D. Chanhassen Day at the Arboretum MEMORANDUM
CITY OF TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
ClIANHASSEN FROM: Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resources Specialist
7700 Market Boulevard DATE: July 26, 2010
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
SUBJ: Chanhassen -Carver County Day at the Arboretum
Administration
Phone: 952.227.1100 Since the July 26 City Council meeting will not have public announcements, I wanted to
Fax: 952.227.1110 bring attention to the upcoming city event at the Arboretum. Attached is the press release
for Chanhassen - Carver County Day at the Arboretum on Friday, August 6. This year the
Building Inspections event is being co- sponsored by Carver County. There is a full day of activity planned in
Phone: 952.227.1180
Fax: 952.227.1190 addition to the opportunity for residents to simply enjoy the beautiful Arboretum
grounds.
Engineering
Phone: 952.227.1160
Fax: 952.227.1170
Finance
Phone: 952.227.1140
Fax: 952.227.1110
Park & Recreation
Phone: 952.227.1120
Fax 952.227.1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone: 952.227.1400
Fax: 952.227.1404
Planning &
Natural Resources
Phone: 952.227.1130
Fax: 952.227.1110
Public Works
1591 Park Road
Phone: 952.227.1300
Fax: 952.227.1310
Senior Center
Phone: 952.227.1125
Fax: 952.227.1110
Web Site
www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us
Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Barb DeGroot, 952 - 443 -1459
Mark Your Calendar!
Chanhassen - Carver County Day is Aug. 6 at the Arboretum
Chanhassen, MN (July 12, 2010) - Chanhassen and Carver County Day at the Minnesota
Landscape Arboretum will be Friday, Aug. 6. On this special day, residents of Chanhassen
and/or Carver County will be admitted free of charge to the Arboretum (with proof of residency).
Local government and Arboretum officials will speak at a public welcoming ceremony, with
complimentary refreshments, at 10 a.m. in the Oswald Visitor Center. Immediately following,
free gift bags will be distributed on a first -come, first -served basis. Also on tap this special day:
• Visit Powerhouse Plants, the 2010 summer exhibition celebrating energy to fuel your
body, life and imagination, on exhibit now through Oct. 10. Components include
Incredible Edibles, depicting a bounty of power foods you can grow in your own
backyard; BioEnergized!, exploring potential energy crops to heat our homes and fuel our
cars; and Amazing Art, five juried artworks exploring the links between people and
plants. Pick up an exhibition visitor guide at the gatehouse or Oswald Visitor Center.
• Take a free volunteer -led walking tour of the gardens at 10:30 a.m. Or climb aboard a
Trumpet Creeper Tramp Tour off Three -Mile Drive, offered at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 &
3 P.M. (ticket: $2.50)
• Another idea is a self - guided tour that lets you explore at your own pace. Pick up a one -
or two -hour tour brochure in the Oswald Visitor Center.
• Visit the Uff -da Palace, a spectacular stickworks sculpture created by eco -artist Patrick
Dougherty and located on the center island in front of the Oswald Visitor Center.
• Take the little kids to StoryTime at 10:30 a.m. in the Andersen Horticultural Library
located in the Snyder Building.
• Have some family fun at Activity Time from 11 am — 1 pm on the Terrace, sponsored by
the City of Chanhassen.
• For the younger set, the new Stickworks Studio for kids provides hours of creative play.
This imaginative nature -play area invites youngsters to create their own sculptures and
playsets from branches & sticks. It is located at the Marion Andrus Learning Center.
• And there's always the Maze Garden on Three -Mile Drive, a never - ending source of fun
and mystery for guests young and old.
• Inside the Oswald Visitor Center, visitors can explore the Reedy Gallery's exquisite
"Summer Glories" exhibit of seasonal watercolors and oils by over 20 gifted artists.
Come and join your Chanhassen- Carver County neighbors for a day of fun and beauty at the
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum!
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, the largest public garden in the Upper Midwest and a premier northern
arboretum, is part of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota a
community and national resource for horticultural and environmental information, research, and public education.
Open 363 days a year, it is located 9 miles west of 1-494 on Hwy 5 in Chanhassen.