Bending NatureArtists’ Forum II: Bending Nature
Join us for a panel discussion featuring the following Bending Nature artists: Dorothy Gill Barnes, Barbara Arnold, Skeet McAuley, and James Mason. Each artist will provide a short overview of his or her work, and the panel will conclude with a public Q&A session.
Date: Sunday 25 January
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: The Veridian
Cost: Free with admission
Film: “Rivers & Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time”
This highly acclaimed film provides a portrait of Bending Nature artist Andy Goldsworthy, whose ephemeral sculptures are made from elements of Nature.
Date: Wednesday 11 February
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Veridian
Cost: Free with admission
Docent-led Tour of Bending Nature
Enjoy a guided tour of the contemporary art featured in the Bending Nature exhibition.
Dates: Saturdays - 24 January, 7 February, 28 February
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Meet in the Atrium
Cost: Free for members, $1 extra with admission
Tour size limit: 20 people per tour
Orchid Forest"You can Grow Orchids!"
In this two-part comprehensive course led by Conservatory Orchid Specialist Dave Brigner, beginners and plant hobbyists learn all the basics of growing and caring for orchids. Explore the orchid family, the largest of the flowering plants at nearly 30,000 species, and learn about its intriguing horticultural history. Receive two young orchid plants during hands-on lessons in repotting. Learn routine maintenance, how to spot pests and diseases, and which orchids are best suited to your home environment. Students also receive American Orchid Society books: Growing Orchids, and Orchid Pests & Diseases.
Two sessions are available:
Session I: January 18 and 25
Session II: February 8 and 15
Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
Cost: $90 members, $100 non-members (cost includes all materials)
Class size limit: 24 people per session
Have your orchid repotted - a drop off service
Do you have an orchid that needs some TLC? Through March and April, you can drop off your orchid on a Saturday or Sunday, and pick it up by the following Saturday. All orchids must be picked up within a week (due to space limitations). Simply bring each orchid into the Conservatory inside a brown paper grocery bag that is labeled with your name, the date, and your phone number. [The bagging is a necessary step for pest management reasons.] This service is $10 per plant, and if you bring in 5 or more orchids the price lowers to $8 per plant.
Tours
A Winter Walk Through the Orchid Forest
Don't you deserve a short tropical stay-cation while enduring winter in Ohio? On this 1-hour tour you'll enjoy the warmth of the Pacific Island Water Garden and discover the many species and varieties of orchids in 2009's Orchid Forest Exhibition. Your tour guide will be Franklin Park's Orchid Specialist Dave Brigner. Listen to colorful stories from orchid family history and learn facts about the plants that are stranger than fiction. Receive a coupon for 20% off an orchid plant or book from the Conservatory's gift shop, Botanica. You'll also receive a 10% discount towards the "You can grow orchids" class!
Dates: January 11, February 1 and February 22
Time: 2 - 3 p.m.
Cost: $10 members, $15 non-members
Tour size limit: 20 people per tour
Lectures
From Fairgrounds to Cultural Institution: The History of Franklin Park
Graduate students from The Ohio State’s Knowlton School of Architecture City and Regional Planning program share the results of their fall quarter research on the history and land use of Franklin Park.
Date: January 10
Time: 2 - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: Free with admission"Eight months of Orchids:
Exploring Ohio's native orchids throughout the year"
This exciting lecture by Ken Mettler will inform you about when and where you can find Ohio's native orchid species and inspire your hiking plans for 2009.
Ken Mettler, member of the Central Ohio Orchid Society, is also co-owner of Rockbridge Laboratory Services, an Ohio-based company located in the Hocking Hills, specializing in the tissue culture micro-propagation of tropical and native orchids.
Date: Saturday, January 17
Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: Free with admission
Location: Meeting Rooms C&D
"Beauty and the Beast: Orchids as an Evolutionary Success Story"
Synopsis: In honor of Charles Darwin's 200th birthday, Dr. John Freudenstein, in orchid evolution, will talk about the amazing biodiversity of the orchid family.
Dr. John Freudenstein is an Associate Professor in Ohio State's Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology and the Director of the OSU Herbarium. Dr. Freudenstein's research focuses on the systematics of the Orchid Family, the Heath family, Sarracenia (pitcher plants), and the theory of systematics (the study of the diversity of life and the evolutionary relationships of organisms through time).
Date: Thursday, February 12
Time: 6 - 7p.m.
Cost: Free with admission
Location: The Veridian
