March 2013 events

Painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir is the focus of a conversation between art historian Martha Lucy, plein-air (open-air) painter Giovanni Casadei, and dancer Jumatatu Poe. 

Vocalist and composer Floyd and her distinctive jazz ensemble play music from her reflective and provocative Veil Series. 

Allan L. Edmunds, founder and president of the Brandywine Workshop, discusses multiculturalism as imperative in education, and suggests strategies for institutional growth and sustainability.

By Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo

Walk into rooms of wondrous art, then design a house. Best for ages 2–5.

Open the door to adventure by crafting a friendship key bracelet, designing a welcome-home bag, and assembling an “unlock the mystery” storybook.

Smooth jazz ensemble Ussence features H. Wade Johnson, Christopher Rhodes on bass, Eric P. Tyus on guitar, Trendle Thomas on keyboard, and Ronald Green on drums.

Open the door to adventure by crafting a friendship key bracelet, designing a welcome-home bag, and assembling an “unlock the mystery” storybook.

Open the door to adventure by crafting a friendship key bracelet, designing a welcome-home bag, and assembling an “unlock the mystery” storybook.

A hands-on workshop on the basics of multiplying plants using seeds and cuttings. Learn how to start vegetable and flower seeds, how to divide perennials, how to take cuttings of woody plants, and take home new plants for your garden. Bring gloves and pruners.

Director of Programs at Winterthur, Jeff Groff explores some of the great gardens and estates of the Main Line from the 1870s to 1930s. This lecture looks at the changing garden styles and the work of noteworthy landscape architects such as the Olmsted Brothers, Warren Manning, Ellen Biddle Shipman, Oglesby Paul, and Thomas Sears. Garden features and furniture are also included. Using historic photographs, Mr. Groff will highlight notable gardens such as Dolobran and Allgates in Haverford, Pembroke in Bryn Mawr, Bloomfield and Launfal in Villanova, and Penshurst in Penn Valley. Light refreshments to follow. 

By Susan Knopf

Share Barney Backhoe’s excitement at helping to build a skyscraper in the big city, then make a car and a key. Best for ages 2–5.

Monroe charms, uplifts, and transports audiences with her moving, original compositions blending classical, jazz, spirituals, and R&B.

By Susan Knopf

Share Barney Backhoe’s excitement at helping to build a skyscraper in the big city, then make a car and a key. Best for ages 2–5.

Indie chanteuse Dubinsky expresses the sultriness of bossa nova, the longing of soul, the vulnerability of folk songs, and the earthy sophistication of jazz. 

Italy has produced some of the world's greatest artists, but has also fostered a corner of the art world full of gifted rogues, gullible collectors, and hapless "experts." Lead by Marco Grassi.