Upcoming programs at Berkshire Botanical Garden
STOCKBRIDGE – Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming programs. Music Mondays: July 22, Boston University Students of Tanglewood. Performances run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Food trucks will be available at selected performances. Cost is $15 members, $20 nonmembers; Wednesday, July 24, “Summer Seminar: The Secret Heart of Italy.” Join Dare Bottleshop & Provisions for a seminar-style evening of wine exploration, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. During this one-night-only, special event, BBG welcome Berkshire native Eileen Holland of Agri Segretum and her estate wines. Cost is $40 members, $55 nonmembers. Friday, July 26, it’s “Family Fridays.” From 11 a.m. to noon, enjoy an “Earth Celebration” with Rona Leventhal, including tales and sounds about environmental awareness, personal action and responsibility, conservation, independence, and our animal friends. All programs are free with Garden admission. To register or for more information, visit www.berkshirebotanical.org. Berkshire Botanical Garden is located at 5 West Stockbridge Road.
Compost workshop
AMHERST – Learn how to set up an effective at home compost system in this upcoming workshop in the Woodbury Room of the Jones library on Saturday, July 27 at 10:30 a.m. In this residential composting workshop, Matthew Karas, Conservation Program Manager for the Hampden-Hampshire Conservation District, will discuss the basics of at-home composting, the different types of systems that are available, and what to do with your finished compost. Registration encouraged. To register, contact the reference desk at 413-259-3096 or send an email to programs@joneslibrary.org. Free and open to the public. The library is located at 43 Amity St.
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