Line Up For 2015's Music In The Garden Programs

Music In The Garden

Come to the Field at Boxerwood to enjoy an evening picnic and listen to local musicians perform.  These Friday evenings are free and open to the general public.  Picnicking begins at 5:30pm and the main musical performance is from 6:30pm to 8pm.

April 24 - Sara Jane McDonald   Country Music

May 8 -  The Fading Point   A Cappella Vocal Group from Southern Virginia U.

May 22- Vince Lewis & Nadine Chase   Classic Jazz

June 12 - Shester & Datz   Blue Grass and Old Time Music

June 26 - Honest Labor  Acoustic Blues

July 10 - SHH Trio   Modern Jazz

July 24 - The Exiled Lexington Coffee Shop Jam  Acoustic Music

August 14 - Lord Nelson  Original Indie Rock

August 28 - Carrington Kay  Original Acoustic Music

September 11 - Coprolite  Jurasic Rock

New Addition to the Boxerwood Play Trail

Ben Eland, our Garden Worker at Boxerwood, had the chance to show his creative chops by developing an idea to bring music to the Play Trail in a natural way.  Ben combined a large hollow log and wooden slats to produce a xylophone for children to make their own tunes on.

The Play Trail at Boxerwood is open for escorted children 7 years of age or younger from dawn to dusk 7 days a week.  Admission is free.

Winter Bird Seed Sale To Support Boxerwood

Flash Snow Day Planned For Boxerwood

Boxerwood to announce a “Flash!” Snow Day

“Put on your mittens and come play at Boxerwood!” That’s the message nature center staff plan to spread on social media after the region’s first big snowfall. Their aim is to encourage more kids and families to brave the cold and experience the fun and exhilaration of playing together outdoors in winter.

A “FLASH! Boxerwood Snow Day!” will be posted on Facebook, Twitter, and the Boxerwood webpage (www.boxerwood.org) the morning of a spontaneously-­‐scheduled Snow Day. Member families will receive an email and the nature center will record a message for callers on voicemail (463-­‐2697). Note that the Boxerwood event will not necessarily take place during weather-­‐related school closings, when driving may be hazardous, but may take place after school on the following day.

During the Boxerwood Snow Day, kids of all ages are welcome to go sledding in the field (bring your own sleds and saucers), make snow people and animals, build igloos and forts and castles, and have friendly snowball fights. Although staff will be on hand to monitor activities, all children without exception must be accompanied by an adult responsible for their safety and behavior.

So stay tuned…. After the first big snow, when roads have been cleared, check your favorite social media or call the nature center to find out and help spread the word about a Boxerwood Snow Day!

Winter Tree Walk

Boxerwood's Horticulturist Faith Vosburgh will lead a Winter Tree Walk on January 24th.  This conducted tour of Boxerwood's most interesting trees of winter is free to the general public.  You can meet Faith at the Munger Lodge at 10am.

Dates Set for Music In The Garden

On this snowy morning your thoughts may be turning to Spring. Here at Boxerwood our staff and volunteers are looking and planning ahead for more opportunities for you to enjoy the woodland garden.

Boxerwood has set the dates for this year's Music In The Garden Programs. Additional dates have been added to this popular free event where the general public is invited to bring a picnic to the Field Stage area and enjoy entertainment by local musicians.

The Friday evening dates are:

April 24
May 15 and 29
June 12 and 26
July 10 and 24
August 14 and 28
September 11

Since we will not be hosting a Boxerwoodstock music event in July, we have added more dates for Music in the Garden. We hope you and your family can find time to stop by on one or more of these evenings.

Boxerwood Launches New Web Site

Check out the new website for Boxerwood.  You can find it at the same old on line address;

www.boxerwood.org

With this new format we hope to be better able to keep up with current information that we can make available to the public.