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SUMMARY:Garden Party at the Chaffee Art Center
DESCRIPTION:You're invited to a Garden Party \n\n \n\nthis Saturday\, July 22nd from 1pm to 3pm \n\non the grounds of the Chaffee Art Center!\n\n \n\nIt's Free...\n\n-Lots of fun activities\n\n-Demos and speakers (see list/times below)\n\n-Light refreshments\n\n-Garden tours\n\n-Castleton Ukulele Group \n\nwill play some old favorites and more\n\n-Artisans will be set up selling their\n\naffordable\, handmade items\n\n\n\nExplore the 100 x 9 foot Pollinator Garden with native plantings\, growing Sculpture Garden\, beautiful outdoor area with expanded grass section\, and over a dozen gardens on our historic property. \n\nBe sure to come inside our 1890s Queen Anne Victorian Mansion full of art\, gift ideas and\n\nstunning architecture.\n\n \n\nSpeakers/Demos to date:\n\n \n\n1:15pm...Rutland Garden Club flower arranging demo using perennial flowers.  Learn about perennial flower utilization beds.\n\n \n\n1:45pm...Bee the Change will present and give out a FREE native plant to attendees (while supplies last)\n\n \n\n2pm...Vermont Center for Ecostudies will present a talk on native bees in VT with a show & tell\n\nThe Vermont Wild Bee Survey has been a multi-year effort to document the incredible diversity of native bees in the state. We now know there are more than 350 species\, ranging in size from a grain of rice to a thumb. Spencer Hardy will discuss some of these species and lead a walk through the garden to identify and discuss any bees we encounter.\n\n \n\n2:30pm...Rutland County Audubon Society "Wildlife habitat protection and connection"\n\n \n\nOngoing...Pollinator Garden Tours by gardener\, artist member and Board member\, Michelle Hartline.\n\n \n\nPlus\, The VT Bee Lab will have a Drop off Bee Sample Station...The VT Bee Lab provides diagnostic services\, free of charge\, to any Vermont beekeeper looking to evaluate the health of their colonies. They have drop boxes located throughout the state. Instructions for sample collection and submission can be found at https://www.vermontbeelab.com/diagnostics/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:21.0pt\;">You&#39\;re invited to a Garden Party </span></span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">this Saturday\, July 22nd from 1pm to 3pm </span></span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">on the grounds of the Chaffee Art Center!</span></span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:indigo\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">It&#39\;s Free...</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:indigo\;"><span style="font-family:helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">-Lots of fun activities</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:indigo\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">-Demos and speakers (see list/times below)</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:indigo\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">-Light refreshments</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:indigo\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">-Garden tours</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:indigo\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">-Castleton Ukulele Group </span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:indigo\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">will play some old favorites and more</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:indigo\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">-Artisans will be set up selling their</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:indigo\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">affordable\, handmade items</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">Explore the 100 x 9 foot Pollinator Garden with native plantings\, growing Sculpture Garden\, beautiful outdoor area with expanded grass section\, and over a dozen gardens on our historic property.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">Be sure to come inside our 1890s Queen Anne Victorian Mansion full of art\, gift ideas and</span><br />\nstunning architecture.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<u><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">Speakers/Demos to date:</span></span></span></u><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">1:15pm...Rutland Garden Club</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;"> flower arranging demo using perennial flowers.&nbsp\; Learn about perennial flower utilization beds.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">1:45pm...Bee the Change</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;"> will present and give out a FREE native plant to attendees </span></span></span><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:15.0pt\;">(while supplies last)</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">2pm...Vermont Center for Ecostudies</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;"> will present a talk on native bees in VT with a show &amp\; tell</span></span></span><br />\n<strong><span style="color:indigo\;"><span style="font-family:helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">The Vermont Wild Bee Survey has been a multi-year effort to document the incredible diversity&nbsp\;of native bees in the state. We now know there are more than 350 species\, ranging in size from a grain of rice to a thumb. Spencer Hardy will discuss some of these species and lead a walk through the garden to identify and discuss&nbsp\;any bees we encounter.</span></span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">2:30pm...Rutland County Audubon Society </span></span></span></strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">&quot\;Wildlife habitat protection and connection&quot\;</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">Ongoing...Pollinator Garden Tours</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;"> by gardener\, artist member and Board member\, Michelle Hartline.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">Plus\, The VT Bee Lab will have a Drop off Bee Sample Station...</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">The VT Bee Lab provides diagnostic services\, free of charge\, to any Vermont beekeeper looking to evaluate the health of their colonies. They have drop boxes located throughout the state. Instructions for sample collection and submission can be found at </span></span></span><span style="color:#757575\;"><span style="font-family:helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;"><a href="https://chaffeeartcenter.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee222a3e2c9ce85a77e6cc6c7&amp\;id=df39cc4763&amp\;e=56deb3bfde" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%\;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%\;"><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">https://www.vermontbeelab.com/diagnostics/</span></span></a></span></span></span>
LOCATION:Chaffee Art Center 16 South Main Street Rutland\, VT
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URL:https://members.rutlandvermont.com/events/details/garden-party-at-the-chaffee-art-center-8327
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