In March 2020, MacRostie Art Center will host two new exhibits.
In the MacRostie Gallery, Serenity Barden will display her detailed, realistic oil portraits in her first solo exhibition. In the Minnesota Gallery, the work of Keewatin Elementary students will be presented in a show celebrating youth artists.
Taking inspiration from Mia's recent acquisition of Frank Bowling's map painting False Start (1970), "Mapping Black Identities" challenges the notion of Black identity as monolithic. Championing the diverse experiences of artists from America, Africa, and the diaspora, this exhibition seeks to amplify underrepresented voices and create connections around the concept of Blackness in contemporary art across time and place.
Did you know the Arboretum taps more than 350 trees every winter? Learn more about our trees and the maple tapping process at several interpretive stops at Frog Hollow Workshop and the Maple Sugar House including sugar maple tree tapping demos and tree identification. Visitors will watch Arboretum staff cook down the sap to make pure maple syrup. Afterward, warm up in the Eatery (open from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.), offering a variety of maple-themed items for purchase.
A SWEET WAY TO TAP OFF THE SEASON!
Learn the art of maple syrup making first-hand from local experts, then head outside to tap the sugar maple trees at Ruttger's, collect the sap and process into syrup. Plus, you get to eat the fruits of your labor. The weekend includes spectacular maple-inspired feasts, and everyone will receive a limited-edition bottle of Sweet Ann's Small-Batch Maple Syrup.
Learn about and participate in the maple syruping process. Tap trees, collect sap, and taste a sample. All Ages.
$3/member or $5/non-member; $9/member family of 3+ or $15/non-member family of 3+
Registration opens in late January. Register online by March 15th! Reservations required.
Perfect for a spring weekend family outing! Come learn about the Maple Syrup harvesting process and taste delicious samples along the way! Learn how to tap a tree and collect the sap. Carver County Libraries will have an active story time at 11am and we will be serving ice cream to enjoy with your fresh maple syrup! FREE event Baylor Regional Park! 11am-2pm
The festival is ENTIRELY OUTDOORS - rain, snow, or shine. Please dress for the weather.
It is usually extremely muddy, snowy, and occasionally icy out at the sugar shack. We HIGHLY recommend wearing boots .
Please LEAVE DOGS AND PETS AT HOME. While we love them too, they are not allowed in the Abbey Arboretum.
All the activities are going on throughout the festival between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Sap collecting, syrup cooking, horse-drawn rides, demonstrations, and hot maple syrup sundaes await the whole family.
Learn about the process of making maple syrup from collecting sap to boiling it down. Sample a variety of maple treats, including candies, popcorn, and lemonade. Plus, ride a shuttle to a local sugar bush and tour a commercial syrup production facility.
Join museum staff for a demonstration of traditional and contemporary methods of harvesting and processing maple sap. Guests will observe the process of gathering maple sap and boiling it into syrup and sugar. Samples of maple sugar will be available.
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. In the event of bad weather, this event will be moved indoors.
Welcoming elite and avid triathletes, amateurs and everyone in between.
