{"id":46039,"date":"2014-07-11T15:22:11","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T19:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=46039"},"modified":"2014-07-11T15:22:11","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T19:22:11","slug":"this-weekend-the-garden-gets-some-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2014\/07\/around-the-garden\/this-weekend-the-garden-gets-some-color\/","title":{"rendered":"This Weekend: The Garden Gets Some Color"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"hemerocallis<\/a>This humid week is finally giving way to a pleasant weekend, and it is the perfect time to visit NYBG<\/a>! Groundbreakers<\/em><\/a>\u00a0continues to guide visitors through the monumental history of America’s gardening culture, and the summer season brings more color to the grounds each day.<\/p>\n

Come check out the Perennial Garden<\/a> and Seasonal Walk<\/a> as they enter new and ever-beautiful stages of growth. Admire the lotus blossoms and water lilies emerging in the reflecting pools outside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory<\/a>. Enjoy a summer walk beneath the pleasant shade of trees in the Native Plant Garden<\/a> or the Thain Family Forest<\/a>. There is a wealth of ways to enjoy the Garden this summer for people of all ages. Upcoming after-hours events include Jazz Age Evenings<\/a> and Family Dinners with Mario Batali’s Chefs<\/a>. For this weekend’s program offerings, read on!<\/p>\n

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Saturday, July 12
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\"Native<\/a>\n

Forest Tour \u2013 12:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\nMeet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center<\/em>
\nExperience the beauty of the Garden’s 50-acre Thain Family Forest<\/a> on this one-hour walking tour with an expertly trained Guide. You’ll learn facts about the trees, history, geology, and ecology of this original, uncut woodland.<\/p>\n

From Ragtime to Jazz: The Roots of Pop \u2013 1 & 3:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\nIn the Ross Hall<\/em>
\nMusic from the period of Groundbreakers\u2014ragtime, jazz, Broadway, and beyond to Hollywood\u2014had a great impact on American culture. Enjoy a variety of styles in live performances by a trio of artists, including musical producer, pianist, and historian Terry Waldo, featuring the works of Scott Joplin, Eubie Blake, Irving Berlin, and Tin Pan Alley composers such as George Gershwin, George M. Cohan, and Dorothy Fields.<\/p>\n

Film Screening: Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley<\/em> \u2013 2 p.m.<\/strong>
\nIn the Ross Hall<\/em>
\nMany popular music standards of the Tin Pan Alley era (1920\u201349) were written by women, including Dorothy Fields, Kay Swift, Dana Suesse, and Ann Ronell, who were among the most influential songwriters of the time. This PBS documentary includes archival footage, motion picture clips, and rarely seen photographs, as well as performance clips of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Perry Como.<\/p>\n

Native Plant Garden Tour \u2013 2:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\nMeet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center<\/em>
\nJoin a tour guide for an insider’s view of the newly designed Native Plant Garden. Enjoy a mosaic of nearly 100,000 native trees, wildflowers, ferns and grasses designed to flourish in every season.<\/p>\n

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Sunday, July 13
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\"water<\/a>\n

Native Plant Garden Tour \u2013 12:30 & 2:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\nMeet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center<\/em>
\nJoin a tour guide for an insider’s view of the newly designed Native Plant Garden. Enjoy a mosaic of nearly 100,000 native trees, wildflowers, ferns and grasses designed to flourish in every season.<\/p>\n

From Ragtime to Jazz: The Roots of Pop \u2013 1 & 3:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\nIn the Ross Hall<\/em>
\nMusic from the period of Groundbreakers\u2014ragtime, jazz, Broadway, and beyond to Hollywood\u2014had a great impact on American culture. Enjoy a variety of styles in live performances by a trio of artists, including musical producer, pianist, and historian Terry Waldo, featuring the works of Scott Joplin, Eubie Blake, Irving Berlin, and Tin Pan Alley composers such as George Gershwin, George M. Cohan, and Dorothy Fields.<\/p>\n

Film Screening: Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley<\/em> \u2013 2 p.m.<\/strong>
\nIn the Ross Hall<\/em>
\nMany popular music standards of the Tin Pan Alley era (1920\u201349) were written by women, including Dorothy Fields, Kay Swift, Dana Suesse, and Ann Ronell, who were among the most influential songwriters of the time. This PBS documentary includes archival footage, motion picture clips, and rarely seen photographs, as well as performance clips of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Perry Como.<\/p>\n

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Ongoing Children\u2019s Programs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\"Home<\/a>\n

Family Adventures: Focusing on Nature 10 a.m.\u20135:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\nIn the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden<\/em>
\nChildren will explore the art of garden photography and will even have the opportunity to become garden photographers themselves. Through a series of stops within the Garden, they will see the world through a new lens as they learn how observations in science and nature have been recorded throughout time. They will also receive tips about perspective, scale, and framing when taking photographs.
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dig, Plant, Grow: Sweet & Stinky \u2014 1:30\u20135:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\nIn the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
\n<\/em>Aromatic alliums and spicy herbs thrive in the summer heat. Follow the sweet and stinky smells to the Family Garden and discover these culinary champions. Savor the scents and tickle your taste buds with cooking demonstrations and samples, and become a green thumb by planting your very own herb to tend at home.<\/p>\n

Mario Batali’s Kitchen Gardens \u2013 1:30\u20136 p.m.<\/strong>
\nRuth Rea Howell Family Garden<\/em>
\nKids can explore with Mario’s Menu Mystery game, featuring favorite vegetables and herbs from nine of his restaurants’ kitchens, including Otto and Del Posto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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