Don’t shut off all the lights in Mineral Point! While the whole town will be flocking to the Kohl Center on Saturday afternoon, Mineral Point will still be bustling with folks traveling to town for Shake Rag Alley’s 10th Annual Garden Getaway.
This year’s Garden Getaway features a line-up of 17 hands-on workshops and informative lectures. Here is the schedule:
| Saturday | Sunday | ||
| 9–10:30am | Growing Berries* | 9am–noon | Whimsies (Gourd Art) |
| 9am–noon | Hypertufa Planter | 9am–noon | Japanese Style Lantern |
| 9am–noon | Glass Garden Gizmos | 9am–noon | Ikebana Tray |
| 9am–noon | Accent Table/Plant Stand | ||
| 10am–4pm | Enchanted Fairy Gardens | 1–5pm | Color and Coil (on a Gourd) |
| 1–5pm | Glass Garden Ornaments | 1:30–3pm | Beginning Gardening* |
| 1–5pm | Kimchi | 1:30–3:30pm | Felted Soaps |
| 1:30–3pm | Sustainable Landscaping* | 1:30–4:30pm | The Deviled Egg Birdbath |
| 1:30–4:30pm | Pebble Mosaic Turtle | 1:30–4:30pm | Bent Willow Trellis or Gate |
| 1:30–4:30pm | Bent Willow Trellis or Gate | 3:30–5:30pm | Herbal Soaps and Scrubs(note: time has changed) |
There are still spaces available in many of the workshops and lectures. If you would like to register, show up on Saturday or Sunday or give us a call 608-987-3292. We are anxious to ring in Spring with this annual gardening event. If you can’t make it to Garden Getaway, be sure to check out our other upcoming workshops this Spring at www.shakeragalley.com and Go Pointers!
– Contributed by Megan O’Connell, Executive Director, Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts
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