2014 Student Art Competition.

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1 Connie Cottingham Public Relations and Special Events Coordinator The State Botanical Garden of Georgia (706) September, October and November 2014 Calendar of Classes, Symposia and Events In chronological order The State Botanical Garden of Georgia 2450 South Milledge Avenue, Athens, Georgia ALL CLASSES REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. Call or register online at Student artists may win up to $1,000!! Make sure all the talented artists in your life know about our 2014 Student Art Competition. This competition is sponsored for the purpose of selecting original artwork that may be used to create signature items for sale at The State Botanical Garden of Georgia Gift Shop, such as note cards, T-shirts, scarves, mugs and mouse pads. All entrants submitting artwork must be students 9 th grade and above (including college students) who attend school full or part-time in Georgia. For more information, visit botgarden.uga.edu or call Connie at All artwork must be turned in to The State Botanical Garden by December 3, This competition is funded by the J.A. and H.G. Woodruff, Jr. Charitable Trust. Zumba at the Garden Every Wednesday 5:30 6:30 pm Visitor Center, Great Room $70 What is Zumba? Zumba fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to create a dynamic fitness program. Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked. Add some Latin flavor and international zest into the mix and you've got Zumba! Zumba and Zumba Fitness are registered trademarks of Zumba Fitness, LLC. The Garden will be offering this as a continual program. The registration fee includes a 10 visit punch card. Nature Ramblers Thursdays Meet at Shade Garden Arbor 8:30 am (roughly 90 minutes) Free

2 Please join our Nature Ramblers and learn more about the natural areas, flora and fauna of the Garden while making new friends and enjoying the cool, fresh air. Sessions will start with an inspirational reading by a nature writer such as Annie Dillard, John Muir, or Janise Ray. This is a ramble not a hike; we will stop to view interesting plants, insects, butterflies, mushrooms, etc., along the way. Ramblers are encouraged to bring their own nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share with the group. Join us for one or all sessions; these informal rambles are free but donations are accepted in the Garden's donation box in the lobby of the Visitor Center. Nature Ramblers will break for winter. The last fall session will be November 21; The first winter session will be Feb 20. Photo Sharegroup First Wednesday of the Month 6:30-8:30 pm Visitor Center, Classroom 1 Free The Photo Sharegroup meets at the Garden the first Wednesday of each month. Our meetings are devoted to sharing digital images from mostly outdoor photography: nature (flora and fauna), gardens, travel, landscapes, and abstracts. If you would be interested in coming to a meeting, please Larry Petroff <lpetroff@charter.net>, Becky Akin <bc.akin@charter.net>, or Hugh Nourse (hughandcarol@att.net> for more information. Art Exhibit: Ginny McLaren August 24 Opening Reception, 2:00 4:00 pm August 24 October 5 Exhibit Visitor Center & Conservatory Free Ginny McLaren paints to remember a special time or a place, using sketches and photographs to help achieve realism. Her works have been exhibited in galleries in New Jersey, California, Nevada and West Virginia. There will be an opening reception for Ginny McLaren on Sunday, August 24, from 2-4 pm in the Visitor Center. The exhibition will be on display from August 24 - October 5. FRIENDS First Friday: Insectival! Friday, September 5 9:00 10:30 am Visitor Center Downstairs $12 Come find out about Insectival!, now in its 22nd year at the Garden. Hear stories about how Insectival started, behind the scenes, children at the festival, why we have a butterfly release and where the butterflies go, and more. This monthly event includes a full breakfast and an opportunity to meet new people while learning about the Garden, gardening or garden history. Please make your reservation by Wednesday, September 3 by calling or register online at Grandparents Day: Fairy House and Tea Sunday, September 7 2:00 4:00 pm Meet on Gardenside Café Patio (outdoor patio near International Garden) $25 Join us with your grandchildren for an afternoon of creativity and wonder in the Garden. We will spend the first part of the afternoon exploring the purple trail for materials and spaces to create a fairy habitat. Then we will have an enchanted fairy tea party in the Children s Classroom. Don t forget your fairy wings!

3 Full Moon Hike Series Monday, September 8 th Starting at 7:00 pm Meet at the Fountain in front of the Visitor s Center $5/person or $15/family Come see the garden come alive at night! Each walk will focus on a different topic such as the moon, constellations, or nocturnal creatures. Bring family and friends of all ages along to enjoy the mysterious world of nature at night! Be prepared to hike up to 2 miles on our wooded trails and in the garden. If you have young children or infants, a backpack carrier is suggested. 23 rd Annual Insect-ival! Saturday, September 13 9:30 am 12:30 pm Visitor Center $5 per person; $20 max/family; children under 2 years old are free Join Garden staff and volunteers for this creepy, crawly, and definitely fun Family Festival. Discovery stations, roach and beetle races, an insect café, puppet shows and, of course, lots of live insects will also highlight this year s event! At 11am we will host our annual butterfly release on the lawn of the International Garden. Don t miss this wonderful opportunity to view dozens of native butterflies flap their wings above your head! Garden volunteer Ann Blum has compiled 18 educational and fun puppet shows that she has written for annual Insect-ivals into the new book Play. Come meet Ann and purchase a signed copy of her book of puppet shows with supplemental information about each topic. Insect-ival is sponsored by the Garden, the UGA Lund Club, the UGA Department of Entomology, and the Georgia Museum of Natural History. Pre-registration is not required. Please visit our website for information on 2 nd Annual Insectival Art Contest for school groups. Fall Bird Ramble Saturday, September 20 8:00 am Upper Parking Lot Free and open to the public Come join the Oconee Rivers Audubon Society for a morning bird walk at the Garden. Look and listen for our fall migrants. First time birding? No problem. ORAS members will help you spot and identify the feathery creatures. All birding levels are welcome. Bring binoculars if you have them. For more information, visit Sun Salutation Festival Sunday, September 21 4:30 6:30 pm (Please arrive at 4:15 for set up) Flower Garden Lawn Patty Pinckney and other yoga instructors from local studios Free with a suggested donation of $10; Registration recommended but walk-ins are welcome CELEBRATION- UNITY- JOY- PEACE- NATURE Celebrate Nature, the change of season, and National Yoga Month with this ancient and powerful practice. A Sun Salutation is a series of 12 linked yoga poses. It is said to detoxify, massage and stimulate every organ in the body. For the mind and spirit, the benefits are many - calms the mind and connects you with your own breath and soul. The number 108 has a variety of historical, spiritual, scientific and mathematical meanings. One of them being: 1=your singular nature, 0=emptiness of thought, and 8=infinity/endless possibilities. Yoga practitioners all over the world gather to celebrate the Autumn Equinox. Now, Athens is joining in! The autumnal equinox practice symbolizes the intent of letting go of what no longer serves our purpose. Like the trees in this season, we can unburden ourselves and let go of the old.

4 Whether you practice the 108 or just want to experience the amazing energy of this practice, come join in! Everyone is welcome! Please bring a yoga mat, water, towel and friends. Shakespeare s Plants Tuesday, September 23 6:30 reception, 7:30 talk Visitor Center Great Room Free We might not always recognize their common names, but many plants and flowers flourish within the works of William Shakespeare. So UGA Professor of English and author of Shakespeare's Medical Language. Dr. Sujata Iyengar asks some of her undergraduate classes to come to the Garden to see these plants up close so that they can better understand what Shakespeare's characters are trying to say when they mention particular plants or herbs. She has agreed to come teach us a bit about Shakespeare s plants too. We can t cover everything in one evening, so Dr. Iyengar will focus on flowers and plants collected or mentioned by Perdita (The Winter s Tale) and Ophelia (Hamlet). The Athens Area Master Gardener Association will host a reception before the talk, so come early to meet new people, enjoy an after-work change of pace, or stroll through the Herb & Physic Garden. Plants & Pollinators: Co-dependence & Conservation Wednesday, September 24 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Visitor Center, Classroom 2 $50 Learn more about your dependence on pollinators and discover how to safeguard them in backyards and local ecosystems through gardening, bee-house building, and eco-friendly lifestyles. This class includes a field search for pollinators along with their host and nectar plants conducted by Shelly Prescott, Flower Garden curator. Also included is an indoor lab on life cycles of these interesting organisms. Students will also learn techniques for propagating pollinator-friendly plants. As part of the Monarch Watch Citizen Science project, participants will learn to tag and release monarchs on their migration to Mexico. Approximately five volunteer hours toward the Certificate in Native Plants can be earned by applying knowledge from this class. Celebrating Wildflowers: Fall Hike in the Nash Prairie at the Garden Wednesday, September 24 2:00-3:00 pm Meet at Shade Garden Arbor Free but limited to 20 participants The Celebrating Wildflowers program was created in 1991 by the USDA Forest Service in response to a public request for information about native plants and their conservation. Other agencies soon joined as botanists, interpreters and the public became enthusiastic about the Celebrating Wildflowers program. Join The State Botanical Garden of Georgia Conservation staff for Celebrating Wildflowers fall hike to see some amazing fall wildflower and native grass sites. For a great website on all things wildflower, visit Fall Wildflowers of the Georgia Piedmont Friday, September 26 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Visitor Center, Classroom 2 $50 Our gardens, roadsides, and meadows are aglow with color in the fall. In this class, students will learn to recognize the most common fall-blooming wildflowers in the Georgia Piedmont and be introduced to the basic botanical terminology used in identifying and describing fall-flowering

5 plants, with an emphasis on plants in the Aster (composite) Family. We will then apply that knowledge to plants in the field, learning to recognize families, genera, and species based on characteristics readily observable in the field. Eat Your Landscape! Edible Trees, Mushrooms, Vines, Herbs, and Flowers for Your Landscape Saturday, September 27 9:00 am 3:30 pm Callaway Building Auditorium $60 Ever tasted a salad with wild sorrel? Cooked fresh poke weed? Or served pawpaw ice cream at a party? Would you like to grow your own Shitakes and herbs to enhance veggie dishes grown in your garden? In this exciting day long symposium, find out how you can use fun, edibles many of which are native - in your garden and your kitchen. Discover which edibles can add beauty to your garden while providing you with tasty and nutritious fruits, veggies and nuts as well as how to integrate these into a beautiful landscape design. Speakers include Tres Froomme, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Julie Runk, Department of Anthropology, UGA, Pam Butts, SBG, and several additional engaging presenters. Sunflower Concert: Klezmer Local 42, with Mary Sigalas opening Tuesday, September 30 7:00 9:00 pm Flower Garden Lawn $15 ($5 children ages 6-12) Our last concert of the 2014 Sunflower Music Series is when the weather starts to cool and the sun sets earlier. Come listen to Klezmer Local 42 ( as they perform toe-tapping Eastern European style dance tunes packed with emotion. Bring a picnic basket, spread a blanket, and enjoy a summer evening outdoors with family and friends. Concert moves indoors in wet weather. Purchase tickets online at or Bluestems and Bluejeans: Native Plant Sale Held at the Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies, The State Botanical Garden of Georgia October pm Wednesday-Friday, 9am-noon Saturday October pm Wednesday-Friday, 9am-noon Saturday At this special native plant sale the plants nearly 200 species - are raised here at the Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies. There will be experts on site to help you choose plants and answer your questions. This is a rare opportunity to find plants that help support Georgia birds and insects and see behind the scenes in the Conservation greenhouses. All sales benefit the Garden s Conservation program. There will be details and a plant list the weeks of the sale at botgarden.uga.edu and directional signs in the Garden to help you find the Center. Stay in touch on the Conservation Facebook page: FRIENDS First Friday: Arts in the Garden Friday, October 3 9:00 10:30 am Visitor Center Downstairs $12 A botanical garden is a perfect place to celebrate the Arts. Connie Cottingham will talk about many alliances formed that bring concerts, drama, sculpture, classes, exhibits, and our annual Student Art Competition to the Garden and our community. You will also experience a short performance from the Circle Ensemble, who will be performing Romeo and Juliet at the Garden

6 October 3-5, and hear a bit about how they planned the play and set to be performed inside the Conservatory. This monthly event includes a full breakfast and an opportunity to meet new people while learning about the Garden, gardening or garden history. Please make your reservation by Wednesday, October 1 by calling or register online at Circle Ensemble Theatre Company represents Shakespeare in the Garden: Romeo and Juliet Friday and Saturday, October 3-4 7:30 pm Sunday, October 5 2:00 pm Visitor Center, Conservatory $18 general admission; $12 for students Everyone knows one version of this classic tale, but which did Shakespeare's company probably use? Circle's production is going back to the First Quarto, which many scholars believe is the version that best represents the actual script that Shakespeare used both while touring the country and in London. Most people today, however, are only familiar with the revised Second Quarto and the First Folio versions, which were possibly edited for reading, adding considerable length and convoluted poetry to the mix. Tickets will be available August 1 st at CircleEnsembleTheatre.com or call Morning school shows available October 2 & 3. Call for details. Basic Botany: Lives of the Plants Saturday, October 4 9:00 am 5:00 pm Visitor Center, Classroom 2 $105 Explore the biology of flowering plants in this introduction to general plant anatomy, morphology, physiology, and genetics, with an emphasis on relating form to function. It presents the basic information about plants on which other courses in the native plant certificate program will build. Students will be introduced to plant cells, tissues, and vegetative organs (roots, stems, and leaves), as well as reproductive organs (flowers, fruits, and seeds). Basic life processes of plants, including photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration will be discussed, as well as Mendelian genetics. Full Moon Hike Series Wednesday, October 8 th Starting at 7:00 pm Meet at the Fountain in front of the Visitor s Center $5/person or $15/family Come see the garden come alive at night! Each walk will focus on a different topic such as the moon, constellations, or nocturnal creatures. Bring family and friends of all ages along to enjoy the mysterious world of nature at night! Be prepared to hike up to 2 miles on our wooded trails and in the garden. If you have young children or infants, a backpack carrier is suggested. October 12 November 23 Art Exhibit: Carol and Hugh Nourse Wild Flowers, Wild Places Opening Reception: October 12, 2:00 4:00 pm Visitor Center & Conservatory Free Carol and Hugh Nourse are free-lance photographers specializing in plants and their habitats in Georgia and the Southeastern United States. Having been volunteer photographers at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia since 1996

7 (Volunteers of the Year in 1997), their photos have been used in calendars, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, posters, web page, and lectures, by the staff at the Garden. Their wildflower prints are exhibited in the Callaway Building and the Visitor Center. In September 2007, they received the Medal of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia for outstanding service and support. Their publications include three books for which they are the authors and photographers: Wildflowers of Georgia, The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, and Favorite Wildflower Walks in Georgia, all published by the UGA Press. They were chief photographers for Linda Chafin's Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia, and for Leslie Edwards, et. al., The Natural Communities of Georgia, both also published by UGA Press. Their current project is a Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia being written by Linda Chafin with many of their photos. Their coming exhibition, Wild Flowers, Wild Places, will be on display in the Visitor Center October 12-November 23, and there will be an opening reception in the Visitor Center on Sunday, October 12, from 2-4 pm. Candle Luminaries Tuesday, October 14 6:00 8:00 pm Visitor Center, Classroom 2 $30 Join us for an evening of learning how to make beautiful luminaries to decorate your house or give as gifts. Our instructor will discuss a technique that she has perfected over the years and introduce a variety of possibilities that you can incorporate into your own luminary to make it have your own personal twist. Flower Arranging Unit 2: Mass Design and Foliage Design Wednesday, October 15 9:00 am 3:00 pm Visitor Center, Classroom 2 $45 Unit 2 in this National Garden Club series focuses on Mass and Foliage Design. Additional units of study include Designs for Dining Table, Fruit and Vegetable Design, and Creative Miniature Design. Participants will be provided with a list of materials to bring to class. The class is limited to 20 participants. Priority will be given to those participants who have completed Unit 1. Pre-registration is required. Fall Bird Ramble Saturday, October 18 8:00 am Upper Parking Lot Free and open to the public Come join the Oconee Rivers Audubon Society for a morning bird walk at the Garden. Look and listen for our fall migrants. First time birding? No problem. ORAS members will help you spot and identify the feathery creatures. All birding levels are welcome. Bring binoculars if you have them. For more information, visit Off Trail Exploration Saturday, October 18 10:00 11:00 am Meet at Visitor Center back patio Free but limited to 15 participants

8 Wade has been working at the Garden for 25 years. He has maintained the trails and grounds during his time here and has found all of the hidden gems at the Garden. Join Wade for an off trail exploration of the Orange Trail to find some of these hidden gems. Athens Flute Choir performs Peter and the Wolf Sunday, October 19 2:00 pm Visitor Center Free The Athens Flute Choir s Fall concert will feature Sergei Prokofiev's fanciful fairy tale "Peter and the Wolf", selections from Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns, and Fur on Wheels a jazz influenced, free-form work with improvisation written and arranged for flute choir by Athens composer, Jayna Nelson and inspired by her cats. The Athens Flute Choir is a non-profit community music ensemble dedicated to the enrichment of Athens and the surrounding areas through music performance. Soap Making 101 Beginning Cold Process Soapmaking Tuesday, October 21 6:00 9:00 pm Visitor Center, Classroom 2 $45 Soap Making 101 is a beginning-level soapmaking class designed to teach students to make soap by hand at home. The main focus of this class is the "cold process" soapmaking method. Although it may seem complicated when you are first starting out, making your own soap from scratch (the way some of our grandparents did) using all-natural ingredients can be both fun and rewarding ~ not to mention extremely addicting! We will cover what soap is, soap process, choosing fats and lye safety. You will work in pairs to make soap that you get to take home! If you've ever measured, mixed, and baked anything then you can make soap. NOTE: This is an age 16+ class since making soap from scratch involves working with lye (aka sodium hydroxide). Also, cold process soap needs about a month to cure before using. To take part please wear or bring a long-sleeved shirt, closed-toed shoes. You'll also need rubber gloves and safety goggles. There will be several pairs of goggles and gloves to share, but if you prefer your own please bring them to class. Warm-Season Grasses of the Georgia Piedmont (Elective Course) Saturday, October 25 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Visitor Center, Classroom 2 $50 Grasses are the most economically and ecologically important plant family but most of us know very little about them and fewer still know how to identify grasses. In this class, we will learn to recognize common grass species of the Georgia Piedmont and will dissect grass plants to learn the basic structures that are useful for identification in the field. The last two hours of the class will be spent in the field examining a variety of native and exotic grasses. Bring a hand lens. Salamander and Stream Ecology Ramble Saturday, October 25 10:00 11:00 am Meet at Visitor Center back patio Free Join husband and wife herpetology team, Matt Elliott and Stacy Smith, for a ramble along and in the streams and wet areas of the Botanical Garden. You'll learn about what salamanders are found around Athens and about the habitat conditions they need to survive and thrive. Come

9 ready to get wet and dirty. Families are welcome. Insect repellents are discouraged when handling these fragile creatures. Fall Festival Saturday, November 1 10:00 am 12:00 pm Forest Play Area (look for signs) Free but donation for the Children s Garden will be accepted Playing in the leaves? Making apple cider? Creating art out of nature? Learning about trees and leaves? What else would you think of to celebrate fall? Join us for the beginnings of many seasonal festivals to come as we celebrate the space that will become known to be the Forest Play area of the Children s Garden. Play, by Ann Blum - Book Release Party (part of our Fall Festival) Saturday, November 1 11:00 am-12:00 noon Visitor Center & Conservatory Free Garden volunteer Ann Blum has created the popular puppet shows for our annual Insect-ival Family Festival for the past 20 years. Each fun and informative puppet show is now in her new book, as well as interesting facts that support the themes and lessons within the puppet shows. Come hear Ann talk about her new book Play, the characters she has inspired, and Garden stories - and pick up a signed copy. School Days Off Monday, November 3 9:00 am 3:30 pm Visitor Center, Classroom 1 $45 per day Join the education staff for a day off from school discovering the wonderful world of plants! The day will include a hike through the cultivated garden and trails. Along the way we will play fun environmental and sensory games as we discover interesting facts about plants through hands-on activities and explorations on the Garden grounds Medicinal Salves and Lotions Tuesday, November 4 6:00 8:00 pm Visitor Center, Classroom 2 $30 Discover a variety of recipes for using herbs, essential oils and beeswax to prepare products for health and beauty. Participants will prepare and take home a container of cream, two containers of medicinal salves and a wealth of knowledge to create more creams and salves at home. Full Moon Hike Series Thursday, November 6 Starting at 7:00 pm Meet at the Fountain in front of the Visitor s Center $5/person or $15/family Come see the garden come alive at night! Each walk will focus on a different topic such as the moon, constellations, or nocturnal creatures. Bring family and friends of all ages along to enjoy the mysterious world of nature at night! Be prepared to hike up to 2 miles on our wooded trails and in the garden. If you have young children or infants, a backpack carrier is suggested. FRIENDS First Friday: Linda Chafin Friday, November 7 9:00 10:30 am Visitor Center Downstairs $12

10 Linda Chafin, Conservation Botanist, will talk about the making of the book she and Hugh and Carol Nourse have recently completed, the "Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia and Surrounding States." Due out in 2015, the guide describes more than 1,000 species and features nearly 800 color photographs, most by the Nourses. Linda will talk about "how the sausage gets made" when it comes to writing a field guide. This monthly event includes a full breakfast and an opportunity to meet new people while learning about the Garden, gardening or garden history. Please make your reservation by Wednesday, November 5 by calling or register online at Johnstone Lecture: Frederick Law Olmsted in the Southeast Thursday, November 13 7:00 p.m., reception following Gardenside Room Free, reservations requested RSVP online at or garden@uga.edu A former New York Times correspondent to the Confederate states and the manager of a California gold mine, Frederick Law Olmsted did not start his career as a landscape architect until he was 44 and had no formal training in the field. Yet, he changed the landscape of America, starting with the design of Central Park in New York in 1858 and including the World s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago (read about it in The Devil in the White City ), the grounds of the U.S. Capitol and the White House, and so much more. Olmsted also worked in the Southeast, designing the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina and Druid Hills in Atlanta, Georgia. Come hear Frederick Law Olmsted (as interpreted by Kirk Brown of Philadelphia) speak about design and his fascinating and influential life. Please call reservations in to If you d like to learn more about Olmsted and garden history, don t miss the Southern Garden Heritage Conference the following day. The Johnstone Lecture, sponsored by FRIENDS of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, was named in honor of the State Botanical Garden s first director, Dr. Francis E. Johnstone, Jr. SOUTHERN GARDEN HERITAGE CONFERENCE: Olmsted s Legacy in the South Thursday, November 13, 7:00 pm, Visitor Center, Great Room Friday, November 14, 9:00 am 5:00pm, Callaway Building Auditorium Fee: $115 Frederick Law Olmsted is considered to be the father of American landscape architecture. The Olmstead legacy exist before our very own every day eyes but often times it is not recognized. Thursday evening will consist of a reception and Olmsted re-enactment by Kirk Brown. The program is in conjunction with the annual Johnstone Lecture. The full-day conference will be held on Friday with presentations by Lucy Lawliss of the National Park Service, Bill Alexander of The Biltmore Estate, Spencer Tunnell of Tunnell and Tunnell in Atlanta, Andrew Khor and more. Each presentation will relate to Frederick Law Olmsted and how his vision has influenced our present day landscape architecture. Please visit our website for a complete schedule.

11 Sponsored by The State Botanical Garden of Georgia and UGA College of Environment and Design in cooperation with The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., Friends of The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Cherokee Garden Library at the Atlanta History Center, and the Southern Garden History Society. Fall Family Hike Saturday, November 15 th 10:00am-12:00pm Meet at the Fountain in front of the Visitor s Center $5/person or $15 per family (children 3 and under are free) Join Education Staff, Andie Bisceglia, for a family hike this fall! Learn about why leaves change color, what animals are doing to get ready for winter, and enjoy a beautiful hike through the woods. Bring along friends and family of all ages. Wear comfortable clothing, sturdy shoes, and get ready to explore! (Recommended that children are at least 5 years old).