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Books in the Garden: Nature- Friend or Adversary? (125-04-11-18)
Second Wednesdays April - September, noon - 1:30 p.m.: April 11, May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12
Toni McNaron, Ph.D., award-winning professor emerita of English, University of Minnesota
Join other literature aficionados for thoughtful discourse over a cup of tea or coffee. Is nature a friend or adversary of humans? At times it can be hard to tell... As you encounter nature as it represented in this season's literature, you will discuss what motivates us to cooperate with or resist the forces of nature outside of our purview. You can find these works at your local library, or through online providers.
April: "Surfacing" by Margaret Atwood
May: "Garden Poems" edited by John Hollander
June: "The Summer Book" by Tove Jansson
July: "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
August: "A Gentle Plea for Chaos" by Mirabel Osler
September: "Dry September" by William Faulkner and "The Flowers" by Alice Walker
Limit 24, Oswald Visitor Center - Teaching Classroom
5 spots left
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$100 member/$130 non-member, includes Arboretum admission
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