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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.
Friday, May 17
SummerHouse Opens
10 a.m.-6 p.m., daily; Rolling Acres Rd & State Hwy 5
Check out the repurposed Summerhouse, where you'll find handcrafted and vintage finds and one-of-a-kinds for home and garden from "Mama's Happy" occasional store and more!
Saturday, May 18
Before Hours Walk: Early Bird Catches the Worm
6:30-8:30 a.m., Ordway Parking Lot. $10 member/ $25 non-member
Arrive before gates open for this special birding experience as migration hits its peak. Naturalist Matt Schuth will talk about bird history and lore as expert volunteers help you look and listen for birds. Bring binoculars. 952-443-1422 or www.arboretum.umn.edu/walksandfitness.aspx
Arboretum Auxiliary Spring Plant Sale (New date!)
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Margot Picnic Shelters
Enjoy one of the most popular plant sales in the Twin Cities.
Come on In, the Water/Color Is Fine!
10 a.m.-3 p.m., $60/$75, Snyder Building
Watercolor session with Georgia Kandiko.
Open House in the Gardens: Crabapple Collection
10 a.m.-noon, Crabapple Collection, free with gate
Learn about this wonderful collection during their bloom season from an Arb expert.
Before Hours: Early Bird Catches the Worm
6:30-8:30 a.m., $10/$25, Ordway parking lot
Birding walk with naturalist Matt Schuth.
Mothers & Daughters Tea- SOLD OUT
2:30-4 p.m., Snyder Building Fireplace Room, $26/$29.
Reserve at (612) 626-3951 or www.arboretum.umn.edu/Teatime.aspx.
Weekend Family Fun: Buds Burst
noon-4 p.m. Learning Center
Celebrate spring flowers.
Sunday, May 19
Arboretum Auxiliary Spring Plant Sale (New date!)
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Margot Picnic Shelters
Enjoy one of the most popular plant sales in the Twin Cities.
Weekend Family Fun: Buds Burst
noon-4 p.m., Learning Center
Celebrate spring flowers.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Arboretum Outdoors! with Hoigaard's
1 & 6 p.m., Meet at the Oswald Visitor Center.
Learn the techniques of Nordic walking.
Sunday, June 23
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.
Thursday, June 27
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.
Saturday, June 29
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.
For more, click Future Events.
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