TAKE A LONGHOUSE TWILIGHT TOUR Should you opt for a visit during open hours, we offer a number of museum guides which are available at the GateHouse. Armed with a site map, you may wish to walk the property alone or with a friend, savoring its beauty. You might purchase a copy of Blossom Time, our seasonal pictorial calendar, which illustrates the growing conditions of the many flowering plants in bloom each month. If you visit with children, pick up a copy of Hand-in-Hand or Hand-in-Hand Goes Green, our young people’s guides to the sculpture and plantings at LHR. Twilight Tours and Themed Tours For reservations e-mail: twilighttours@longhouse.org or call 631.329.3568. $30 per person; $55 for two; limited to 15 people. LHR members receive a per-person discount of $5. BELOW IS A SAMPLING OF OUR 2011 TWILIGHT TOURS CHECK BACK FOR OUR 2012 SCHEDULE Mondays, July 4, August 1, 22, 29 As the sounds of evening bird-song fill the air, take a docent guided tour of the sculpture-laden gardens of LongHouse Reserve. Twilight is a special time to savor massive azaelas, rhododenderon, and multitudes of grasses and bamboo; all enhanced by the light of the setting sun. Works by Lichtenstein, de Kooning, Chihuly, Fischl, LeWitt, and Ono grace the property. You'll also visit the residence of Jack Lenor Larsen where his personal collection of ceramics, basketry, textiles, glass works by Chihuly and furniture by Wharton Esherick, are artfully displayed. We find that most of our visitors return to LongHouse again and again—not only to admire the beauty of the gardens or to delight in its ever-changing art--they come, inquisitive and engaged, to experience its magic anew. Garden Photography: Talk and Safari Admirers of flowers and plants as well as amateur and professional photographers will find this tailored tour amongst the gardens of LongHouse especially enlightening. Led by Erika Shank, LHR garden committee member and professional photographer, helpful hints with plenty of photography time add to the experience.Tour Leader: Erika Shank, LongHouse Garden Committee Member and professional garden photographer Tour Co-leader: Barbara Press, Chair, LongHouse Garden Committee and noted artist Monday, June 20, 6-8 pm West Meets East: Asian Influences at LongHouse The house design was inspired by the architecture of a seventh century Shinto shrine at Ise in Japan, provide the setting for conversation by Asian expert, Vincent Covello, LHR board member and author. Tour Leader: Vincent Covello, LongHouse Board Member and author of articles and books including The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation. Tour Co-Leader: Barbara Press, Chair, LongHouse Garden Committee and noted artist Monday, August 8, 6-8 pm LongHouse’s Magnificent Evergreens and Trees Stately cryptomeria, a monkey puzzle tree, and a weeping blue spruce are among the specimens given detailed explanation on this tour. Led by LHR Director of Horticulture, Ray Smith, this insight into their planting and care will enhance the skills of any home gardener. Tour Leader: Ray Smith, LHR Director of Horticulture and renowned tree expert and horticulturist Tour Co-Leader: Mac Griswold, LongHouse Garden Committee member, author, horticulturist, and garden historian Monday, August 15, 6-8 pm Art in the Garden: Lecture and Tour Date and Tour Leader: To be announced