What's Happening - Current Arboretum Events

MAY

May Weekend Family Program: Blooming Baskets
Saturdays and Sundays, May 3-31
12-4 p.m.
Marion Andrus Learning Center
Delight in the ever changing array of colorful spring flowers at the arboretum. Take a bee's eye view inside blossoms and discover flower secrets with our scope-on-a-rope. Weave your own May basket and then plant a miniature spring garden inside to take home with you.

Wildflower Walk
May 10, 10:30 a.m.
Meet in Ordway parking lot
Enjoy a leisurely and informative one-hour ramble led by an Arboretum staff member .  Free with Arboretum admission.

Arboretum Auxiliary Spring Plant Sale
Saturday and Sunday, May 10 &11
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday
Picnic shelters near Andrus Learning Center
Select new greenery for your lawn and garden from a dazzling array of potted flowers, shrubs and trees.  All proceeds benefit the Arboretum.  Click here to download the plant list.

Mother's Day Brunch
Sunday, May 11, seatings at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
MacMillan Auditorium, Oswald Visitor Center
Amidst the bursting blossoms of an Arboretum spring, you're invited to enjoy an exquisite array of delicious spring brunch fare. This delicious feast is a long-time favorite and an opportunity to treat mom like a queen.   After brunch, enjoy a leisurely walk through the gardens. Cost is $17.95 for members, $20.95 for non-members, $9.95 for children ages 4 to 7; children 3 and younger are free.  For reservations, call 612-624-7173.

Raghavan Iyer Cookbook Signing
Monday, May 12, 6-8 p.m.
McQuinn Great Hall, Oswald Visitor Center
Chef Raghavan Iyer will sign copies of his newly published cookbook "660 Curries: The Gateway to Indian Cooking."  Also includes a sampling of recipes from the book, Indian tea and Minnesota wines.  $25 per person. Call 952-443-1422 to register.

Warbler Watch Birding Walks
Wednesday, May 14, or Saturday, May 17, 8:30 a.m.
Meet in Ordway parking lot
Wander the Arboretum's back corners with a staff naturalist, to enjoy the sights and songs as the spring migrants arrive and pass through.  Free with gate admission.

Frogging Rendezvous
May 15, 7:30-9 p.m.
Spring Peeper Meadow
It's a raucous celebration of spring! Find out which frogs call this wetland home, and distinguish their calls in the chorus.   Free program, meet at Spring Peeper Meadow parking lot  on West 82nd St., west of County Rd. 41. Bring flashlights!

'Tastes from the Spring Garden' Cooking Class
Thursday, May 15, 6:30-9 p.m.
Marion Andrus Learning Center
Arboretum Resident Chef Jenny creates the following menu:  Asparagus with Gouda Tart, Pizza with Spring Onions and Greens, Spring Greens Soup with Caramelized Ramps and Steak Salad.  Plus three complementary wines.  Fee: $50 member or $60 nonmember. Call 952-443-1422 to register.  

Quick and Easy Curries - Cooking Class
Thursday, May 22, 6:30-9 p.m.
Marion Andrus Learning Center
Instructor: Chef Raghavan Iyer
Here's a great way to incorporate easy curries into your weekday meal routine - for the vegetarian and meat-eater alike.  Menu: Cabbage and Cucumber 'Slaw' with Roasted Peanuts, Yellow Split Peas with Golden Raisins, Potatoes and Spinach in Garlic-Red Chili Sauce, Braised Okra and Tomatoes, Basmati rice with Saffron.  Features multi-course meal with three complementary wines. Fee is $50 member or $60 non-member. Call 952-443-1422 to register.

2008 Summer Exhibition - 'TREEOLOGY'
Opens May 24
This family-friendly, interactive exhibition celebrates the beauty and wonder of trees. The exhibition comprises the Art 'n Trees Trail art walk featuring 18 juried works of interactive public art inspired by trees; a "Grown Home" open-air rustic birch retreat with grown-in-place, living willow furniture; a "Tree-mendous Trees" walk encompassing favorite Arboretum trees and much, much more! Free with Arboretum admission.

Late Spring Migrants Birding Walk
Wednesday, May 28, 8:30 a.m.
Meet in Ordway parking lot
Join a staff birder with decades of experience for a morning walk to see the last of the spring migrants. Free with Arboretum admission.

Ladyslippers Wildflowers Walk
Saturday, May 31, 10:30
Meet in Ordway parking lot
Enjoy a leisurely and informative one-hour ramble led by an Arboretum staff member to discover what's in bloom in the woods and learn the stories behind the plants.  This is your chance to "talk plants" with people who are passionate about them.   Free with Arboretum admission.

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