June 16-17 2010
Historic Properties Seminar: The Treasures in Our Communities
A two day seminar on historic sites management & interpretation: case studies of women's influences on historic properties.
Click here to download a brochure.
May 2010 (Date TBD)
Alliance Trip: Coastal Massachusetts
Although still in the planning stages, the next Alliance trip is scheduled to include Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod. Over the years, Russ Head has introduced Goodwood members to historic sites and gardens in the Brandywine Valley, Hudson River Valley, Richmond, Newport and Annapolis. Watch the Goodwood website or contact Goodwood for more information.
May 20, 2010
Protect & Preserve
Jubilee Cottage
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
$10 per person, Reservations required
By Kieran Orr, Museum of Florida History
Almost everyone has something special passed down from their grandparents. Kieran will present tips and techniques for caring for a number of different kinds of items made from different materials. Learn about simple and affordable treatments that can preserve items for generations to come. Light refreshments will follow.
May 13, 2010
Love Letters By A.R. Gurney
An enticing play that unravels the lives of two life-long pen pals that are intertwined by their clever, sometimes poignant, always engaging correspondence.
Date: Thursday, May 13th
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Goodwood Museum & Gardens Carriage House Conference Center
Contact: Jennel Johnson-Pendleton
850.877.4202 ext. 225
goodwood@goodwoodmuseum.org
Ticket Prices: $25
Fred Chappell
Professor, Directing, Head MFA Directing at Florida State University
Fred is the head of the MFA Directing Program and former Artistic Director of the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. He was also the Artistic Director of North Carolina's The Lost Colony for twelve years. He has directed regionally at such theatres as the Kennedy Center, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Walnut Street Theatre and A.C.T. in Seattle.
Jean McDaniel Lickson
Associate Professor, Performance, Head BFA Acting at Florida State University
Jean is Head of the BFA Acting Program. She received her MFA in Acting from FSU/Asolo Conservatory of Acting. She came to Florida State from New York City where she appeared in Rebel Without a Cause and Moliere Improvisation.
Click here to register for this event.
May 13, 2010
Hidden Messages
Main House
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Free, No reservations required
By Jane Darby Menton
Jane has been a student intern at Goodwood for many years. During her time she has researched the symbolism and mythology represented in the artwork, furnishings, and personal effects in the Goodwood collection. Join us as she unveils the subtle messages and secret meanings of several of the items in our collection. Light refreshments will follow.
May 7, 2010
First Friday Lecture Series: "Hot Plants for the summer Garden"
Jubilee Cottage
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Free, No reservations required
By Ed Blissard, Purple Martin Nurseries
Summer in Tallahassee is unmatched for heat and humidity, yet there are many beautiful plants that thrive in our extraordinary conditions. Ed will highlight some of the best summer plants and share tips and techniques for creating a lush tropical paradise in your yard. Attendees may bring their lunch if desired.
May 7, 2010
First Friday Lecture Series: “Getting the Garden Ready for Summer”
Goodwood Museum and Gardens
Jubilee Cottage
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
March 17, 2010
Shamrocks and Shenanigans
a St. Patrick's Day celebration at Goodwood's Carriage House
5:30 to 10:00 p.m.
This promises to be an evening of celebration and fun. The Irish band, The Ned
Devines, will entertain throughout the evening. Catering Capers will supply an
Irish Buffet Dinner.
Tickets are $25.00 each and include the buffet. Cash bar with
green beer, wine and liquor.
Call 877-4202 x. 225 to make your reservation. MUST BE
21 and OLDER TO ATTEND. Wear the GREEN!!
Click here to register online
April 30, 2010
18th Annual Spring Heirloom Plant Sale
Frirday, April 23rd, 2010
Presented by the Goodwood Garden Volunteers
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Virginia McKee Greenhouse at Goodwood
This plant sale will feature hundreds of heirloom perennials and annuals, ornamental vines, shrubs and trees and groundcover. Plant lovers are encouraged to come early for the best selection of plants at unbeatable prices.
April 2, 2010
First Friday Lecture Series: Visit to the FSU Arboretum
Goodwood Museum and Gardens
Jubilee Cottage
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Free, No reservations required
By David MacManus, Florida State University
The FSU Grounds Department would like to transform the campus into an outdoor classroom appropriate for research, teaching, recreation, and public service. David will present the rationale behind their project and give an update on the first steps that are being taken towards this goal.
Attendees may bring their lunch if desired.
April 4, 2010
Easter Sunday Community Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Egg Hunt at 1:00 p.m. (FREE)
Bring out the entire family and enjoy the afternoon on the
Main House porch as the children hunt for eggs. This day will be one filled
with family and fun.
April 13, 2010
Hidden Messages
Goodwood Museum and Gardens
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Main House
By Jane Darby Menton
Jane was an intern at Goodwood for many years. During her time she researched the symbolism and mythology represented in the artwork, furnishings and personal effects in the Goodwood collections. Join us as she unveils the subtle messages and secret meanings of several of the items in our collection. Light refreshments will follow.
March 18, 2010
Attic Silver
Jubilee Cottage
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
$10 per person, Reservations required
By Rip O’Steen
All that glimmers is not always Attic Gold - - sometimes its Attic Silver. Silver expert Rip will present the history of coin silver and the many ways it was used. In addition, he will offer tips on how to identify coin silver and the care and conservation of coin silver. Light refreshments will follow.
March 19, 2010
Heirloom Tomato Plant Sale
Goodwood Museum and Gardens
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Virginia McKee Greenhouse
Enjoy better tasting old-fashioned tomatoes this summer! This year's sale will feature the best-producing varieties from previous years such as Cherokee Purple, Green Zebra, Brandywine, and Yellow Pear; plus some new favorites such as Black Cherry, Martinos Roma, Coyote, Hank, and Homestead. Quantities are very limited so tomato lovers are encouraged to come early for best selection.
March 5, 2010
First Friday Lecture Series: “Sustainable Landscaping”
Goodwood Museum and Gardens
Jubilee Cottage
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Free, No reservations required
By John Tobe, Director of Ecological Restoration and Conservation at Ecological Resource Consultants
The city of Tallahassee is a human created landscape overlain on a formerly “natural” ecosystem. By maximizing our local natural assets, we can create a low maintenance landscape using very little input from fossil fuels and reducing our carbon footprint. John will explain these concepts using the landscape at Goodwood to illustrate how they function in the natural world. Attendees may bring their lunch if desired.
February 27, 2010
8th Annual Winter Garden Symposium:
Infusing the Garden with Your Personality
Carriage House Conference Center
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m
$45 per person, price includes lunch
Featuring Tovah Martin and Carleton Woods
Tovah Martin, a horticulturalist, author, freelance writer, photo stylist and
lecturer, will talk about "Infusing the Garden with Your Personality." She has
written for Horticulture and Garden Design magazines, among others, and has
also appeared on the PBS television gardening series "Cultivating Life,"
where she served as editorial producer. Her passion for all things growing and
encased in glass has led to her most recent book, The New Terrarium, where
she presents the whimsical yet practical world of gardening under glass – a
no-fuss way to bring snippets of nature indoors.
Carleton Wood, Executive Director of Hills & Dales Estate in LaGrange,
Georgia home of the historic Ferrell Gardens, will speak on "Rediscovering
Old Favorites: Historic Plants in Today’s Garden." Wood directed the public
opening of Hills & Dales Estate, a 35-acre property operated by the Fuller E.
Callaway Foundation. In 1989, Wood was awarded the Garden Club of
America Interchange Fellowship, which allowed him to study at the Royal
Botanical Garden, Edinburgh and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. He has
given many presentations in the Southeast, and has published many articles,
including a "Garden of Remembrance" in the Garden Club of America
National Bulletin.
Click here to register online
February 26-27, 2010
18th Annual Old Garden Rose Sale
(sales continue every Friday and Saturday morning thereafter until sold out)
Presented by the Goodwood Garden Volunteers
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Virginia McKee Greenhouse at Goodwood
Each year, volunteers from Goodwood, root Old Garden Roses for use on the grounds and for sale to the public. The proceeds from the sale are used for the restoration and maintenance of the rose gardens at Goodwood.
This year we will have approximately 1,750 roses and about 120 varieties available. We will, as always, offer your favorite roses like Louis Philippe, Duchesse de Brabant and Pink Pet, but will also feature more recent additions such as Crepuscule, Hugh Dickson and Pink Grootendorst.
February 9, 2010
Some of Goodwood’s Favorites
Main House
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Free, No reservations required
By: Walli Beall, Mary VanSciver, Roslyn Higdon and Carolyn Schiemer
In celebration of our docents, we are selecting some of their favorite items
from the Main House collection to present to you. A few of Goodwood's
docents will offer insights, comments and maybe some "ought not to be
repeated stories" about these items. Light refreshments will follow.
February 5, 2010
First Friday Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series: “Attracting Bluebirds and Hummingbirds to Your Garden”
Goodwood Museum and Gardens
Jubilee Cottage
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Free, No reservations required
By Fred Dietrich
Bluebirds were almost extinct in Tallahassee in the 1940's when Fred Dietrich's family moved here for a teaching position at the newly co-ed Florida State University. But with recent conservation efforts by wildlife enthusiasts such as Dietrich, the species now thrives. Our speaker will talk about the past and future of this beautiful songbird and how to provide food and shelter in your yard, including how to construct a bluebird box, a simple design which he had perfected over 25 years of building birdhouses.
Dietrich will also talk about hummingbirds. It was once thought that there was only one species of hummingbird east of the Mississippi, the ruby-throated, but we now know that there are 14 different kinds. Dietrich will talk about what's being done to support these animals and how we can create sanctuary for them in our gardens.
January 25 - 29, 2010
Blended Lives 2010
Free, No reservations required
By Goodwood Staff and Volunteers
Together with the John G. Riley Center for African American History & Culture and the Leon County School District, Goodwood will host approximately 2,000 students and members of the community. This celebration of our community’s history is designed to entertain, encourage, and educate both children and adults. The program explores the powerful roots of our collective history and instills a new appreciation for a heritage that may have otherwise gone untold.
December 4, 2009
First Friday Lecture Series: “A Backyard Christmas”
Goodwood Museum and Gardens
Jubilee Cottage
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Free, No reservations required
By Local Tallahassee Garden Artists
Local floral experts will demonstrate how to transform ordinary materials from your yard or garden into beautiful garlands, wreaths, centerpieces and other adornments for your home. Don’t ignore the unique and imaginative possibilities that lie right in your own backyard. Attendees may bring their lunch if desired.
December 6, 2009
Angels and Strings Concert and Candlelight Tour
Join Goodwood for a very special holiday musical event and candlelight tour, featuring Voces Angelorum in the Carriage House and members of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra in the Main House.
In keeping with the Goodwood tradition, Goodwood will feature its annual candlelight tour of the Main House from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Main House will be decorated for the holidays and lighted by the glow of days gone by. There will also be a flute and violin duet in the Main House during the tour provided by the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.
Voces of Angelorum will conclude the evening with another performance, followed by a champagne and dessert reception. The evening performance is for adults only.
3:00 PM to 9:00 PM
3:00 - 4:00 Family matinee/reception
4:00 - 7:00 Candlelight tour
7:30 - 9:00 Evening performance
3 p.m. family matinee: $10/adult • $5/youth (under 17) • $25/maximum for a family
7:30 p.m. evening performance: $25.00 per person (adults only)
Contact:
Jennel Johnson-Pendleton
850-877-4202 ext. 225
November 13, 2009
Housewright Music Series
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. – Carriage House Conference Center
Free, No reservations required
The South abounds in many traditions rooted in it’s rural heritage. Perhaps the most melodic of these traditions is shape note singing. Once you hear the ethereal sounds of Sacred Harp, you will never forget it. Shape note singers love audience participation, so be prepared. Light refreshments will follow.
November 6, 2009
Holiday Arrangements
Carriage House Conference Center
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
$20 per person, Reservations required
By Julie Weidner and Mary Ann Moore, Special Arrangements
Julie and Mary Ann will present seasonal flower designs and demonstrate using heirloom containers and vases. Light lunch will follow.
November 6, 2009
Native Woodland Flowers for the Home Garden
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. – Jubilee Cottage
Free, No reservations required
By Gil Nelson, Author
Gil will discuss and highlight the best native woodland wildflowers, many of which make excellent garden plants, including: coneflowers, asters, showy hibiscus, native lilies, and many more. Attendees may bring their lunch if desired.
October 13, 2009
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
The Garden Wonders Series: "Wildlife and Landscape Photography: The Digital Difference"
Event Speakers: By Barney Parker and Lori Nicholson, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Jubilee Cottage
**Available to Goodwood Museum & Gardens Members Only**
Come to Goodwood and bring your camera for this hands-on workshop covering the fundamentals of digital nature photography. Topics such as depth of field, camera settings, composition and tips about nature photography will be included. After a short Power Point in Jubilee Cottage, participants will then journey out on to the grounds for a demonstration of the techniques presented. The afternoon will end with refreshments on the Front Porch of the Main House at Goodwood.
Barney Parker, a volunteer and Visitor Services Ranger at the Refuge, has 25 years experience as a full-time instructor at Florida State University’s Developmental Research where he taught biology, photography and marine science. During his tenure, he was a leader in many projects forming science curriculum and textbooks for middle and high school students. His photographic experience includes yearbook, legal, portrait and wedding photography, and he has taught adult nature photography for 4 years at the FSU Center for Professional Development. Lori Nicolson heads the St. Marks Refuge Education Program and will present an overview of their important and fascinating work.
October 10, 2009
Fall Plant Sale
Presented by the Goodwood Garden Volunteers
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Virginia McKee Greenhouse at Goodwood
Fall is for planting! This is the time of year considered by many to be the best for gardening in our area, and our Fall Plant Sale features hundreds of heirloom perennials, shrubs, lilies and ferns at unbeatable prices. Varieties include Butterfly Ginger, Coneflower, Turk’s Cap, Hardy Hibiscus, Oak leaf Hydrangea, Philippine Lily, Blue-eyed Grass, Salvias and many other time-tested favorites. There will also be a large selection of herbs, such as Thyme, Oregano, Parsley, and Lavender; and vegetables such as Cabbage, Turnips, Mustard and Kohlrabi, available just in time for your winter gardens. Plant lovers are encouraged to come early for best selection. Rain or shine.
Welcome to Goodwood
Main House Museum Tours: Summer Hours
Tuesday – Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday and Monday
Goodwood Museum is located at
1600 Miccosukee Rd Tallahassee, FL 32308
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Calendar of Events
June
June 16-17, 2010
Historic Properties Seminar: The Treasures in Our Communities
A two day seminar on historic sites management & interpretation: case studies of women's influences on historic properties.
Click here to download a brochure.
Goodwood Museum & Gardens, Inc.
Receives 2010 Best
of
Tallahassee Award
First Friday Lecture Series
Saturday, October 2, 2009
Herman Holley and Louise Divine are stewards of the land and creators of community. Since 1999 at Turkey Hill Farm, their 89-acre spread located halfway between Tallahassee and Monticello, they plant, nurture, harvest and share Certified Naturally Grown vegetables and fruits for area farmers’ markets and members of Turkey Hill’s small CSA.
At Turkey Hill, Herman and Louise also cultivate a lifestyle that places them in partnership with the earth.
They serve as the nexus of the area’s green community, supporting and sustaining a network of small farmers and educating those hungry to learn how to work and replenish the soil to bring forth good, healthy food. Perhaps the greatest community service Herman and Louise provide is sharing the joy they find in farming.
Evening Under The Oaks
Thursday, October 23, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m.
An “Evening Under The Oaks” is a fundraising event showcasing Goodwood’s 170-year tradition of hospitality. Celebrity chef Art Smith, and local chefs Paula Kendrick
and Nella Schomburger with help from Karl Suber will prepare traditional Southern cuisine, and libations will be flowing while Crooked Shooz provides music under the spectacular live oaks of Goodwood. Party patrons can dance the night away, simply stroll the grounds of Goodwood enjoying the harvest moon, or tour the main house by candle light. For more information call Goodwood at (850) 877-4202 or visit our website.
Host tickets are $500
Individual tickets are $100 per person.
2009 Winter Garden Symposium, Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 8:30 a.m. – noon
Goodwood is excited to welcome International plant explorer, plant collector and lecturer Dan Hinkley as the featured speaker for Goodwood’s 2009 Winter Garden Symposium.
Our speaker has been profiled in Garden Design Magazine, the New York Times, Horticulture Magazine and Fine Gardening. He has also been featured on the PBS program NOVA and on the television and radio programs of Martha Stewart.
Also speaking will be Keyes Williamson of the Jaeger Company, a Landscape Architecture and Preservation Planning firm. Williamson will be speaking on “Cultivating History: Exploring the Historic Intersection between People and Landscape.” He will be feature four case studies: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, the Moravians’ Wachovia, Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee, and Elizabeth Laurence’s House and Garden.
Registration: $45.00 (includes gourmet lunch)
For registration information or to become a sponsor, contact Mike Herrin at (850) 877-7592 or email at michaelherrin@gmail.com.
Making Spirits Bright Family Fun Day Sunday, December 14, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
$40.00 per family. Volunteers filled with holiday spirit host activities that capture the charm and innocence of Christmas long ago. Space is limited so that all the children have time with Santa and can participate in all the activities. Spending time with friends, family, and Santa on the relaxed and enchanting grounds of Goodwood —what more could you ask for during the holidays?
First Friday Lecture Series, Friday, March 12, 2009
Ed Blissard, a horticulturist and landscape designer with Purple Martin Nurseries in Crawfordville, will give a presentation about the latest trends and emerging ideas in gardening today.
Things are changing so much now in the way we think about our environment. Blissard will discuss topics such as the resurgence of the vegetable garden and planning a landscape to enhance and not hurt the environment. He will also include the latest aesthetic trends that are taking shape in our landscapes.
October 2, 2009
First Friday Lecture Series: “Vegetable Gardening”
Goodwood Museum and Gardens
Jubilee Cottage
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Herman Holley and Louise Divine are stewards of the land and creators of community. Since 1999 at Turkey Hill Farm, their 89-acre spread located halfway between Tallahassee and Monticello, they plant, nurture, harvest and share Certified Naturally Grown vegetables and fruits for area farmers’ markets and members of Turkey Hill’s small CSA.
At Turkey Hill, Herman and Louise also cultivate a lifestyle that places them in partnership with the earth.
They serve as the nexus of the area’s green community, supporting and sustaining a network of small farmers and educating those hungry to learn how to work and replenish the soil to bring forth good, healthy food. Perhaps the greatest community service Herman and Louise provide is sharing the joy they find in farming.
Goodwood Museum and Gardens, Inc. is a registered, 501(c)3
public charity. Gifts to Goodwood Museum and Gardens, Inc. are tax
deductible to the extent provided by law.
