upcoming events
Game Night with Ellen
Come join us for a fun evening of games in the garden! Most of the games will be card games such as Rummy, 99, Cribbage, and any other games people might want to play. This will be a great way to spend the evening socializing and getting to know others in the neighborhood!
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
Game Night with Ellen
Come join us for a fun evening of games in the garden! Most of the games will be card games such as Rummy, 99, Cribbage, and any other games people might want to play. This will be a great way to spend the evening socializing and getting to know others in the neighborhood!
Zen Out in the Garden
Join meditation guide Kim Depole as she continues her community garden series with a special immersive journey featuring sound artists Jill Fleishman and Jillian Orwal. Together, they’ll weave gentle meditation and healing soundscapes to help you deepen your practice and access a place of inner calm and spaciousness.
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
Building Looms for Community Weaving
In this collaborative workshop, we’ll construct looms from branches, prunings, and other found objects, then use them to weave together.
Game Night with Ellen
Come join us for a fun evening of games in the garden! Most of the games will be card games such as Rummy, 99, Cribbage, and any other games people might want to play. This will be a great way to spend the evening socializing and getting to know others in the neighborhood!
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
Zen Out in the Garden
Join us for the first in a series of gentle beginner meditation sessions designed to help you access “the garden within”—a calm, creative space inside yourself that’s always available. Surrounded by nature, you’ll be guided through a simple beginner's-mind meditation practice, supported by live musical accompaniment to help you relax, reset, and feel more present. No prior experience is needed; just bring your curiosity and a sense of openness. Guided by Kim Depole, accompanied by musician/artist Bill Buchen.
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
Gonzo Fest 2026 - Curtis Robinson Memorial Reading
10am – noon: Curtis Robinson Memorial Reading (anyone is welcomed to come and read a poem or two, play some music, or listen). Featuring Michelle Morel, Tommy Bays, Daniel O’ Bailey, Jeff Weddle, Kent Fielding, Ron Whitehead, Chris Dean, Michael Duckwall, Claire Clancy, Finnegan Robinson, Margaret Harrell, Christopher Tidmore, Matt Moseley, and others.
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
Jewelry Making Workshop
Come make beautiful jewelry with garden member Sally Young. All materials provided!
Learning Garden Booklet Workshop
One of our most knowledgeable members, Bill Buchen, has written a fun beginner’s guide called The Learning Garden: Easy Tips Based on Practical Experience, Some Success, and Tragic Errors! With help from several creative members, we’ve turned it into a one-page booklet, and we’d love your help assembling copies for the garden to distribute. We can chat about gardening, music, dogs, or whatever else comes to mind while learning how to fold your own one-page zine.
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
Celebrating the life of garden member Mary Buchen
Please join us to celebrate the life of beloved garden member Mary Buchen on the summer solstice, Sunday June 21st from 4-6pm.
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
Kids Gardening Day
Thanks to everyone who came by the garden last time to help us get many of our plants in the ground on a very rainy day! Hoping for better weather this coming Sunday, June 14th at 3:30pm so that we can plant our potato starts in their 5 gallon buckets, sow some lettuce seeds, plus weed and water our plots!
We’ll have another session of the family-friendly beekeeping workshop with Julia in the garden at 3:30pm, too.
And save the date for our first cooking class of the season, which will be on Sunday, June 28th at noon.
Hope to see you on Sunday!
p.s. we have some sunprint paper and everyone will be welcome to make a print to take home, plus garden member artist Sally Young will join us to help tie-dye some t-shirts. So much going on!
STORYTIME for kids with Ms. Lily
Ms. Lily from the Ottendorfer Library reads stories in the garden.
