Join for a very danceable musical performance by the Dendê percussion ensemble - the vital rhythms of Brazilian carnaval! We will begin with an activation of the art piece on display in the Cope House Gallery, “Flags for Other Nations”: a 20-minute meditative walk/march with colorful tree flags around an Awbury trail, to honor the […]
Join us for our annual Holiday Open House & Green Sale at The Francis Cope house! Check back here and make sure to subscribe to our newsletter & follow us on social media for more details as we near the event!
Make tree prints to bring home, from stumps of local fallen trees. And Paint/Collage/Stitch with sturdy Uva de Mar leaves! About the tree prints: We’ll have white craft paper; feel free to bring your own thicker white paper or smooth fabric. The prints make excellent gifts and home decor. The printers’ ink we use is […]
Join us at Awbury Arboretums Francis Cope House on Wednesday June, 19th from 5:00pm – 8:00pm to celebrate the legacy of Juneteenth! Come celebrate and learn about the history of Juneteenth and the continued fight for liberation. The evening will consist of a panel discussion and Q&A led by Germantown Infohub’s Rasheed Ajamu, with speakers […]
Slow down, Relax, Rest and Restore inside of the parlors the Francis Cope House. This restorative yoga class taught by Megan Do Nascimento will consist of holding certain yoga poses for a longer amount of time. We will be using blankets, blocks, bolsters to allow our bodies to recover from a long day. Bolsters, blankets, […]
Earth Day Flyer We’re celebrating Earth Day! Join us on April 20th from 9AM to 4PM for a day of games, food + drinks, live music, and more! Come out for a relaxing morning Bird walk or yoga session at the Cope House, then head over to AdventureWoods for an environmentally exciting scavenger hunt! Afterwards, […]
Lisa Volta is a multi-media artist whose work investigates waiting and passage and asks, “How much longer?” as we watch things grow, decay, transform, or reach their threshold. Lisa thinks about time speeding up, slowing down, standing still, time managed and wasted, and wonders about the long-term effects of time and the uneasy questions that […]
Slow down, Relax, Rest and Restore inside of the parlors the Francis Cope House. This restorative yoga class taught by Megan Do Nascimento will consist of holding certain yoga poses that are kind to the body for longer periods of time with the use of blankets, bolsters and blocks. No yoga experience required. Most poses […]
Wake up and stretch your body and mind in the lovely setting of The Francis Cope House. Class will be a combination of floor/ mat (chair option too) standing poses. We will use the walls, blocks and blankets to support our poses. Our focus will be improving flexibility, focus and recovery. Especially well-suited for those […]