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SOUTH END CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION
Special Events
For information about the events below, please
call Al Whitaker at
(617) 375-8137 or email awhitaker@uses.org. All events below are free and held at the Harriet Tubman House at 566
Columbus Ave., Boston, MA 02118.
SPRING CONCERT
Thursday, April 19, 2007
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: Harriet Tubman House, 566 Columbus Ave., Boston, MA 02118
Free and open to all. Please join us for a free concert sponsored by students from the
Longy School of Music (Cambridge). Emily Murphy - piano
Roger Flatt - trombone
URBAN VERBAL STEW
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Location: Harriet Tubman House, 566 Columbus Ave., Boston, MA 02118
Free and open to all Light Refreshments Served Come make up the audience for
USES’ third annual Urban Verbal Stew, a progressive reading of works by local writers. The theme for this year is “Light” (Light as opposed to heavy, electricity of all kinds,
enlightenment, floating – think of the possibilities!) Hear poetry, prose and short non-fiction pieces read by the authors. Expect the unexpected!
Location: Harriet Tubman House (Lincoln House Room) 566 Columbus Ave Boston, MA 02118 To RSVP or for additional information about events, please call 617-375-8137 or email Awhitaker@uses.org
BREATHING STONES
Master Sculptors of Zimbabwe
Exhibition and Sale 
Exhibit: May 2 – June 13, 2007
Opening Reception: May 9, 2007, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Harriet Tubman House, 566 Columbus Ave., Boston, MA 02118
Free and open to
all
Light refreshments served Visit and touch the art of Friends Forever
Please note that the official opening reception and presentation will take place on Wednesday, May 9.
For more information:
(508) 893-0644 / info@planetaid.org
(617) 375-8137 / awhitaker@uses.org
THE SECOND ANNUAL WINTER LECTURE SERIES
presented by The South End Lower Roxbury
Open Space Land Trust (SELOROSLT)
All lectures are free and open to all. Wednesday, March 7, 2007
SEEDING SOLUTIONS INDOORS
Ellen Wells
7:00pm - 9:00pm Looking for more variety than the starter plants offered at garden centers? Starting your own
seeds indoors in early spring is a great solution, and offers such satisfaction, as well. Join Ellen C. Wells to learn about supplies, growing conditions, and resources. A seed holds
such possibilities!
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
WINDOW BOX WHIMSY
Lou Whitney
7:00pm - 9:00pm Windows are the eye to your home - Let's get out the EYELINER! Make your window box whimsical and
creative using plants from around the world. Join Lou Whitney from Twigs for a magical evening. 
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
V IS FOR VEGETABLE: BRINGING THE GARDEN TO THE TABLE
Roger Swain
7:00pm - 9:00pm It’s not hard to be a good cook when you start with good
ingredients. The best tasting meals aren’t simply homemade, they’re home grown. Join Roger Swain, host of PBS-TV’s “The Victory Garden” and HGTV’s People, Places and Plants”, to talk
about gardens that taste as good as they look. Whether your garden is measured in inches or feet, now is the time to start setting the table.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
TREES IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT
Trina Hofreiter and Robin Evans
7:00pm - 9:00pm What are the stresses on urban trees and what can we do to avoid
them? What are the best trees to plant in the city? How can city planting projects build and sustain community? Join the arborist from Arborway Tree Care to learn about urban trees,
along with Trina Hofreiter and Robin Evans of the Urban Ecology Institute, for a presentation about their city trees inventory initiative and their planting projects.
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