Go On an Herb Walk with Your WOO Card!
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
GoLocalProv Lifestyle Team
The weekend is fast approaching, and GoLocalWorcester brings you the best places to use your WOO Card around town for discounts and WOO Points.
Help your friends and family get in on the act as well. WOO Cards make great gifts! Share discounts and special offers at more than sixty area cultural destinations, restaurants, hotels, retailers, transportation providers and more! Best of all–WOO Cards NEVER expire!
Use the coupon code 'GLW' to save $5 off the online purchase of a WOO Card today. Click here to purchase your own.
Thursday, May 15th
Tours of Salisbury Mansion
40 Highland Street
Built in 1772 as a combination store and dwelling for a bachelor-merchant from Boston, Salisbury Mansion is Worcester's only historic house museum and was once home to one of Worcester County's wealthiest families, the Salisburys. Docent lead tours are offered daily to visitors.
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Friday, May 16th
Friday Morning Birds
Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
414 Massasoit Avenue
Enjoy a leisurely birding experience and help document the sanctuary birds over the season. This weekly walk helps us confirm which birds are migrating and which are year-round residents. We'll explore different corners of the sanctuary each week you never know what we will find. Birders of all levels are invited. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087.
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Saturday, May 17th
Herb Walk
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
11 French Drive
Explore the outdoor spaces of Tower Hill Botanic Garden with an eye to the medicinal value of the plants, both cultivated and weedy, that we find there. We will discuss folklore and history, chemistry and preparation, as well as safe application tips for using these herbs in everyday life. Rain or Shine so prepare for both.
Save $10 with your Woo Card!
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Sunday, May 18th
Families @ WAM: Tour
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street
Explore the museum galleries with your family on a docent-guided discovery tour. Hear fun facts, stories and enjoy sharing observations and time together. Tours last approximately 30 minutes.
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Tours of Salisbury Mansion
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
11 French Drive
Get a taste of the ancient art of glassblowing in this fun one night course. In one evening you will learn about the history and process behind creating beautiful blown glass creations at the New Street Glass Studio. After safety and studio etiquette are discussed, students will watch a brief demonstration of this 2,000 year old art before diving in and making their very own Beer Stein from glass gathered out of a 2,100-degree furnace. Students will be guided through the steps from gathering, to blowing the bubble, to shaping a cylinder, and adding a handle. No experience necessary, all materials are included. Cost is $80.
Get double WOO Points with your WOO Card!
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Bay State African Violet Show
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Boylston, MA
April 26, 2014 to April 26, 2014
The Bay State African Violet Society puts on another spectacular show featuring America’s favorite houseplant, the African Violet. All are welcome to enter their own plants and floral designs for judging to win ribbons and prizes. Participate in workshops on African Violet care. Start your own collection at the sale, where commercially grown plants and supplies are sold, along with plants grown by members.
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Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum
Bristol, Rhode Island.
Nothing says spring like tens of thousands of brilliant yellow daffodils blooming at Blithewold. The sight of blooming flowers and budding trees help us forget a dreary winter and look forward to summer’s sun. Blithewold is a 33-acre summer estate with grand views of Narragansett Bay. The property features a 45-room mansion filled with family heirlooms framed by a series of lovely gardens. On May 4, there is a Spring Flowering Tree Walk.
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Spring Primrose Show
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Boylston, MA
May 3, 2014 to May 4, 2014
The New England Chapter of the American Primrose Society presents dozens of varieties of primroses! Browse all the varieties and learn how to grow these colorful plants. Lectures will include “How to Grow Primroses from Seed”.
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The 79th Annual Dogwood Festival
Greenfield Hill Congregational Church
May 2–4, 2014
For 79 years now, Greenfield Hill Church has welcomed the community to share in the beauty of spring at its annual Dogwood Festival. Enjoy music, antiques, kids activities and art and crafts amidst the beauty of the pink, white, and purple blooms.
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Lilac Sunday
Arnold Arboretum
Boston, MA
May 11, 2014 to May 11, 2014
Every spring the Arnold Arboretum singles out the lilac to be honored with a daylong celebration. With more than 370 lilac plants of 176 kinds, the Arboretum holds one of the premier lilac collections in North America. The day includes tours of the lilacs, family activities, food vendors, and picnicking (on this special day only). The Arboretum is open from dawn to dusk.
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Art in the Garden Festival
Cape Cod Art Association
Hyannis, MA
May 17, 2014 to May 18, 2014
Come and celebrate art in the outdoors at Aselton Park. Cape Cod Art Association presents its first annual spring fundraiser, “Art in the Garden” sponsored by Hyannis Country Garden. Join a weekend of celebrating art in the outdoors including food vendors, music, children’s entertainment, and plein air painters. Hyannis Country Garden will be selling plants and offering demonstrations for incorporating garden art into your landscaping.
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