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Locavores, Rejoice!

by Deborah Lanser
Introduction

On the northern edge of Bard’s campus lies a 1.24-acre farm that harvests more than 20,000 pounds of organic produce for the Bard community every year. Some of that produce is sold at its farm stand for reasonable prices. The stand is well worth a visit for anyone who relishes local foods.

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Blithewood Garden

by Gretchen Lytle
Introduction

Blithewood Garden is a handsome, classical Italianate formal garden that overlooks the Hudson River with the Catskill Mountains as a backdrop. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Francis L. V. Hoppin designed both the current mansion and its formal garden set on the hillside,

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Art in Conversation: LLI Wraps Up Interactive Tour Series

by L. Walker
Engaging with the Exhibition

On May 14, LLI hosted its fourth and final interactive art tour at the Hessel Museum. Designed to help members feel comfortable “talking about art,” the event brought together 34 attendees. Members broke into small groups to explore the Everything That Happens Will Happen Today exhibition,

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April Blooms at Bard

by Gretchen Lytle
Introduction

For a few years it seemed that Hudson Valley winters had become shorter and milder…until this winter season, to which we are bidding farewell, finally, we hope. The cold came early and lasted a long time. Snow also arrived promptly. Other winters we might welcome fresh snowfalls that whitened and brightened the landscape,

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Thank You Notes from BHSEC Recipients

by Deborah Lanser
Introduction

For years, LLI has provided financial help for students in the Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) in Manhattan for expenses incurred during summer internships. This year, four students in BHSEC’s New York City schools each received a $500 scholarship LLI grant. The thank you letters they wrote to President Robert Beaury show they took full advantage of the learning opportunities the grants afforded.

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Sawkill Trail at Montgomery Place

by Gretchen Lytle
Introduction

Bard College has many walking paths and trails, around cultivated gardens and landscapes, as well as through woodlands and along waterways. Montgomery Place alone offers several areas for walking and is open daily from sunrise to sunset. If you park in the Visitor Center lot,

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Summer Walk at the Bard Cemetery

by Gretchen Lytle
Introduction

It’s midsummer on the Bard campus and a good time for a shady walk. How about a return visit to the Bard cemetery for some peaceful time under the trees there. Walk north on the Main Campus up the pathway that runs between the Stevenson Library and the President’s House.

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Locavores, Rejoice!

by Deborah Lanser
Introduction

On the northern edge of Bard’s campus lies a 1.24-acre farm that harvests more than 20,000 pounds of organic produce for the Bard community every year. Some of that produce is sold at their farm stand for reasonable prices. The stand is well worth a visit for anyone who relishes local foods.

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Spring Wildflower Walk

by Gretchen Lytle
Introduction

Some winters feel longer than others. The cold days just don’t let up. Apparently, this may have been the case this year on the Bard campus. The first bulbs to flower, like the white snowdrops and the sharp yellow aconite, and the early-budding shrubs like witch hazel,

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“Parler,” Let’s Talk

by Barb Renfro
Introduction

You arrive early for a performance at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. You stroll around and walk over a short bridge, as well as through an archway of criss-crossing, interlaced stainless steel rods. Maybe you don’t even realize this is an art installation—you just want to walk and sit,

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