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  • Garden Playtime: Art in Nature

    April 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Atlanta

    Celebrate National Haiku Poetry Day with us this April as we combine art with nature. Come learn how natural patterns create interesting textures and then mimic those textures in art. Explore forest scenes in our sensory bins, combine natural items with playdough at our playdough tables, and create your own nature bookmark to take home.

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    Garden “Hike-Ooh” Writing Workshop

    April 5, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Haiku are simple, powerful poems that have been used in Japan for centuries to distill beautiful moments in nature. Workshop participants will learn about the form, listen to a few examples to get those creative juices flowing, and pen their first haiku before setting out on a garden adventure to create their own “Hike-Ooh.”

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    Garden Playtime: Art in Nature

    April 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Atlanta

    Celebrate National Haiku Poetry Day with us this April as we combine art with nature. Come learn how natural patterns create interesting textures and then mimic those textures in art. Explore forest scenes in our sensory bins, combine natural items with playdough at our playdough tables, and create your own nature bookmark to take home.

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    Storybook Time: Haiku

    April 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:15 am
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Atlanta

    Join us for a special Haiku Storybook Time led by Ms. Ally where little ones can hear and engage with haiku, a form of poetry stemming from Japanese tradition that explores the experience of nature.

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    Garden Playtime: Art in Nature

    April 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Atlanta

    Celebrate National Haiku Poetry Day with us this April as we combine art with nature. Come learn how natural patterns create interesting textures and then mimic those textures in art. Explore forest scenes in our sensory bins, combine natural items with playdough at our playdough tables, and create your own nature bookmark to take home.

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    Garden Playtime: Art in Nature

    April 29, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Atlanta

    Celebrate National Haiku Poetry Day with us this April as we combine art with nature. Come learn how natural patterns create interesting textures and then mimic those textures in art. Explore forest scenes in our sensory bins, combine natural items with playdough at our playdough tables, and create your own nature bookmark to take home.

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  • Atlanta Haiku Festival Competition Submissions Open

    February 1 - February 28
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    As part of the Atlanta Haiku Festival, writers are invited to submit up to two original and unpublished haiku. Winners receive complimentary admission to the festival and have their work displayed in the Garden.

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    How-to-Haiku

    February 7 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Students will learn the basics of composing and crafting haiku in English. We will explore the power of image to evoke emotion and how artful juxtaposition may result in the haiku (ah-ha) moment.

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  • Garden Playtime

    April 7 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Atlanta

    Tuesdays, March – Oct.: Introduce your little one to the joys of nature! Join us for fun activities that will stimulate your child’s interest in the natural world.

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    SOLD OUT: Ikebana Workshop

    April 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Join our immersive Ikebana class taught by Terry Furuta. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, you will learn the traditional techniques and philosophy behind this elegant art form.

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    Garden Playtime

    April 14 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Atlanta

    Tuesdays, March – Oct.: Introduce your little one to the joys of nature! Join us for fun activities that will stimulate your child’s interest in the natural world.

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    Haiku Storybook Time

    April 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:15 am
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309

    Atlanta

    Wednesday, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Join us for a special Haiku Storybook Time led by Ms. Ally where little ones can hear and engage with haiku, a form of poetry stemming from Japanese tradition that explores our experiences in nature.

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    Jane Hirshfield Lecture: Old Ponds, Leaping Frogs, and the Making of this Moment’s Meaning

    April 16 @ 7:00 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    This talk, drawing from poems written centuries ago in Japan and Jane Hirshfield’s own practice of poetry today, will explore the way images of plants and animals, places, objects, and seasons, are universal in both understanding and expressing our current lives.

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    Atlanta Haiku Festival

    April 18 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Atlanta

    Celebrate the connection between art and nature through haiku in the Garden during the Atlanta Haiku Festival. This year's theme is: Moments in a Garden.

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    Garden Playtime

    April 21 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Atlanta

    Tuesdays, March – Oct.: Introduce your little one to the joys of nature! Join us for fun activities that will stimulate your child’s interest in the natural world.

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    Garden Playtime

    April 28 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
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    Atlanta

    Tuesdays, March – Oct.: Introduce your little one to the joys of nature! Join us for fun activities that will stimulate your child’s interest in the natural world.

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