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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…

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… 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.

Atlanta Audubon birdwalk
Atlanta Audubon birdwalk

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.

 

Youth Art Market, Auction for the Birds and more – April 25 & 26

This will be a big weekend at Woodlands Garden.

SATURDAY …

Get up early and join the Atlanta Audubon Society for a bird walk at 7:30.

After your coffee, come back for Stories in the Woods with Miss Mia from the Decatur Library, 10 – 11:30.

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Bring your wallet to our Youth Art Market from 11 am – 3 pm.  Artists in grades 2 – 12 will offer their clever and beautiful creations in booths around our meadow.

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Fire up your computer to bid on great birdhouses and birdfeeders:  http://www.woodlandsgarden.myevent.com/.  You can see them up close throughout the day.  The auction will close at 4 pm on the 26th.

SUNDAY …

Come to the Pavilion to hear The Rosin Sisters (Jan Smith, Barbara Panter-Connah, and Ann Whitley-Singleton) from 2 – 4 pm.

Fish HouseWatch the Auction for the Birds online bidding carefully and bid just before 4 pm.

Honor the earth with your body, mind and heart – join a poetry reading and T’ai Chi session from 4 – 5 pm, to close our Flock to Woodlands series of spring events.

Take home the birdfeeder or birdhouse you win at our auction!