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Monthly Board Meeting
Monthly Board Meeting
Monday, Apr 01 2024 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Waveny House, 677 South Ave, New Canaan, CT 06840, USA
Social at 8:30 a.m. - Meeting at 9:00 a.m
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Hort Therapy
Hort Therapy
Wednesday, Apr 03 2024 1:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Waveny LifeCare Network, 3 Farm Rd, New Canaan, CT 06840, USA
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Floral Design Workshop: Modern Mass Workshop
Floral Design Workshop: Modern Mass Workshop
Thursday, Apr 04 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Waveny House, 677 South Ave, New Canaan, CT 06840, USA
Fee: TBD
We will gather together to learn how to create a modern mass Design, using groups of plant materials that emphasize strong colors, textures and contrasting form. Use your new knowledge to inspire your April sweeps.
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Conservation Hike Stone Barns Trails
Conservation Hike Stone Barns Trails
Wednesday, Apr 24 2024 9:15 am - 2:30 pm
Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, 630 Bedford Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA
9:15a.m. Carpool from St. Mark’s to Tarrytown, NY.
After hiking/touring, enjoy a farm-to-table lunch at their cafe.
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Hort Workshop: Pot-et-Fleur Workshop
Hort Workshop: Pot-et-Fleur Workshop
Thursday, Apr 25 2024 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Home of Sharon Libman, 1051 Weed St, New Canaan, CT 06840, USA
We will put together potted plants and cut flowers which will give the lasting quality of plants with the colorful impact of cut flowers. We will discuss and use houseplants that purify our indoor air quality and aid in sleep and reduce stress levels.
Details about containers and cost TBD.
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GCA Annual Meeting Workshop: The Olmsted Heritage in Connecticut
GCA Annual Meeting Workshop: The Olmsted Heritage in Connecticut
Friday, Apr 26 2024 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
The Olmsted Heritage in Connecticut
Christopher Wigren, from Preservation Connecticut, will explore how Olmsted’s brilliant landscapes were shaped by his Connecticut upbringing and discuss how historic landscapes impact the quality of modern-day life. An architectural historian, Chris has been published in various magazines in Connecticut and is the author of Connecticut Adventures: Stories of 100 Places
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GCA Annual Meeting Workshop: Living Shorelines
GCA Annual Meeting Workshop: Living Shorelines
Friday, Apr 26 2024 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
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Living Shorelines
From oyster castles and dune enhancement to using clams to plant eelgrass, come learn the fascinating techniques that help create shorelines resistant to floods and sea level rise.
Laura Wildman oversees the Ecological Restoration Program at Save the Sound. This program focuses on the implementation of nature-based solutions including green infrastructure, and coastal resilience project work throughout the Long Island Sound watershed.
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GCA Annual Meeting Workshop: The EcoType Project
GCA Annual Meeting Workshop: The EcoType Project
Sunday, Apr 28 2024 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
The EcoType Project
Come learn from Sefra Alexandra and Dina Brewster about the EcoType Project as it grows native plants, wild-collected from local open spaces, and brings them to nursery growers and homeowners. It is at the forefront of the work to restore native pollinator habitats. If you have not seen Sefra speak, this is a special opportunity!
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GCA Annual Meeting Workshop: Behind the Lens
GCA Annual Meeting Workshop: Behind the Lens
Sunday, Apr 28 2024 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103, USABehind the Lens Get behind the lens as Rick Kollmeyer shares details about his equipment and accessories, post-processing, and camera settings. He will demonstrate how he frames images while practicing responsible wildlife photography, and lead a discussion of AI and its impact on photography.
Behind the Lens
Get behind the lens as Rick Kollmeyer shares details about his equipment and accessories, post-processing, and camera settings. He will demonstrate how he frames images while practicing responsible wildlife photography, and lead a discussion of AI and its impact on photography.
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GCA Annual Meeting: Free Screening of The Arctic
GCA Annual Meeting: Free Screening of The Arctic
Sunday, Apr 28 2024 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
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The Arctic, is playing at the CT. Science Center on Saturday and Sunday April 27th and 28th. The center is connected to the CT Convention Center. The show runs about 40 minutes. Tickets are $6.95; press the link above for movie times and to buy tickets.
There is also special opportunity to hear Tom Campion, GCA 2024 National Medalist, talk about his work and the movie and see a free screening of the movie at 3:30 on Sunday, April 28th. See below for registration information for this exciting event.
- Those attending the Annual Meeting and staying on Sunday should amend their registration to include the movie and/or the dinner.
- Volunteers who would like to attend the movie can register through their volunteer registration form.
- Zone II members who are not volunteering or attending the meeting but would like to attend the dinner or movie, should register through this link. Non-GCA members can attend with you on Sunday afternoon, but please register them as well.
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GCA Annual Meeting: Dinner and Book Talk
GCA Annual Meeting: Dinner and Book Talk
Sunday, Apr 28 2024 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Hartford Marriott Downtown, Ballroom, 200 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
All Zone II Members are invited to attend a Dinner and Book Talk on Sunday, April 28th at the Downtown Marriott Ballroom from 5:30pm to 8:00pm, the cost is $75.
Join friends old and new for a "not-to-be-missed" evening featuring Melissa Newman speaking about her recently published book, Head Over Heels: Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman: A Love Affair in Words and Pictures, filled with never-before-seen family pictures. Melissa will also address her parents’ work with the Connecticut land trusts, the Hole in the Wall Gang, and her own husband’s work on the Save the Sound board.
Melissa Newman, an actress, artist, and singer, is the daughter of Hollywood screen legends Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.
This dinner at the Hartford Marriott Hotel is open to all Zone II GCA members.
Please email Betty Snellings if you have questions.
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