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What's Happening - Current Arboretum Events
Current Arboretum hours: Grounds open every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or sunset. Visitor Center: Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ; Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Gift Store: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Restaurant: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. , Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (May 27 on, til 5 p.m.) Andersen Horticultural Library: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekends. Learning Center : Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; weekends, noon-4 p.m.
Please note: Arboretum admission: $12 for adults and ages 13 & older; free for youths 12 and younger. Always free for members.
EXHIBITS
'Beauty in a Briefcase'
April 12-Oct. 13, Restaurant Gallery (thru May 31), Snyder Building Lobby, Andersen Horticultural Library
(thru Oct. 13). A showcase of vibrant images from nursery salesmen's plate-books.
'Outdoors Extraordinaire'
May 2-July 31, Reedy Gallery
Enjoy stunning, fresh and engaging landscape paintings created by Outdoor Painters of Minnesota (OPM). Presented by Wilcock Gallery and OPM.
StoryTime at the Library
10:30 a.m., Andersen Horticultural Library
Open House in the Gardens: Lilacs
4-6 p.m. Hueg Lilac Collection, free with gate
Learn all about the wide variety of lilacs in this collection from an Arb expert.
Saturday, May 25
Productive Vegetable Garden Methods
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $40/$55, Snyder Building
Instructor: Larry Cipolla. www.arboretum.umn.edu/gardening.aspx or call 952-443-1422
Power of Balance - Stone Sculptures for Your Garden
9:30 a.m.-noon, Learning Center, $40 member/$55 non-member
Due to popular demand, Peter Juhl returns to demonstrate how to turn garden rocks into works of sculptural art - without glue, bolts or duct tape! Rocks and base stones included. www.arboretum.umn.edu/artsdesigncrafts.aspx or call 952-443-1422.
That's for the Birds! Photographing Our Feathered Friends
10 a.m.-4 p.m., $95/$110, Learning Center
Photo class with John Pennoyer. 952-443-1422 or www.arboretum.umn.edu/photographyclasses.aspx
Weekend Family Fun: Buds Burst
noon-4 p.m., Learning Center
Celebrate spring flowers.
Sunday, May 26
Weekend Family Fun: Buds Burst
noon-4 p.m., Learning Center
Celebrate spring flowers.
Thursday, May 30
StoryTime at the Library
10:30 a.m., Andersen Horticultural Library
JUNE EVENTS
Saturday, June 1
Opening Day: 'Gophers in the Gardens' Exhibit
noon-2 p.m., Visitor Center and Arboretum grounds
Celebrate the opening of the 'Gophers in the Gardens' outdoor display with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Arboretum Director Ed Schneider and Goldy Gopher, plus members of the U of M Marching Band Fraternity, followed by self-guided walking tours of the Gophers in the Gardens exhibit and photo ops with Goldy. Presented by Minnesota Corn Growers Association.
Rose-Mulching Demo
8 a.m.-4 p.m., Wilson Rose Garden. Demo by Arb staff & MN Rose Society.
Creative Container Gardening Class
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Learning Center, $40-$55
Learn to create colorful designs by breaking from convention and using unexpected combinations of color, texture, height, form and more. Instructor is expert gardener Larry Cipolla. Fee: $40 member/ $55 non-member. Register: www.arboretum.umn.edu/gardening.aspx or call 952-443-1422.
Open House in the Gardens: Wildflower Garden
10 a.m.-noon, Dayton Wildflower Garden, free with gate
Learn all about the plants and ecology of the wildflower garden from an Arb expert.
Weekend Family Fun: Fast Track Adventure Salads
noon-4 p.m. Learning Center (drop-in)
Learn to make adventurous salads using all plant parts. Free with gate admission.
'Paint Out' with Outdoor Painters of MN
all day, Arboretum grounds.
Members of the Outdoor Painters of Minnesota set up their easels in Arboretum gardens for an all-day paint-out. Check out their exhibit "Outdors Extraordinaire" through July 31 in Oswald Visitor Center's Reedy Gallery.
Live Music! SlovCzech
1-3 p.m. , Trex Deck
SlovCzech, a six-member band featuring accordion, violin, bass, drums and two guitars, performs central European folk-rock with influences frm the Czech Republic and Slovakia and Serbia, plus a few Celtic-inspired songs, as well. Sponsored by Park Dental.
Weekend Family Fun: Fast Track Adventure Salads
noon-4 p.m. Learning Center (drop-in)
Learn to make adventurous salads using all plant parts. Free with gate admission.
Storytime in the Library
10:30 a.m. Andersen Hort Library, Snyder Building
Open House in the Gardens: Iris Garden
4-6 p.m., Iris Garden, free with gate
Learn all about the Iris Garden from an Arb expert.
Special Access: Grassland Explorations
7:30-9:30 a.m., Meet in Ordway Parking Lot for bus transport to Arb grasslands. $15 member/ $30 non-member
Enjoy an exclusive insider's tour of the Arboretum's outer grasslands with naturalist Matt Schuth. Bring binoculars. This tour is an option for those with limited mobility who can walk 25 yards or more. Call 952-443-1422 or visit www.arboretum.umn.edu/walksandfitness.aspx.
Photography Symposium: Conservation Through the Lens
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $80/ $95, Oswald Visitor Center
Photo symposium with acclaimed photographer Chris Linder. 952-443-1422 or visit www.arboretum.umn.edu/photographyclasses.aspx
Weekend Family Fun: Fast Track Adventure Salads
noon-4 p.m. Learning Center (drop-in)
Learn to make adventurous salads using all plant parts. Free with gate admission.
Yoga in the Gardens
Noon, Arboretum grounds
Event for Arboretum members and members of Life Time Fitness. Get your zen on while taking in the sights and sounds of the seasons in the Arboretum gardens and collections. Visit www.arboretum.umn.edu/yoga.aspx or call 952-443-1440.
Weekend Family Fun: Fast Track Adventure Salads
noon-4 p.m. Learning Center (drop-in)
Learn to make adventurous salads using all plant parts. Free with gate admission.
Thursday, June 13
Live Music! F-Sharp
5:30-7:30 p.m., Sensory Garden
F-Sharp is a piano duo playing melodies in harmony. They have performed at the Auxiliary Garden Tours and during Making Spirits Bright. Sponsored by Park Dental.
Movies in the Garden: "Little Big League"
9 p.m., Trex Deck
Enjoy the 1994 family favorite about a 12-year-old who inherits the Minnesota Twins from his grandfather. Free with Arb admission.
Saturday, June 15
Open House in the Gardens: Nelson Shrub Rose Garden
10 a.m.-noon, Nelson Shrub Rose Garden, free with Arb gate
Learn all about this lovely collection on Three-Mile Drive from an Arb expert.
Basic Digital Photography for Outdoor & Nature Photographers
10 a.m.-6 p.m., Learning Center, $115 member/ $130 non-member
Immerse yourself in digital photography with acclaimed instructor John Pennoyer. Learn best practices and essential operations of your digital single lens reflex camera. Then explore the Arboretum grounds through your lens during a group "shoot." www.arboretum.umn.edu/photographyclasses.aspx or call 952-443-1422.
Weekend Family Fun: Fast Track Adventure Salads
noon-4 p.m. Learning Center (drop-in)
Learn to make adventurous salads using all plant parts. Free with gate admission.
Weekend Family Fun: Fast Track Adventure Salads
noon-4 p.m. Learning Center (drop-in)
Learn to make adventurous salads using all plant parts. Free with gate admission.
Thursday, June 20
Gala in the Gardens
6-9 p.m., Arboretum gardens
Don't miss this special evening in the gardens: dinner, program, music, auction and more with emcee Belinda Jensen of KARE-11. Reservations - $250 individual ($100 tax-deductible), $500 patron ($350 tax-deductible). All proceeds benefit the Arboretum. Call 612-625-9437 or visit www.arboretum.umn.edu/gala.aspx.
Special Access: Spring Peeper Meadow
9-11 a.m. Meet in Ordway Parking Lot for bus transport. $15 member/ $30 non-member
Join naturalist Matt Schuth and learn about the history of Spring Peeper Meadow and its unique plants and bird live. Bring binoculars. This tour is an option for those with limited mobility who can walk 25 yards or more. www.arboretum.umn.edu/walksandfitness.aspx or call 952-443-1422.
Arboretum Outdoors! with Hoigaard's
1 & 6 p.m., Meet at the Oswald Visitor Center.
Learn the techniques of Nordic walking.
Summer Perfect Party Dishes
9 - 11 a.m., Learning Center, $35 member/ $45 non-member
Learn new delicious recipes for the next picnic or backyard party. www.arboretum.umn.edu/cookingclasses.aspx or 952-443-1422.
Weekend Family Fun: Fast Track Adventure Salads
noon-4 p.m. Learning Center (drop-in)
Learn to make adventurous salads using all plant parts. Free with gate admission.
Live Music! Dragonfly
1-3 p.m., Trex Deck.
Enjoy the melodic talents of this five-member senior-citizen folksinging ensemble. Sponsored by Park Dental.
EcoNetworking Event: Creating Sustainable Performance
7:30 a.m. Breakfast, conversation and networking.
Join the conversation with Jenny Evans of PowerHouse Performance Coaching as she presents how to use sustainability in the workplace to strengthen staff teamwork, resiliency and performance - while improving the organization's bottom line. Fee: $12, includes breakfast. Call 952-443-1422 or register at http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/corporatenetworking.aspx.
Live Music! Will & Stymie
5:30-7:30 p.m., Sensory Garden.
Unique blend of Latin rhythms and melodic blues. Sponsored by Park Dental.
Craft Beer and Bites
5:30-7 p.m., Learning Center, $20-$25
Experts will be "on tap" to discuss the complex flavors achieved in various beer styles, food-beer pairings, hops and barley and more. Enjoy beer tastes and bites!. Sponsored in-kind by Edible Twin Cities. Reserve at arboretum.umn.edu/cookingclasses.aspx or call 952-443-1422.
Blooming Photograph: Flower Photography
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Snyder Building. $95 member/ $110 non-member
Learn to make your flower photos truly bloom! Bring your camera, close-up/macro lens and a tripod for this learning session with instructor John Pennoyer. Includes actual garden explorations. www.arboretum.umn.edu/photographyclasses.aspx or call 952-443-1422.
Fire in the Garden: Beyond the Barbecued Burger
11 a.m.-1 p.m., Sensory Garden shelter
Chef Anna Christoforides of Gardens of Salonica demonstrates creative grilling, including how to create marinades and rubs that bring out new flavors in your meat dishes, including chicken and fish. Includes generous samples and non-alcoholic beverages. $45/ $55. 952-443-1422 or www.arboretum.umn.edu/cookingclasses.aspx.
Weekend Family Fun: Fast Track Adventure Salads
noon-4 p.m. Learning Center (drop-in)
Learn to make adventurous salads using all plant parts. Free with gate admission.
Weekend Family Fun: Fast Track Adventure Salads
noon-4 p.m. Learning Center (drop-in)
Learn to make adventurous salads using all plant parts. Free with gate admission.
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