Events & Festivities
We’re celebrating our anniversary with events throughout the year. Check back often because, as you can see, event details are still developing. Our full Calendar with these and all other Club activities is always available HERE.
February 2
1:00pm
Anniversary Kickoff. The celebration gets underway with a delicious tower of 100 mini cupcakes at the January Program meeting
February 11
6:00pm
Club President Fran Ackerly, in partnership with the Adult School at the main branch of the Public Library, leads a flower design demonstration in time for Galentine's Day.
March 17
1:00pm
Club Member Karen Fricke will present “An Introduction to Native Gardens” at the Montclair Library Bellevue Branch.
April 27
6:00pm
Our gala 100-Year Brithday Party for Members and spouses/ partners takes place at the Montclair Art Museum. Offering small bites, libations, and fun with our friends, the event will include a viewing of a movie highlighting the impact of GCM over the decades, currently being filmed.
May 13-17
All day
While participating in Montclair Art Museum’s biennial celebration of floral design “ Art in Bloom” is a Garden Club mainstay, this year our Club will be one of the honorees at the MAM's spring benefit luncheon on May 14. A video presentation featuring the contributions of Julia Berrall and Howard Van Vleck will be featured throughout at the event.
June
Two guided tours of Avis Campbell Gardens will be offered to the public scheduled to coincide with peak rose bloom in summer and the great array of dahlia varieties blooming in fall. Dates to be determined.
September 24-27
The Club will be presenting an NGC Standard Flower Show at Van Vleck House & Gardens entitled "A Century in Bloom." All our Members will be involved in creating the event to showcase Flower Design, Horticulture and more, under the leadership of Club Members Sarah Stransky and Karen Fricke.
October
In partnership with the NJ Tree Foundation, we will be planting ten trees in Montclair, one for each year of our existence. The location and date of planting of these trees has not yet been finalized.
December
Our celebratory year will come to a triumphant close at our annual Holiday Tea. The date has not yet been determined.