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June 2021
Vegetable Garden Planted: Now What?
A Virtual Lecture with Ron and Jennifer Kujawski Tickets $10, Registration required. Though planning, preparation, and planting a vegetable garden takes some effort, the work, and rewards, have just begun. This presentation will look at post-planting efforts to sustain the garden and reap the rewards through the growing season. Topics covered include: summer maintenance, pest and disease management strategies, tips on harvesting, planning for a late season harvest, and cover cropping. Ron & Jennifer Kujawski are a father-daughter gardening team…
Twilight in the Garden Cocktail Party 2021
THIS PARTY IS SOLD OUT. We are delighted to announce that we will celebrate Twilight in the Garden this year on Saturday, June 26, 2021, 5:30-7:30pm (Rain Date: Sunday June 27, 4:30-6:30) Our neighbor, the Austerlitz Historical Society, has graciously offered the Old Austerlitz grounds for this annual kickoff to the summer season. There will be a variety of seating and gathering options. Do feel free to bring picnic blankets and lawn chairs if you prefer to create your own!…
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SymBeeOtic: Embracing a Life with Bees
Free on Zoom: Registration required. Presented in collaboration with the Austerlitz Climate Smart Task Force When her beekeeping father suddenly passed away in 2019, singer/songwriter/activist Sheri Bauer went home to Climax, NY, to help her mother close up the 80-year old family business, Twin Spruce Apiaries. As a neighboring beekeeper was taking away the last of the 1200 hives, Sheri was overcome with emotion and asked the beekeeper to leave three hives. She now has 15 thriving hives, and is…
Preserving the Bounty of the Garden with Chef Linda Romeo
Registration required: tickets $10 A live presentation/demonstration in the Spencertown Town Park Pavilion. A professional chef for 35 years, Linda tackles the sometimes overwhelming task of preserving the bounty of the garden for the home gardener/cook. The basics of canning, fermentation and freezing safely while preserving flavor will be discussed and demonstrated. Picnic table seating will be available at the pavilion, or if you prefer, please bring your own folding chair. This demonstration is made possible with generous support…
August 2021
Still Life: Flowers, Fruit and Foods in Repose
This year’s botanical show features scenes of tabletops and other settings where flowers, fruits and food items provide glimpses into daily life that can be restful, playful or downright intriguing! Seven artists with very distinct styles will present their visions of peaceful—and sometimes challenging—still-life renderings. Experience the interplay of vegetable cuttings and peelings; the lighthearted exchange among flowers and vases; the calm juxtaposition of grapefruit halves; the serenity of a single fish awaiting preparation; the majesty of a pillow-enthroned squash;…
Find out more »October 2021
Whimsy
In a world that seems more and more fractured and traumatized by a pandemic, the idea of a show focusing on whimsy seemed a necessity for the soul. Whimsy can be defined in many ways; capricious, fanciful, fantastical, imaginative and unpredictable are just a few words that come to mind. We all need a little escape now and then. After all, fun and fantasy are necessary ingredients in living. Six very different artists have produced works that will bring smiles…
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