News & Events March 2007
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Mount Auburn: Celebrating 175 Years
Please join us on Thursday, March 1, for a
lecture by David Dearinger, Susan Morse
Hilles Curator of Paintings and Sculpture at the
Boston Athenaeum.
The fourth lecture in our seven-part series "Facets of
Mount Auburn: Celebrating 175 Years of a Boston
Jewel," will concentrate on American
NeoClassic Sculptors and Their Patrons at Mount
Auburn Cemetery, 1820-1870.
The program is free to the public and will begin
promptly at 6:00 PM in the Rabb
Auditorium of the Boston Public Library in Copley
Square, followed by a reception with the
lecturer and a chance to enter to win Mount
Auburn-related raffle prizes and a special item related
to the lecture which will be revealed later.
Space is limited and registration is requested.
Please
call 617-607-1995 or visit www.mountauburn.org to
register for this event. To ensure a seat in the
auditorium, please plan to arrive early for the
lecture.
Co-sponsored by the Isabella Stewart Gardner
Museum.
Learn more about Mount Auburn's 175th Anniversary .
Thumbnail photo of stained glass courtesy of Virginia
Raguin.
Horticultural Highlight
Native to and named for the Atlas Mountains of
Algeria and Morocco in northwestern Africa, the
Cedrus atlantica or Blue Atlas Cedar
is a striking specimen set amidst Mount Auburn’s
late winter landscape.
Number 22 on Mount Auburn
Cemetery's “Unusual Trees” map, the approximately
25-year-old Blue Atlas Cedar is shaped like
a pyramid with spirals of crisp silvery blue-green
needles.
Many taxonomists view the Atlas Cedar to be a
subspecies of another “Unusual Tree” seen growing
at Mount Auburn Cemetery, the stately Cedrus
libani. Located on Central Avenue (and number
14 on the Mount Auburn Cemetery “Big Trees” map),
the Cedar of Lebanon also warrants a
personal viewing and may just reward interested
visitors with a defining glimpse of the relation
between the two equally majestic and unusual trees.
Learn more about Mount Auburn's
horticultural
collections.
March Program
"Winter Tree and Shrub Identification and Signs of
Spring." A walking tour with Dave Barnett, Vice
President of Operations & Horticulture, Mount
Auburn.
Please join us on Tuesday, March 20 at 2:00 PM
to look for early signs of spring's arrival at Mount
Auburn.
Learn how to identify some of the most interesting
trees and shrubs at the Cemetery by their bud, twig
and bark characteristics. Hot refreshments and an
indoor quiz will bring the walk to a warm conclusion.
$5 per person for members of the Friends and $10
per person for nonmembers.
Learn about programs and
events at
Mount Auburn.
Henry W. Longfellow 200th Anniversary Gala Sunday, March 25th at 2:00 PM
Celebrate the bicentennial birthday of Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow at Sanders Theater,
Harvard
University - the same place where his centennial
tribute was held back in 1907. The two-hour gala
is open to all ages for free and will feature music,
poetry, special tributes and more.
This family-friendly event will include a performance
of “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere,” composed by
Julian Wachner and performed by the Boston
Landmarks Orchestra, Charles Ansbacher,
Conductor, as well as readings by celebrities and
local residents, a rousing children’s choir, the
unveiling of the 2007 commemorative Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow U.S. postage stamp, and other
surprises to come!
A special Longfellow exhibition at
Harvard’s
Houghton Library will be open the day of the gala
from
12:00 - 2:00 PM and from 4:00 -
5:00 PM.
This event is free, but reservations are required as
space is limited! Email
[email protected] or call
the Boston Landmarks Orchestra at 617-520-2200 to
reserve your tickets today.
The Anniversary Gala is sponsored by the Harvard
University Division of Continuing Education and the
Longfellow Bicentennial Committee.
Visit
www.longfellow200.org for more details.
The Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery was
established in 1986 as a non-profit educational trust
to promote the appreciation and preservation of
Mount Auburn. Join the Friends of Mount
Auburn.
Learn about volunteer opportunities at Mount
Auburn.
Mount Auburn Cemetery is still a unique choice for
burial and commemoration. It offers a wide variety
of innovative interment and memorialization options
for all. Learn about Mount Auburn's many burial and memorialization options.
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
phone:
617-547-7105
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