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GardenFest: A Celebration of the Gardens at the Museum June 3 -12 Kick off the garden season with these exciting events that take place in and around the Museum’s historic gardens. Activities are free with Museum admission unless noted. Garden Gang Plant Sale Friday, June 3 Saturday, June 4 9am-3pm Heirloom perennials, unusual annuals, and fascinating succulents range from $5 to $50. Many are similar to those found in Miss Florence’s garden. Proceeds benefit the Museum’s garden projects. Containers that Won’t Quit Saturday, June 4 11am Fee: $7 ($5 member) Register Online Amy Ziffer of A Shady Lady Garden Design shares her secrets to successful container planting, complete with plant selection, design guidelines, and easy maintenance tips. Read more about Amy... Storytelling, Music & Art For Kids Sunday, June 5 2pm The Flying Phlox: Virginia Lynn Anderson, Author and Artist Participants become the characters in this interactive performance of The Flying Phlox. After, children create their own story-inspired art. Book available for sale and signing. Blooms with a View: An Art & Flowers Celebration Friday, June 10 Saturday, June 11 10am-5pm Sunday, June 12 1-5pm Stunning arrangements by floral artists interpret key works of art. Playing off colors, line, shapes, and subject matter, each display reflects its inspiration in masterful ways. Free with Museum admission. Annual Garden Luncheon Friday, June 10 12pm The Lower Connecticut River Landscape: A Critical Dependency Between Art and Nature Nathan Frohling, Director of the Lower Connecticut River Program of The Nature Conservancy $100 Register Online Join Nathan Frohling for a luncheon talk about the relationship between art and nature in the Lower Connecticut River Valley and the dependency between artists and nature conservationists. For more information or to reserve a table, please call Sarah at 860-434-5542, ext. 122. Sponsored by Wilber & King Birdscaping: Native Plants for Our Native Birds Sunday, June 12 2pm Fee: $7 ($5 member) Register online Birder Michael Corcoran shows how to turn a landscape into an inviting sanctuary where birds nest, raise their young, and seek shelter for the winter. Sketching with Pastels in the Garden Sunday, June 12 1-5pm All materials for sketching in the garden available in the Hartman Education Center. Also, design a colorful square to our Garden Patch Quilt and make a second to bring home. Fun for the whole family. Free Concert in the Gallery Sunday, May 15 2pm The BarTalk Violin Duo: Spanning Concert Classics to 21st Century Originals Two friends talking in a bar, but with violins. Enjoy this reunion of two musical friends Gabriel Kastelle and Joshua Sussman as they cavort and “converse” in sound. Pub Quiz Night Friday, May 20 6:30pm A Hot Air Club Event $35 (members $30) Register online Back by popular demand! Treat yourself to great local brews and wine, not-so-puzzling appetizers and snacks, and a good-natured trivia competition. Quiz master Su Peck leads five rounds of questions, testing your intellect from the serious to the silly. Prizes and laughter guaranteed. Teams and individuals welcome. The Hot Air Club is generously sponsored by Centerbrook Architects and Planners & Reynolds' Garage and Marine, Inc. Booksigning with Pauline Metcalf Sunday, May 22 2pm Syrie Maugham: Staging Glamorous Interiors Pauline C. Metcalf, Author Join author Pauline C. Metcalf for an illustrated talk on her newest publication that delves into the chic world of interior decorator and tastemaker Syrie Maugham (1879-1955). A trendsetter, fashion icon, and wife of an internationally renowned novelist, Maugham created an ultra-chic world that was as unique as it was influential. A booksigning concludes the event. Make a Painting Sundays Every Sunday 1-5pm Free with Museum admission. Every Sunday, visitors are encouraged to try their hand painting en plein air, in the open air, just like the Lyme Art Colony artists. Painters are given brushes, palette, paint, canvas, and a smock and are invited to paint down by the river or in Miss Florence's garden. All ages and skill levels welcome. There are also hands-on art projects, books, games and puzzles to enjoy. A great way to spend the day. Complete your day with scavenger hunts and visit the historic artist studio. We'll see you soon at the Florence Griswold Museum! 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371 860-434-5542 www.FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org Check out GardenFest activities! connect with us   This e-mail was sent from Florence Griswold Museum Immediate removal with ® Secure. To forward this e-mail to a friend or colleague, . To change your e-mail address or update preferences, .