Calendar of Events

Thank you for joining Fruitlands at the 25th anniversary for Concord Band!

Continuing at Fruitlands through November, 2010 is sculptor Joseph Wheelwright’s astonishing Tree Figures installation, featuring eight monumental, lifelike figures, created from actual trees. With their own distinct personalities the figures are carefully sited throughout the property and greet the visitor in grand style.

Fruitlands Museum is proud to present For the Birds: Art from the Mass Audubon Collection. Exhibit opens April 11 at a gala reception and continues through November 15, 2010. The exhibit includes awe-inspiring original elephant-folio (large format) engravings and copper plates by John James Audubon, etchings by Alexander Wilson —Audubon’s predecessor who described and depicted American birds—plus works by American impressionist Frank Weston Benson, Andy Warhol’s eye-popping serigraph, Bald Eagle, and work by Charley Harper, the witty and wise “minimal realist.” Among the most exciting artwork on view are watercolors by legendary bird artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes, plus a variety of paintings by renowned watercolor artists Robert Verity Clem of Chatham and Lars Jonsson of Sweden. Also included are delicate miniature carved birds by 20th century artist Allen James King, along with remarkable works by Larry Barth, widely acclaimed as the foremost bird sculptor and 10-time Ward World Champion Carver.

Fruitlands Museum is pleased to introduce the 2010 Artist-in-Residence, Barry Van Dusen. His exhibit, Flights of Discovery: The Avian Art of Barry Van Dusen, opens at an artist's reception on April 18 and continues through November 15, 2010. Van Dusen is an internationally recognized wildlife artist whose articles and paintings have been featured in Bird Watcher’s Digest, Birding, and Birder’s World magazines. He has illustrated a variety of natural history books and pocket guides in association with the Massachusetts Audubon Society.            

JULY

Wednesday, July 21, 7:15 – 8:15PM
Sundown Concert Series, Concord Band
Take Flight theme is in honor of flight and the anniversary of the first lunar landing.
Admission is per carload: Members, FREE; Nonmembers, $10. Rain date, Thursday, July 22.

Saturday, July 24, 7:00 – 9:30AM
Bird Walk and Exploration with Pat White
Program Fee: FREE.
Join local birder Pat White, in conjunction with the Brookline Bird Club, for an exciting bird walk. You’ll travel about two miles on trails. Bring your own binoculars and field guide.

Wednesday, July 28, 7:15 PM – 8:15PM
Sundown Concert Series, Concord Band
Summer Retrospective concert. Admission is per carload: Members, FREE; Nonmembers, $10. Rain date, Thursday, July 29.

AUGUST

Sunday, August 1, SUNDAYS@ONE
21st Century Bird Artist with Barry Van Dusen
Free to Members or with Museum full admission
Enjoy this Ell Gallery Talk and Tour where Fruitlands Artist-in-residence discusses his work and the process by which he creates his delightful avian-themed paintings. Then we move to the Wayside where Barry will discuss his completed paintings in the ongoing exhibition, Flights of Discovery.

Sunday, August 8, SUNDAYS@ONE
Poetry in Flight: Poetry Readings with Members of the Concord Poetry Center
Free to Members or with Museum full admission
Exhilarating freedom, the call of distant voices and limitless uplifting spirit are just some of the spell-binding images evoked by the flight of birds. This collaboration with the Concord Poetry Center will bring ten local poets to the gallery to read avian-inspired works from their own collections as well as some penned by others. Event moderator and local author Susan Richmond was Fruitlands 2007 Artist-in-residence. CPC members will be admitted free to this event.

Wednesday, August 11, 7PM, Sundown Concert Series
Jeff Conley Band, voted Boston's best Indie/Folk Rock group!
Admission per carload: Members, $12; nonmembers, $15
Rain date, Thursday, August 12
The band performs with unique instruments made from ordinary objects to delight audiences with their own blend of upbeat music.

Wednesday, August 18, 7PM, Sundown Concert Series
The Love Dogs, 50s music with a 21st century twist!
Admission per carload: Members, $12; nonmembers, $15
Rain date, Thursday, August 19
Kick off your flip flops and dance to The Love Dogs 50s-style, high energy blues, R&B, funk, jazz and more than a touch of brass.

Wednesday, August 25, 7PM, Sundown Concert Series
Rico Barr and the Jump n Jive Review,
Admission per carload: Members, $12; nonmembers, $15
Rain date, Thursday, August 26
Nominated swing band of the year by the National Swing Awards, Rico Barr performs a wide ranging repertoire including jazz and rock.