Welcome, Thanks, Concert & Workshop for Solstice Weekend

The Summer Solstice is upon us – we should celebrate. (We promise to have cold lemonade.)

Saturday June 20th — Please join us to welcome summer, thank our volunteers, hear great news, enjoy music and poetry and celebrate the solstice.

3 pm Welcome, Announcements, Thank-yous — in the Meadow

4 – 6 pm Cello Music by Jean Gay, Poetry by Megan Sexton — in the Pavilion

Sunday June 21st —

10 am – noon Poetry Workshop with Megan Sexton — in the Pavilion

More info on the workshop:

Led by award-winning poet and editor Megan Sexton, this Summer Solstice inspired poetry workshop is all about celebrating the beauty of nature in Woodlands Garden. We will venture out into the Garden for inspiration, read examples of nature poems, and incorporate writing prompts to generate poems. The goal of the workshop is for everyone to have a poem or a poem-in-progress to take home with them.

All levels of writing experience are welcome. Bring your favorite notebook and pen or pencil, plus whatever water and snacks you will need.

Please contact Megan at msexton@gsu.edu to register.

A suggested donation of $10-20 will benefit Woodlands Garden.

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Woodlands inspires so many of us, in so many ways – to attend to the friends walking the trails with us, to appreciate the lovely plants and trees of the Piedmont, to volunteer. It can also inspire us to make music and poetry – really! Come listen on Saturday, give it a try yourself on Sunday.

Welcome to Woodlands! June 20th

Saturday, June 20

3 – 4 pm Welcome, Thanks and Announcements in the Meadow

4 – 6 pm Solstice Concert in the Pavilion

Jean Gay, Cellist and Megan Sexton, Poet

First join us in the Meadow to welcome our visitors, voice our thanks to many extraordinary volunteers, and learn about Woodlands Garden’s campaign to “Keep it Green Indie-catur.” Then stroll to the Pavilion…

… where we will welcome summer with the arts. Megan will read new poems inspired by Bach’s Suite No. 3, which Jean Gay will be playing on cello and poems by others chosen to complement Jean’s solo cello selections. There will be alternating poems and cello pieces throughout the performance.

Yoga in the Pavilion: You could come twice a week!

June 10, 2015

Yes, the astilbes and hydrangeas are a great reason to come take a walk here. But wait, there’s more! The Woodlands Pavilion is a perfect setting for yoga. Two instructors are returning: Betsy on weekend mornings and Aditi on weekday evenings. We hope one of these sessions will suit your schedule.

Join Aditi Bhardwaj in the Pavilion

THURSDAYS FROM 5:30 – 6:30 PM beginning June 4th

Stretches and deep breathing will be the focus of yoga sessions on Thursdays. It will include gentle and active routines that linger on postures or work through a flow sequence, tailored to suit the audience and the mood of the day.

Join Betsy Root in the Pavilion

SATURDAYS FROM 9:30 – 10:30 AM beginning June 6th

In meditative flow, we move through breath work, warm up movements, and postures with an emphasis on cultivating strength, flexibility, and non-judgmental self-awareness. Prior yoga experience is beneficial, though we offer modifications to make the class accessible.

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Please bring a mat, water, and a small towel. Suggested donation = $10/class.

May 16th – a great day to visit birds and parks

Saturday May 16th come to Woodlands early to meet Ralph Smith and other Atlanta Audubon guides for a birdwalk. You may begin your walk here at 7:30. Then adjourn if you wish to the Decatur Cemetery to see even more birds.

Come back later in the day for one of many stops on the new Decatur greenspace scavenger hunt. From 11 am – 2 pm, volunteers will greet you at Woodlands and seven other special places around Decatur. “Garden Go Seek” is a kid-oriented, family-friendly scavenger hunt designed to get you out of the house and into Decatur’s beeeee-autiful green spaces. Buzz around eight Decatur community gardens, parks, and a woodland sanctuary on National Kids to Parks Day, May 16. And it won’t sting your family budget because it’s free!

Pick up the newest edition of the “Garden Go Seek” guide at the Decatur Visitors’ Center or at any of the eight stops. Hint: Woodlands Garden is stop #1.

Youth Art Market POSTPONED to May 2nd

All the weather channels predict 100% chance of severe weather tomorrow April 25th. Our artists will bring their fanciful, practical, colorful … etc … wares to Woodlands Garden on May 2nd from 11 am – 2 pm.

Stay safe indoors tomorrow and join us next Saturday at Woodlands Garden’s Youth Art Market.

note: While you watch the rain from your window, you can still bid online for our Auction for the Birds. Find information on the market and the auction at woodlandsgarden.myevent.com.