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'Whimsical Wall Hangings' Workshop at Trailside, March 14
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 • 7:00pm
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce a program for adults at Trailside Nature & Science Center in Mountainside entitled “Whimsical Wall Hangings” on Thursday, March 14, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The fee for this program is $15 for Union County residents and $20 for out-of-county participants.
“This engaging and satisfying workshop taps our creativity, while utilizing the natural materials found all around us,” said Freeholder Chairman Linda Carter.
The workshop, taught by Trailside park naturalist Ruth Yablonsky and exhibit artist Susan Anderson, offers an opportunity to create peaceful, natural wall hangings that will enhance your home. Using dried natural materials, such as goldenrod, wild grasses, dried leaves and grape vines gathered from the Watchung Reservation, participants will make their own unique adornment. Bring your imagination and a glue gun and pruning shears if you have them.
For additional information about this lecture or other adult programs or upcoming events at Trailside, call 908-789-3670 or visit www.ucnj.org/trailside. Trailside Nature & Science Center is located at 452 New Providence Road in Mountainside and is a service of the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ – Park naturalist Ruth Yablonsky and artist Susan Anderson display “Whimsical Wall Hangings” they created in preparation for an adult program scheduled for Thursday, March 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Trailside Nature & Science Center. Adults, ages 18 and older, are encouraged to bring their imagination as they use natural materials such as goldenrod, grape vines and grasses from the Watchung Reservation to create peaceful, natural wall hangings to warm their homes. The fee for this program is $15 for residents of Union County and $20 for out-of-county participants. Trailside Nature & Science Center is located at 452 New Providence Road in Mountainside and is a service of the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
