Yoga For Gardeners

Saturday, May 5, 2012
3:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M.

Cost:
$20 for Museum members
$25 per participant for non-members

Let the instructors of Blue Laurel Yoga introduce you to some simple restorative yoga poses that can aid in the relief of sore gardening muscles. Focusing on the muscle groups gardeners work most heavily, we will offer stretches and strengthening exercises that can counter some of the discomforts that go along with digging in the dirt. We will begin with a practical introduction to yoga for gardeners, move into a series of postures that target hard-working muscle groups and close with a stroll through Bailey’s Woods.

Click here to download the registration form.

We accept cash and checks.

Make checks payable to Blue Laurel Yoga

Questions? Contact Emily Dean at museum@olemiss.edu.

The University of Mississippi Museum in association with
The Master Gardeners of Lafayette County present

The 2012 Master Gardener
Spring Lecture Series

April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2012
Each day at noon

APRIL 5
Designing a Low Maintenance Landscape
by Jeff Wilson, Horticulture Agent for the 
Northeast Mississippi District of the Mississippi 
State Extension Service
Mr. Wilson will be discussing how to survey your site and come up with a low maintenance design including suggestions for plant material.

APRIL 12
Attracting Wildlife to your Garden
by Margaret Gratz, Author of the ‘Earth Lady’ column for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Mrs. Gratz will show you plants and design principles to attract birds and butterflies to your garden throughout the seasons.

APRIL 19
Designing Container Gardens
by Dr. Lelia Kelly, Consumer Horticultural Specialist for the Mississippi State Extension Service
Dr. Kelly will discuss the benefits of container gardening along with the plan for success in this
type of gardening.

APRIL 26
Gardening on the Wild Side with Nature’s Most Important Plants
by Sherra Owens, Specialist in native plants and Master Gardener in Lee and Union Counties
Mrs. Owens will show you how to design a garden for the five senses using natives and successful
plants for this area.

Discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran’s status is a violation of federal and state law and MSU policy and will not be tolerated. Discrimination based upon sexual orientation or group affiliation is a violation of MSU policy and will not be tolerated.

SPRING 2012
BROWN BAG LECTURES
AT THE UM MUSEUM

Come listen to the Spring 2012 Brown Bag
Lectures at the UM Museum. PB&J (or honey)
will be provided.

Friday, March 30, 2012
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
The Vasari Society Presents
“Cathedrals and Parishes: Imagery Across Time in Stained Glass”

Professor Virginia Chieffo Raguin of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, presents this lecture at the University Museum. Raguin is an internationally recognized scholar of medieval and nineteenth-century stained glass, including windows in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Oxford.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
“Sanctuary: The Exhibition”
Photography by Stephen Kirkpatrick

Kirkpatrick Wildlife Photography will present an audiovisual presentation based on Kirkpatrick’s award winning book, Sanctuary: Mississippi’s Coastal Plain. Photographer Stephen Kirkpatrick will provide a personal tour and discussion of the exhibition, answer questions, and sign copies of his book.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
“Broken Pots, Broken Dreams: Working in Jingdezhen’s Porcelain Industry”
Documentary and Q & A with Dr. Joshua Howard

“Broken Pots, Broken Dreams: Working in Jingdezhen’s Porcelain Industry” is a documentary by anthropologist Maris Gillette about the social, economic, and cultural effects of shutting down state-run porcelain factories. Gillette interviews four people who were previously trained and employed by the government to work in these factories. As a result of economic reforms initiated by Deng Xiaoping, many state-run industries were forced to shut their doors because they were not profitable, thereby leaving employees without job security and benefits, and with no options other than to fend for themselves. Gillette juxtaposes generational attitudes towards the financially devastating situation and highlights the entrepreneurial spirit that has become characteristic of so many Chinese in the past two decades.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
“The Influence of Chinese Ceramics”

Ceramics Professor Matt Long will talk about the influence that the Chinese culture has had on his work, and how he has used these influences to make his own voice in his art.  Long will also talk about the importance of the technical aspects of ceramics including clay, glazes and firing.

Thursdays in April
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Master Gardeners Lecture Series