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Adult Programs - Specialty Classes and Workshops
Upcoming programs:
Shutterbuds: Photography Club
7-8:30 p.m.
1st Tuesday of every month. Not getting the most out of your digital camera? Come find out why. Free. Members Only. Questions to 850-0572.
Upcoming Dates
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September 7Japanese Calligraphy
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Shodo means “the way of writing” in Japanese. The class does not aim at acquisition of characters, so you need not worry about having learned the Japanese language. You can enjoy the art of writing Japanese calligraphy and experiencing Japanese culture with certified instructor Chikako Kamimura. All supplies provided. Beginners welcome. $36 for series, due on first night of class/individual sessions available as space allows. To register, contact Akemi Sommer, asommer@memphis.edu.
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September 25Bubba Tufa with Paul Little
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Back by popular demand, Paul Little will demonstrate and assist participants in making their own hyper-tufa container. All supplies will be provided and sedum plants will be available for purchase (to be planted after the pot has cured). Wear your work clothes and meet at the pine grove. Class will be held indoors in case of rain. Class size limited, please register early. Prepayment due by Sept. 22. MBG members $12/non-members $15. Call 636-4128 to register.
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September 28Lasagna Gardening with Pat Lanza
Long an advocate for renewing garden spaces with layered yard waste and newspaper, Pat is no less passionate about this method today than she was thirty years ago. She is the author of "How to Create Wonderful Gardens", "Lasagna Gardening: A method for improving the soil with; No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding!", "Lasagna Gardening for Small Spaces", & "Lasagna Gardening with Herbs". Pat has also re-published an old novel originally by Frances Duncan in 1913, "My Garden Doctor" and has a CD, talking book, "My Grandmother's Aprons." This year a French gardener wrote his own version of her popular book. MBG members $7/non-members $12. For information, call 636-4128. Pre-registration not necessary.
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October 30Construction Damage Mitigation/Tree Risk Assessment
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Join Fred Morgan in an assessment of how trees are impacted on construction sites and how those damaging impacts can be minimized. Tree risk assessment will include the physics of failure, tools and techniques, and formulas and reporting. MBG members $60/non-members $75. Prepayment due by Oct. 27. 636-4128 for more information or to register. ISA points applied for.
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