{"id":30924,"date":"2024-11-25T12:02:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T12:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/new-exhibit-will-focus-on-george-harrison-the-gardener\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T12:02:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T12:02:40","slug":"new-exhibit-will-focus-on-george-harrison-the-gardener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/new-exhibit-will-focus-on-george-harrison-the-gardener\/","title":{"rendered":"New exhibit will focus on George Harrison the gardener"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ABCNew exhibit will focus on George Harrison the gardener<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Beatles<\/strong>‘ George Harrison<\/strong>\u2019s love of gardening will be explored in a new exhibit in Sarasota, Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n

George Harrison: A Gardener\u2019s Life<\/span><\/em> will run from Feb. 9 to June 29 at <\/span>Marie Selby Botanical Gardens<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u2019 Downtown Sarasota campus, part of a series that \u201cexamines the work of major artists through the lens of their connection to nature.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to\u00a0a press release, the exhibit will look at Harrison’s\u00a0connection to gardening, which is described as his \u201cgreatest passion.\u201d In fact, during a 1979 <\/span>Rolling Stone<\/span><\/em> interview, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer actually described himself as \u201cjust a gardener.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the horticultural aspects of the exhibit, it will include\u00a0a selection of Harrison’s\u00a0music and lyrics, along with\u00a0excerpts from wife Olivia Harrison<\/strong>‘s poetry book,\u00a0<\/span>Came the Lightening<\/span><\/em>. The exhibit promises to “highlight George\u2019s connection to nature and celebrate his life and legacy through the power of plants.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSelby Gardens is thrilled to explore George Harrison\u2019s love of gardening and the inspiration he drew from it,”\u00a0Jennifer Rominiecki<\/strong>, president and CEO of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, shares. “We are honored to present this exhibition to our visitors, demonstrating the many ways Harrison connected with nature.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibition will include a special program featuring legendary artist Patti Smith<\/strong>, Selby Gardens\u2019 Artist in Residence. <\/span>An Evening with Patti Smith Dedicated to George Harrison<\/span><\/em> will take place Feb. 12 at Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ABCNew exhibit will focus on George Harrison the gardener The Beatles‘ George Harrison\u2019s love of gardening will be explored in a new exhibit in Sarasota, Florida. George Harrison: A Gardener\u2019s Life will run from Feb. 9 to June 29 at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens\u2019 Downtown Sarasota campus, part of aRead More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,43,4],"tags":[7,134,317,114,315,316,142,106],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30924"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30924\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}