Cornell Plantations’ Fall ‘07 Lecture Series
Cornell Plantations’ Fall ‘07 Lecture Series Covers Climate Change, Horticulture, Native Plants, History, and Archaeology
ITHACA, N.Y. — Horticulturists, authors, and environmentalists are featured in the lineup of six free Wednesday evening lectures in Cornell Plantations’ Fall 2007 Lecture Series, starting September 5th. With the exception of the September 5th event, all lectures are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Alice Statler Auditorium in Statler Hall, on the Cornell University campus. Nearby free parking is available.
This year’s lecture series schedule is as follows:
• Wednesday, September 5 at 5:30 p.m., Warren Hall Auditorium, room B45: “The Zookeeper’s Wife. Author Diane Ackerman delivers the 11th annual William H. and Jane Torrence Harder Lecture. Join us afterward for a garden reception at Cornell Plantations’ Botanical Garden (off Plantations Road) to kick off the series.
• Wednesday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium: “Tremble, Bloom, and a Slow Fade to Brown.William Cullina, author and director of horticultural research for the New England Wildflower Society, presents the 2nd annual Class of 1945 lecture. Book signing to follow.
• Wednesday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium: “Fragrance in the Garden. Holly Shimizu, executive director of the United States Botanic Garden, delivers the 19th annual Audrey Harkness O’Connor Lecture.
• Wednesday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium: “Paradise Transformed: Private Gardens for the 21st Century.” Guy Cooper and Gordon Taylor, authors, television presenters, and international landscape designers, deliver the 25th annual William J. Hamilton, Jr. lecture. Book signing to follow.
• Wednesday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium: “Climate Change and our Gardens, Farms, and Natural Landscapes,” by David Wolfe, professor of horticulture at Cornell University. Book signing to follow.
• Wednesday, November 28 at 7:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium: “Reconstructing the Desert Gardens of Naguar Palace, Rajasthan, India,by Kathryn L. Gleason, associate professor of landscape architecture at Cornell University.
Ample free parking is available after 5 p.m. in the parking garage on Hoy Road, just a short walk from Statler Hall. Handicapped access is available at the back of the Statler. For more information, please visit our website at www.plantations.cornell.edu, or call 607-255-2400.
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