A Day of Lichens at Thoreau Farm

Sunday, April 6

Join us for a day of close-looking and learning with the folks who brought you Lichenpedia.
Start with a drawing class with illustrator Susan Edwards, then explore lichen on a saunter with author and lichen expert Kay Hurley, and end the day with discussion of the book: Lichenpedia.
Register for all three programs and get a discount! $25/person. Registration required. 

DRAWING CLASS & SAUNTER ARE SOLD OUT

Walk-in registration available for in-person book talk only.

We are delighted to also offer online viewing of the book talk. FREE to attend online. Registration required. 
Register on Zoom to attend online (book talk only)

 
3pm: Journal Drawing from Nature with Susan Edwards at Thoreau Farm.
$10/person. Pre-registration suggested.
 

THIS SESSION IS SOLD OUT.

All levels of drawing experience are welcome. Participants need to bring a pencil, eraser, paper or journal, and a small stick or twig with lichen on it, to draw.
Susan Edwards is an artist and documentarian with a passion for hiking and drawing. She illustrated the recently published Lichenpedia and is currently preparing her upcoming art exhibit, Journey to the Rhizosphere, at the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock, NH. One of her proudest achievements is the award-winning film Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000, which highlights the power of individual action to create meaningful change. To learn more about Susan and her work, visit her website, (https://susanadeleedwards.com) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanaedwards/).
 

4-6pm: Lichen Saunter with Kay Hurley.
$10/person. Registration required. 

THE SAUNTER IS SOLD OUT

All levels of knowledge are welcome. Participants are encouraged to bring their own hand lens.
Kay Hurley has studied lichens for 20 years. She works on the lichen team on bio blitzes and on the collections in the Farlow Herbaria. Her weekly nature column, which ran for 10 years in a community newspaper, was subsequently expanded and published as the book “Who’s Who in the Natural World.” Her new book, “Lichenpedia”, is a collection of lichen stories. Her interest extends to animalcules, soil microbes, and diatoms: tiny things, the underdogs, and the overlooked.

6pm: Lichenpedia: A Book Talk with author Kay Hurley and illustrator Susan. 
$10/person to attend in-person at Thoreau Farm. Registration required.

Lichenpedia is a delightfully entertaining and beautifully illustrated A–Z treasury about the strange, obscure, and remarkable world of lichens, from their unique and essential roles in nature and the ways they are used in dyeing, brewing, and drug-making to how they have inspired writers and artists, from Henry David Thoreau to modern painters.