FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Opening Day Listing

13 BIG BUG Sculptures, Meet the Beetles, "HELP!"

Opening Day festivities for BIG BUGS July 12, 2008 at Garden in the Woods

PRESS CONTACT:

Contact:

Debra Strick, Marketing and PR Director

508.877.7630 x3501

dstrick@newenglandWILD.org

For images: Steven Ziglar, Corporate and PR Associate

508.877.7630 x3503

sziglar@newenglandWILD.org

EVENTS AND NATURE LISTINGS

SPECIAL EVENTS: New England Wild Flower Society presents BIG BUGS Grand Opening and Web-of-Life Extravaganza,  Saturday, July 12, 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Society's 45-acre Garden in the Woods, featuring 13 dinosaur-sized wood sculptures by David Rogers and 1,500 native plant species and cultivars, including 200 rare and endangered native plant species. See the bugs as they see us and understand how they fit into the web of life. MEET THE BEETLES with "HELP!" New England’s Beatles Tribute Band, performing live 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.  Find costumed characters "ANT MINI", "ODO" and "DANI" the butterfly on garden walks and join in the festivities from July 12-October 31. Admission $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students with ID, $4 youths 3-18.  Free for members and children under 3.  RAIN OR SHINE.  Garden in the Woods, New England Wild Flower Society, 180 Hemenway Road,  Framingham, MA. (508) 877-7630, www.newenglandWILD.org/bigbugs. Shop at BUG MALL and native plant nursery.    

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