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SPOTLIGHT EXHIBITION: Famous Julius Melchers' Sculpture Now on Display

An illustrated talk, "Julius Melchers: Detroit's Master Sculptor," will be presented on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m.

Ralph Sessions, author of The Shipcarvers' Art: Figureheads and Cigar-Store Indians in 19th Century America will highlight the contributions to Detroit by Gari's father Julius Melchers (1829-1908), and place his celebrated cigar-store Indians in the larger context of 19th century American figure carving.

Free

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African American Gardens and Memories
Sunday, October 11, 2pm

Dr. Grey Gundaker, Professor of American Studies and Anthropology at the College of William and Mary, will examine the legacy Ms. Fannie Roots left through her garden in an illustrated talk that will discuss African American gardening traditions, the philosophical principles that underpin them, and the contributions of African American gardeners to the landscapes of the southeastern US.

The Roots house will be open for tours from 12-1:45. Free

Growing Great Spring Flowers
Sunday, November 1, 2pm

Lisa Zeigler of The Gardener's Workshop returns to Belmont to present a workshop inspired by her new book, Cool Flowers. Lisa introduces the cool-season concept, when and what to plant, where to locate for the earliest blooming, setting it up for low maintenance and how to keep the blooms coming into summer.

Free. Includes a pop-up shop with gardening and flower arranging tools, supplies and flower seeds.

Fresh from our Blog

Drink in the Creativity
On Thursday, August 20th, PB Mares, a regional accounting and business consulting firm, held a retreat for its administrative staff. In the morning they had a conference and after lunch, they decided to do a Wine & Design event. [...]

Staff Notes

Education and Communications Manager Michelle Crow-Dolby was recently appointed to the City of Fredericksburg's Clean and Green Commission.

Beate Jensen, Belmont's Cultural Resource Manager, presented "The Artist's Garden: Gari and Corinne Melchers at Belmont, 1916-1955" at the 20th Conference on Restoring Southern Gardens Landscapes Conference.

Thanks to everyone who helped make our first 'Art After Hours' event a success! We love introducing friends, both old and new, to Belmont.

If you missed this Neighborhoods: Falmouth article in The Free Lance-Star, it's definitely worth a read.

We've added several new boards to our Pinterest page, including one for Preschool Palette and Special Events Catering. Follow us today!

Hope to see many of you at our October events!

Michelle Crow-Dolby, Editor & Education and Communications Manager
Gari Melchers Home & Studio
October 2015

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