with gate admission
A perennial holiday favorite, the Minnetonka Choral Society returns to perform a wide variety of holiday music, including several sing-along selections, at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, in the Great Hall of the Oswald Visitor Center.
Sunday, Dec. 13, 1-2:30 p.m.
MacMillan Auditorium, Oswald Visitor Center
Free with Arboretum admission
This acclaimed handbell group will perform a full concert from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the MacMillan Auditorium of the Oswald Visitor Center. This 11-member ensemble of advanced ringers combines energy, enthusiasm and technical mastery of six octaves of English handbells, as they perform a range of sacred, secular and classical repertoire. It's guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit!
Friday, Dec. 18, time: 6:30-9 p.m.
Snyder Fireplace Room
Celebrate the season with this multi-course repast and wine pairings. Menu includes beet consume, duck confit with wild mushroom ganache, five-spice molasses-braised short ribs and flourless chocolate torte. Beverages and appetizers begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Snyder Building lobby; dinner at 7 p.m. in the Fireplace Room. $60 members; $65 non-members. Seating is limited. For reservations, click here or call 612-626-3951 (Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
Saturday, Dec. 19, and Wednesday, Dec. 30, 11 a.m. to noon
Fee: $12 member/ $15 non-member
Enjoy a winter nature walk with an Arboretum naturalist. Meet in the Great Hall of the Oswald Visitor Center. Call 952-443-1422 for registration details.
Saturday, Dec. 19, in the Arboretum Galleria Gift Store
Sunday, Dec. 20, in the Arboretum Gift Store; 1-3 p.m. both days
Gift Store, Oswald Visitor Center
Author Jan Dunlap of Chaska will sign copies of her birdwatcher-themed murder mysteries from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Arboretum Gift Store in the Galleria shopping center in Edina and from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday in the Arboretum Gift Store.
Sunday, Dec. 20
12:30 p.m. Chanhassen High School Chamber Choir
1:30 & 2:30 p.m. Prairie Brass Quintet
2 p.m. Waconia Suzuki Violins
Free with gate admission
An afternoon of holiday music! From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., the 17-member Chanhassen High School Chamber Choir, under the direction of Mark Nelson, makes its Arboretum debut. Performing from 1:30 to 2 p.m. and 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. is the Prairie Brass Quintet, comprised of current and former members of the Eden Prairie Community Band. The ever-popular Waconia Suzuki Violins, a group of approximately 15 aspiring young musicians under the direction of Larysa Giesen, will perform classical, holiday and some fiddle pieces from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Alll performances are free with Arboretum gate admission.
Thursday, Dec. 31, 1 to 4 p.m.
Bring your skis and snowshoes and celebrate the beauty of winter on this the last day of 2009! Try out snowshoe equipment, courtesy of Hoigaard's staff who will also offer guidance and lessons from 1 to 4 p.m.
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