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Science Café: Héctor E. Pérez

Héctor E. Pérez | Professor, Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida | Thursday, April 25, 6 p.m. | Location: Mershon Hall + Facebook Live | Are Today’s Seeds Ready for the Climate Challenges of Tomorrow? Speaker Bio: Héctor E. Pérez earned an M.S. in Horticultural Science from the University… Read More

Science Café: Karl Fetter

Karl Fetter | USDA Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut; Biodiversity & Conservation Genomics Center, Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut | Thursday, March 21, 6 p.m. | Location: Zoom meeting (registration required) | Building conservation genomic programs to protect imperiled tree species of… Read More

Monument of Dirt & Air by Jered Sprecher

Interpreting botanical images shown through technology’s visual filters, Jered Sprecher’s paintings are unlike any other. In collaboration with Whitespace Gallery, located in Inman Park, Atlanta, Monument of Dirt & Air, features 10 oil paintings by Jered Sprecher that depict plants viewed through the lens of technology. These paintings… Read More

Virtual Science Café – Jessica B. Turner-Skoff, Ph.D.

Jessica B. Turner-Skoff, Ph.D. | Associate Director, Science Communications at Longwood Gardens | February 15, 6 p.m. E.T. | Location: Zoom Meeting (registration required)| Telling the story of plants… and telling that story well Description of Presentation: As the backbone of the terrestrial ecosystem, plants are essential for life on earth. From… Read More

Glass in Flight

Created by nationally known sculptor Alex Heveri, the exhibition of glass sculptures captures the essence of flight. Included with Garden Admission. Featured will be 22 of artist Alex Heveri’s glass and steel sculptures of gigantic insects. The sculptures are Dalle de Verre, French for “glass slab,” a technique that… Read More

SOLD OUT: Global Street Food Dinner

Welcome the colors and vibrance of spring with the unique, bold and fresh flavors of three thriving street food cuisines: Thai, Indian and Persian. Learn three recipes and enjoy them for  dinner in this semi-hands-on class with Naina Bhedwar, an Atlanta-based chef with global roots. Schedule… Read More

Science Café: Julie Velásquez Runk and Frankie Green

Description of Presentation: This talk is about how we wove and polished the illustrated storybook An Adventure of Wounaan Children and Many Birds with the biocultural team of the Wounaan National Congress and the Foundation for the Development of Wounaan People.  Wounaan are an Indigenous people of Panama and Colombia… Read More

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights Volunteer Orientation

Spread holiday cheer this season during Garden Lights, Holidays Nights! This training covers a general orientation along with information needed to volunteer greet and direct visitors through the exhibition. Volunteers must attend the session and commit to five shifts during the event. Volunteers are invited to a preview event and… Read More