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Tuesday, April 16

Singular Focus: Bristol Art Museum Takes Root at Blithewold

10:00 AM
Picture a solitary lilac bush amidst a field of daffodils or a lone shell on an expansive beach. This exhibit highlights the idea of singular focus within a composition. Whether it’s a lone figure against a nuanced backdrop or a distinct element …

Toad Abodes!

10:00 AM
Join us as we create beautiful homes for toads in the garden. Toads are welcome guests that eat loads of insects and slugs that munch on our favorite plants. Using new and repurposed materials, we will provide snazzy new digs for these amazing …

Spring Afternoon Tea

11:00 AM
We invite you for Tea in Blithewold’s Dining Room, where fine meals have been enjoyed by cherished guests for more than a century. Gather with friends and exchange stories while delighting in a cup of tea, freshly baked scones with sweet cream, …

The Narcissi (Daffodil)

12:00 PM
Join Director of Horticulture Dan Christina as he leads you on a walking tour through the diverse collection of narcissi (daffodils) at the peak of Daffodil Days. Participants will view unique and uncommon cultivars and species, observe planting …

Wednesday, April 17

Singular Focus: Bristol Art Museum Takes Root at Blithewold

10:00 AM
Picture a solitary lilac bush amidst a field of daffodils or a lone shell on an expansive beach. This exhibit highlights the idea of singular focus within a composition. Whether it’s a lone figure against a nuanced backdrop or a distinct element …

Spring Afternoon Tea

11:00 AM
We invite you for Tea in Blithewold’s Dining Room, where fine meals have been enjoyed by cherished guests for more than a century. Gather with friends and exchange stories while delighting in a cup of tea, freshly baked scones with sweet cream, …

Thursday, April 18

Singular Focus: Bristol Art Museum Takes Root at Blithewold

10:00 AM
Picture a solitary lilac bush amidst a field of daffodils or a lone shell on an expansive beach. This exhibit highlights the idea of singular focus within a composition. Whether it’s a lone figure against a nuanced backdrop or a distinct element …

Spring Afternoon Tea

11:00 AM
We invite you for Tea in Blithewold’s Dining Room, where fine meals have been enjoyed by cherished guests for more than a century. Gather with friends and exchange stories while delighting in a cup of tea, freshly baked scones with sweet cream, …

Friday, April 19

Singular Focus: Bristol Art Museum Takes Root at Blithewold

10:00 AM
Picture a solitary lilac bush amidst a field of daffodils or a lone shell on an expansive beach. This exhibit highlights the idea of singular focus within a composition. Whether it’s a lone figure against a nuanced backdrop or a distinct element …

Spring Afternoon Tea

11:00 AM
We invite you for Tea in Blithewold’s Dining Room, where fine meals have been enjoyed by cherished guests for more than a century. Gather with friends and exchange stories while delighting in a cup of tea, freshly baked scones with sweet cream, …

Preview Party Blithewold in Bloom

5:00 PM
Get a sneak peek at the glorious display of floral arrangements and specimens in the Visitors Center and throughout the first floor of the Mansion. Guests will enjoy delicious hors d’ouevres from The Kitchen at Blithewold, signature cocktails, and …

Saturday, April 20

Blithewold in Bloom: A 2024 American Daffodil Society Show

10:00 AM
Join the Bristol Garden Club and Blithewold to experience the breadth of colors, forms, and sizes now available in daffodils! Daffodil enthusiasts proudly display their flowers individually and in arrangements as they compete for awards and share …

Singular Focus: Bristol Art Museum Takes Root at Blithewold

10:00 AM
Picture a solitary lilac bush amidst a field of daffodils or a lone shell on an expansive beach. This exhibit highlights the idea of singular focus within a composition. Whether it’s a lone figure against a nuanced backdrop or a distinct element …

Sunday, April 21

Blithewold in Bloom: A 2024 American Daffodil Society Show

10:00 AM
Join the Bristol Garden Club and Blithewold to experience the breadth of colors, forms, and sizes now available in daffodils! Daffodil enthusiasts proudly display their flowers individually and in arrangements as they compete for awards and share …

Singular Focus: Bristol Art Museum Takes Root at Blithewold

10:00 AM
Picture a solitary lilac bush amidst a field of daffodils or a lone shell on an expansive beach. This exhibit highlights the idea of singular focus within a composition. Whether it’s a lone figure against a nuanced backdrop or a distinct element …

Irish Weaving Workshop

12:00 PM
Learn to weave- Irish style! In this class you will make a “crios” (belt, in Irish) using whatever yarn you want to bring to learn on! While your crios will not be nine feet long, and we will modify slightly from tradition by using a small …

Tuesday, April 23

Singular Focus: Bristol Art Museum Takes Root at Blithewold

10:00 AM
Picture a solitary lilac bush amidst a field of daffodils or a lone shell on an expansive beach. This exhibit highlights the idea of singular focus within a composition. Whether it’s a lone figure against a nuanced backdrop or a distinct element …

Spring Afternoon Tea

11:00 AM
We invite you for Tea in Blithewold’s Dining Room, where fine meals have been enjoyed by cherished guests for more than a century. Gather with friends and exchange stories while delighting in a cup of tea, freshly baked scones with sweet cream, …

The Narcissi (Daffodil)

12:00 PM
Join Director of Horticulture Dan Christina as he leads you on a walking tour through the diverse collection of narcissi (daffodils) at the peak of Daffodil Days. Participants will view unique and uncommon cultivars and species, observe planting …

Wednesday, April 24

Singular Focus: Bristol Art Museum Takes Root at Blithewold

10:00 AM
Picture a solitary lilac bush amidst a field of daffodils or a lone shell on an expansive beach. This exhibit highlights the idea of singular focus within a composition. Whether it’s a lone figure against a nuanced backdrop or a distinct element …

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