Container Gardening

Join Sue MacQueen, Scott Arboretum's Campus Engagement Coordinator, to make your own summer garden in a container.  Learn about plant palettes and pleasing color schemes.  All plants and soil will be provided but participants will have to provide their own 12x16 containers.  Limited to 18 attendees on Tuesday, July 8 from 1:15-2:45 p.m. Location TBD

Crum Woods Walk

Join Sue MacQueen, Scott Arboretum's Campus Engagement Coordinator, for a one-hour guided tour through the Crum Woods. Meet at the base of the Ampitheater on Tuesday, July 15 at 9am. 

Drawing Foundations

This workshop on Tuesday, July 15 from 1-3pm (Location TBD) provides a playful and exploratory introduction to the foundational elements of drawing through the practice of direct observation. Using a range of drawing tools, we’ll explore mark-making, line, value, shape, space, and gesture. Subjects of study will include the still life, the figure, and the landscape. No prior drawing experience is necessary. 

Group Singing for Community

Love to sing or interested in trying it out for the first time? Join us on Thursday, July 17 from 10:30am to noon (Location TBD) for a welcoming and fun group singing experience! This session is designed to be accessible to all lovers of music, regardless of experience level or ability. We'll explore the ways that singing with one another can help to bring us closer together, further the pursuit of social justice, and foster joy. We'll sing a variety of traditional and popular songs, including some from the Justice Choir Songbook. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the broader community (high school age or older) welcome—bring a singing friend or meet one here!

Birding for a Better World

Katrina Clark and Nicole Seahorn Hameen will discuss how to lead accessible and inclusive nature walks in an ever-changing world and why it benefits everyone. As founding members of In Color Birding Club they will share small tricks and larger cultural shifts that can increase the number of people who keep showing up for green spaces and the natural world.

The workshop will be on Friday, July 18 from 9-10am, meeting in the DuPont Parking Lot across from Singer. 

Pasta Making

Join us on Friday, July 18 from 11am to 2pm at the DCC's Teaching Kitchen for a hands-on pasta making workshop where you'll learn the art of crafting fresh, homemade pasta from scratch. Guided by an experienced chef, this fun and interactive session covers everything from mixing and kneading dough to rolling and shaping various pasta types like fettuccine, ravioli, and tagliatelle. Perfect for beginners and food enthusiasts alike, you'll leave with new skills, delicious recipes, and a taste of Italy to bring home. All materials and ingredients provided!