Events
02 / 15
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Monday, February 15th | ||
02 / 16
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Mardi Roots! New Thinking about What We’re Eating Event details at: www.freshthemovie.com Supper at 6 PM; Movie at 7PM Where: Mt Vernon United Church of Christ 1693 Washington St. Mt Vernon, WI 53593 Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Tuesday, February 16th | ||
02 / 17
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02 / 18
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm
Thursday, February, 18th Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Landscape Lighting Talk & Tour at Olbrich Botanical Gardens February 18 Thursday 6 – 7:30 pm Registration Deadline: February 11 $11 Olbrich members/$13 public Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Nighttime in the Jungle: Chocolate and the Cacao Tree Ages 3 - 5 February 18 Thursday 6:30 – 7:30 pm Registration Deadline: February 11 $8 Olbrich members/$10 public | ||
02 / 19
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Friday, February 19th | ||
02 / 20
Start: 8:30 am
End: 1:00 pm
Join youth gardening experts from around the city for the first annual Saturday, February 20th, 8:30am – 1pm Connect with others who are involved in the youth gardening movement, learn about seed starting, cooking in the garden, hands on activities, school gardens, how to access community resources for your garden & much more! Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
February 20 - Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon Arboretum Ecological Restoration Work Party: "Grady Tract." Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about prairies and savannas. Tools and training are provided, and groups are welcome with advance notice. Meet at the Grady Tract parking lot. For more information: 608-265-5214 or mlfarrior@wisc.edu GENERAL ARBORETUM EVENT INFORMATION: | ||
02 / 21
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
February 21 - Sunday 1-2:30 p.m. Arboretum Walk: "About Mammals." Without coats, boots, hats and gloves to keep them warm, how do Wisconsin mammals get through winter? Our naturalist has the answers and will point out other discoveries on this walk. GENERAL ARBORETUM EVENT INFORMATION: Start: 1:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm
February 21 - Sunday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. | ||
02 / 22
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Monday, February 22nd Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Moving Meditation at Olbrich Botanical Gardens February 22 – May 10 Mondays 6 – 7:30 pm Registration Deadline: February 15 $120 per person Come to the peace and beauty of the Gardens and enjoy moving with and being moved by Tai Chi and heart-centered, seated meditation practice. Led by Jody --more-- Curley, MA, Certified Heart Rhythm Meditation Instructor and Tai Chi Chuan Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Monday, February 22nd Start: 6:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
"Weston A. Price Foundation - Madison Chapter" | ||
02 / 23
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:30 pm
Wind Energy Workshop to be held in Dodgeville Harvest the Wind is a wind energy workshop for farm owners in southwest Wisconsin. The workshop will help those interested in potentially producing wind power go through a process of determining what makes a location a better (or worse) site for wind. Discussion on how to work with your utility will be included. There will be an opportunity to listen to one pioneering dairy farmers’ experience with on farm wind production. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Tuesday, February 23rd Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
More than Just a Pretty Face at Olbrich Botanical Gardens February 23 Tuesday 6:30 – 8 pm Registration Deadline: February 16 $12 Olbrich members/$15 public Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Naturopathic Approaches to Treating Insomnia at Olbrich Botanical Gardens February 23 Tuesday 6:30 – 8 pm Registration Deadline: February 16 $12 Olbrich members/$15 public | ||
02 / 24
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Wednesday, February 24th | ||
02 / 25
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Thursday, February 25th | ||
02 / 26
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Beyond Chives and Parsley at Olbrich Botanical Gardens February 26 Friday 6 – 8:30 pm Registration Deadline: February 18 $36 Olbrich members/$45 public Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Friday, February 26th | ||
02 / 27
Start: 8:00 am
End: 3:30 pm
Local Conference for Woodland Owners Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
February 27 - Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon Arboretum Ecological Restoration Work Party: "Core Area and Curtis Prairie." Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about prairies and savannas. Tools and training are provided, and groups are welcome with advance notice. Meet at the front steps of the Visitor Center. 9 a.m. to noon. For more information: 608-265-5214 or mlfarrior@wisc.edu. GENERAL ARBORETUM EVENT INFORMATION: Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:30 pm
Saturday, February 27th Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm
February 27 - Saturday, 1-3:30 p.m. Arboretum Class: "Patterns in Nature." Learn about the fascinating world of patterns in nature; find out about the interplay between form and function of commonly found patterns. Practice observation skills and learn how these patterns are applied in garden designs. Indoor and outdoor activities are planned. Instructor: Marian Farrior, Arboretum Earth Partnership field manager. Fee: $18 ($15 for members of Friends of the Arboretum.) Registration required. Contact the Arboretum for a registration form, or register and pay online at uwarboretum.org Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
February 27 - Saturday, 6:30-8 p.m. Arboretum Night Walk: "Sounds and Stillness." Though the great horned owls are quiet on their nests in February, barred owls may be calling. If all the owls are quiet, we can stargaze and listen for other creatures out and about on a late winter night. GENERAL ARBORETUM EVENT INFORMATION: Start: 11:30 pm
Saturday, February 27th | ||
02 / 28
Start: 12:30 pm
End: 4:00 pm
February 28 - Sunday, 12:30-4 p.m. Arboretum Earth Partnership for Families: "Winter Trees, Spring Trees: What's Happening on the Inside?" February family day at the Arboretum is a drop-in event where families can find the answer to the question: "What do trees do in the winter?" And with spring just around the corner "What's happening inside a tree as the days get longer and warmer?" Learn how to identify trees in winter and make bark rubbings. A naturalist-led walk takes place from 1:30-2:30 p.m. GENERAL ARBORETUM EVENT INFORMATION: Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
February 28 - Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. Arboretum Walk: "Transitions." Late winter or early spring? It is hard to tell in advance what late February will be like, but nature is getting ready for a change in seasons. Look for clues today. GENERAL ARBORETUM EVENT INFORMATION: | ||
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03 / 4
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Nighttime in the Jungle: Chocolate and the Cacao Tree Grades 3 - 5 March 4 Thursday 6:30 – 8 pm Registration Deadline: February 25 $8 Olbrich members/$10 public | ||
03 / 5
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03 / 6
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Leopold Discovery Day Bring the whole family to celebrate the life and legacy of Wisconsin’s premier conservationist, Aldo Leopold! Take a hike with our naturalists and learn how to “read the landscape” like Leopold did with his family. Enjoy selected readings and activities inspired by A Sand County Almanac, including “Good Oak” and “Pines Above the Snow.” Hear exciting Leopold family tales told by Aldo Leopold’s granddaughter, Trish Stevenson, inside the Children’s Shack and take home a “Where’s Aldo?” coloring poster. | ||
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03 / 9
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03 / 10
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03 / 11
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03 / 12
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03 / 13
Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:00 pm
Midwest Gardening Symposium: Green Gardening from the Ground Up Saturday, March 13, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: March 8 The second-annual Midwest Gardening Symposium celebrates “green,” low-maintenance gardening. Hands-on gardening experts will offer practical advice at the Midwest Gardening Symposium: Green Gardening from the Ground Up, at Olbrich Botanical Gardens on Saturday, March 13. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Saturday, March 13th: Special Session: 12:00-1:00 p.m. / Open Tasting: 1:00-4:00 p.m. | ||
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