November Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

The Lynden Sculpture Garden is located at 2145 West Brown Deer Road. Due to the pandemic, admission has been waived. All events listed below are free unless otherwise indicated. Memberships, which offer significant discounts on workshops and other events, are available.

HOURS

In October, the Lynden Sculpture Garden is open daily from 10 am-5 pm (closed Thursdays). Thanks to the generosity of our donors, admission is free at this time. For the safety of all concerned, we ask you to be respectful of others by maintaining a reasonable distance and wearing a mask when necessary outdoors. Masks are required in the house. See the full guidelines here: social distance walking visitor guidelines. We will be closed on Thanksgiving, as we are on all Thursdays.

EXHIBITIONS

KOMERICAN
Through December 22, 2021
https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/exhibitions/komerican
Curated with artist and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faculty member Kyoung Ae Cho, Komerican features the work of ten Korean-American artists and examines what it means to be a Korean-in-Wisconsin artist at this time. Participants include Yeohyun Ahn, Yeonhee Cheong, Kyoung Ae Cho, Okja Kwon, Emma Daisy Hyun Ah Gertel, Mokwon (Subsoo Lim), JinMan Jo, Minkyu Lee, Jason S. Yi, and Rina Yoon.
This is a HOME event.

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

All in-person programs take place outdoors. Social distancing guidelines will be followed. Pre-registration is required for some workshops.

DISCOVERING THE URBAN FOREST
Sunday, November 7, 2021, 1-3 pm
Fee: $10/$5 members
More information and to register: https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/calendar/discovering-urban-forest-nov-2021
Join the Land Managers of the Lynden Sculpture Garden on a walk around the grounds to discover Lynden’s urban forest. On this walk we will discuss the various trees and shrubs that make up the forest, urban forest management techniques, and our exciting new tree inventory project which we are conducting with the assistance of a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Urban Forestry Grant. This tree inventory will result in a management plan to help care for our valuable urban forest far into the future.

INVENTORYING OUR URBAN FOREST
Thursday, November 11, 2021, 1-3 pm
Free but advance registration required.
More information and to register: https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/education/inventorying-our-urban-forest
Lynden’s 40 acres represent a small piece of the greater Milwaukee urban forest. Located in River Hills, a small, heavily wooded municipality, we are well situated, as the only public space in the Village, to serve as a model for urban forest management in our community. With the support of a 2021 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Urban Forestry Grant, we have been engaged in a year-long project to digitally inventory our heritage trees and to create an up-to-date urban forestry management plan. Our land managers, Kyle Welna and Robert Kaleta, Jr., have worked with consultant Matt Smith of the Riveredge Nature Center to develop a shareable geodatabase for use in the ArcGIS Collector app. We are now ready to demonstrate how we have used this tool to develop the Lynden database.

This outdoor workshop is for professionals, students, and neighbors who are interested in trees, urban forestry, land management, and tree inventory techniques. We will share some of our findings; show you how we use the app and database; and talk about managing the urban forest. The tool records qualitative and quantitative assessments of trees and can be used to establish a benchmark for a new management plan or to check in periodically on the success of your management practices. We look forward to sharing our research with you, and to providing a foundation for future urban forest collaboration in River Hills and the surrounding areas.

HOME: CULTURAL PLANT WALK WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE ANGELA KINGSAWAN
Saturday, November 13, 2021 – 1-3 pm
Free but preregistration required.
More information and to register: https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/calendar/home-cultural-plant-walks-angela-kingsawan
Native herbalist and artist-in-residence Angela Kingsawan of Yenepa Herbs leads a series of guided tours of Lynden’s narrative gardens. There are several gardens at Lynden that tell stories of specific cultures and moments in history. Join us each month for a fun and informative outing to learn about the plants identified and cultivated by Kingsawan that hold significance as food, medicine, and tradition within the exchange and migration of refugee, immigrant, and Indigenous communities.

BIRDING WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE CHUCK STEBELTON
Sunday, November 14, 2021 – 8:30-10 am
Fee: $10/$5 members. For the safety of all concerned, you must register in advance.
More information and to register: https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/calendar/birding-poet-chuck-stebelton
Join poet and birder Chuck Stebelton the second Sunday of each month for a small-group, socially distanced bird walk on the grounds. Keeping to the perimeter of the garden, we’ll watch for seasonal migrants and resident bird species and seek out the best bird habitats to identify as many species as we can. Please dress for the weather and plan to walk in varied terrain. Bring your binoculars if you have them; no previous birding experience required.

HOME BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Thursday, November 18, 2021 – 7-8:30 pm
VIRTUAL
FREE.
More information and to register: https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/calendar/home-book-discussion-group-the-displaced
The Lynden/HOME Refugee Steering Committee book discussion group, moderated by Lynden’s Kim Khaira, is for those interested in firsthand accounts of displacement. We consider works of non-fiction, including autobiographical and semi-autobiographical works, by writers who have faced or are facing forced displacement as refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants. Where stories of persecution, historical trauma, and loss of livelihood are effortlessly conveyed by storytellers, journalists, and humanitarians who search out or stumble upon the lives of refugees, we seek out the words of those to whom these stories belong: the narrators who are the closest to their own stories, and the stories of their people, friends, family and, of course, refugees. In November, we will be continuing our reading of The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives, edited by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Newcomers welcome!

DOG DAYS AT LYNDEN
Saturday, November 27, 2021 – 10 am-4 pm
FREE.
More information: https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/dog-days
Bring your canine friends for our annual Thanksgiving post-prandial walk. Dogs must be leashed and considerate of other visitors, canine and human.

FALL PROGRAMS FOR THE YOUNG AND VERY YOUNG

TUESDAYS IN THE GARDEN FOR PARENTS & VERY SMALL CHILDREN
Tuesdays, November 2, November 9, November 16, November 23 & November 30, 2021- 10:30 am-11:30 am
Sessions will meet outdoors whenever possible. However, in the event of inclement weather we will move indoors (adults and children ages 2 and up masked, socially distanced).
Fee: $16/$12 members for one adult and one child.
More information and to register:
https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/calendar/Tuesdays
Tuesdays in the Garden, designed for children aged 1-3, provides a nurturing environment where children’s curiosity and wonder are extended through play and exploration, and children and their caregivers learn and discover side-by-side. Join art educators Claudia Orjuela and Denice Niebuhr for hands-on art making and all-senses-engaged exploration of the outdoor world at Lynden. We’ll consider different themes, each designed to connect Lynden’s environment with children’s interests. We will encourage experimentation and the manipulation of art and natural materials to tell stories, solve problems, and develop relationships. Masks required for adults and children ages 2 and up per CDC guidelines. Social distancing will be practiced at all times.

HOME: STORY TIME
Wednesday, November 17, 2021– 10:30-11 am
VIRTUAL
For more information and to watch: https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/calendar/home-story-time
Join us for a virtual, bilingual HOME Story Time from the comfort of your home. HOME Story Time features children’s books written or illustrated by authors, illustrators, and artists who have faced forced displacement as refugees, asylum seekers, or immigrants. Designed for children aged 4-8, we believe that reading picture books is a way to share and discuss big ideas with yong children. We end each session with an art activity from Lynden art educator Claudia Orjuela. Follow-up activities will be available for download. Scheduled to screen every third Wednesday of the month, HOME Story Time is a collaboration with the Milwaukee Public Library, the Islamic Resource Center, Hanan Refugee Relief Group, Alliance Française de Milwaukee, and Milwaukee African Women’s Association. Videos will remain on view once they are posted. In November the book is What Can You Do With a Rebozo?, written by Carmen Tafolla and illustrated by Amy Cordova, read in Spanish and English.

ABOUT THE LYNDEN

The Lynden operates as a laboratory at the intersection of art, nature, and culture. Since opening to the public in 2010, we have worked with artists, educators, students, and our community to create, support, and share experiences that integrate our collection of more than 50 monumental sculptures and temporary installations, Lynden’s community of artists, and the natural ecology of our 40-acre site. The sculpture garden is open to art and nature lovers of all ages daily, 10 am-5 pm; closed Thursdays. Thanks to the generosity of the Herzfeld Foundation and other donors, admission is currently waived. Learn more about visitor guidelines here: https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/visit. Annual memberships are also available.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.