FITCHBURG — Art and flowers will come together in a creative display when the Laurelwood Garden Club holds its monthly meeting from 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday, March 13, at the Fitchburg Art Museum, 185 Elm St., where members and guests will get a preview of this spring’s Art in Bloom event.
Members and guests will watch Christy King, floral designer with King Farms in Townsend, design and create a floral interpretation of a selected artwork while explaining the how’s and why’s behind the placement of flowers and overall composition.
“This presentation will be a pathway for members to participate in the upcoming Art in Bloom event,” said Julie Palioca, who does public relations for the club.
Art in Bloom
The Laurelwood Garden Club will also partner with the Fitchburg Art Museum for the 28th annual Art in Bloom, to be held Thursday, April 23, through Sunday, April 26, at the museum.
“This year, 40 pieces of art have been selected for interpretation,” Palioca explained. “The Laurelwood Garden Club invites its members, local garden clubs, artists and aspiring designers to create interpretations for Art in Bloom, and floral shops are also encouraged to participate.”
Beginning Friday, March 13, interested participants may visit the Fitchburg Art Museum to select an artwork and obtain an Interpreters Kit during regular museum hours, Wednesday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The deadline to register is 4 p.m. on, April 8.
Interpreters will receive free admission to the museum and a complimentary ticket to the Friday evening Champagne Reception.
For more information or assistance with the selection and registration process, contact Aimee Cotnoir at 978-345-4207 or email [email protected], or Palioca at 978-537-7630.
Scholarships
The Laurelwood Garden Club has sent scholarship applications to area schools.
The club offers a scholarship to a high school senior planning to pursue studies in agricultural or environmental-related fields, including agricultural science, horticulture, landscape design or architecture, conservation, forestry, agronomy, city planning, land management, botany, biology and environmental studies.
The deadline for submitting applications to either the Laurelwood Garden Club or school guidance counselors is Wednesday, April 1. For more information, contact Barbara Reynolds, Laurelwood Garden Club Scholarship Chair, at 978-582-4662.
Upcoming meetings
Members of the Laurelwood Garden Club are excited to announce upcoming meetings.
A “Paint from Nature” workshop will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 10, at Christ Church, 569 Main St., and members are invited to explore the art of “Forest Bathing” at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 8, at Coggshall Park’s Stone House, 65 Electric Ave., both in Fitchburg. The club’s Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, June 12, at the 1761 Old Mill Restaurant, 69 State Road E., Westminster.
This year’s Civic Beautification Project, located in Renaissance Park on Main Street in Fitchburg, will once again be made possible through a grant awarded to the Laurelwood Garden Club by the Fitchburg Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
The Laurelwood Garden Club was organized in 1965 and is affiliated with National Garden Clubs Inc. (New England Region) and the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Inc. within the Central North District. Monthly meetings are held on the second Friday of the month from September through June and are open to the public with an interest in gardening programs.
For information about events, membership or attending a meeting, contact Julie Palioca, Public Relations, at 978-537-7630 or visit the club’s website at LaurelwoodGardenClub.org.
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