Events

LEAF Summer 2008 Calendar

Arts at the Arboretum

Thursdays (start @ 7PM) Ampitheatre off 6^th Street @ Frontier

 

July 17 : Gypsy Dave and the Stumpjumpers   folk/country/indie band headed by Dave Washousky
July 24 : Ischabaha    -  roots oriented Celtic folk band, playing traditional & contemporary folk music
July 31 : Cats a Bear JazzTrio      -    contemporary jazz blending funk, Latin, swing & groove
August 7 : 3Bop   -   a jazz trio celebrating their 10 year anniversary, with a hard bop feel
August 14 : Selah Praise Band praise & worship band  -   from Our Lady of Peace Parish

Movies at the Arboretum

Fridays at dusk, Virtual Tree Gazebo field

	CLICK MOVIE POSTER TRAILER
July 18	The Spiderwick Chronicles
July 25	Dreamer
August 1	Shrek the Third
August 8	We Are Marshall
August 15	Sorry No Movie Due to Celebrate Erie Downtown
August 22	Waterhorse - The Legend of the Deep
	(Movie titles subject to change)

 

 

 

 

Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival : August 2 + 3

more info:   http://www.erieartmuseum.org/performances/bj_fest/index.html

Visit the LEAF tent and buy green tags

10th Annual LEAF Festival

Saturday, September 6th, 10 am - 3 pm Frontier Park, 8th Street Side

Join us for our big 10th Anniversary Celebrating Trees, the Environment and You!

Ongoing Activities:

Granny's Ark Mobile Petting Zoo and Pony Rides (small fee) Children's Tree Climb with Hazlett Tree Service Old Fashion Children's Games Various children's crafts Face Painting & Temporary Tattoos (free) Labyrinth Workshops @ the Carrie T. Watson Garden Club labyrinth Plant Sale - Green Twig Nursery

Horticulture Lectures at Virtual Tree Gazebo:

10:00 'Pruning Basics and Beyond' (bring your own pruners) Scott Sjolander, Urban Forester

11:30 'Hardscape in the Garden Design' Dan Dahlkemper, Landscape Architect

12:30 'Hosta, The Flowering Foliage Plant' Mike Shadrack, Pres. Western NY Hosta Association

1:30 'Wind and PV Solar, Is It Right for Me? 10 Questions to Get Me Started' Lisa DeFrancisco, North Coast Energy Sysstems

2:30 'It's Your Turn - Compost!' (free compost bin for all participants) Gloria Kelly, Master Gardener

Music:

11:30 - 1:30 Gypsy Dave, bluegrass

2 pm US Coast Guard Academy Glee Club

Other festival activities include horticultural and environmental booths.