It's beginning to look a lot like Spring! The temperatures are rising and flowers are blooming, and we are all trying to get outdoors more. Here are a few upcoming spring events to enjoy, socially distanced of course. These events offer opportunities to view Boston’s vibrant public art scene, explore some of New England's forests with beautiful nature walks, see Harvard’s famous Lilacs in the Arboretum, and an opportunity to take a road trip and visit artists studios in Rockport and Gloucester, MA.
1. Cube Zoom!
Multiple Dates Available
Join Cube Art for a tour of local Boston artist studios done virtually: RSVP for one or more of the upcoming CubeZoom!
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“Zooms will last for an hour (or less). At the 40 minute mark, we will open up to questions for discovery and meaningful encounters as if we were in the studio. If you want to invite a friend, colleague or art lover...or just someone who is curious about creativity and discovery, please do!”
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2. Boston Street Art and Graffiti Walking Tour
April 18th, May 16th, July 11th, August 22nd
Image courtesy of Rob Larson via eventbrite
“Spend a couple of hours with an expert guide checking out some of the best street art and graffiti in the city. The tour focuses almost exclusively on large-scale, commissioned murals in highly visible, public areas. The goal of this tour is to shine a light on graffiti style murals and street art installations as they exist in the community and to explore the different aspects of what graffiti and street art mean in 2021.”
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3. Spring Forest Exploration
Wednesday April 14th, 8:30am and Saturday May 22nd, 9:30am
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“Join Claire O'Neill & Kathy McGlathery for a lovely Biodiversity walk in the Fells exploring how seasons pass and shape our plants and wildlife in our beautiful urban forest. We'll enjoy, observe and record the flora and fauna in various locations of the woods, starting from the Flynn Rink parking lot. This is part of Earthwise Aware's biodiversity studies that collect data about the impact of climate change on the synchronicity of fauna and flora phenophases (i.e., observable stages or phases in the annual life cycle of a plant or animal that can be defined by a start and endpoint). This is a great way opportunity to learn how to be alert and in tune with our environment, and to discover our urban woodland's biodiversity and cycles.”
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4. Lilacs in the Arboretum
Sunday May 2nd, 8am - 10am
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“On this workshop we will visit the Lilac collection first and then other parts of the park like the nearby Maples collection. Optional sunrise shoot at nearby Jamaica Pond from 5:15 – 6:15 AM at the boathouse (sunrise is at 5:36 AM). This is not an Arnold Arboretum sponsored event. $5 donation to the Friends of the Arboretum included for all registrants. Learn more at www.bluehourboston.com”
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5. SketchBoston at Rose Kennedy Greenway
May 8th, 12pm - 3:30pm
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“We'll be inspired by the plants and places, colors and textures of the Rose Kennedy Greenway in spring as we celebrate Boston Design Week in one of our city's great green spaces.SketchBoston welcomes anyone interested in drawing the landscape. All skill levels are encouraged to join us! Participation is free and open to all.”
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