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SUMMARY:Nature Craft Gathering: Dried Florals
DESCRIPTION:Nature Craft Gatherings\nSept. 3\, 5 – 7 pm  – Herbal Honey Salves\nOct. 1\, 5 – 7 pm – Dried Florals – Make a bouquet\, swag or wreath\nNov. 5\, 5 – 7 pm – Winter Evergreen Wreaths\nSliding scale $25\, $35 or $45 \nThis is the kick-off season to our NEW! monthly nature crafting events. In these times\, nature is a balm and so is creativity and creating in community. At these gatherings we will come together to learn how to create something beautiful\, useful or cool from nature. Supplies and inspiration from nature included.  We will have light refreshments and encourage conversation and community connections as we work.  \nThursday\, October 1 – Dried Florals: Bouquet\, Swag\, or Wreath:\nWe will each make a dried floral arrangement created from dried plants and flowers collected throughout the season from the Hitchcock Gardens and vicinity. Supplies provided\, space is limited.  \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-craft-gathering-dried-florals/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Fall Birding Course
DESCRIPTION:August 14 – November 14\, 2026\nSliding scale for the course | $375\, $415\, or $455 \nREGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY JULY 24 AT 9 AM \nJoin this Fall tradition led by birder and photographer Scott Surner. Are you wanting to delight in birds more often\, learn what you are seeing and hearing\, seek new species you haven’t seen\, or just be in community with other birders? Course includes morning\, all-day\, overnight\, and Zoom classes. \nLEARN MORE\, REGISTER\, SEE FALL DATES/LOCATIONS
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/fall-birding-course-2/2026-10-03/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Heart of the Season: Autumn
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, Sept. 30\, Oct. 7 & 14\, 6pm – 8pm \nLimited to 12 people\n \nExplore the seasonal themes of autumn through the lenses of Chinese Medicine and other Earth-based spiritual practices. In this three-week class\, licensed acupuncturist and shamanic practitioner Dave Eyerman will guide participants in understanding how this season affects their body\, emotions\, and energy\, through a mix of teaching\, group discussion\, time outdoors\, and guided meditation. \nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/heart-of-the-season-autumn/2026-10-07/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Mushroom Class
DESCRIPTION:Mushroom Classes at Mount Toby \nSunday\, August 30th from 2 – 4pm\nSunday\, October 11\, from 2 – 4pm \nJoin mushroom enthusiast and educator Jessica Benson Evans of the Pioneer Valley Mycological Association as she explores and teaches us about the ecology and magic of fungi.  Jessica has a conservation approach so this will be an educational and identification course rather than foraging.   One class for $25 or both for $40.  \nLEARN MORE AND SIGN UP
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/mushroom-class-2/2026-10-11/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Heart of the Season: Autumn
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, Sept. 30\, Oct. 7 & 14\, 6pm – 8pm \nLimited to 12 people\n \nExplore the seasonal themes of autumn through the lenses of Chinese Medicine and other Earth-based spiritual practices. In this three-week class\, licensed acupuncturist and shamanic practitioner Dave Eyerman will guide participants in understanding how this season affects their body\, emotions\, and energy\, through a mix of teaching\, group discussion\, time outdoors\, and guided meditation. \nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/heart-of-the-season-autumn/2026-10-14/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Photographing Fall Foliage at the Quabbin
DESCRIPTION:with John Green\nSaturday\, October 17\, 10am – 12pm\nRegistration required\, limited to 12 people\nSliding scale: $15\, $20 or $25 \nQuabbin is stunning in fall. John has been exploring and photographing at the Quabbin for a better part of 40 years\, learn from him and see through his patient naturalist eye how we gets his amazing nature shots. Come to photograph or just for the inspiration and to learn from a master deeply rooted in this place. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/photographing-fall-foliage-at-the-quabbin/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Hitchcock Harvest: A Celebration of Sustainability 
DESCRIPTION:Hitchcock Harvest: A Celebration of Sustainability\nHarvesting hope for more than 60 years –  one petal at a time! \nSunday\, October 18\, 2026\n3 PM – 6 PM\nRain or shine at Hitchcock Center \nThe Hitchcock Center has been sowing seeds of change and educating for a healthy planet in the Valley for more than 60 years. Come together in community to enjoy local food & libations in our Brew Garden & wander through interactive stations themed around the petals of the Living Building — Place\, Water\, Energy\, Health & Happiness\, Materials\, Equity\, and Beauty. See what local innovators\, and Hitchcock Center\, are doing to show what it means to shape a hopeful\, resilient future. \nLEARN MORE AND JOIN US
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/hitchcock-harvest-a-celebration-of-sustainability-2/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Fall Birding Course | Zoom Class
DESCRIPTION:August 14 – November 14\, 2026\nSliding scale for the course | $375\, $415\, or $455 \nREGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY JULY 24 AT 9 AM \nJoin this Fall tradition led by birder and photographer Scott Surner. Are you wanting to delight in birds more often\, learn what you are seeing and hearing\, seek new species you haven’t seen\, or just be in community with other birders? Course includes morning\, all-day\, overnight\, and Zoom classes. \nLEARN MORE\, REGISTER\, SEE FALL DATES/LOCATIONS
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/fall-birding-course-zoom-class/2026-10-21/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Fall Birding Course | Cape Cod Weekend
DESCRIPTION:August 14 – November 14\, 2026\nSliding scale for the course | $375\, $415\, or $455 \nREGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY JULY 24 AT 9 AM \nJoin this Fall tradition led by birder and photographer Scott Surner. Are you wanting to delight in birds more often\, learn what you are seeing and hearing\, seek new species you haven’t seen\, or just be in community with other birders? Course includes morning\, all-day\, overnight\, and Zoom classes. \nLEARN MORE\, REGISTER\, SEE FALL DATES/LOCATIONS
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/fall-birding-course-cape-cod-weekend/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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