The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is pleased to announce a lineup of wonderful performances at Olmsted Park’s Allerton Overlook, Fog x Island on the last Saturday of the Fog x FLO exhibition. Join us for special performances by Abilities Dance, Reynaliz Herrera’s Bicycle Percussion Group, our headliner, Boston Ballet II and more!
Tour Fog x FLO: Fujiko Nakaya on the Emerald Necklace with FLO (Frederick Law Olmsted) himself! Join Olmsted (local historian and actor Gerry Wright) on a guided "symphonic walk" around each of Nakaya's fog sculptures.
Discover Fog x FLO with kids in family drop-in activities at the Arnold Arboretum's Fog x Hill sculpture. September 15th: Drop in for a Hydrophobic Lab to find out how fog interacts with other elements (Ages 8 and up) October 6th: Story Time and, for extra fun, Hide & Seek in the Fog (Ages 3-8) October 28th: Engineering in the Fog: make your […]
Using a bee-keeper's smoker, Elena Saporta, will use a trail of smoke to guide visitors to two adjacent sites in the Emerald Necklace, Shurcliff's allée of sycamore trees and the remains of the Evans Way footbridge.
Borboletas nas Intestinas/Butterflies in our Stomachs is a study in vulnerability, an embodiment and visualization of the permeability of our selves. In this way, Nakaya’s Fog sculptures are the ideal environment. This dance piece is set in the Back Bay Fens, which, with its many twists and turns, open spaces and hidden spaces, will be a […]
This sound composition by Neil Leonard pays tribute to the visionary concepts of Fujiko Nakaya and the sonic imagination of Duke Ellington. The work revisits selected themes by Ellington including Lady of the Lavender Mist, The Kissing Mist and Atmosphere (Moon Mist).
Playing gong, singing bowls, and bells, Nancy Aleo will create a gong soundscape responding to the shifting wind, the flowing fog, the hissing sculpture, voices, and the natural sounds of the place. Meditative and otherworldly at times, each of the five performances will be unique. Respectfully honoring Fujiko Nakaya’s visionary work, the sounds will expand […]
Help implement a comprehensive woodlands management program and promote a healthier forest through activities ranging from removing invasive plant species to conditioning forest soil. Pre-registration required.
In observance of the holiday and Martin Luther King, Jr., Conservancy offices at the Shattuck Visitor Center are closed.
The Second Annual Charlesgate Alliance Silent Auction will take place on Sunday, January 27, 2019 from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. @ 400 Commonwealth Avenue. Admission is complimentary, but an RSVP is required, with wine and cheese served. RSVP here!
