ART in the Garden - Saturday, June 10

In This Issue
Yorinks sculpture
Dear Friends,

There's a native American folktale about the industrious little hummingbird. One day a terrible fire broke out in a forest and the huge woodlands was suddenly engulfed by the conflagration. Frightened and discouraged, all the animals fled their homes and ran out of the forest - except for one little hummingbird. Instead, this hummingbird swooped into the nearby stream and picked up a few drops of water in its beak, and dropped them on the fire. The bird flew back and forth, again and again. All the other animals watched in disbelief, and some even tried to discourage the hummingbird with comments like "you're too small, your beak is too tiny, it's only a drop, what good will you do?" And the hummingbird, without wasting time losing a beat, looked back and said, "I'm doing what I can."

Each year, Reeves-Reed Arboretum celebrates with a fantastic garden party, ART in the Garden. This past Saturday's event was a major success. We were surrounded by friendly faces who generously donated and participated in what is perhaps the most important single fundraising event for the Arboretum. And each person, like the magnificent hummingbird, does what they can to help support our vision and our dreams. It doesn't matter how large or small your participation - what matters is that you care, and that in caring, you make a real difference.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Staff of Reeves-Reed Arboretum, I wholeheartedly thank you for helping to make ART in the Garden 2017 one of the most successful fundraising events ever.

Cheers,

Frank Juliano signature

Adult Programs and Events

NJ Dance Theatre Ensemble: INKUBATE® 
Wednesday, June 21 at 7:00 pm

INKUBATE®, a collaboration between the New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble and Reeves-Reed Arboretum, will offer a third season of "enchanting and exhilarating" evenings of site-specific dance performances on the grounds of the Arboretum. 

The Arboretum opens at 6:00 pm for concertgoers to picnic.  The performance is from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.  

Cost:  Free to RRA members; $10 for Non-Members ($5 for students)

For more information and to register, please click here.

Seaside Spring Lake Garden Tour 
Wednesday, June 28

Join us 'Down the Shore' for the Seaside Spring Lake Garden Tour!  Tour 8 private, unique gardens in the seaside town of Spring Lake, enjoy refreshments on a beautiful breezy Spring Lake porch and top off the day with lunch on your own or shopping downtown on Third Avenue.

Roundtrip transportation included, as well as garden tour entry and coupons for local restaurants and boutiques.  Bus seating is limited, so sign-up early!

Bus departs from the Grand Summit Hotel at 9:00 am and from Spring Lake at approximately 4:30 pm.

For more information and to register, please click here.

Square Foot Gardening for Adults
Edible Petals!
Saturday, June 24 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm or
Wednesday, June 28 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Enjoy vegetables AND edible flowers in your square foot garden.  This workshop will introduce you to flowers you can grow, harvest and enjoy eating!

Please click here to register.

Children's Programs

Summer Camp 2017
 
Our summer camp season is underway!  We have some exciting camp offerings coming up -- be sure to click below to see what we have in store for the summer!

Please  click here   for more information and to register!

Let's Get Growing for Kids!
Grow It, Pick It, Eat It!
(for children ages 5 to 12)
Wednesday, June 21 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

Learn the steps to growing delicious veggies!

Please click here to register.

Nocturnal Neighbors
(for families with children ages 5 and up)
Friday, June 16 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
 

There are few animals that are feared by many people.  Tonight, we will be talking about one of them!  Join us as we go on a spider hunt, and learn about these amazing arachnids! Explore the Arboretum at night and enjoy stories and s'mores by the campfire. Space is limited and registration is required.

 
Please click here to register.

Discovery Saturdays
Most Saturdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
 
Our weekly drop-in program, Discovery Saturdays, continues this Saturday with a focus on the Sugar Maple Tree!  Please note that Discovery Saturdays is also offered in Spanish! 

Please click here  for a listing of topics.

Volunteers and Other News

Ground Force Volunteers

This is a great time to volunteer at the Arboretum!  Join us for a Thursday and/or Saturday Ground Force session!

For dates, details and registration, please click here.


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Garden Tours 
 
Garden Tours have started!   Free Saturday garden tours for individuals are offered at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm. Please click here for more information.

For guided group tours, schedule your group's guided garden tour now for best availability.  Please click here for details, and contact Doreen Schindler at d.schindler@reeves-reedarboretum.org  or 908-273-8787 ext. 1010 for a reservation.

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Exhibits

wood wide web: trees as tonic

Nature-themed photographs and installation sculptures from 11 artists from as nearby as Summit to as far away as Europe.


Featuring works by Susan Stair, Joe Freeman Jr., Sunil Garg, Peter Hoffer, Tom Holmes, Insun Kim, Rodrigo Guzman S., Jim Smith, Charlie Waite, and Sue Zwick. 

In Wisner House and the RRA Grounds
through October 29

Artists Reception on Wednesday, June 28 
from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Please click here for more information about this exhibit.

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Su-Hua Chen Low
Fractured Symphony

Music and visual arts go hand in hand as evidenced by the masterful painting constructions by artist Su-Hua Chen Low. 


At the Hat Tavern in the Grand Summit Hotel
through June 22

Please click here for more information about this exhibit.

 

Reeves-Reed Arboretum

165 Hobart Avenue, Summit, New Jersey  07901

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