June, 8, 2012 (Boise, ID) - The Idaho Botanical Garden provides a variety of classes to educate people of all ages. July presents a number of festive opportunities to enjoy some music in a beautiful space, and educational programs including Botany Camp and learning of Idaho’s only archaeological park - Celebration Park. The Garden is open every day throughout the summer months with general admission free to members, $5 for non members, $3 for seniors, and children between 5-12 years old are $3. The Garden will be closed all day on Tuesday, July 17. Below is the July 2012 schedule of programs:
Great Garden Escape Concerts
6:30 pm at the Idaho Botanical Garden
$10 non-member; $7 Members
Thursday, July 5 – Ryan Peck and Andrew Stensaas
Thursday, July 12 – Fabulous Chancellors
Thursday, July 19 – Signature Sound
Thursday, July 26 – John Nemeth
Summer evenings are cooler in the Garden where you can experience the best of Idaho with local music, food, beer, and wine. Enjoy food selections from Willowcreek Grill, Prepared Catering, or bring your own picnic. Don’t forget a blanket or low-back chair. Concerts take place rain or shine.
Native Plants that Beat the Heat
Monday, July 9; 7:00 pm
$10 Members; $15 non member. Pre-registration required.
Learn about the intermountain native plants suitable for Treasure Valley landscapes, including heat tolerant shrubs, perennial flowers, and grasses. Participants should be prepared to tour the Garden grounds.
Movies in the Garden
$5 non-member, $3 Members
Gate opens at 7:00 pm and movies being at dusk. Pack a picnic, bring a blanket, and enjoy movies on the giant outdoor big screen. Food and beverage vendors will provide snacks and summer treats.
Wednesday, July 11 – Mamma Mia! This big screen version of the stage musical features the songs of ABBA. The comedy takes the audience to an idyllic Greek island where a girl tries to discover the identity of her father on the eve of her wedding.
Wednesday, July 25 – Indiana Jones & Raiders of the Lost Ark. Archeologist Dr. Indiana Jones battles snakes, Nazis, and supernatural forces from Nepal to Cairo to rescue the Ark of the Covenant, a sacred box that contains the original Ten Commandments.
Botany Camp: What Lives Where and How
July 16-20, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Classes: Ages 5 and 6; Ages 7 and 8
$65 Members; $90 non members. Pre-registration required.
Explore ponds, the Garden Woods, and surrounding foothills to learn about the plants and animals living there and their habitats. Participants will be looking at roots, leaves, nests, feathers, and moths.
The Garden Plate
Friday, July 20, 7:00 pm
Free to Members; $5 non member
The Idaho Botanical Garden is affiliated with the national Let’s Move! initiative that is mobilizing cities around the country to reduce childhood obesity, make healthy food more accessible, provide healthy food in schools, and increase physical activity. The Garden Plate demonstration features Chef Maggie Kiefer from Life’s Kitchen and will provide inspiration for using healthy, seasonal vegetables as part of our daily diets.
Botany Camp: Useful Plants
July 23-27, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Classes: Ages 5 and 6; Ages 7 and 8
$65 Members; $90 non members. Pre-registration required.
Plants make almost all other life possible. Participants will have fun creating plant crafts, and investigating how plants were used by native Americans and how they are today as food, medicine, shelter, clothes, decorations, and more.
Lecture Series: Celebration Park History
Tuesday, July 24; 7:00 pm
Free to Members and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Members; $5 non member, $3 Seniors
Tom Bicak, Kathy Kershner, and Brittany Jones will each speak on the research conducted at Celebration Park, Idaho’s only archaeological park. They will share an interpretation of what tools various Native American cultures used and how they made them. There will be a special demonstration of the atlatl, an ancient weapon used long before the bow and arrow. Supported by the Idaho Humanities Council, the state-based program for the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Paper Making Workshop
Saturday, July 28; 9:00 am
$30 Members; $35 non member. Pre-registration required.
Artist Tom Bennick will focus on creating hand-made paper from a variety of fiber and inclusions from different vegetation, including flowers, leaves, and bark. Each participant will receive written instructions and hands-on experience producing a variety of paper to keep. A mould and deckle for making paper at home will be available for purchase. Participants should come prepared to get wet and messy.
Botany Camp: Bugs, Birds, and Botany
July 30 – August 3, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Classes: Age 4; Ages 5 and 6
$65 Members; $90 non members. Pre-registration required.
This week focuses on winged wonders and the plants they call food and home. Use nets to capture insects, hold a wild bird’s nest, and learn how living things fly.
Lecture Series: Pioneer Garden Plants for the Comtemporary Garden
Tuesday, July 31; 7:00 pm
Free to Members and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Members; $5 non member, $3 Seniors
Mary Ann Newcomer will present on the novels of Willa Cather and the gardens of American settlers and homesteaders. Early gardeners grew gardens for food and beauty without the aid of pressurized irrigation water or the combustion engine. This program will look at the fragrant, rugged, stunning plants that have served generations before us and can be used in our 21st century gardens. Supported by the Idaho Humanities Council, the state-based program for the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Uncorked in the Garden
6:00 pm at the Idaho Botanical Garden
$5 non-member; Free to Members
Tuesday, July 31
Take advantage of the evening serenity at the Idaho Botanical Garden with Uncorked. Stroll through the Garden while listening to local band the Ben Burdock Trio and sampling wines from Huston Vineyards.
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