Join us for the Olmsted bicentennial year!
All programs are free and open to the public. Please check for registration requirements for each event. Third Wednesday of the month, 6:00-7:00 pm, virtual Olmsted Now: Public Dialogues Each third Wednesday of the month, Olmsted Now invites the community to a public dialogue on shared use, shared health and shared power in parks and public spaces. These hour-long discussions are a platform to explore our bicentennial themes through the perspective of a guiding community voice. Learn more and sign up. One weekend a month, April through October Parks as Platforms throughout the season: Shared Health- Exciting offerings to get the body moving are coming to a local park near you. Shared Use- Parks are for everyone, and Olmsted wanted them used to strenthen our democracy. Shared Power- By working together in our parks, we strenghten our community. Tuesday, June 14, 1:30-3:00 pm, Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse From Greensward to Putting Greens: Frederick Law Olmsted’s Influence on Golf Course Architecture Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s “Greensward Plan” for Central Park both inspired the American park movement and provided the catalyst for the establishment of landscape architecture as a profession. Golf course design, whether for public or private use, combines knowledge of landscape architecture with understanding the unique requirements of a challenging game. In line with the 200th anniversary of Olmsted’s birth, and during US Open Week at The Country Club, in Brookline, MA, of which Olmsted was a member, join National Park Service staff and four prominent members of the American Society of Golf Course Architects for a lively discussion of how Olmsted’s principles have influenced course design and shaped the profession of golf course architecture. Offered in partnership with Strawn & Sampson and Friends of Fairsted. Registration required. This discussion will be in line for the U.S. Open Championship June 13 to 19 hosted at The Country Club in Brookline. Our sister site, John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, will also join in on the celebration, with JFK being the avid golfer he was. Wednesday, June 15, 10:00- 11:30 am "Olmsted, Yosemite, Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea"- a discussion with author Ethan Carr, and landscape architect Stephen Gray as part of King Boston Embrace Ideas Festival. Free and open to the public; Registration required. RECENT PROGRAMMING
Join us in celebrating Public Lands day and volunteer for a fun day of stewardship at the Green Hill Property. Volunteers will help restore and maintain our Green Hill Property by removing invasive plants such as Porcelain berry and Canada thistle, as well as pitching in with stewardship tasks like mulching and weeding. September 26, 6:30 pm Pop your popcorn, pull up a blanket, and enjoy a screening of Hoot on Fairsted’s South Lawn. Celebrate the conservation work of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. of the Everglades in Florida with New Line Cinema's Hoot featuring kids taking on crooked politicians and greedy developers to save endangered owls threatened by a construction project. Rated PG, Run time 91 minutes. Saturday, October 2, 11 am Join us as we explore the neighborhood where JFK grew up for the first ten years of his life. The tour is approximately one hour long and will meet in front of John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS (83 Beals Street, Brookline, MA.) Total walking distance is 1.8 miles. Saturday, October 9, 9 am Bring your camera and capture the vibrant fall colors in the morning light as we explore the history of this Olmsted landscape. Talking walking distance is approximately 1.5 miles. Saturday, October 16, 1pm Saturday, October 23, 10 am Saturday, October 30, 10 am and 2 pm The Well-Equipped Witch: The Science of Sorcery Saturday, November 13, 1 pm Walk through the Back Bay Fens, and learn about the project that first brought Frederick Law Olmsted to Boston, and why he chose to stay. Saturday, November 20, 10 am Join our walk in the wildnerness of Franklin Park and have a positive experience with your pet. Learn about the B.A.R.K. principles so you and your pet can have a seafe and fun visit anytime you are in an Olmsted (or non) park. This program is part of the Healthy People Healthy Parks Initiative. B.A.R.K. stands for Bag your pet’s waste Always leash your pet Respect wildlife Know where you can go. Saturday, November 27, 1 pm
Thursday, December 2, 2021 7:00–8:30pm (EST) FRIENDS OF FAIRSTED LECTURE SERIES A talk by Elizabeth Hope Cushing, landscape historian |
Last updated: June 11, 2022