… In a daring and unprecedented collaboration with world-class cellist Jill Kaeding, Michael J. Miles has taken his extraordinary banjo journey into the deep waters of the Johann Sebastian Bach cello suites. This concert features “American Bach Revisited,” Miles’s 8th CD, presenting his breathtaking, note-for-note banjo arrangements of J.S. Bach’s cello suites I and III, his original works, and some …
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… Nodding onions are petite natives found growing in praries and margins of wooded areas. They form petite clumps of foliage with narrow leaves. … shallow and rocky soils and can grow under black walnut trees. This species is a larval host for the hairstreak butterfly; the flowers attract butterflies and bees that don’t mind feeding on the …
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… Threadleaf coreopsis ( Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Shower') grows up to 24 inches tall by 18 inches wide and is known for its bright golden-yellow flowers, interspersed with fine, thread-like foliage. Full sun and … soil are preferred by coreopsis. This cultivar is more drought tolerant than most of the other species (all of which are native to North America). It is deer resistant and attracts …
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… Lilium lancifolium ‘Splendens‘ is one of several species with the common name of tiger lily. The flowers are orange-red with black speckles and recurved petals in late summer. The flowers are 5 inches across, and a single stem may have as many as 20 to 25 flowers. Splendens has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit. …
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… Margaret Pan is a freelance carillonneur based in Boston. She began studying carillon in 2007 at Princeton University, graduated from the Belgian carillon school in 2012, and was a fellow at Bok Tower Gardens in 2015. Margaret was … and given master classes at Yale and Toronto. She has also served on the GCNA exam committee for over a decade, first as juror and currently as co-chair. Margaret's academic degrees (S.B. …
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… Orange petals are randomly splotched with yellow with a darker orange border surrounding the bright yellow lip. Reverse side of the petals take on a purplish tinge. Grow indoors in winter in bright light, high humidity, warm temperatures and perfectly drained soil media. In … will experience diurnal temperature fluctuations (changes between day and night temperatures) to insure healthy growth that will support winter flowering. The orchid family consists of a …
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… song, Miss Jamie takes young kids and their families on an imaginative musical adventure to her farm, where they learn values like hard work, healthy eating, exercise, and being kind to animals and each other. With the help of farm animal puppets and songs both familiar and new, Miss Jamie’s Farm Kids music show will leave everyone stomping their boots and hollering for more fruits and veggies. Please note: You are encouraged to bring your own chairs, as the …
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… Brilliant red toned lady slipper style orchids are held on long spikes well above the foliage. This is an orchid that does not require a slightly dry dormancy period - in fact it requires consistently moist soils all year long. Grow indoors in bright light, well … and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most orchids tend to prefer a semi-tropical or tropical environment (USDA …
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… New! Throughout the rich history of photography, almost every famous photographer, from Karl Blossfelt to Edward Weston and Yasuhiro Ishimoto, made images of flowers and plants. We will explore this … flash units, light modifiers, and of course, our cameras to make our images. This class is for intermediate/advanced photographers. The School’s CEUs=15 hours. FPC elective, master track …
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… Mr. Singer leads Chicago’s most energetic band that rocks for kids—at the zoo, at museums, at nightclubs (and dayclubs), and anywhere else that the preK crowd and early graders like to dance, laugh, and rock out! The songs are clever originals augmented by some fun punky …
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