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Schedule for fundraising events for The John Dau Foundation
July 26 BRATTLEBORO, VT
Noon – 3:00 PM – John Dau and other Lost Boys, namely Atem Deng,
Achier Mou and Deng Adit, meet with a group of young people at
The Guilford Church to see the film GOD GREW TIRED OF US.
4:00 – 4:30 – Latchis Theater, Brattleboro – Music by Youssoupha Sidibe,
Kora master from Senegal
4:30 – 6:30 – Screening of GOD GREW TIRED OF US in the main theater
at The Latchis, 50 Main Street, Brattleboro. John Dau, whose story
is told in the film, will introduce the movie. $10 tickets available at the door.
6:30 – 8:30 – Buffet reception at The Brattleboro Museum and Art
Center catered by Tristan Toleno of The Riverview Cafˇ, for the
public, John Dau and other former Lost Boys. Cash wine bar by
Marty Ramsburg of Windham Wines. During the reception, balafon
music (a West African xylophone) with Steve Leicach. Tickets are
$30 per person; reservations required.
Tickets for the BMAC reception can be purchased for $30 at the following:
Everyone’s Books. 23 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, VT – 802-254-8160
Windham Wines. Next to The Latchis Theater, Brattleboro, VT
– 802-246-6400
Misty Valley Books. Main Street, Chester, VT – 802-875-3400
Verde for Home and Garden. 133 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT
– 802-258-3908
Walker Farm. Rte 5, Dummerston, VT – 802-254-2051
Or by calling Gordon Hayward at 802-387-4766.
Go to www.latchis.com for further information on events on July 26, 2008.
July 27 THE HAYWARD GARDEN, WESTMINSTER WEST, VT
$10 tickets available in the garden
1:00 – Introduction by John Dau and other former Lost Boys
of the afternoon’s events
1:30 – Opportunity to join talking-circles throughout
the garden led by former Lost Boys
2:00 – Balafon music, African drumming, and Afro-Carribean percussion
instruments with Steve Leicach.
2:30 – See the gardens with Gordon and Mary Hayward or Kew trained
gardener Viki Ferennia, visit concession stands, have Malian food
from Dieneba Macalou and family from Malian Cuisine in Brattleboro
3:00 – African drumming with John Hughes and his drummers
3:30 – One hour concert by Youssoupha Sidibe with the Kora in the garden
4:30 – 5:00 – Conversations with the Lost Boys, Youssoupha, food,
wander in the garden
African Concessions
Copies of the documentary film GOD GREW TIRED OF US for sale.
Amie Walter from African Woven Arts in Bellows Falls will be selling
African fabrics and clothing.
CD’s of Youssoupha Sidibe’s music will be for sale.
Beadwork to support the 15 member Maasai Osotua WomenÕs Group from
Kenya will also be for sale. The mother of Musa Seno, a Maasai living in
Putney, VT, is a member of this women’s group.
Bill and Lynne Reed from Misty Valley Books in Chester will be selling
books about or set in Africa.
Directions to The Hayward Garden
508 McKinnon Road, Westminster West, VT 05346
PH:802-387-4766
From points South or North coming on I-91
Take I-91 north or south to Exit 4, the Putney exit.
When you get off Interstate 91, get onto Route 5 North.
Go about one half mile into the center of Putney Village.
Turn left just by The Putney General Store onto the Westminster Road.
Go exactly four miles to the second entrance to McKinnon Road.
That is, McKinnon is a U shaped road and comes out twice onto
the Westminster West Road. Pass the first entrance;
Pass Josh Gold Pottery and then take the second entrance.
Turn hard right on McKinnon and you will be shown where to park.
S C H E D U L E F O R 2 0 0 8
Jan 23 Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH
Stone in the Garden
Feb 5 Rye Garden Club, Rye, NY
Stone in the Garden
Feb 12 Princeton, NJ Garden Club
Your House, Your Garden
Feb 21 CT Flower Show, Hartford
Small Buildings, Small Gardens
and The Welcoming Garden at the Front of Your House
Mar 1 Rochester, NY
The Welcoming Garden; Small Buildings, Small Gardens
Mar 7-8 Lewis Ginter Botanic Gardens, Richmond, VA
Workshop on designing with stone
and lecture on Small Buildings, Small Gardens
Mar 14 Winterthur, DE
Fine Painting as Inspiration for garden staff and docents
Mar 14 Longwood Garden, Kennett Square, PA
Small Buildings, Small Gardens
Mar 15 Longwood Garden, Kennett Square, PA
Homeowners’ Design Workshop
Mar 29 Connecticut Master Gardeners Convention, Manchester, CT
Stone in the Garden and Your House, Your Garden
Apr 5 Des Moines, IA
Lecture on The Welcoming Garden
and a workshop on Your House, Your Garden
Apr 17 The Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
Art as Inspiration for Garden Design
Apr 27 Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA
A workshop titled Taking a Fresh Look at Your Garden
and a lecture: Fine Painting as Inspiration for Garden Design
June 22 Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT
Translating English Garden Design to American Gardens
Sept 18 Denver Botanic Garden
The Welcoming Garden
Sept 20 Yew Dell, Louisville, KY
Stone in the Garden
Oct 21 Woodstock, VT Garden Club
Fine Art as Inspiration
Oct 28 Talbot County Garden Club of Maryland
Translating English Garden Design to American Gardens
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Jun 3 Hollis, MA Garden Club
Visit to our garden
Jun 28-29 Open garden for Westminster Cares
Visit to our garden
Sept 30 Winterthur Group
Visit to our garden
S C H E D U L E F O R 2 0 0 9
Feb 28 Horticultural Society of Maryland
Garden Design Workshop and Fine Art as Inspiration