Do not miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to own an original Madera Canyon botanical watercolor and along the way enjoy a Full English tea. Advanced tickets are required, so buy now for yourself and friends.

 

For five years Joan Lewis hiked Madera Canyon in every season and at every elevation to gather photos and drawings of canyon flowers and plants. Her work resulted in the popular "A Field Guide to Madera Canyon Wildflowers." The original watercolors used in producing the book, matted, suitable for framing and with a descriptive, signed card will be available at the Tea for purchase by silent auction. A copy of Joan Lewis' book will be included with each purchased watercolor.

 

Artist Joan Lewis at work in Madera Canyon (picture from Tamara Kahrimanis)

Music at the tea will be provided by Tamara Kahrimanis at the piano and Carl Perry playing his Native American flutes. There will also be a raffle of interpretive photos of the fruit arrangements found on the tables.

 

Cost for the event is $15.00 per person. Tickets are available online at our website  or at the Green Valley/Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce. No tickets will be available at the door and space is limited.

 

 

Do you need a bit of extra motivation to attend this special event? Because of Ms Lewis' generosity in donating her work, auction proceeds go directly to the support of Friends of Madera Canyon.  

 

Are your walls already covered with art? Take the opportunity to provide a gift of original art to someone special in your life.

Richard Conway will give a lecture on the Geology of Madera Canyon on January 15, 2013. It will be held at the Community Performance and Arts Center, 1250 W Continental Road at 2:00 PM in the theater. Tickets are $5.00 each. They are available on our website, at the Green Valley/Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce, or at the door after 1:15 PM.

 

The Friends of Madera Canyon have worked with Richard Conway, Doug Moore and George Cottay to put together and publish a new brochure, "The Rocks and Landscapes around Madera Canyon." It is in color with geological maps of the canyon's rocks along with information on the history of the formation of the Santa Rita Mountains and Madera Canyon. The brochure has received high marks from local geologists and the US Forest Service. All attending the lecture will be provided with a copy.

 

Richard Conway has the gift of explaining complex processes in simple terms and making ancient rocks seem exciting. He has also been a true friend of the FOMC. We hope you come out for the lecture.

 

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The Friends of Madera Canyon will hold its Annual Meeting on January 19, 2013 at GVR's East Center. Coffee and pastries will be served during the Social Hour from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM with the business meeting called to order at 9:00 AM.

 

Yes, this year we are meeting at the East Center, Abrego Drive at West Esperanza Boulevard. If your car starts on the way to CPAC, be sure to remind it who's in charge.

 

The Guest speaker will be noted astronomy interpreter Dan Brocious from the Mt. Hopkins Smithsonian Observatory. What really goes on up there? Why might we care? 

 

A presentation of the plans for the improvement of the Amphitheater is part of the meeting. The special projects group has done some exciting preliminary work. Plan on coming to see what's planned and to let the Board know your thoughts on the project.

 

New Board Members for 2013 will be introduced. Mary Gode will announce the Volunteer of the Year Award recipient.

 

To further sweeten the pot, this year's meeting will include a 50/50 cash raffle. Some lucky member will go home with some post-holiday cash and the other fifty percent will support the work of the FOMC.

 

See you there at the East Center.

 

 Membership 2013

George West reminds us that members who are paying dues annually have received a letter with a reply envelope. Many have already responded. If you have not, please respond with your renewal, seriously consider moving your membership up to the next level, and check some of the boxes to show your interest in volunteering.

If you are not a member of the Friends of Madera Canyon please do join. The cost is not great and member funds are put to excellent use. Information on membership is here and you can join online.

Every member counts.

Costs of continuing our popular 4th grade School Nature Walks in the canyon and in-school programs are constantly increasing. We also need support for the adult educational programs such as the Nature series currently underway. This year we are planning for the renovation of the Amphitheater site for outdoor lectures and other programs and for a donor/memorial wall to permanently recognize those who have made a major contribution to the Friends.

 Madera Canyon Wildflowers Book 
Those who have the Field Guide to Madera Canyon Wildflowers by Joan W. G. Lewis know what the fuss is about. The beautiful illustrations make it a small art book. Its simple organization by color makes it a useful field guide.

You can purchase a copy at Tea Among Flowers or at the Friends Nature Shop.