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CONTENTS SECTION ARTS & CRAFTS

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The Arboretum is your subject; pastels, oils, watercolors, pens & pencils are your medium.

COOKING

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Enjoying Nature’s bounty at its best; learn new techniques and take home samples.

GARDENING SCHOOL

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Nurture your green thumb

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Capture the Arboretum’s beauty through the seasons with prominent nature photographers.

LITERATURE & WRITING

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Discover great works, learn about popular subjects or pen your own literary creation.

MUSIC

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Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” masterpiece is featured in this new Music in the Garden series.

WALKS FOR THE CURIOUS

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Join one of these ‘classes on the move’ as you learn and walk with an expert.

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Plant Expo 2012, Friday, March 9 through Sunday March 11. It is time to start dreaming about this year’s garden. Come in for part or all of three days filled with expert-led sessions on gardening in Minnesota.

Meet and talk with leading gardening writers and purchase their books.

Explore options and Ideas with area garden vendors. Learn how to make this the best year of growing yet!

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ARTS & CRAFTS Join us for one of our specialty workshops. Learn how to draw or paint with expert instruction and often hard-to-find materials.

WATERCOLOR JOURNALING INTENSIVE: THE SEASON UNFOLDING (100-05-05-12) Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.. $90 member/$95 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 16,Marion Andrus Learning Center Award-winning watercolorist Sandy Muzzy will demonstrate easy-to-manage techniques in watercolor, ink, colored pencils, markers, mono-printing and collage, help you develop your own style, and discuss book-binding options.

PAINT BREAK-OUT: SPRING BULBS GLORY CAPTURED IN WATERCOLOR (100-05-19-12) Saturday, May 19, 9:45 a.m.-4 p.m., $90 member/$95 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 16, meet in Snyder Building Lobby Georgia Kandiko, watercolor artist and instructor, will guide you in creating fresh, dynamic, and beautiful paintings guaranteed not to wilt. Participants will explore the bulb gardens, discover what is blooming, and learn innovative techniques for developing paintings that seem to explode off of the paper. Includes boxed lunch.

SPRING UPCLOSE AND PERSONAL: THE BLOSSOM AS WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT SUBJECT (100-06-02-12) Saturday, June 2, 9:45 a.m.-4 p.m. $90 member/$95 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 16, meet in Snyder Building Lobby.

Watercolor artist and instructor Georgia Kandiko will show participants how to paint the glories of spring. Participants will seek and find spectacular blooms and learn to develop paintings that employ composition and design to highlight the bloom structure. Includes boxed lunch.

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ADULTS COOKING

Voted ‘Best of’ cooking classes by MN Monthly Magazine! Join us for a delicious dinner with three wine tastings that complement the menu. In addition to getting insider cooking tips from the chefs, you’ll receive recipes, wine notes and recommendations on where to find the best ingredients. So just sit back, watch the meal unfold, sip some wine and dine.

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THE JOURNEY TO SPOONRIVER: ONE CHEF’S ADVENTURE IN FABULOUS COOKING (800-05-10-12) Thursday, May 10, 7-9 p.m. $10 members/$15 non-members, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 150, Oswald Visitor Center For over 35 years, Brenda Langton X has been one of the most recognizable guiding lights of Twin Cities organic dining, from the earliest days at the Commonplace Cooperative Restaurant to her award-winning establishments Cafe Kardmena and the beloved Cafe Brenda. In 2006, Brenda opened Spoonriver and founded the Mill City Farmers Market. She is a senior fellow at the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota and an educator and consultant on healthy eating. Clearly, it’s been an amazing journey. Join Langton during this exclusive evening during which you will taste some of her flavorful recipies, celebrate the launch of her new book The Spoonriver Cookbook, and hear her talk about her amazing journey as a chef. The Spoonriver Cookbook, co-authored with Margaret Stuart, will be available for purchase and signing. A cash bar will also be available.

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DINNER WITH A CHEF

VALENTINE CUISINE FOR CUPIDS (800-02-09-12) Thursday, February 9, 6:30p.m.-8:30 p.m. $50 member/$60 non-member, All Levels, Demo/Meal/Wine Tasting, Limit 30, Marion Andrus Learning Center Le Cordon Bleu Chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard will delight you with a five-course small-plates French menu with Latin flair. Spicy garlic shrimp cognac-flambé; butter lettuce salad with avocadocilantro vinaigrette; portabella mushrooms with truffle oil and herbs; Steak Béarnaise with Pimentón roasted fries; chocolate and strawberries - Mexican warm chocolate with strawberry skewers; wine tastings.

DINNER ODE TO SPRING (800-04-19-12) Thursday, April 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $50 member/$60 non-member, All Levels, Demo/Meal/Wine Tasting, Limit 30, Marion Andrus Learning Center.

Chef Beth Fisher and Caroline Glawe have conjured up a menu that is devoted to homemade “scratch cooking” and creating a delicious culinary adventure for guests. Menu: asparagus puffs; carrot ginger cappuccino; greens & chicken risotto; “blondie sundaes” (blonde brownies with rhubarb caramel sauce and Wise Acre vanilla custard); wine tastings.

AUTHENTIC THAI CUISINE II (800-05-03-12) Thursday, May 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $50 member/$60 non-member, All Levels, Demo/Meal/Wine Tasting, Limit 30, Marion Andrus Learning Center.

The owner of popular Northeast restaurant Sen Yai Sen Lek, Chef Joe Hatch-Surisook’s culinary experience started in his family’s Bangkok kitchen where he learned techniques and a careful balancing of flavors. Menu: Miang Kam/lettuce wrap w/bright flavors & piquant shrimp sauce; Tom Yum Goong/spicy prawn soup, lemongrass, Kaffir lime; Pad See Lew/stir-fry dark soy chicken w/Chinese broccoli; Gluoy Buod Chee/sweet sticky rice w/fruit; wine tastings.

COMPLEMENTING THE GRAPE III (800-06-14-12) Thursday, June 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $50 member/$60 non-member, All Levels, Demo/Meal/Wine Tasting, Limit 30, Marion Andrus Learning Center.

Chef Michael Grabner is a wine buyer for Century Wine & Spirits and culinary adventurer. Michael cooks and discusses bridge ingredients, complementing flavors and other considerations for pairing wines, while we enjoy his summer menu with wine tastings. Menu revealed in 2012 at http://www. arboretum.umn.edu/cookingclasses.aspx

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SATURDAYS IN THE KITCHEN CHOCOLATE: THE DECADENT JOURNEY (800-02-11-12) Saturday, February 11, 9 a.m.-Noon. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On/Demo/Taste, Limit 20, Marion Andrus Learning Center.

COOKING

Instructor Anna Bonavita, Ph.D., is a scientist with a passion for chocolate, quality and environment. Learn the history of the fruit of the cocoa plant and how we began and continue our love affair with chocolate, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

BREATHE DEEPLY: TEA AND AROMATHERAPY (800-02-18-12-02) Saturday, Feb. 18, 9-11 a.m. Kris James, instructor. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On/Demo/Taste, Limit 20, Marion Andrus Learning Center.

Sip and savor specially blended botanical teas, while learning about five of the most valued essential oils. You’ll come away with your own custom aromatherapy blends for use at home!

SAY CHEEEESE! (800-04-14-12) Saturday, April 14, 9-11 a.m. Kris James, instructor. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On/Demo/Taste, Limit 20, Marion Andrus Learning Center.

You’ll be smiling, while making your own delicious mozzarella cheese, as well as another soft cheese, which you may flavor-customize with herbs, honey or who knows?

SIMPLY SAUCY! – NO-COOK SAUCES (800-05-05-12) Saturday, May 5, 9-11 a.m. Kris James, instructor. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On/Demo/Taste, Limit 20, Marion Andrus Learning Center.

No-cook sauces spice up summer foods and save you time and energy too. Jazz up your grilled chicken with a remoulade or a garden-harvest gremolata. Ignite jumbo shrimp or potato wedges with a dollop of lemon-lime-corn-jalapeno relish.

OLIVE OILS AND BALSAMIC VINEGARS (800-06-23-12) Saturday, June 23, 9-11 a.m. Kris James, instructor. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On/Demo/Taste, Limit 20, Marion Andrus Learning Center.

Make your own “signature vinaigrette” while tasting a variety of vinegars and extra virgin olive oils from around the globe.

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GARDENING CLASSES Learn from the experts through lectures, demonstrations, on-site garden visits and hands-on activities.· Arboretum gardening and horticulture classes offer rich opportunities for lifelong learning on a full range of topics. Whether a beginner, enthusiast or an industry professional, Arboretum Gardening Classes fit your needs.

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION: WORKING WITH SEEDS (150-01-28-12) Saturday, January 28, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Marion Andrus Learning Center Understand the biology of seeds, germination techniques, scarification, stratification and more. Work with experienced horticulturalist Jim Caulkins, an acclaimed expert in propagation, and take home several seed-based promises for spring growth.

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION: CUTTINGS, LAYERING AND SPECIALIZED STRUCTURES (150-02-04-12) Saturday, February 4, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Marion Andrus Learning Center Dividing your plants is only one way to asexually propagate your favorite plants. Learn how to make cuttings, layering and the role of specialized structures in certain plants. Learn from expert horticulturalist Jim Caulkins, Ph.D., how to propagate plants through this fascinating method, and take home the results of your hands-on learning.

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION: GRAFTING (150-02-11-12) Saturday, February 11, 10 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Marion Andrus Learning Center Gain an understanding of the different methods of grafting and why some grafts work and some don’t. Much of the class will be spent on practicing and making a number of grafts with various plant materials. Work with expert horticulturalist Jim Caulkins, Ph.D., and return home with your own grafted plants.

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Enjoy a day of open-to-the public sessions on herbs. “Journey through Thyme-Herbs in the Garden, Kitchen and Beyond.” Celebrate 50 years of the Minnesote Herb Society. August 10th.

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GARDENING CLASSES CONT. THE FOREVER GARDEN: PLANNING YOUR GARDEN FOR SEED SAVING (150-02-25-12) Saturday, February 25, 10a.m.-1p.m. $35 members/$45 non-members, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Marion Andrus Learning Center

It is possible to bypass the garden seed industry and save your own seed from year to year...if you know what you need to do! In this special collaboration with the Seed Savers Exchange, you will learn some basic concepts about seed saving and how to create a garden that is self-perpetuating. Explore the difference between open-pollinated hybrid seed, and gain an understanding of plant taxonomy, reproductive structures, and pollination methods with Shannon Carmody, who has been the public programs manager at Seed Savers Exchange since 2009. This is the first of three seed-saving classes...more to come in 2012.

CREATING THE EDIBLE LANDSCAPE (150-03-03-12) Saturday, March 3, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Snyder Building Learn how to create a yard that is as pleasing to the palate as it is to the eye. This class helps you incorporate many different edible plant materials into your landscape attractively and productively. Discover which varieties really work for this zone and hear about some of the favorites of Arboretum landscape gardener Jeffrey Johnson.

COMPOSTING AND IMPROVING YOUR SOIL (150-03-17-12) Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 30, Oswald Visitor Center Discover the essentials of good soil and what you can do to improve the soil in your own gardens.

You will learn from expert gardener Dan Miller how to approach composting and create a composting system that works best for your setting.

THE SMALL-ENOUGH GARDEN (500-03-24-12) Saturday, March 24, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture, Limit 30, Snyder Building.

In this class with expert Arboretum gardener Mary Bigelow, you will learn how to create a small meditative garden space inside of a larger area, or how to take a small area and choose the plants and elements of design that will create unexpected and delightful scope and greater dimension.

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ADVANCED VEGETABLE GARDENING (150-03-31-12) Saturday, March 31, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Snyder Building Take your vegetable gardening to a higher level with expert gardener and vegetable fanatic Larry Cipolla. Identify some of your favorites and learn how to incorporate new varieties, and maximize all of them with techniques for getting the most out of your vegetable gardening space.

GROW YOUR OWN FOOD (500-04-07-12) Saturday, April 7, 10 a.m.-Noon $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 100, Snyder Building.

Learn about some of the best choices for your vegetable garden from lifetime gardener and Arboretum Director of Education Tim Kenny. By the end of the class, you’ll have a list of favorites, know where to purchase them, how to grow them, and have easy-to-make recipes featuring the selections.

PRUNING TREES AND SHRUBS (150-04-14-12) Saturday, April 14, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Snyder Building Proper pruning of your shrubs and trees helps to ensure their long-term health and productivity. In this class, you will learn the latest theories and practical applications for pruning and training from expert Arboretum landscape gardener Jeffrey Johnson. Be prepared to work with hand pruners, handsaws, pole saws, loppers and spreaders.

ORCHID CULTURE 101 (500-04-21-12) Saturday, April 21, 9:30 a.m.-Noon $45 member/$50 non-member, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 50, Oswald Visitor Center In this class, held during the exclusive Orchid Exhibit featuring hundreds of orchids on display at the Visitor Center, expert Jerry Fischer will show you tips and techniques needed to be a successful home orchid grower. Take home a small orchid and bring the long-lasting exotic beauty of orchids into your life.

SELECTING AND USING NATIVE PLANTS (150-04-28-12) Saturday, April 28, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Snyder Building Designing with native trees, shrubs and woodland wildflowers can help create sustainable and easy-care landscapes with year-round natural beauty. Instructor Julia Bohnan has extensive experience gardening with native plant species, and she will show you her favorites and guide you in making the best choices for your own setting.

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CREATIVE CONTAINER GARDENING (150-05-05-12) Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Snyder Building Create colorful designs by breaking from convention and introducing unexpected combinations of color, texture, height, form, seasonal interest and color progression in your containers. Through lecture and demonstrations by expert gardener Larry Cipolla, you will learn skills to apply immediately at home.

THE JAPANESE GARDEN (500-05-12-12) Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Snyder Building The Japanese Garden is one of the treasures of the Arboretum. Learn about the elements considered in the creation and development of the collection. Get an insider’s perspective on which varietals would work best in your own garden and landscape and savor the splendid beauty of the garden in summer. Mary Bigelow is an accomplished Arboretum landscaper and curator of the Japanese garden.

GROWING DAHLIAS (150-05-19-12) Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Snyder Building The glorious blooms of the late summer dahlias dazzle and delight us all. Learn the origin and history of this popular flower and get tips that really work on how to grow them successfully yourself. You will explore the Arboretum’s amazing dahlia collection with leading dahlia expert Gary Unger.

SAFE PLANT PEST CONTROL: IPM (150-06-02-12) Saturday, June 2, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Oswald Visitor Center Learn the principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) by undestanding pesticide use, biological and non-chemical use, chemical approaches, insect identification, and preventive measures that every gardener can and should do. Gain insights from Dan Miller, a leading expert in IPM practices.

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HARD-CORE PERENNIALS: RIOTOUS SPRING COLOR (150-06-09-12) Saturday, June 9, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture / Demo, Limit 30, Oswald Visitor Center Find out which perennials can really handle Minnesota’s seasons of extremes and which are longestlived and easiest to maintain. Learn which ones thrive in sunny or shady sites. Focus on the varieties that offer a riot of spring blooming color with expert Arboretum gardener Paul Sotak. Visit the gardens to make choices that will work for your setting.

PHOTOGRAPHY Immerse yourself in more than 1,100 acres of rich subject matter, dramatic color, open spaces and abundant wildlife to capture stunning nature photographs. With the Arboretum as your inspiration and your laboratory, you will learn tips and techniques from renowned photographers. Your close-to-home photographic excursion awaits.

Participation in a photography series offering includes an invitation to participate in the Student Fine Art and Photography Exhibit and Sale on December 1 & 2, 2012 each day in the MacMillan Auditorium. Unique to the Arboretum, this holiday –season sale features greeting cards, prints, framed and unframed originals, and other art and gift items by 2012 Arboretum workshop participants. Media represented include watercolor, oil, pastel, drawing and photography.

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ORCHIDS UP CLOSE: AN EVENING OF MACROPHOTOGRAPHY (750-04-19-12) Thursday, April 19, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $45 member/$50 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Hands-On/Demo, Limit 30, Oswald Visitor Center Take advantage of exclusive access to the Great Hall of Orchids Exhibit in the Visitor Center. You will be part of a small group of photographers who will have exclusive access to the exhibit after hours, allowing you to explore the amazing exhibit through your macro-lens. Expert photographer Ben Manlove will provide instruction and guidance in getting the most out of every shot and how to best approach your floral subject upclose.

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PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES CONT. PHOTOGRAPHY SYMPOSIUM 2012 (750-06-16-12) Saturday, June 16, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $60 member/$70 non-member, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 100, Oswald Visitor Center

Regardless of your skill level or type of camera equipment, the beginning of a great photograph is the moment when you decide what it is you are going to shoot. When your goal is to capture the essence of a natural landscape, this decision becomes all important. Award-winning photographer Craig Blacklock headlines this year’s symposium. He will share his story as a nature photgrapher and discuss his techniques and views of how photographs can connect the viewer to nature. Be among the first to view and discuss images in his new books and connect with other photographers who care about the environment. Stay for the day to explore the Arboretum through your camera.

Lunch is included.

LITERATURE & WRITING Discover great masterpieces, learn about popular subjects such as birds of the world, wildflower planting and even landscaping, or try your hand at penning your own literary creations and explore the Andersen Horticultural Library in the new Inside the Collection Series.

INSIDE THE COLLECTION: WILD GREEN THINGS—THE ART OF ANNE OPHELIA DOWDEN (100-01-18-12) Wednesday, January 18, Noon-1 p.m. $7.50 member/$10 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Snyder Building Take this rare opportunity to delve into the art of Anne Ophelia Dowden (1907-2007). Dowden was a renowned and popular botanical artist who wrote and illustrated several books on everything from plants of the Bible to the weeds of New York City. In addition to her books, which reside in the Andersen Horticultural Library, explore dozens of her actual sketches and paintings on loan from the University of Minnesota’s Kerlan Collection with Dr. Lucienne Taylor, library volunteer and curator of the Wild Green Things exhibit.

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INSIDE THE COLLECTION: GONE TO THE BIRDS (100-02-15-12) Wednesday, February 15, Noon-1 p.m. $7.50 member/$10 non-member, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 30, Snyder Building The Andersen Horticultural Library has a surprising number of sumptuously illustrated ornithological works on birds from around the world. Delve into some of these works with library head Kathy Allen.

Many of these have rarely been viewed, and this course offers you an exclusive opportunity to get close to these treasures of feathered beauty—some no longer with us, and others whose living examples fill the Arboretum with song.

INSIDE THE COLLECTION: A PASSION FOR FRUIT (100-03-21-12) Wednesday, March 21, Noon-1 p.m. $7.50 member/$10 non-member, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 30, Snyder Building The Andersen Horticultural Library collection includes a seven-volume work considered by botanical art expert Wilfrid Blunt to be “one of the most splendid books on fruit ever produced.” Explore this work and other stunning fruit images, found in the pomological books of the mid-1800s, and in samples of nursery catalogs and nurserymen’s plate-books, with the head of the collection Kathy Allen.

INSIDE THE COLLECTION: WILD ABOUT WILDFLOWERS (100-04-18-12) Wednesday, April 18, Noon-1 p.m. $7.50 member/$10 non-member, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 30, Snyder Building Wildflowers of the Holy Land, Wildflowers of America, and Wildflowers of California are just some of the titles from the Rare Book Room, not to mention charming illustrations in antique seed catalogs.

With Andersen Horticultural Library head Kathy Allen.

WRITING IN THE GARDEN (100-05-12-12) Saturday, May 12, 9:30 a.m.-Noon $35 member/$40 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On / Demo, Limit 35, Marion Andrus Learning Center Delve into the work of writers moved by nature, examine choices made in their prose and poetry and use these examples as points of departure for your own writing. You will be guided by author Susan Thurston, whose recent work was featured on Garrison Keillor’s “Writer’s Alamanac,” including in the anthology “Low Down and Coming On,” and is co-author (with Jenny Breen) of “Cooking Up the Good Life.”

INSIDE THE COLLECTION: TAKE TWO LICORICE ROOTS AND CALL ME IN THE MORNING (100-05-16-12) Wednesday, May 16, Noon-1 p.m. $7.50 member/$10 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/Demo, Limit 30, Snyder Building Herbals from the 16th century offer an eye into how important the knowledge of plants was in treating ailments. In this class, Andersen Horticultural Library head Kathy Allen will take you on a journey through these wonderfully illustrated volumes about medicinal plants and how they should be used (or not).

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INSIDE THE COLLECTION: SHAPING THE LAND (100-06-20-12) Wednesday, June 20, Noon-1 p.m. $7.50 member/$10 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Lecture/ Demo, Limit 30, Snyder Building

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In this class, led by Andersen Horticulture Library head Kathy Allen, you will gain an understanding of how changes have occurred and re-occurred in landscape design and architecture, from the innovative “red books” of Humphry Repton to a look at formal gardens in England and Scotland.

MUSIC Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi created some of the most beloved classics of Western music, including the string-rich Four Seasons, which is the subject of this new Music in the Garden series.

MUSIC IN THE GARDEN: VIVALDI, WINTER AND MORE (100-02-16-12) Thursday, February 16, 7-9 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Lecture/Demo, Limit 50, Oswald Visitor Center This first-of-three music-appreciation sessions explores why this work revolutionized music composition. In a setting similar to what inspired the work, you will delve into the composer’s life and times. Learn how Vivaldi evoked storms and a frozen landscape in the concerto Winter, and delight in other favorites with acclaimed musicologist Daniel Freeman, Ph.D. Freeman has taught courses in music history at the many universities and the Smithsonian Institution, and his research has focused on composers Bach, Mozart, and Vivaldi. Each session stands on its own, but together they offer even deeper enrichment.

MUSIC IN THE GARDEN: VIVALDI, SPRING AND MORE (100-04-19-12) Thursday, April 19, 7-9 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Lecture/Demo, Limit 50, Oswald Visitor Center In this second of three music appreciation sessions dedicated to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, you will listen to and explore how Vivaldi evoked the awakening season, from bird song to babbling brooks. While in a garden setting similar to what inspired this work, you will delve into his life and times, and delight in other favorites with acclaimed musicologist and pianist Daniel Freeman, Ph.D. Freeman has taught at the University of Minnesota and the Smithsonian Institution. You will learn how the Four Seasons revolutionized music conception.

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MUSIC IN THE GARDEN: VIVALDI, SUMMER AND MORE (100-06-21-12) Thursday, June 21, 7-9 p.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Lecture/Demo, Limit 50, Oswald Visitor Center Enter lush summer on the notes of Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi’s beloved Four Seasons. In the third of three music appreciation sessions dedicated to his work, you will revel in a garden setting similar to what inspired this work. You will delve into the composer’s life and times and listen to and explore how he evoked the gleaming landscapes and summer heat in the concerto Summer. You will also delight in other favorites with acclaimed musicologist and pianist Daniel Freeman, Ph.D. Freeman has taught courses in music history at the University of Minnesota, other universities, and the Smithsonian Institution, and his research has focused on the music of composers Bach, Mozart, and Vivaldi.

WALKS FOR THE CURIOUS Spend a few hours with a leading Arboretum expert to discover what plants are unfurling and blooming and which creatures are coming and going throughout the Arboretum. Enroll in one or several of these “classes on the move” to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the seasonal changes in this unique setting. Bring your binoculars and a willingness to savor the wonders of the flora and fauna. Prior to the walk, visit our website: www.arboretum.umn.edu/naturenotes.aspx to learn about what you’ll likely see and explore during your enriching walk in your outdoor classroom.

SNOWSHOE TREK (960-02-22-12) Wednesday, February 22, 10:00 a.m. - Noon $5 member/$7.50 non-member, Beginner, Hands-On, Limit 30, Ordway Parking Lot Arboretum naturalist Matt Schuth will lead a snowshoe tromp around Wood Duck Pond. Learn how to identify plants and trees in a stark and breathtaking winter landscape. Learn to recognize signs of wildlife activity in a snowy setting. Bring your snowshoes!

EARTH DAY (960-04-22-12) Sunday, April 22, 10:00 a.m.-Noon $5 member/$7.50 non-member, Beginner, Hands-On, Limit 30, Ordway Parking Lot Join Arboretum acclaimed landscape gardener Richard Gjertson to celebrate and honor Earth Day on a walk during which you will discover what is growing and about to emerge in early spring at the Arboretum.

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ARBOR DAY (960-04-27-12) Friday, April 27, Noon-2:00 p.m. $5 member/$7.50 non-member, Beginner, Hands-On, Limit 30, Ordway Parking Lot Join Arboretum acclaimed landscape gardener Richard Gjertson to celebrate Arbor Day on a walk during which you will discover the arboreal delights and treasures, and some of his personal favorites, at the Arboretum.

EARLY BIRDS AND BLOOMS (960-04-28-12) Saturday, April 28, 10:00 a.m. - Noon $5 member/$7.50 non-member, Beginner, Hands-On, Limit 30, Ordway Parking Lot Arboretum naturalist Matt Schuth will take you on a walk to find the first flowers and birds of springtime. Learn about migration and the ephemeral flowers of spring. Binoculars recommended.

EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM (960-05-09-12) Wednesday, May 9, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. $5 member/$7.50 non-member, Beginner, Hands-On, Limit 30, Ordway Parking Lot Arboretum naturalist Matt Schuth will lead a bird walk through the Arboretum Bog. Early warblers, thrushes, kinglets, phoebes, waterfowl and a variety of sparrows are just a few species that you will likely see on this walk. Binoculars recommended..

SING LIKE THE BIRDS (960-05-19-12) Saturday, May 19, 9:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. $5 member/$7.50 non-member, Beginner, Hands-On, Limit 30, Ordway Parking Lot Arboretum naturalist Matt Schuth shows you how to bird “by ear.” It is warbler mania time, and the air will be rich with song. Let the symphony begin with the Arboretum as your concert hall as you walk woodland trails listening and enjoying the sounds of nature. Binoculars recommended.

IN FULL BLOOM (960-05-20-12) Sunday, May 20, 10:00 a.m.-Noon $5 member/$7.50 non-member, All Levels, Walks, Limit 30, Ordway Parking Lot Get on your hiking shoes and explore the wildflower garden in full bloom with expert landscape gardener Richard Gjertson. At this time, the Lady’s Slippers are opening up and there are other signs to discover declaring that spring is truly with us.

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