OUTDOOR SUMMER SCULPTURE SCULPTURE EDUCATIONAL

CONCERT SERIES EXHIBITION SPECIAL LECTURE PROGRAMMING

Complete Lineup Sculptors Celebrate the Legacy Dale Chihuly Children’s Garden
of Fred and Lena Meijer and Farm Garden

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park SUMMER 2010

15 GREAT YEARS—
15 GREAT AREAS TO VISIT
This is a significant year for us and exciting things are happening at Meijer Gardens. On April 20th we
turned 15 years old, and what a 15 years it has been! The great idea of combining horticulture and sculpture
together has produced a one-of-a-kind organization featuring modern and contemporary sculpture
uniquely sited, separate and distinct gardens, a 1,750 seat amphitheater, a farm garden, a children’s garden,
an impressive conservatory, several greenhouses and much more. We could write many pages of material
and present thousands of pictures to describe this wonderful gift from Fred and Lena Meijer. Better yet,
come out and enjoy this fabulous gift.
To get you thinking about your up-coming visit, we have listed 15 great AREAs to visit while you are here.
These are some of our favorites and honor our 15-year anniversary. Because we believe life-long learning
is extremely important, there is a meaningful question associated with each site. Ask yourself the question
and let your imagination take you on a wonder-filled journey.
1. Take a careful look at Tony Cragg’s Bent of Mind; how has he used the human face in this sculpture?
2. What is your favorite season to pass down the covered walkway and gaze through the windows in the Cook Entry? Why?
3. As you walk along the Scenic Corridor, how does Michele Oka Doner’s Beneath the Leafy Crown represent our mission
and reflect the building’s architecture?
4. Spend some time in the Arid Conservatory, Victorian Garden Parlor and Carnivorous Plant House; how are these spaces
and collections similar and different?
5. In the Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory, what shapes, colors and forms are shared between Dale Chihuly’s glass
sculptures installed there and the tropical plants on display?
6. Stand on the sundial in the Lena Meijer Children’s Garden and look down at the Great Lakes. What is the relationship
between the lakes to each other, the surrounding states and Canada, and the children playing?
7. Pause for a moment in the Volunteer Tribute Garden; how has a volunteer made your visit a better experience?
8. Compare the three equine sculptures in the DeVos Van Andel Piazza; other than scale, how else do they differ?
9. Find the large maple tree in the Woodland Shade Garden; what are its distinguishing characteristics?
Can you find other maple trees?
10. Sit down on a bench in The Groves area of the Sculpture Park. How do the three large sculptures around Hekman Pond
compare and contrast?
11. In The Gallery section of the Sculpture Park, how many differing descriptions of the human figure can you find?
Which is the easiest and which is the most challenging for you to understand?
12. Which is the newest sculpture installed in the Lower Falls? How is it similar to and different than the neighboring piece
by the same artist?
13. Stand, sit and/or lie down underneath Alexander Liberman’s Aria. What senses do you experience?
14. Find the rocking chair at Michigan’s Farm Garden. Imagine what your life would be like on a 1930s Michigan farm.
15. When was the last time you walked the Frey Boardwalk along the wetlands from one end to the other? Try it, and as you
exit, do you think the same thoughts you had upon entering.

A few other things to know about our 15th anniversary celebration: this year there were 15% more
butterflies in our Butterflies Are Blooming exhibition; we are having a special 15th anniversary concert,
complete with fireworks and a special gift for all ticket holders (turn to page 4 for details); there will
be 15% more chrysanthemums in our ColorFall exhibition; and we plan to expand the Railway Garden
with 15 new elements over the next several years.
Thank you for being a member and supporting Meijer Gardens and helping to advance our mission.
Gratefully, David S. Hooker
President and CEO, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
 CONTENT
HOURS
Monday – Tuesday 9 am – 9 pm
Excluding July 26 and August 9
BOARD of DIRECTORS Wednesday – Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm
HONORARY CHAIRMAN Sunday 12 – 5 pm
Frederik Meijer
CONTACT
Honorary Member Main 616-957-1580
Earl Holton Toll free 888-957-1580
PRESIDENT and CEO MeijerGardens.org
David Hooker

Board Member Emeritus

Walter McVeigh
Constance Z. Snell

EX OFFICIO MEMBER
Ray Loeschner

Doreen BolhuisJon March

Doreen Bolhuis
Catherine Bragdon Liesel Meijer
Catherine Bragdon
Kenyatta Brame
Kenyatta BrameTom Merchant OUTDOOR summer concert series 4 –5
Ann Busby Ann Busby Bill Padnos
Brian CloydBrian CloydTim Pietryga
Scott DeVecht Marsha Rappley
Scott DeVecht Sculpture Exhibition 6 –7
Eileen DeVries
Eileen DeVries John Schaff
Ben Emdin Ben Emdin Bradley Thomas
Rebecca Finneran Cat Timermanis
Rebecca Finneran sPECIAL LECTURE 8– 8
Shane HansenShane HansenJerry Tubergen
Sue Jandernoa
Sue JandernoaJill Walcott
Bill Lawrence Maryln Walton
Bill Lawrence
Calendar 09 – 12
Ping Liang Ping LiangFloyd Wilson, Jr.
Mike Lloyd Mike Lloyd organization Highlight 13 – 15
Honorary Member OF
SCULPTURE COMMITTEE children’s garden and Farm garden 16 – 17
Miner S. and Mary Ann Keeler

Development/MEMBERSHIP 18 – 19
Cover: Photo by William J. Hebert.

In Memoriam
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS/ATTRACTIONS
Glenn Steil APR 30 –SEP 30, Chihuly at Frederik Meijer Gardens
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park honors & Sculpture Park: A New Eden
and mourns the loss of board member Glenn Steil JUN 4–JAN 2, Sculptors Celebrate the Legacy
who passed away suddenly on Friday, May 7, 2010,
of Fred and Lena Meijer
near his Bonita Springs, Florida home. Glenn and
his wife Barbara have been long time supporters MAY– AUG, Outdoor Summer Concert Series
and advocates of Meijer Gardens. His enthusiasm
for helping to raise funds for our organization was
immediate and contagious. He willingly called personal
and business contacts to encourage participation.
He always led by example, never asking anyone for UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
support, before making a commitment of his own. SEP 17–OCT 31, ColorFall
Glenn also never missed the opportunity to pass
on his encouragement to our development staff and
volunteers as he assisted us in various fundraising
campaigns. Most importantly, we had the very good
fortune to call Glenn friend. He was a great friend © 2010 Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
personally and to the mission of Meijer Gardens. Seasons is published four times per year for members. Please contact
We already miss him very much. membership@meijergardens.org if you prefer to receive Seasons via email.
Occasionally, Meijer Gardens trades its mailing list with similar non-profit
organizations. If you do not want your name traded or if you would like
to comment on our content, please call membership at 616-977-7689.

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15th Anniversary
special concert event
featuring Lyle Lovett and His Large Band,
Saturday, August 7, 2010.
Lyle Lovett returns for a very special concert to celebrate
Meijer Gardens’ 15th anniversary. Bring a picnic or visit the
concessions, then sit back and enjoy the show—complete with a
special premium giveaway and a spectacular fireworks finale!

A portion of this special concert ticket price supports the

Meijer Gardens Annual Fund, matched dollar-for-dollar by
Fred and Lena Meijer. This is a great opportunity to support
the quality programs, exhibitions and events that have made
Meijer Gardens one of the top 100 most visited museums
in the world.

The lineup for the 2010 Outdoor Summer Concert Series reads like a Who’s Who of winners of the Grammy—
the preeminent award in the music industry. Fittingly, the opening concert on May 21 is by the concert series
participant with the oldest Grammy:
the Doobie Brothers won Record of the Year in 1979 for Minute by Minute. The very next concert on June 10 brings to town one of the most recent Grammy winners,
Béla Fleck, who won twice in 2009, for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Contemporary World Music Album. Playing with Fleck are Zakir Hussain,
who won in 2008 for Best Contemporary World Music Album, and Edgar Meyer, who has won three Grammies, including Best Classical Crossover Album in both
2000 and 2001. Kenny Loggins (June 16) has two Grammies, including the 1979 Song of the Year for “What a Fool Believes.” Buddy Guy (June 17) has five Grammies,
including Best Contemporary Blues Album for 1991, 1993 and 1995. Levon Helm (June 30), one of the founders of The Band, won Best Americana Album of 2009
and Best Traditional Folk Album of 2007. Mary Chapin Carpenter (July 9) has five Grammies, including the Best Country Album of 1994 for Stones in the Road.
Indigo Girls (July 25) won the 1989 Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. Lyle Lovett (August 7) has four Grammies, including the Best Country Album
of 1996 for The Road to Ensenada. Melissa Etheridge (August 9) has two Grammies for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, including for “Come to My Window”
in 1994. And Garrison Keillor (August 11) won the 1987 Grammy in the Spoken category for “Lake Wobegon Days.” Concert series participants without Grammies
(yet) include Umphrey’s McGee (July 16), Natalie Merchant (July 26), Chris Isaak (July 29), George Thorogood (August 15) and Brandi Carlile (August 25).

4 SUMMER CONCERTS
Outdoor Summer Concert Series
sold out sold out
doobie brothers natalie merchant TICKETING INFORMATION
friDAY, may 21 MONDAY, JuLY 26 Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Sponsor: The Grand Rapids Press No Service Fees—during regular business hours.
Radio Media Sponsor: Classic Hits 98.7 WFGR Star Tickets Outlets
chris isaak Service Fees Apply—purchase tickets at any

béla fleck, with marc broussard Star Tickets Outlet, including Meijer stores.
Members receive a discount on all concert tickets.
Zakir Hussain THURSDAY, JuLY 29 Remember to have your membership card
and edgar meyer available when ordering.

THURSDAY, June 10 natalie macmaster Meijer Stores

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 1-800-585-3737, startickets.com
Concert Series Tickets Available at
kenny loggins
WEDNESDAY, JUne 16 lyle lovett
Sponsor: Barnes & Thornburg LLP and his large band
satuRDAY, AUGUST 7
buddy guy Tuesday Evening Music Club

sold out
with JJ grey & MOFRO melissa etheridge Local pop performances on Tuesday nights
at our Amphitheater.
THURSDAY, June 17 moNDAY, AUGUST 9 MEMBERS: Free
Sponsor: The Grand Rapids Press
NON-MEMBERS: Price of admission
a prairie home companion lvnmuziQ / the concussions
The levon helm band with garrison keillor— August 3
with james hunter
sold out
summer love tour papa vegas /the mines
WEDNESDAY, JUne 30 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11 August 10
Radio Media Sponsor: Michigan Radio the fainting generals /chance jones
August 17
mary chapin carpenter
delilah dewylde and the lost boys
friDAY, JuLY 9 george thorogood August 24
& the destroyers ralsTon & Friends
umphrey’s mcgee sunDAY, AUGUST 15 August 31
friDAY, JuLY 16 Tuesday Evening Music Club Sponsors

brandi carlile
indigo girls WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25 corporate

sunDAY, JuLY 25 Stop into the Taste of the Gardens Café

Sponsor: The Grand Rapids Press
Concert Series Sponsors
Concert Series Media Sponsors
on Tuesday evenings in August.
Don’t want to miss the concert?
Visit our Fresh Express station or place
an order to go! Check MeijerGardens.org
to view the menu in advance.

SUMMER CONCERTS 5
Sculptors Celebrate
the Legacy of Fred
and Lena Meijer
June 4, 2010–January 2, 2011
Member Opening, Wednesday, June 2*, 6–8 pm
Café and gift shop open at 5 pm
Listening to Legacy, an introduction to the exhibition in the words and voices of the artists, recorded for Meijer Gardens. Heidi Holst, Curator of Arts Education, 7 pm

Society Preview and Annual Dinner invitation only, Thursday, June 3*, 6 pm

*Please note that the Member Opening is on Wednesday and the Society Preview and Annual Dinner is on Thursday. This is opposite of our normal opening dates.

Fred and Lena Meijer on their visit to Arnaldo Pomodoro’s studio. Milan, Italy, 1999.

6 SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
ARTISTS IN THE EXHIBITION:
Magdalena Abakanowicz
In the astonishingly brief period of a decade, Fred and Lena Meijer have established one
Hanneke Beaumont of the most important and cherished collections of modern and contemporary sculpture
in the world. Heralded by writers, critics and curators from across North America, Europe
Chakaia Booker
and Asia, the unique quality of the works installed in natural and garden environments is
Jonathan Borofsky perhaps only second to the admiration the Meijers have earned from the sculptors themselves.
At the invitation of Meijer Gardens, more than 25 of the artists represented in the permanent
Louise Bourgeois collection are participating in an unprecedented group exhibition honoring these
extraordinary philanthropists. This is the making of an exceptional exhibition, indeed.
Deborah Butterfield Tom Otterness summed it up for many when he said, “I was really inspired by what Fred and
Lena have done, both in the sculpture garden and bringing the community into the garden.”
anthony caro
“The response has been tremendous and it was immediate,” stated Joseph Antenucci
Mark di Suvero Becherer, the founding director and curator of the collection. “We were overwhelmed
by the response, but immediately it became apparent that the sculpture community
Laura Ford holds the Meijers and Meijer Gardens in the highest regard.” Masterworks by sculptors
Antony Gormley ranging from Abakanowicz to Bourgeois, Butterfield to Caro, Gormley to Klinge, Nash
to Paladino, Pomodoro to Snelson, have been assembled for the tribute. The exhibition
Philip Grausman quickly grew to such proportions that it became immediately apparent that the sculpture
galleries only were insufficient; the newly renovated Snell Sculpture Education Center
Richard Hunt and the Keeler Sculpture Terrace will also be employed.
Dietrich Klinge More than a merely a celebration, the exhibition offers guests the opportunity to
further see and consider the mastery of sculptors represented in the permanent collection.
David Nash For some sculptors, such as Oldenburg and van Bruggen and Hunt, the sculpture in the
exhibition may be in complete harmony with ideas and forms represented by work in
Claes Oldenburg and the collection. But for others such as Woodrow or Venet, there is the opportunity to
Coosje van Bruggen experience other aspects of their repertoires. Such depth of experience is truly remarkable
Tom Otterness for both art aficionados and the more casual viewers alike.
Timed to coincide with the 15th anniversary of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture
Mimmo Pal adino Park, this exhibition calls to mind how rare both the organization and its namesake
donors truly are. “Meijer Gardens is an extraordinary, enriching concept; a combination
Beverly Pepper of gardens and sculpture and a full museum schedule,” said Philip Grausman, who came
Jaume Plensa to know the Meijers quite well when sculpting their portraits. Others, too, have come to
know Fred and Lena from visits to studios—from Mark di Suvero’s in New York to Arnaldo
Arnaldo Pomodoro Pomodoro’s in Milan to Gormley’s in London. “Oftentimes it was more than just the
artwork that brought the Meijers together with a given sculpture, but the opportunity
Oliviero Rainaldi to get to know them personally and begin to understand who they really were beyond
the confines we read about in the history of art,” Becherer said.
Sophie Ryder
For individuals who express themselves in three dimensions, their words are often
Kenneth Snelson less well-known than their sentiments. Spanish artist Jaume Plensa summarized the
sentiments of many when he said, “I guess sculpture will always be the way or the best
Bernar Venet way to talk about ourselves and probably our sense of spirituality, and Meijer Gardens
BIll Woodrow has this tremendous capacity which is talking about sculpture in the middle of nature.”
Considering the depth and the breadth of the exhibition, an extension from the summer
into the fall is already planned. A celebration for the sculptors and the Meijer Gardens
Sculptors Celebrate the Legacy of Fred and Lena Meijer is sponsored by community will be scheduled in the fall as well.
BISSELL Inc.
The Meijer Foundation Peter M. Wege
Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Library
William Padnos The Peter M. Wege Library has an in-depth collection of resources on the sculptors in our collection. When visiting the library
Louis and Helen Padnos Foundation to explore the artists in our Legacy exhibition, and beyond, use our subject bookmarks as your guide. These colorful bookmarks
Botanic and Sculpture Societies of list a sampling of the books in the library on art and garden topics.
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

SCULPTURE EXHIBITION 7
chihuly
is here. Chihuly is coming.
Our 15th year keeps getting better!
In association with Chihuly at Frederik Meijer
Gardens & Sculpture Park: A New Eden,
we are pleased to announce a very special
lecture event featuring Dale Chihuly on
September 8, 2010 at 8 pm.
SPECIAL LECTURE EVENT
Speaker: Dale Chihuly
Wednesday, September 8, 8 pm
Members receive free admission, but reservations are required and seating
is limited. Reservations may be made beginning Monday, June 7 online at
MeijerGardens.org/Membership or by calling 616-974-5222 or 616-975-3168.
Tickets will be issued for this event. Members may pick up their tickets
beginning August 2 at 9 am at the lower level reception desk, and beginning
August 16 tickets will be mailed to those who have not yet picked up their tickets.
The number of reserved tickets will be allotted based on what is permissible
by your membership. Extra tickets will not be issued. Meijer Gardens will not
be responsible for lost or stolen tickets.
Doors open at 5:30 pm. Please note free member reservations will be
held until 7:30 pm, when empty seats will be released to walk-ins, without
exception. The Gift Shop and Taste of the Gardens Café will be open.
C-Print speech-to-text service will be available during the lecture.
Botanic and Sculpture Society Members: Watch your mailbox for a special
invitation to a VIP reception, which includes a book-signing opportunity
with Dale Chihuly and reserved seating for the lecture.
Want to be a Society Member? Call 616-975-3177 or visit MeijerGardens.org
and click the “Get Involved” tab.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Dale Chihuly speak about his work,
the exhibition and Meijer Gardens.
This lecture is made possible by

The Meijer Foundation

Steelcase Inc.
Dale Chihuly. The Boathouse, Seattle, Washington. Photo by Stuart Charles Cohen. Greg and Meg Willit

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E V E N T S AND
E X HIBI T I O N S
HOURS CONTACT
Monday – Tuesday 9 am – 9 pm Main 616-957-1580
Excluding July 26 and August 9 Toll free 888-957-1580
Wednesday – Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm MeijerGardens.org
Sunday 12 – 5 pm

Along the Amphitheater Hillside you will

find Dale Chihuly’s amazing Red Reeds.
Photo by Parks Anderson.

June 19 and 20 August 28 and 29 April 30–September 30

Saturday 1–5 pm, Sunday 12–5 pm
Spring Rose Show
Grand Valley Rose Society
Fee: Free
Stop and smell the roses and vote for the
most fragrant one at this show featuring
hundreds of specimen blooms and dozens
of lovely flower arrangements. If you grow
roses, consider entering your most beautiful
flowers; entries are accepted on Saturday
from 7–10 am.
Saturday, July 10
10 am–5 pm
Daylily Show
Grand Valley Daylily Society
Fee: Free
Discover the amazing range of colors, sizes
and shapes of daylily flowers at this show.
Look for a daylily with “teeth,” find one that
is fragrant, and discover one that is 11 inches
across. Each daylily flower lasts for just one
day, and so does this show.
Daylily Talks
Free lectures presented by Carol DeVries,
President, Grand Valley Daylily Society
11 am: Success with Daylilies
1 pm: A Closer Look at Daylilies
Saturday 9 am–5 pm, Sunday 12–5 pm
Dahlia Show
Grand Valley DAHLIA Society
Fee: Free
Marvel at the variety of colors, shapes and
sizes of dahlia flowers. Discover colors so
bright they seem to glow, find a flower the
size of a dinner plate, and a pompom type
that is packed with petals. Tour the show at
2 pm each day to learn how the judges pick
the winners and receive tips on how to grow
these beautiful flowers.
September 11 and 12
Saturday 1–5 pm, Sunday 12–5 pm
Fall Rose Show
Grand Valley Rose Society
Fee: Free
Discover which roses produce an abundance
of blooms in the fall. See hundreds of
specimen blooms along with rose flower
arrangements. Learn fun and surprising facts
about roses and ask a Rose Society member
your toughest questions.
May–August
OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERTS
For ticket information see pages 4–5 of Seasons
or visit MeijerGardens.org for details.
August
TUESDAY EVENING MUSIC CLUB
View the lineup on page 5 of Seasons or visit
MeijerGardens.org for details.
Chihuly at frederik meijer
gardens & sculpture park:
a new eden
PROGRAMMING
DVD presentation of CHIHULY IN THE HOTSHOP
Hoffman Auditorium
In 2006, the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington,
invited Chihuly to work in their state-of-the-art hotshop,
an amphitheater specifically designed to allow the
audience to watch the action close at hand.
Chihuly’s residency soon became the idea for this
documentary as he set forth on an ambitious program
that would reflect the sum total of his work in glass
over the last thirty years. All thirteen of his best-known
series were revisited along with more than forty artists
and gaffers who had worked with Chihuly at the time of
the inception of each series. This Emmy Award-winning
documentary will play continuously in the Hoffman
Family Auditorium throughout the exhibition.
Curators’ Choice with
Heidi Holst and Laurene Grunwald
Monday, July 12, 7 pm
Friday, August 13, Noon
Join the Curator of Arts Education and the Assistant
Curator of Sculpture Exhibitions as they lead you
through the colorful and surprising Chihuly exhibition.
Learn the process of working with this unusual
sculptural medium, why Chihuly works with teams of
up to 18 people to create these complex sculptures,
what influences Chihuly and why the sculptures were
installed in the respective locations. Dress for the
weather and be prepared to walk for 45 minutes.
June 4–January 2
SCULPTORS CELEBRATE THE LEGACY
OF FRED AND LENA MEIJER
Audio tours available in the Peter M. Wege Library.
Programming to begin in fall.

CALENDAR 9
 C L A S S E S Register online AT Wednesday, July 14
10 am–2 pm
(Adults)

meijergardens.org/EDUCATIOn
Preregistration and prepayment required. Scholarship assistance available, 616-975-3184 or 616-975-3147.
TORN PAPER COLLAGE
INSTRUCTOR: Lynn O’Rourke
Non-member class fees include admission to Meijer Gardens for class participants on the day of the class. FEE: $45 members, $52 non-members
*
( ) Applies toward MSU Extension Master Gardener education credit. Work with a well-known Grand Rapids artist
Fee for extra participant in Child/Adult pairs classes: $15 each member, $18.50 each non-member to learn techniques for making exquisite
torn-paper collages. Become inspired by
Thursday, June 17 (Adults) Tuesday, June 29 (Ages 12–16) Chihuly sculptures, then choose from an array
6–8 pm 6–7:30 pm of colorful still life compositions to create
ROSES FOR BUSY GARDENERS * GLASS JEWELRY FOR TEENS your own torn paper collage. Open to beginning
INSTRUCTOR: Eric Nelson INSTRUCTOR: Gloria Badiner and intermediate students.
FEE: $20 members, $27 non-members FEE: $40 members, $47 non-members
Do you love roses but think they are too Cut, shape, grind and fabricate fused glass
Saturday, July 17 (Ages 6–12 with Adult)
difficult to grow? Some of the newest and designs into jewelry. Create a pendant necklace,
10–11:30 am
most exciting roses on the market are bred pin or earrings from your original design. MOSAIC SUN CATCHER
to be disease resistant, easy to maintain Take home four to six wearable works of art. INSTRUCTOR: Gloria Badiner
and winter hardy. Learn how to plant and FEE: $30 member pairs, $37 non-member pairs
maintain these roses. Tuesday, July 6 (Adults) Work together to create a brilliant sun catcher.
6–8 pm Lay out a colorful mosaic design on a clear
Saturday, June 19 (Adults) A VARIETY OF VINES* panel of glass. Gloria will fire the panels in a
10 am–12 pm INSTRUCTOR: Kim Bradley-Davidson kiln for later pick-up.
CANNING AND FREEZING PRODUCE FEE: $20 members, $27 non-members
INSTRUCTOR: Monica Smith Whether your site is sunny or shady, large or small,
Tuesday, July 20 and
FEE: $25 members, $32 non-members add another dimension to your garden with vines.
Thursday, July 22 (Adults)
Learn the latest tools of the trade from Learn about a variety of annual and perennial vines
6–8 pm
a registered dietician to make good use like wisteria, climbing hydrangea and cardinal SCULPTURE FOR BEGINNERS
of vegetables from your garden. Watch a climber. Then stroll with Kim through the gardens INSTRUCTOR: Kurt Kaiser
demonstration and discover the benefits to see how vines are utilized for maximum effect. FEE: $50 members, $57 non-members
of hot water bath canning, pressure canning Transform found objects and other materials
and freezing. Learn about local farmers Saturday, July 10 (Adults) into unique works of art and learn the basics of
and the best times to purchase in bulk. 9–11 am three-dimensional composition. Local sculptor
A 150-page USDA guide on food preservation MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY: AN OUTDOOR Kurt Kaiser will guide you as you assemble
is included in the class fee. CLOSE-UP STUDIO WORKSHOP your sculpture using bolts, screws, wire, string,
INSTRUCTOR: Ed Post nails, glue, etc. Materials will be provided.
Saturdays, June 19 & June 26 (Adults)
FEE: $25 members, $32 non-members
9 am–12 pm Tuesday, July 27 (Adults)
Create your own miniature field studio and make 6–8 pm
WATERCOLOR PENCIL WORKSHOP stunning photographs of flowers, insects and
INSTRUCTOR: Don Harris other small natural objects. Learn how to set up MIDSUMMER VEGETABLE
FEE: $50 members, $57 non-members quick and easy close-up studios with light stands, GARDENING*
Work with watercolor pencils while learning diffusers and reflectors, and discover the key to INSTRUCTOR: Ana Bosma
about composition, shading and blending. effective exposure, composition and background FEE: $20 members, $27 non-members
Venture outdoors for inspiration from the control. A tripod and close-up lens are required. Learn tips about watering, fertilizing and
summer beauty of Meijer Gardens. Create a Space is limited. weeding to help your vegetable garden be
colorful floral drawing “en plein air.” healthier and more productive. Tour the
Tuesday, July 13 (Adults) heirloom vegetable garden with Ana and
Tuesday, June 22 (Adults) 6–8 pm discuss common problems, current concerns
6:30–8 pm SUMMER WATERCOLOR STUDIO and solutions. Get ideas on how to make
SAND-CAST BIRDBATHS AT THE FARM your garden successful all season long.
INSTRUCTOR: Ian Warnock INSTRUCTOR: Sue Remes
FEE: $35 members, $42 non-members FEE: $25 members, $32 non-members
Learn the basics of working with sand, leaves Relax in our 1930s-era farmhouse and focus on
and cement to make a unique birdbath for the landscape or still life options around you,
your garden. Pick up your birdbath after the or choose your own subject. Receive individual
“curing” stage and find the perfect spot for pointers from watercolor artist Sue Remes.
it at home. An optional beginners’ mini lesson is available.
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Tuesday, August 10 (Adults)
6–8:30 pm
BEGINNING ACRYLIC PAINTING
INSTRUCTOR: Nick Antonakis
FEE: $30 members, $37 non-members
Learn the basics of working with acrylics
by painting a still life. Start with a drawing,
then add color and develop three-dimensional
volume. Discover effective uses of light
and shadow and principles of composition.
Enjoy yourself in a casual studio environment.
Tuesday, August 17 (Adults)
6–8:30 pm
INTERMEDIATE ACRYLIC PAINTING
INSTRUCTOR: Nick Antonakis
FEE: $30 members, $37 non-members
Apply your previous painting experience
to creating a landscape with acrylics.
Translate simple, geometric volumes into more
complex forms, learn about color theory and
how artist’s choose colors, and focus on scale,
proportion and perspective. Incorporate the
beauty of Meijer Gardens into your landscape.
Wednesday, August 18 (Ages 6–10 with Adult)
6–8 pm
SCULPTURE SURPRISES: THINK BIG!
FEE: $30 member pairs, $37 non-member pairs
Work in pairs to create “larger than life”
sculptures. View enormous sculptures in the
gallery and learn about artists’ decisions
regarding scale. Then choose from an intriguing
assortment of materials—felt, burlap, wire, wood,
paper and paint. Transform familiar objects
into surprising creations like a four-foot hand,
a kid-size insect or a towering ice cream cone.
Friday, August 20 (Adults)
8 am–5 pm
EXPLORE THE GARDENS AT MSU*
Fee: $65 members; $75 non-members
(4 credits MSU Extension Master Gardener education credit)
Discover stunning gardens and “hidden jewels”
on the campus of Michigan State University.
Visit the 4-H Children’s Garden, DeLapa
Perennial Display Garden and the colorful
Annual Trials Garden. Explore the tranquil
Healing Garden and water gardens. Tour the
student organic farm to see organic farming
practices in action. Then explore Cooley,
a stunning little garden in the heart of the
State’s capitol. Cost includes bus transportation,
admission and lunch.
Saturday, September 18 (Ages 6–10 with Adult)
10:00–11:30 am
LET’S GET COOKING: PERFECT PIES
FEE: $30 member pairs, $37 non-member pairs
Use the fruits of autumn to create a delicious pie.
Learn the best way to cut up fruit, create the filling,
roll a foolproof crust and top it off. Just smell the
aroma of your taste-tempting dessert!
Wednesday, September 22 (Age 2 with Adult)
10 am–11:30 am
TWO TOGETHER:
FIVE SENSE FUN ON THE FARM
FEE: $30 member pairs, $37 non-member pairs
Explore Michigan’s Farm Garden with your
two-year-old. Have fun using your five senses
by making butter, smelling a variety of apples,
listening to familiar farm songs, and playing
seek and find with farm animal sculptures.
summer camps
You may be asked to provide proof of age.
Scholarship assistance available; 616-975-3147 or
616-975-3184 for more information.
‡ Incorporates Chihuly content
Four-Day Camps:
June 21–24, 1–3:30 pm OR
July 12–15, 9:30 am–12 pm (Ages 4–5)
HAPPY FEET ‡
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Have fun with dance games, dance stories,
creative movement and art projects.
Practice stretching, tapping rhythms and
learning dance positions. Invite your families
in for a one-of-a-kind performance.
June 21–24 OR August 2–5 (Ages 4–5)
9:30 am–12 pm
FUN ON THE FARM
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Visit Michigan’s Farm Garden to learn
what plants need to grow, then explore farm
animal sculptures, make a one-of-a-kind
mini foam quilt, do typical farm “chores”
and harvest a vegetable to take home.
June 28–July 1 OR August 9–12 (Ages 4–5)
9:30 am–12 pm
SILLY SCULPTURE ‡
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Learn about sculpture in a fun and active way
by playing silly games and taking wacky walks
through the gardens and galleries. Create a
new sculpture every day using a variety of
media and tools.
July 12–15 (Ages 4–7)
1–3:30 pm
CHIHULY CREATIONS—NEW! ‡
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Experiment with color using paint, tissue paper
and transparent acrylic sheets. Take a walk
to see dazzling glass sculptures in garden
settings and develop your own sculpture idea.
Work in teams to make a multi-part piece,
then create giant, colorful paintings with
brooms, mopheads and squirt bottles—
just like Chihuly does.
July 19–22 (Ages 4–5)
9:30 am–12 pm
LIT TLE DIGGERS
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Visit Michigan’s Farm Garden to see a vegetable
patch, pot a plant and take a closer look at
soil with magnifying glasses. Then draw an
imaginary garden and participate in garden
games, stories and art projects.
July 19–22 OR August 2–5 (Ages 6–7)
9:30 am–12 pm
YOUNG NATURALIST:
ROCKS AND FOSSILS ‡
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
With “rock hound” tools in hand, discover where
to find fossils and what makes them significant.
Explore rock hardness and magnetism and start
a rock collection that rocks!
July 26–29 (Ages 4–5)
9:30 am–12 pm
CREATURE FEATURE
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Get to know the animals that make their home at
Meijer Gardens, from turtles and frogs to birds
and horses. Take mini-walks, listen to stories,
play games and create art projects using colored
clay, tissue paper and plenty of paint.
CALENDAR 11
 June 14–17 OR August 9–12 (Ages 6–7)
9:30 am–12 pm
PLENTY OF PAINTING ‡
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Paint your way through Meijer Gardens with
foam paints, scented paints, tempera paint
and watercolors. Learn primary and secondary
colors as well as mixing techniques.
Use sketchbooks to translate outdoor “studies”
into a fantastic array of paintings.
June 14–17 (Ages 8–9)
9:30 am–12 pm
GARDEN ART ‡
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Create a small garden sculpture with found
objects, design a garden stone and make an
inviting garden flag. Stroll through Meijer
Gardens and observe the works of Dale Chihuly,
then create a colorful work of art of your own.
June 21–24 OR July 19–22 (Ages 6–7)
9:30 am–12 pm
SUPER SUMMER SCULPTURE ‡
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Let your imagination be your guide as you
create a new sculpture each day. Have fun
using a variety of materials including colored
clay, found objects and wax sticks. Take sculpture
walks and play interactive games too!
June 28–July 1 (Ages 6–7)
9:30 am–12 pm
THINGS WITH WINGS—NEW!
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Have fun with flight by creating planes,
a bird, kite and sculpture. Do experiments
to learn about thrust, lift and why things fly.
Then compare birds to planes and make a bird
using clay and feathers. Develop a sculpture
based on Column of the Free Spirit by Richard
Hunt, and make a colorful kite to fly at home.
The sky’s the limit!
July 12–15 (Ages 6–7)
9:30 am–12 pm
JEEPERS CREEPERS—NEW!
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Jump into the world of insects. From ladybugs
to caterpillars to praying mantises, learn about
their anatomy, eating habits and adaptations.
Then observe them in their natural habitat.
Use fabric paint, tissue paper, clay and
recycled products to create beautiful bugs,
helpful bugs, water bugs and unusual bugs.
12 CALENDAR
July 12–15, 1–3:30 pm OR
July 26–29, 9:30 am–12 pm (Ages 6–7)
EXPLORE THE GREAT LAKES
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Design, construct and test four boats —
“glass” bottom boats, foil boats, found object
boats and “kid catamarans.” Examine water
creatures using microscopes and dissect
strange and interesting plants that live
near the Great Lakes.
June 21–24 (Ages 8–9)
9:30 am–12 pm
PAINTING PORTFOLIO
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Explore the power of color, experiment with
the color wheel, and learn how to mix subtle
tints and shades. Create abstract as well as
realistic paintings using oil pastels, India ink
and acrylics.
June 21–24 (Ages 8–9)
1–3:30 pm
ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN—NEW!
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Have fun building new skills! Use your
imagination and a variety of materials such
as cardboard, balsa wood, clay, stones, wire,
popsicle sticks and paper to create a house,
bridge, sculpture and public building.
Then work together to create an entire little
city, complete with landscaping and roads.
June 28–July 1 (Ages 8–9)
9:30 am–12 pm
SCULPTURE SENSATIONS ‡
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Learn about sculpture and important sculptors
such as Dale Chihuly, Henry Moore, Mark di Suvero
and Deborah Butterfield in a fun and active way.
Think three-dimensionally by creating a new
sculpture every day using wood, ceramics,
metal and paper.
July 12–15 (Ages 8–9)
1–3:30 pm
AMAZING ARTISTS ‡
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Let sculptures by Chihuly, Plensa, Rodin, and
Klinge inspire you. Then work with clay, make
block prints, create a colored chandelier from
plastic bottles and make a sculpture with
letters of the alphabet.
July 19–22 (Ages 10–12)
9:30 am–12 pm
ART AND ARTISTS: 2-D ART
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Work with a different Grand Rapids artist each
day, and then watch the artists demonstrate
their techniques. Experiment with a variety of
two-dimensional media, including oil paint,
gouache, and acrylics.
August 9–12 (Ages 10–12)
9:30 am–12 pm
ART AND ARTISTS: 3-D ART
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Work with a different artist each day.
Observe and discuss their styles and then
learn three-dimensional techniques by
creating memorable works of art, including
a plaster mask.
June 21–24 (Ages 12–14)
1–3:30 pm
INSIDE OUT SCULPTURE
FEE: $70 members, $77 non-members
Work like a real sculptor! Use artist’s tools
to bend and twist wire to create the framework
for four tabletop sculptures. Then work with
clay, wax or plaster to complete them.
ONE-Day Camps:
July 7 (Ages 6–9)
9 am–2 pm
ART STUDIO CHALLENGE—NEW! ‡
FEE: $35 members, $42 non-members
Challenge yourself to try new things.
Experiment with watercolor, oil and acrylic
paints, work with clay tools to model an
animal and assemble a unique found object
sculpture. Play games, listen to stories,
then go on a scavenger hunt to discover
how artists get their ideas.
July 7 (Ages 10–14)
9 am–2 pm
GEOCACHING FOR EXPLORERS—NEW!
FEE: $35 members, $42 non-members
Take part in a high-tech scavenger hunt using
a GPS. Learn the language of orienteering
and how to use both a compass and a map.
Make your way past sculptures, the Great Lakes,
a waterfall, a shade garden and many other
things, doing mini-projects and gathering
clues along the way. At the end of the day,
discover the hidden “cache.”
 Ethel Ackerson
Hildegard Adkins
Kirk and Cathy Agerson
Robert and Rose Marie Albers
Mary Alexander
Denis and Brigitte Alix
John and Pauline Alt
Barbara Amberg
Keith and Marie Ambs
Gasper Amodeo
Jim and Lauren Anderson
Judith Anderson
Steven and Mary Anderson
Jan Andre
Richard and Julia Andre
Charles and Alice French Andrews
Don and Mary Apol
John and Judy Apol
Joan Ardis
Donald and Ellen Arlinsky
Norman and Marie Arndt
Paul Asselin
Daniel and Sharlene Aument
Larry and Mary Austin
Anita Avery
Noyes Avery
William and Bernice Azkoul
Carter and Mary Bacon
Janet Bacon
Gloria Baehre
Kathleen Baehre
Christine Baer
Bruce and Ruth Baker
Lois Baker
Lori Baker and David Koski
David Balicki and
Sheryl Veurink-Balicki
James and Shirley Balk
James H. Balk
Martin and Melissa Balk
Ronald and Joann Balk
Steven and Tiffany Balk
Barb Ballast and Ester Ballast
Richard and Lois Ballema
Ken Bandstra and Ken Terpstra
Riley and Frances Barlow
Sally Barnes
James and Barb Barnhart
John and Nancy Barrows
Michael Bart
On April 20, 2010, a 20-foot Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’) was planted in the Long Border as a Gordon Bartek
tribute to 1,143 individuals and families who have been continuous members since 1995, our inaugural year. Jo Barth
Jack and Naomi Barton
15-Year
Stephen and Alana Bates
Opal Batson
Bruce Battaglia
John and Char Battey
Arlene Battjes
Members
Philip and Marilyn Battjes
William and Lisa Bauman
Donald and Sally Beaudoin
Adela Beckman
Susan Behnke
Barbara Beineman
Paul and Shirley Belden
Dennis and Jerilyn Bell
In 15 short years, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has grown Dick and Helen Bellows
to be recognized as one of the top 30 must-see cultural destinations in Rosemary Bennett
Richard Benninger
the world. This achievement requires a dedicated staff, a large volunteer Jeanne Bentley
R.R. and Betty Bergdahl
force, and a supportive community. It also relies on the thousands William and Willemina Berghoef
Kenneth and Jeanne Bergsma
of individuals and families who have become Meijer Gardens members. John and Pat Bergstrom
As we celebrate our 15th anniversary, we pay special tribute to the Craig and Mary Kay Bethune
Kenneth and Judy Betz
1,143 members who were with us in the beginning—and every year since. Robert and Ann Beuschel
Roger and Marcia Beutner
John and Judy Bielema
If you are a 15-year member and do not see your name listed below, please contact Membership Kevin and Ruth Billiau
at 616-974-5258. Founding members are noted in italics. David and Jean Bina
Brian and Dana Bishop
Marjorie Bjork
Lynne Black
Noel and Carla Black
Tom and Gail Blackburn
Thomas and Sandy Blackwell
Tom Blandford
Adrian and Marie Blauwkamp
Ken and Bev Block
Edith Blodgett
Dan and Barbara Bloem
John and Helen Blythe
Roger and Judith Boer
George and Silbilla Boerigter
Ben Boerkoel and Dan Kantorowski
Cindy Boes
Stan and Janna Boes
Mary Lou Bogema
Joseph and Mary Kathryn Boland
Meribeth Bolt
Robert and H. Cleone Bolthouse
Ronald and Linda Bond
Bruce and Bev Bonnell
Gordon and Karen Bordewyk
Glen and Betsy Borre
Lisa Borre
Brenda Bos
Harry Bosscher
Marjorie Bosscher
Robert and Ethel Bossemeyer
John and Marian Bouwer
Ron and Donna Bouwkamp
Charles and Gretchen Bouwsma
Tony and Cheryl Bowie
David Boyce
Hattie Boyd
David and Linda Boyer
Trish Boyer
Thomas and Patricia Boyle
Conrad and Molly Bradshaw
Peggy Bransdorfer
Daniel and Barbara Braun
Ellamae Braun
Karl and Darlene Braunschneider
Kathy Brehm
Paul and Jacquellyn Bremer
Don and Grace Brenner
Jeff and Marcia Brewer
Kevin Briggs and Carol Karr
Thomas and Joan Briggs
Donald Brightman and
Nancy Schellenberg
James Brink and Emily Brink
Steven and Trina Brock
Richard and Sheri Brolick
Jim and Donna Brooks
Laurence and Martha Brooks
Carole Brown
Richard and Sandy Brown
Arlene Bruggink
James and Joan Buchanan
Patricia Buchs
George and Cynthia Buck
Kathleen Bucknam
Betty Jo Buell
Teresa Buist
James and Helen Bull
John and Virginia Bullock
Mark and Sally Bulthuis
Barbara Bunbury
Valerie Burhans
Jean Burke
David Burkholder
Mary Burleson and Jane Tol
Lisa Burlingame
Kathleen Burmania
Robert and Sandra Burnham
Patricia Burpee
Chadwick Busk and
Holly Hatfield-Busk
Jane Buter
Chet and Joan Byerly
John and Jean Caccamo
Catherine Cain
Robert and Patricia Cali
Nora Callow and Barry Christian
Deborah Campbell
Jim and Gloria Campbell
John and Marie Canepa
ORGANIZATION HIGHLIGHT 13
15-year members
Kay Cangelosi
Larry and Karen Carbonelli
Todd and Susan Carlson
Greg and Mary Carnevale
Judi Carpenter
James and Carilon Carr
Jay and Sarabeth Carr
Jim and Betts Casey
Pam Cebelak
Leslie Cercek
Charles and Maureen Chamberlain
Richard Chambers
Wendell Champion
Ann Chapman Debes
Linda Charvat
Mike and Carol Chase
Marti Childs
Frank and Sally Chlystek
Nancy Christensen
Erwin and Olga Clahassey
Roger and Carolyn Clark
Roger and Nancy Clouse
Thomas and Judy Coby
Kathleen Coffee
Roger and Ruth Cole
John and Julia Colvin
David and Nancy Cook
Robert Cook and Connie Walker
William and Harriette Cook
George and Margaret Cope
Peter and Carol Cordes
Pat Cornelisse
John Cornish and Carole Cornish
Len and Corinne Cottrell
Kay Courtney
Susan Coussens
Bonnie Cowles
June Craft
Leonard and Dian Cramer
Carleen Crawford
G. Keith and Clara Crittenden
Judy Croff
Denise Cromley and Cindy Locklin
Jacqueline Cromwell
Elizabeth Crosby
Robert and Barbara Crossman
Paul and Betty Cudworth
Mimi Cummings
Kevin and Meg Cusack
Dean and Janice Cutler
Thomas and Bonnie Cypher
David and Joan Cywinski
Elaine Dahlman
Carol Dalebout
Jack and Marilyn Daleiden
Tom and Marcille Dalgleish
Sally Dams
Linda Damstra
Linda Daneman
Roger and Jean Danielski
Robin and Deborah Daning
Bill and Margie Darooge
Andrew and Pamela Daugavietis
Marjorie Daverman
Don and Mary Davies
Gary and Sandra Davis
Jon De Vries and Rosie Zant
Jean Dean
Frederick and Katherine Deane
Cornelius and Doris Deboer
Eileen Dechow
Edward and Carolyn Dee
Pat Degraaf
Bruce and Marion Dehaan
Marilyn Dehorn
Ed and Tami DeJong
James and Marianne Delavan
Paul and Becky Delongpre
Henrietta Deloof
Pete and Tuti Demaagd
Adrian and Leona Denboer
Rod and Barb Denning
Kate Dernocoeur
Susan Devirgilio
Liz Devree
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Frederick and Winifred Devries
Charles and Martha Dewey
Jarrett Dewyse
Daniel and Catherine Diedrich
L. Karen Diedrich
Mary Jane Dockeray
Jim and Linda Dodge
Alice Dodgson
Kathleen Doering
Stanley and Elizabeth Dole
Robert and Sharon Doornbos
Ken and Phyllis Dornbush
Vicki Downs
Judith Doyle
Cathy Dracht
John and Marilyn Drake
Susan Drieborg and Richard Drieborg
Katharine Dunn and Susan Broman
Marilyn Dunn
Thomas and Stacy Dunning
Rebecca Durham
John and Christine Duursma
Kathleen Eardley
Joan Earl
Jeanne Early
Kim and Louise Eastman
Gary and Suzanne Eberle
Stephen and Rosalind Ebrom
Joan Edson
Nancy Efting-Noel
John and Kim Egan
Gerrit and Arlene Egedy
Jerry and Sharon Elburn
John and Julie Elenbaas
Doug Ellinger and Karyn Gell
Constance Ellis
Kenneth and Frances Ellis
Laura Ellis
Ben and Susan Emdin
Sylvia Emmons
William and Cheryl Endres
Albert and Eloise Engel
John and Jeanette English
Jean Enright
Larry and Nancy Erhardt
Nancy Erickson
Pat Esch
Phyllis Evans
Lawrence Everitt
Lance and Marcia Evert
Roger and Judy Faber
James and Gail Fahner
Robert and Rudean Fairman
Matt and Mary Fenske
Carl and Mary Ferguson
Edward and Kay Finkelstein
Char Firlik and Jeri Galloway
Erwin Fitzgerald
Judith Fitzgerald
James and Barbara Flaggert
Robert and Marcia Flink
Floyd McCoy and Betsy Flory-McCoy
David and Nancy Flower
Robert and Helen Fogg
Mary Folkema
Bill and Mary Ford
Jon and Mary Forslund
Edward and Lois Fortin
Greg and Kathy Forzley
Richard and Barbara Foster
Isabel Frakie
Lynn and Alice Francis
Julie Francke
Wanda Franklin
Michael and Paula Freed
Kathy Freeman
Charles and Elizabeth French
Reginald and Jane French
Marion Friedrich
Barbara Fritz
Charles and Betty Fry
James and Suzanne Fuller
Raymond and Lillian Fuller
Thomas and Mary Fuller
David and Martha Gabrielse
David and Diane Gaebel
Wayne and Margo Gagnon
Carole Gaiser
Mary Garbrecht
Jacqueline Garter
Barbara Gauthier
Frank and Kathleen Geary
Andrew and Madelon Gelder
Mary Gell
Larry and Mary Gerbens
Ron and Carol Gerritsen
Judith Geyer
Cristina Gibb
Jack and Angie Gibson
Julia Gibson
Elizabeth Gillett
Joan Gillett
Geoffrey and Susan Gillis
Barbara Gilmore
Norman and Lois Ginebaugh
Sharon Globig
Winifred Godfrey
Donna Goebel
Andrea Goetz
Gordon and Laura Goodrich
Ken and Marilyn Goodson
Annette Gootjes
Paul Gootjes
George and Barbara Gordon
Inta Grace
Vicente and Meridell Gracias
William and Linda Graham
William and Suzanne Green
Gloria Gregory
Sybil Gretz
Mary Grigware
David and Jane Groh
Dennis and Denise Gross
Sally Grove
Jim and Patricia Gunn
Janet Gurd
Phillip Haack and Karen Ruple
Richard and Carol Hackbarth
Doris Hackenbruch
David and Gloria Haebich
Scott and Gail
Sharon Haege
Priscilla Hallas
Margaret Hammond
Rudolph and Erina Hanka
Michael and Lori Hankinson
Dave and Marilyn Hanks
Dick and Sandy Hansen
Roger and Dianne Hansen
Shane and Ann Hansen
Linda Harber and Michael DeJonge
Sid and Elizabeth Harkema
Martin and Lois Harlan
William and Eleanor Harmon
Bette Harper
Wes and Judith Harpold
Clint and Carol Harris
Katrina Hartman
Gordon and MaryJo Haskins
Ralph Hauenstein
James and Barbara Haveman
Barbara Haviland and
Margaret Haviland
Paul and Margaret Haviland
David Hazelswart
Doris Heartwell
Lola Hedberg
Marybeth Hekman
Joe and Monica Helsper
David Hendricks
Rose Hensch and Nicole Hensch
Thomas and Judith Henson
Rosa Hernandez
Mitzi Hertel
Philip and Peggy Hertel
Donald and Jane Hesselschwerdt
Steve and Susan Heyne
Barbara Higgins
Jack and Marjorie Highfield
Jim and Martha Hilboldt
Christine Hill
Tom and Sharon Hilliker
Barbara Hoag
Tom and Sue Hoane
Margaret Hoats
Paul and Fannie Hoeksema
Jim and Cindi Hoekstra
Richard and Joanne Hoekstra
Dirk and Victoria Hoffius
A. J. and Joan Hoffs
Steve and Mary Hollander
Edward and Ann Holmes
Earl and Donnalee Holton
Craig and Chris Hondorp
Bruce Honholt
Mary Hoogerheide
Judy Hoogerwerf
Bob and Judy Hooker
David and Leslie Hooker
Richard and Ruthelaine Hoolsema
Robert Hoover
Bill and Cathy Horn
Garry and Shirley Host
Brian and Geraldine Hotchkiss
David and Flora Hough
Patricia Huber
Bob and Barb Hubling
Eugenia Huddle
Pamela Hudelson- Amante
Susan Hufnagel
Timothy and Maruszka Hufstader
Jim and Marilyn Hughes
J.C. and Laurie Huizenga
Marvin and Carolynn Huizinga
Donald and Janice Hulbert
Doug and Angel Hull
Doug and Vera Humphries
Kimberly Hunsberger
David and Jayne Huyser
Robert and Mary Hydrick
Melonie Ice and Michael Lynch
Richard and Susan Ilka
Wilma Ingham
Barbara Irwin
Jerry and Martha Ann Irwin
Margaret Jack
Anette Jackman
E. James and Sandra Jackoboice
Don and Marlys Jacobi
Ronald and Patricia Jacobs
Michael and Roberta Jacobson
Virginia Glew Jaeger
Charles and Mary Ellen Jaent
Don and Lois Jandernoa
Tom and Patricia Jarvis
Dave and Emily Jasperse
Garth and Debra Jenkins
Elizabeth Jerome
Elsie Jocz
Virgil and May Johanningsmeier
Janet Johns
Robert and Bettybeth Johns
Elaine Johnson
Margaret Johnson
Mark and Mary Johnson
Priscilla Johnson
Daniel and Lucy Johnston
Michael and Susan Jones
Thomas and Margy Jones
Jerry and Jan Jonker
Paul and Carol Jorgensen
Julian and Judith Joseph
Michael and Sarah Julien
Dac Kalinka
Sally Kammeraad and Paul Baughman
Tim and Carol Kamradt
Barry and Vicki Karlson
Bette Karr
Corrine Kass
Olivette Kassouni
Nel Kastner
Mary Katerberg
Gordon and Jeanne Kauffman
Mary Jean and Michael Keating
Mary Ann Keeler
Kim and Susan Keith
John and Rosemary Kelbel
Michael and Mary Keller
Paul Kellermann and Patrice Hartsoe
Jack and Ginny Kelly
Elizabeth Kempker and
Paul Levandoski
Louise Kenaga
Jack and Joy Kennedy
Robert and Marilyn Kennedy
David and Vicki Keyser
Laura Kienbaum and
Martha Kienbaum
Jay and Adriana Kilpatrick
Shelly Kilroy
Robert and Katherine Kimball
Thomas Kimball
Jan Kimble
William and Sue Kincaid
Douglas and Barbara Kindschi
Jim and Marcia Kipp
Gladys Kittle
Karen Kleinheksel
Dennis and Carolyn Klenk
Robert and Virginia Klinesteker
Donald Klooster and James Klooster
Donald Klopcic
Herbert and Glenna Knape
Robert and Colleen Knape
Anna Knapper
Garry and Barb Knott
Jerry and Rachel Kochanski
Lee and Anneli Koets
Egon and Helga Kohl
Loretta Konecki
Wayne and Vicki Korson
Ron and Maureen Korte
Ted and Nancy Kortes
Thomas and Lucy Korth
Susan Koss
Donald Koster
John and M. Suzanne Kowalski
Emily Kozlowicz
Rex Krausbauer
Jack and Patsy Krause
Norman and Barbara Kravitz
James and Carolyn Kreiser
Abraham and Sylvia Krissoff
Roger and Pat Kropf
Janet Krueger
Robert and Beth Krueger
Harvey and Karen Kruithof
Mary Ann Kubiak
James and Coletta Kudlack
David and Andrea Kuldanek
Karl and Beth Kusmierski
Stuart and Ruth Kutsche
MargEd Kwapil
Charles and Ruth La Roche
Jamie and Penny Ladd
Ronald and Nancy Laferriere
Judith LaHaie
Larry and Mary Laham
Jeanne Laird
Francis and Marion Lamb
Esther Land
Terri Lynn Land and Dan Hibma
Butch Landman
Doris Landman
Jack and Judith Landman
David and Janet Landry
Calvin and Jane Lane
Michael and Donna Lareau
Grey and Judy Larison
Constance Larson
Doris and Lars Larson
Howard Larson
Don and Shirley LaSage
Sandra Last
Patricia Lathrop
Chet and Irene Lautenbach
Nancy Lavigna
William and Cynthia Lawrence
John and Betty Lawther
Robert and Doetje Lay
Ray and Carol Leach
Benn and Joanna Leavenworth
Don LeClair
Joseph and Helen Lecuyer
John and Barbara Leegwater
Mark and Gwen Leegwater
Vernon and Anne Leestma
Mary Leigh
Judith Leist
Marlene Leistico
John and Audrey Leja
Harvey Lemmen
David and Connie Lemmink
Elaine Lester
Jack Lewis
Mark and Marcie Lewis
Richard Lilga
Thomas and Sallie Lillie
Doug and Sandy Lindhout
Charles and Janet Lippert
Lucinda Litwinchuk
John and Mona Livingston
Mike and Kathy Lloyd
Ray and Nancy Loeschner
John and Susie Logie
Julia Long
Patricia Long
Kathleen Longcore
Mary Loupee
Bucky Love
Arend and Nancy Lubbers
Jan Luepnitz
Jan Lunquist and Michael May
Michael and Suzanne Lutz
Eloise Luyk
Lee and Renee Lynam
Jane Lynch
Judson and Lynn Lynch
Grant and Kathleen Lynn
Dennis and Virgina Lyons
Thomas and Cecilia Maas
Tom and Claudia Mabie
Timothy Malecki and Tasia Kisscorni
Beverly Manes
Lois Manett
Joseph and Joyce Mann
Barbara Marcus
Harry and Kathleen Margo
Peter and Patricia Marks
Susan Marschall
Edna Martin
William and Inetta Martindill
Robert and Mary Mason
Chet and Elaine Maternowski
Robert Maxam and Jim Rekucki
Barbara Mayo-Johnson
Terry and Audrey McBurney
Edith McCargar
Jack and Sherry McCarthy
James and Susan McCarthy
Patricia McClellan
Joseph and Joan McCord
William and Jerre McDaniel
Jerry and Sue McDonald
Lorraine McDonald
Thomas and Dawn McDonald
William and Elsa McFarland
Robert and Kathy McFarlane
John and Kate McGarry
Barbara McGuirl
James McKay and Twink Frey
Duncan and Vicki McMillan
Ed and Joyce McNally
Walter and Pamela McVeigh
Calvin and Bernice Meekhof
Deborah Meijer
Doug and Starr Meijer
Fred and Lena Meijer
Hank and Liesel Meijer
Mark and Mary Beth Meijer
Barbara Melgaard-Grissen and
Dale Grissen
Ruth Melvin
Dorothy Merrill
Gary Metcalf and Patricia Fielder
John and Susan Middleton
Henry and Diane Milanowski
Betty R. Miller
Curtiss and Katharine Miller
Dan and Susan Miller
Edith Miller
George and Elizabeth Miller
Lynne Miller
Nadine Miller
Janis Mills
Judith Mills
Barbara Miner
Robert Mitchell
Rita Modderman
Tom and Sally Moe
Susan Molhoek and Tyan Roelands
Bonnie Moore
Calvin and Patricia Moore
Joseph and Marilyn Moore
W. David and Diana Moore
Volga Morren
John and Mary Morrison
Richard and Maureen Morrison
Patrick and Johanna Morrissey
Marian Morrow
Sylvajean Mosier
Phyllis Mrozinski
Nancy Mueller
Kathy Muir
Larry and Paula Mulligan
Robert and Sandra Muraski
Peter and Sheila Murdoch
Richard and Connie Lou Murley
June Murphy
James and Margery Musser
David and Annelore Myers
Shirley Myers
William and Ellan Myers
Duane and Nancy Nagel
Reinard and Rose Nanzig
Betty Neary
John and Marjorie Neering
Shirley Neitzel
Louise Neller
Harriet Nelson
Valerie Nelson
Carl and Mimi Nestor
Thomas and Garretta Newhof
Christine Nicholas
Paul and Diane Nicholson
Doris Nies
Robert and Helen Nolan
Richard and Joanne Norton
Jack Novick and Jeanne Englehart
John and Gail Nowak
Scott Nowakowski and
Deb Cleland Nowakowski
Hilde Nunn
Richard and Mary Nyhof
Kathleen O’Donald
Cathy O’Donnell
Roger and Marcia Oetting
Joseph and Roberta Oettinger
Keith and Kerry Oldewurtel
Dorothy Oliver
Cheyl Olsen
Ralph and Nancy Olsen
Gordon and Christine Olson
John and Jean Olson
Thomas and Jeanne Olson
Jack and Margie Oosting
Mary Oppewall
Grace Orders
Linda Orosz
George and Bess Orphan
Edgar and Nancy Orr
Michael and Marty O’Toole
Joann Ott
Chris and Greta Overvoorde
Calvin and Ann Owen
Jean Owens
Martin and Enid Packard
Robert Parente and Sandra Choffel
Richard and Debra Partridge
Stephen Pastoor and
Bernice Houseward
Josephine Pattullo
Charles Schoenknecht and Ward Paul
Elnora Peabody
Dick and Valerie Peacock
Cynthia Peck and David Dorr
Harold and Phyllis Penny
Peter and Carroll Perez
Kurt and Nancy Peters
Mark Peters
Nancy Peters
Till Peters and Bernice Peters
Beth and Jonathan Petersen
Mary Lynne Peterson
Mary Peterson
Julie Petrie
Dan and Eunice Pfeiffer
Thomas and Christine Pfennig
Harold and Phoebe Phelps
Virgil and Louise Phelps
Larry and Ranel Piatek
Marianne Pierson
Roger and Mary Ann Pietras
Philip and Marilyn Pikaart
Karl and Irene Pike
Lee and Jeanine Pool
Michael and Mellody Posey
Edward and Barbara Post
Jay and Laura Post
Ruth Postema
James and Janet Postma
Susan Potyraj
Gwen Powers
Jim and Marie Preston
Robert and Marilyn Price
Carol Pringle
Paul and Karen Prins
George and Marge Pulaski
Andrew and Ausma Pupel
Owen and Margaret Pyle
Judi Rabbai
Leonard and Carol Radecki
Dorothy Rahn
Allan and Janet Ralph
Robert and Andrea Rander
Ron and Cathy Rapa
C.J. Rapp
Chuck and Shirley Rasmussen
Richard and Elisa Rasmussen
Richard and Lee Rasmussen
Robert Rasmussen
Dick and Judie Rathburn
Patricia Rau
Jon and Catherine Rauch
Jeff Redman
James and Sandra Reed
Madelyn Reges
Russ and Pat Reid
David and Karen Reifler
Mary Remien
Dale and Sheri Remmelts
Sue Remmy
Frank and Annette Remsburg
Stephen Rennells
Thomas Rens
Joanne Renterghem
Peter and Patricia Renucci
Carl Richards
Katharin Richards
Barbara Richardson
Diane Rider
Jeff and Kim Ridings
Robert and Paula Riley
Richard Rinck and Suzanne McCune
Jack Ripstra
Jane Rittenhouse
Charles and Sharon Ritter
Betty Robbins
James and Mary Robinette
Barbara Robinson
Gayla Robinson
Larry and Sally Robson
Hans and Anna Roeller
Rex and Sarah Rogers
Ron and Joyce Rogers
Milt and Barbara Rohwer
Velta Ronis
Darrel Rosen
Robert and Shirley Roskam
Charles Ross
Helen Rossano
Doris Roth
Stan and Diana Roth
Alwyn and Christine
Rougier-Chapman
Chuck and Stella Royce
Gary and Eileen Ruiter
David and Laurie Russell
Mary Ruzicka-Savage
Michael and Virginia Ryan
Emil and Nancy Sabolish
Stuart Saints and Eliza McManus
John and Sally Sampson
Linda Samuelson
Mary Kay Sandman
Elizabeth Sarafis
Joanne Sarut
Peter and Catherine Satterthwaite
Jacquolyn Sawyer
Margaret Saxton
Vernis Schad
John and Mary Schaff
Jake and Ann Scheeres
Barbara Scheid
Robert and Karen Schermer
Mary Jane Schmidt
William and Barbara Schmuggerow
Darrell and Alice Schmuker
Jean Schmuker
John and Judy Schneider
Rosemary Schnipke
Bev Schott and Gretchen Quick
Neal and Joyce Schouten
David and Jerri Schroeder
David and Mary Schuhardt
Steven and Elizabeth Schultz
Verlyn Schultz
Lois Schut
Paul and Thelma Schutt
Greg Schutter
Diane Scott
James and Nancy Scott
John and Bonnie Sebright
Paul and Marlene Seida
Robert and Barbara Self
Judy Selig
James Setchfield
Mark and Diane Sevald
Barb and Tom Shaw
Eileen Shedleski
Lee Ann Shedleski-Holmden
Mary Ann Sheline
Errol Shewman
Rita Shields
Stella Shields
Eleanor Shireling
Roger and Mary Shoemaker
Dixie Shutter
Richard Sidell
B. Miller and Leslie Siegel
Janet Simpson
Thomas and Judith Sink
Brent and Diane Slay
Theresa Smalley
Bill and Jane Smith
Daryl and Ella Mae Smith
Hal and Sharon Smith
Jerome and Helen Smith
Joy Smith
Mark and Mary Smith
Miriam Smith
Robert and Ruth Smith
Susan Smith
Roy and Deb Smyth
Lee Sneden and Connie Kool-Sneden
Hilary and Connie Snell
Hilary and Kristi Snell
Travis and Liza Snell
Oren and Laura Snyder
Rusty and Stacy Snyder
Louise Sommer and Ray Vanvelsen
Nancy Sonke
Audrey Sonneveldt
Carol Sorensen
Chris and Charlotte Southwick
Gary and Deborah Sparbel
John Spinetto
William and Norma Sprague
Roger and Yvonne Spring
Jean Ann Springer
Mary Springer
James and Laura Sproul
Linda Stafford
Barbara Stanford and Mark Coleman
Helen Stanley
Anna May Steel
Jack and Patricia Stegmeier
Robert and Gail Stegmier
Rose Stein
Denise Steiner
P. Frederick and Deborah Steketee
John and Mary Stepanovich
Daniel and Andrea Stephens
Ray and Carol Stevens
Richard and Mary Stevens
Ruth Stevens
James and Karen Stokes
Ron and Pam Stonehouse
Cynthia Storer
Gloria Stratton and Julia Malpass
Judy and Tim Strickler
Carl Strodtman
Curtis and Nancy Struyk
Rosalynn Stuart
Ruth Stuart
Bill and Ruth Stubbs
Richard Sturgis
J.B. Stutts
Mary Anne Surman
Robert and Mary Swain
Karen Sweet
Victoria Swenson
Thomas and Barbara Syrek
Jerry and Margaret Sytsma
Margarett Tanase
Mary Tanis
Carol Taylor
Larry and Mieke ten Harmsel
Nellie TenBrinke
John and Dorothy Terhune
Julie TerMolen
Alida Terpstra
William and Norma Tetro
Harold and Joann Thome
Bill and Mary Thompson
Chris and Shirley Thompson
Thomas and Judy Thompson
Marilyn Titche
Mary Ann Tock
Henry and Joyce Toering
Diane Tongue
Ella Topp
Jim and Linda Townley
Joe Townshend and
Karen Glynn-Townshend
Raquel Trajano
Patti Trepkowski
Linda Trout
Jim and Gen Tuinstra
Yvonne Turnquist
Ann Usakowski
William and Yvonne Van Ee
Lynn Van Haveren
Dale and Diane VanAllsburg
Richard and Virginia VanAndel
Bud and Beverly VanBall
Doug and Kathy Vance
Norman and Sharon Vance
Joe and Julianne VandenWyngaard
Mike and Sheryl Vanderbaan
Pamela VanderBee
Marlene Vanderhill
Richard and Ruth Vanderkamp
William and Leora Vanderkodde
Nick and Jean Vanderkwaak Virginia Whitney
John and Marie VanderPloeg Marjorie Wielsma
Susan Vanderploeg and Jim Osborn John and Carroll Wiener
Edward and Lucile Vandersloot Edward Wietecha and Peggy Burke
Adrian and Marge Vanderstarre Theodore and Kay Wietke
Marion VanderVeen Richard and Roslynn Wilcox
Bob and Cheri VanderWeide Peter and Janet Wildeboer
Barbara F. VanEss Helen B. Williams
Geraldine VanHerp Patricia Williams
Leona VanHolstyn Tauno and Lois Williams
Mitch and Rosemarie VanHouten Rita Williams Citron
Alda VanKampen Dorothy Williamson and Gwen Bolt
Adriaan Vankempen James and I. Marjorie Willman
Nancy VanNoord Mary Wilsberg
Fred and Carol VanOeveren Charles and Sally Wilson
Jackie VanOverloop Joan Wilson
Pamela VanOverloop Loyd and Suzanne Winer
Paul and Elaine VanPutten Charles Winslow and Judy Sopeland
Keith and Cindy VanScoyk Jim and Terri Winslow
Sandra Vanstee Helena Winter
Rick and Ruth Vansweden Mildred Wisniewski
A. Robert and Susan Vantuinen Jack Witham and Barbara Dillon
Michael and Carolyn VanValkenburg Alice Wittenbach
Jeff and Nancy VanWinkle Peter and Frances Wobbema
Andrew and Donna Vanysseldyke David and Wendelin Wohns
John and Gwen Varineau Susan Wold
Valerie Veen Robert and Susan Wolford
Elmer and Marlene Veldheer Jack and Cynthia Woller
Henry and Barbara Veldman Nancy Wolotira
Randy and Nancy Velting Donna Wolz
Arthur and Donna Veltman James and Mary Workman
Robert and Sharon Vensas John Worst and Ruth Tucker
David and Beverly Verdier Diane Wozniak
Cal and Pat Verduin Lee and Faith Wright
Robert and Norma VerHeulen Gib and Barbara Wynn
Grace Verwys Mary Wysocki
Jean Verwys William and Mary Yost
Jacquelyn Viol Ann Young
Thomas and Nancy Visser Maxine Young
Anne Vlcek Robert and Mary Younger
Jane Vomsteeg Sara Youngman
Dan Voorhees and Jean Silbar Michael and Anna Zaharakos
William and Judy Vriesema Patricia Zickus
Henry and Melva Vroegindewey Charles and Anne Zimmerman
Joyce Vugteveen Loretta Zimmerman
John Vydareny Jacqueline Zinn
David and Marie Waalkes Richard and Helen Zoodsma
William and Patricia Waanders John and Kathleen Zuiderveen
Clare Wade and Tom Koetsier Jeff and Renee Zylstra
Fritz and Marlene Wahlfield
Laurin and Lois Waldecker
Jeffrey and Sofia Walker
John and Betty Walker
Mary Kay Walker
Art and Bonnie Wallace
Glenn Walters
Caroline Waltz and Elizabeth Waltz
Eleanor Wanroy
Martheen Wanty
John and Maribeth Wardrop
Roger and Luella Warnshuis
Bill and Chris Warren
Jan Waterway
James and Janet Watkins
Jacquelyn Watson
Phyllis Webb
Elizabeth Webber
Barb Weeber
Peter Wege
Jeanne Weiland
William and Barbara Weldon
John and Ann Wells
Edward Werner
Judy Wert
John and Elaine West
Richard and Merry Westman
Donald and Pamela Weston
Marcia Westrate
Paul and Nola Wetherbee
Dwight and Jan Wheelock
Larry and Susan Whipple
John and Mary White
Nancy White
Sharon White
William and Gretchen Whitford
ORGANIZATION HIGHLIGHT 15

Lena Meijer Children’s Garden
There are dozens of fun things to do in the Children’s Garden. Some are obvious
(just head over to the Great Lakes on a hot day and find some boats to sail!).
But others are more subtle and might be easy to miss.
Little Miss Muffet in the Children’s Garden
June 13–August 29
Tuesdays at 11 am, Thursdays and Sundays at 2 pm
Starring Laura Fisher and Kelsey Kohlenberger
Miss Muffet hates bugs, not just spiders, and wants
to start a “Bugs Are Bad” Club. Her little brother tries
to convince her insects and spiders are fascinating,
distinctive—and helpful. He challenges her to an
insect game and makes a bet that she will not win.
Audience participants become part of the action in this
improvisational, interactive and hilarious performance.
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Story-Time
June 7–August 27
Weekdays at 10 am and 2 pm
Interactive presentations with a variety of
related activities. All ages.
Favorites include:
• Mouse Count, a story and counting
activity with ten finger puppets and a
giant stuffed snake
• Flower Garden, a planting activity based
on the book, with felt flowers to plant in a
felt flower box
• The Very Busy Spider, a story embellished
with a ball of yarn to spin into a web
• Diary of a Worm, the daily life of a little
worm and a real “worm box” to investigate
• Art, the story of a boy named Art who
imagines worlds made of lines, squiggles
and dots, along with imagination activities.
Kids enjoying an improvisational theater performance
in the Children’s Garden.
Take a Closer Look Activities
June 7–August 29
Take a closer look all summer long in the Lena Meijer
Children’s Garden. Whether this is your first visit or
your fiftieth, explore with us by investigating different
aspects of the Children’s Garden. Activities vary daily;
inquire at the Information Center for more details.
• Use pond viewers to get a closer look at
plant and animals that live under water
in the wetlands.
• Take a closer look at sculpture and join
local artists to create imaginative art of
your own using clay, paper or pastels.
• Go on a plant hunt looking closely for
interesting plants such as “Miss Muffet,”
“Wig’s Sensation,” “Tiger Babies,” or
“Corkscrew Rush.”
• Take a closer look at the uniqueness of
Michigan sand under a microscope.
• Use a real spotting scope to get a closer
look at birds and bird behavior.

On one of your
summer visits,
make a point to
seek these out:
~ Dig for five factoids under the sand
and find all five rocks in the Quarry
they describe.
~ Spin the sculpture spinner to look
for eight kinds of feet—find all the
sculptures based on these details.
~ Take the Naturalist’s Challenge along
the Children’s Garden boardwalk.
~ Make rubbings of Michigan tree leaves
in the Treehouse Village—which leaf is
shaped like a hand?
~ Complete the Search & Find (ask for one
at the Information Center) and solve all
the riddles—did any have you stumped?
4th of July Stroller Parade
Sunday, July 4, 1 pm
Celebrate America’s birthday! Decorate your strollers,
your children and yourselves for our annual stroller
parade (dolls and stuffed animals are welcome too).
The three most original creations will be posted on
our Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/MeijerGardens
Potential PALs, please step forward
Do you like bright smiles? Excited voices? Curious children?
Volunteer your time and talent.
Contact: thoving@meijergardens.org or 616-974-5221.
Lena Meijer Children’s Garden is sponsored by
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I Spy in the Sculpture Park
Kids’ Tram Tour
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays
June 8–August 28
10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm
$3 adults, $1 kids
(timed tickets sold at the Tram Station)
Discover our sculptures with brand new eyes. Stand inside
a 42-foot sculpture and look up. See a sculpture moving
in water. Find dozens of reeds all made of glass.
Look for details of sculptures you never noticed before
and have fun with materials in your I Spy backpack.
Then hop off the tram for an engaging family activity.
Activities from quilt-making to petting baby goats will
intrigue kids at Michigan’s Farm Garden this summer.
Michigan’s Farm Garden
Visit us this summer, down on the farm. Enjoy a variety of family-friendly farm activities
from the 1930s as you learn about daily farm living through games, music and more.
Fridays at the Farm
Fridays, June 11–August 27, 1–4 pm
Join us each Friday as we work together on fun farm
chores such as gathering eggs, “painting” the barn,
knitting on a spool, hanging laundry or helping to create
a unique quilt. Challenge a friend to an old-fashioned
game of hoops, flying rings, hopscotch, pick-up sticks
or checkers. Create your own old-fashioned music
with our farm band instruments.
Themed Weekends
Playful Baby Goats
June 12–13, 1–4 pm
Gather your “kids” and visit the farm for this fun family
weekend. Learn about goats by sampling goat cheese
and discovering what other products are made from
goats’ milk. Watch an entertaining cooking demonstration
by Jayson Leek of Gills Grill, and learn how to incorporate
goat cheese into simple, delicious recipes. Have fun
observing and petting lively baby goats and then play
the Billy Goat Challenge game.
Fun goat facts:
• Cashmere comes from the soft undercoat
of cashmere goats.
• A goat’s pupils are rectangular.
• Some breeds of goats can jump more than
five feet high.
Amazing Honeybees
July 10–11, 1-4 pm
Prepare to be amazed as you get a close look at the
fascinating world of honeybees. Discover different
aspects of bees and beekeeping by viewing an
observation hive, exploring a beekeeper’s unusual
equipment and tasting several different types of honey.
Have fun learning how to communicate like a bee along
the “busy bee” obstacle course and participating in
a “bee dance.”
Fun bee facts:
• Honeybees have a distinctive pattern to warn
potential predators or discourage “honey thieves.”
• In the wild up to 20,000 bees live in a single nest.
• In the US, it is estimated that ¼ of all fruit
produced for human consumption is pollinated
by honeybees.
Meet Me at the Fair
August 14–15, 1–4 pm
Meet us at the farm for lots of family fun. Enjoy fair
demonstrations including quilting, knitting and pie
making. Join in traditional fair activities such as ring
and beanbag toss, sack races, and hula-hoops.
Participate in contests including (hobby) horseracing,
(stuffed toy*) farm animal judging, (paper) airplane
flying, and ice cream eating. You may even win a blue
ribbon! There is something for everyone at the fair.
*Be sure to bring your favorite stuffed farm animal toy
for this fun event.
Fun fair facts:
• The first Michigan State Fair was held in
1848 in Detroit.
• The first county fairs were held for farm
families to showcase the best of their
livestock, crops and home arts.
• Fairs bring state-of-the-art technology to
farmers through lectures, exhibitions and
show-ring competitions.
Heirloom Tomatoes
September 4–5, 1–4 pm
Join us for a flavorful weekend focused on heirloom
tomatoes. Sample many different tomato varieties and
vote for your favorite tomato. Watch cooking demonstrations
by Chef Terri Rees of Tuxedo Junction Catering and Chef
Regina Kirby of Taste of the Gardens. Learn why tomatoes
are a healthy choice, and the best ways to enjoy them.
Participate in fun family activities such as a family tomato
relay or terrific tomato bean bag toss.
Fun tomato facts:
• Ketchup was once sold as a medicine.
• The average person eats about 100 pounds
of tomatoes per year.
• Tomatoes were first cultivated by Aztecs
and Incas around 700 AD.
Michigan’s Farm Garden is sponsored by
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 In
Their
Own
Words
“Harvey Lexus is delighted to be a sponsor of
the Summer Concert Series at Meijer Gardens.
It is a perfect opportunity to provide exceptional
musical talent for everyone to enjoy. As part of
our long-standing commitment to support our
community, we are very pleased to align with
this great cultural institution. This outstanding
entertainment venue is just one of the reasons
Meijer Gardens is an integral part of what makes
our community so special.”
JOHN M. LEESE
Owner and President, Harvey Automotive
Sponsor of 2010 Outdoor Summer Concert Series
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Cultural Tour 2010:
London and Southern England
SEPTEMber 21–29
Join us for a guided exploration of London and Southern England.
This trip will combine celebrated gardens, art and sculpture,
and cultural experiences into a spectacular nine-day adventure.
Brochures are available for this popular trip. Space is limited.
Reservations must be received by July 1.
Contact: Kathy Kane-Lane, 616-975-3177
Membership
Referral Program:
You love Meijer Gardens, so why not help us share your excitement
by bringing in a new member? As a current member of Meijer Gardens,
if you bring in a new membership, at any level, we will thank you by
extending your membership one additional month! The membership
you bring in must be a brand new member to Meijer Gardens.
Renewals and rejoins do not qualify. New member must supply
referring member’s name and membership ID. Offer valid through
September 30, 2010.
 Highlights
London and Southern England Cultural Tour 2010
Exclusive and unique visits to: Hampton Court Gardens, Kensington Gardens, Tate Britain & Modern,
Henry Moore Foundation, Stonehenge (pictured here), New Art Centre, Salisbury Cathedral,
Wisley Gardens and Kew Gardens.

The Connection
Garden Soiree:
Celebrate Chihuly
thursday, june 24, 6–8 pm
Enjoy an outdoor garden party with hors d’oeuvres and summer
drinks while experiencing 15 different Dale Chihuly sculpture
locations installed throughout Meijer Gardens. There is no
better way to connect with art and green spaces! Tickets are
free to members of The Connection—future members of
The Connection $25 in advance or $30 night of the event.
Tickets are available for purchase online at MeijerGardens.org.
Questions? Please call 616-974-5222.
WELCOME CHEF
Regina Kirby
Please welcome Chef Regina Kirby to Taste of the Gardens Café and
catering. Chef Regina has more than 20 years of experience working
for corporate hotels, restaurants, catering businesses, and as an
entrepreneur, owning and operating two restaurants of her own
in Colorado. Her restaurant, Shrine Mountain Inn, was featured in
Bon Appétit and Country Living Magazine.
Chef Regina’s culinary philosophy is down to earth; she likes to cook
simple yet tasty foods using the freshest ingredients available.
She says, “In my opinion, less is more; you need to taste the food and
not drown it in sauces and cover up its real flavor.” Having lived for

Grandparents’ Day
Wednesday, July 14, 6–8 pm
All members are welcome to celebrate grandparents with us!
Please join us for an evening of fun reserved just for you and
your family. You’ll have a chance to explore all of Meijer Gardens.
Bring your camera and capture extraordinary moments.
An RSVP is required. Invitation will be mailed soon, or visit
meijergardens.org/membership for more details.
a time in Italy and travelled in other countries, Chef Regina loves
the simplicity and freshness of food. According to her, “Food is to
be shared and celebrated, not to be eaten while driving or in front of
the television.”
Chef Regina has introduced fresher, healthier foods with her new menu.
The kids’ menu has some healthy surprises that kids seem to love and
parents appreciate. The adult menu includes some classics with a
twist and some fun new items. “The food should be a reflection of
the environment we are in. My goal is to serve high-quality food that
meets the standards of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.”

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Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park promotes the enjoyment, understanding
and appreciation of gardens, sculpture, the natural environment and the arts.
OCT 10

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ArtPrize is coming to
Frederik Meijer Gardens &
Sculpture Park
September 22 – October 10, 2010
It’s official, Meijer Gardens will be a venue for ArtPrize—
the world’s largest art competition. Scheduled for
September 22–October 10, 2010, this enjoyable and
engaging event will have works curated and sited at
Meijer Gardens. Although key administrative, curatorial
and education staff were involved with ArtPrize in its
premiere year, now the gardens and grounds on site
will be thoughtfully engaged.
This year, front lawn areas surrounding the English Perennial
Garden and the Balk Specialty Collections Gardens will
be used. In addition, Meijer Gardens will also be organizing
Vandenberg Plaza, more commonly celebrated as Calder Plaza,
and Gillett Bridge crossing the Grand River. A shuttle service
between Meijer Gardens and downtown Grand Rapids will
be made available.
What a great moment for the visual arts in Grand Rapids
as we celebrate ArtPrize, enjoy the closing moments of
the Chihuly exhibition and fully consider the international
repertoire of sculptors whose works will be on display in
the Sculpture Gallery in the exhibition, Sculptors Celebrate
the Legacy of Fred and Lena Meijer.
SUMMER
2010

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