Thursday, April 16 – Boston Committee Spring Meeting
The Boston Committee of the Garden Club of America will hold its Spring Meeting on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at The Country Club in Brookline. The featured speaker will be Peter Vanderwarker. Peter Vanderwarker’s work has been published internationally in books and in magazines. He has currently completed his fifth book project, “Beacon Hill: A Living Portrait,” copies of which will be available for purchase at the meeting, with a portion of the sales price benefiting The Boston Committee.
Peter also travels and exhibits extensively. In 2007, he led a photo expedition to Bhutan. Recent exhibitions include shows in New York and Boston. Upcoming shows include a large one-man show at the Boston Athenaeum in 2009.
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Graham Foundation have supported Peter Vanderwarker’s work, and he has received Institute Honors from the American Institute of Architects.
The Boston Committee Bowl will be presented at this meeting to Garden Club of the Back Bay past President Margaret Pokorny, honoring her work planting and preserving the trees throughout the Back Bay.
