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Eric Laubach performs at the Arboretum. (Photo by Rimgaudas Vidziunas)
Superior, AZ – Boyce Thompson Arboretum staff invite you to watch the moon rise and to salute the setting sun on the Summer Solstice with a Friday evening June 21 spent with friends and live music beneath towering trees that shade the flagstone courtyard of the historic Smith Building.
Bring a picnic dinner – or call ahead and order takeout from Porter’s or Jade Grill in the neighboring town of Superior – and check out live music by a Phoenix singer-songwriter Eric Laubach outdoors from 6:30-8 p.m.
Laubach plays upbeat folk and ballads featuring original songs about Arizona and nature; some humorous, others poignant and insightful. Eric has entertained at various locations in North America, the Caribbean, and parts of Europe for four decades and has been a featured performer in the valley at the recent centennial celebrations, folk festivals, fund raisers, and acoustic venues. His concert will be performed on guitar, with a little harmonica and Native American flute. Expect songs such as ‘Tarantulas in the Moonlight,’ ‘Under a Coyote Moon,’ ‘Is it Muggy on the Rim?,”? and ‘Blonde Coyote.’ His 90-minute performance will feature songs written about Arizona and places where he has traveled; stories about life experiences and his original songs will be included as well.
Laubach is an Arboretum volunteer and shares his concerts as fundraisers to help generate admissions and revenue for the Arboretum; his concert is included with daily admission of $9, and at no charge to BTA annual members. On the Summer Solstice the waxing full moon will rise around 6 p.m., climbing above Apache Leap to the east and then bathing the Arboretum in moonlight by the time the sun sets 90-minutes later, ending the longest day of the year. Connect by email to eric.laubach@yahoo.com; Read more at myspace.com/ericlaubachmusic; read about weekend nature walks, photo classes and other arboretum events at ag.arizona.edu/bta
June Events:
• June 8 Learn Your Lizards Walk with Kurt and Cindy Radamaker 8 a.m.
• June 15 Plants of the Bible Saturday Walk with Dave Oberpriller at 8 a.m.
• June 16 Father’s Day (BTA’s open); ‘Moving To Manual’ camera workshop with Michael Madsen ($30/$39)
• June 16 Trees-of-the-Arboretum Sunday guided walk with Jeff Payne at 8 a.m.
• June 23 Edible and Medicinal Desert Plants guided walk with Dave Morris 8 a.m.
• June 29 Learn Your Lizards Walk with ‘Wild Man Phil’ Rakoci 8 a.m.
• June 29 Tom Boggan Camera Basics photo workshop 7-9 a.m. ($20/$29)
• June 29 Intro Gourd Art Class 10 a.m.-3 p.m. ($30 / $39)
• June 30 Advanced Gourd Art Class: “Pine Needle Coiling” 10 a.m.-3 p.m. ($40 / $49)
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