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The Arboretum Expo
2022-09-09 - 2022-09-10 | Arboretum, 250 Arboretum Road, Guelph, N1G 2W1
Join us for the Arboretum Expo 2022!
Come explore the Arboretum for walks, talks, workshops and our 2022 online plant auction with some unique plants! Pick up Arboretum t-shirts, biodiversity sheets, educational materials and more.
The Arboretum Expo runs September 9 and 10.
Featured Events
SoundBound
Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.
Hales-McKay Shelter
A showcase of musicians from the Critical Studies in Improvisation program at the University of Guelph who have been improvising and composing music around our relationships to local ecosystems. It will feature a 30-minute guided ecologically-engaged walk or indoor sitting circle followed by a 1-hour concert of music inspired by the Arboretum’s ecosystems and mentors. Organized by: Ben Finley, bassist, composer, and PhD Candidate in Critical Studies in Improvisation Musicians: annais linares (voice and effects), Sophie Brown (harp and effects), Reza Yazdanpanah (tar), Joe Sorbara (percussion), and Ben Finley (bass and effects) Suggested contribution: $15, pay what you can (to support the artists and project costs).
“Seeing the Forest for the Trees” Hike
Sept. 10 at 9 a.m.
West Lawn
This public walk is led by Dr. Megan De Roover who is the writer-in-residence affiliated with the Arboretum this year! Participants of the walk will be pushed to reconsider the ubiquitous yet overlooked tree, and thereby the nonhuman world more generally, through new theoretical framework.
Gosling Wildlife Garden Tour
Sept. 10 from 9 to 10 a.m.
West Lawn
During this public walk led by Chris Earley. learn why the Arboretum’s Gosling Wildlife Gardens are such good examples of how to attract wildlife to your backyard and help increase biodiversity in suburban and urban areas.
CommuniTREE Hike
Sept. 10 from 9 to 10 a.m.
West Lawn
This public walk led by Michelle Beltran will take you through the Wild Goose Woods, a hustle and bustle ecosystem full of life! You will take a look at how plants shape this forest and the creatures that call it home.
Gardeners: Ask Us!
Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 pm.
Roots and Shoots Garden
Master Gardeners will be at the garden to answer your questions!
Tree Climbing Demonstration
Sept. 10 at 10 a.m.
West Lawn
Have you ever been curious about how to professionally climb trees? Then this event is for you! Mike Yost, ISA certified arborist and certified tree worker of the University of Guelph, will demonstrate two types of tree-climbing techniques, single/stationary rope technique and doubled/moving rope technique. Mike will also answer any questions about tree climbing/tree care, talk about some of the physics of tree climbing, and address proper body positioning of tree climbing.
Blast From the Past Hike
Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to noon
West Lawn
Marika Bowrin will lead you in exploring the wonderful World of Trees collection while learning about some species that have been around for millions of years and are still standing. Home to over 400 species of trees and shrubs, the Arboretum boasts a broad collection of rare, endangered, native, and non-native tree species and some living fossils.
Ecopyschology Walking Workshop
Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to noon
West Lawn
Memona Hossain will lead this interactive, hands-on session and will provide an intro to the concept of Ecopsychology. This will be followed by an activity that will engage participants to look at how we can rely on nature through a reciprocation of experiences, allowing nature to gently guide our awareness through our senses, and gain understanding through nature’s wisdom.
Beings of Victoria Woods Tour
Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to noon
West Lawn
Join this public walk led by Chirsta Wise through Victoria Woods, one of the Arboretum’s old growth forests. You will be taking a deeper look at the plants, animals and fungi within Victoria Woods. So make sure you put on your detective cap at the start of this hike!
Guelph Urban Forest Friends (GUFF): Henry Kock Award for Tree Stewardship
Sept. 10 from noon to 1 p.m.
West Lawn, Arboretum Gazebo
This year, the Arboretum Expo will feature the Guelph Urban Forest Friends (GUFF): Henry Kock Award for Tree Stewardship presentation.
Panel and Launch of Sound Walk- “How to Draw a Tree (Trees, Mental Health, Creativity)”
Sept. 10 from 1 to 2 p.m.
Arboretum Centre
This panel will be led by Dawn Matheson whose participatory art project brings individuals living with mental illnesses together with trees for a yearlong creative, care-taking, reciprocal engagement culminating in an immersive public sound walk. The work aims to reflect the parallel crisis of mental illness and the environmental crisis by expanding ideas around art and new media, art practice as care, and the interdependency between humans and our natural environment. This panel will present the site-specific sound walk on the grounds of the Arboretum, plus the accessible web-based version created by artist Richelle Forsey. The team will also introduce the second phase of the project, incorporating students in the How to Draw a Forest project. This event will be followed by a reciprocal tree planting on Johnston Green with Student Wellness.

Guelph Trial Garden Open House
2022-09-10 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Guelph Turfgrass Institute, 328 Victoria Rd. S., Guelph, ON, Canada
New plants and more! You’re invited to the 2022 edition of the Guelph Trial Gardens! See new perennials and annuals that plant breeders from around the world have sent us to evaluate for growth performance in southern Ontario. This weekend’s Open House is taking place on the grounds of the Guelph Turfgrass Institute at the University of Guelph.
In addition to new plant evaluations, several other events will also take place.

Houseplant sale and swap: Two of our student employees with a specific interest in indoor plants will be hosting a houseplant sale and swap. This will be taking place in the Frost Centre, right beside the Trial Garden. Those interested in buying, selling or trading indoor plants can participate in this unique event. Anyone interested in being a “vendor” can contact Olivia at pareo@uoguelph.ca. Anyone interested in increasing their plant collection is invited to simply come along and visit us (cash sales only, please).
Monarch butterfly rearing: A monarch butterfly rearing specialist will be on hand at the trial garden site to demonstrate her techniques and answer questions.

Women in Indian Films, Media and Beyond: Representations and Aesthetics
2022-09-15 12:00 - 13:15 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
With Dr. Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan, Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, India.
The talk will explore representation of women in Indian media and what image of a contemporary Indian woman is formed in films, over-the-top (OTT) platforms and social media, particularly in post “MeToo” times. It will follow up on key ideas and themes discussed at the two-day online conference in 2021, “Towards a New Vision: Women in Films, Media & Beyond,” which featured 20 gender studies and media studies experts. The conference was co-organized by IIT Madras and the University of Guelph with funding from the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute.
Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan is a professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Madras. She works in the areas of Film Studies, Popular Culture and American Literature. Her books include edited anthologies: Women Filmmakers in Hindi Cinema: Feminist Gaze and Beyond (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), Stardom in Contemporary Hindi Cinema: Celebrity and Fame in Globalized Times (Springer, 2020), Behind the Scenes: Contemporary Bollywood Directors (Sage, 2017) and Post-liberalization Indian Novels in English: Global Reception & Politics of Award (Anthem, 2013).
This hybrid event is presented by CIRCLE, the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement at the University of Guelph.
All are welcome.
We kindly ask in-person and virtual attendees to register to help us prepare for this event.
Learn more online.

GTI Grand Opening Public Field Day
2022-09-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Guelph Turfgrass Institute, 328 Victoria Rd. S., Guelph, ON, Canada
The Guelph Turfgrass Institute (GTI) is hosting a public Field Day to celebrate the grand opening of the new G. M. Frost Research and Information Centre. Turfgrass professionals and homeowners are invited to attend, tour the research plots and talk with turfgrass researchers and experts on-site.
Guelph Turfgrass Institute Opening Public Field Day
September 16, 2022
1 – 5 p.m.
364 College Avenue East, Guelph ON (free parking)
Free event. RSVP required: https://uoguel.ph/field
The new GTI grounds are approximately 17 acres with 14 research plots featuring different turfgrass cultivars, mowing heights and soil types. The new research plots feature a variety of turfgrass species and several rootzone specifications to ensure studies benefit golf course superintendents, sod farmers, sport field managers and lawncare providers. Guided tours will start at 1:30 p.m. and run every hour.
“We’re excited to welcome members of the turfgrass industry to tour our new site and building,” says Dr. Eric Lyons, Director of the GTI. “This event also marks the 35th Anniversary of the Guelph Turfgrass Institute, so we’re excited for the opportunity to reconnect with the hundreds of turfgrass alumni who studied in our previous facilities. I hope to see lots of them at the event; the research we’re undertaking is of real value to them and the industry.”

ONLINE: Deep Dish Dialogues with Chef Jason Bangerter
2022-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Want to learn how to cook like a critically acclaimed chef? You won’t want to miss out on the kickoff to our fall 2022 Deep Dish Dialogues series with Chef Jason Bangerter. Chef Jason Bangerter is the Executive Chef of Langdon Hall Country House Hotel and Spa. He is the co-author of Langdon Hall: The Cookbook, a recognized Slow Food hero and he has been helping to grow Canada’s culinary scene. In our session Chef Jason will be showing us how to make a special dish while discussing “taste of place” and how to build relationships with farmers. Register now to watch the online event live on Thursday, September 22 from 12 to 1 p.m.
Deep Dish Dialogues is an online monthly event series that showcases chefs and food experts diving into impactful subjects. Each episode features new guests and a recipe connected to the topic. In the session, the audience has the chance to learn how to make new dishes while learning more about food, sustainability and our communities.
This series is brought to you by the University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institute and the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.

OAC ’59 Future Thinkers Lecture: Food Innovations Coming to a Market Near You
2022-09-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Waasamowin – Summerlee Science Complex Atrium, 474-570 Gordon St, Guelph, ON, N1G 1Y2, Canada
Join us for a thought-provoking conversation led by our keynote speakers Stephanie Dorsey and Corey Jones who are principals in E2JDJ, a venture looking to support start-ups and entrepreneurs working in the sustainable food space. Dorsey and Jones have experience backing entrepreneurs that are leveraging resourceful, robust, and resilient technologies to innovate, disrupt, and move the world towards a reimagined and sustainable food system and will be leveraging this experience to discuss what the future of food means to them. Following their talk, there will be a moderated panel discussion featuring representatives from industry and academics where they will discuss their thoughts on the future of food.
Brought to you by the OAC ’59 Future Thinkers Fund.
Please register by Friday, September 16.

ONLINE: CIRCLE Graduate South Asia Conference
2022-09-29 08:30 - 13:30 | Ontario, Canada
Thursday, September 29 to Saturday, October 1
8:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. ET each day
This three-day virtual conference presents PhD scholars from programs in the fields of health, natural sciences and engineering, and social sciences and humanities from Canadian and South Asian Universities. It will showcase the cutting-edge research focused on South Asia and/or the South Asian diaspora and increase awareness about such research, facilitate networking and foster impactful research and collaborations.
The conference is OPEN TO ALL. REGISTRATION IF FREE AND REQUIRED.
More information and registration at: https://uoguel.ph/CIRCLE-grad-conference-2022

ONLINE: CIRCLE Graduate South Asia Conference
2022-09-29 08:30 - 2022-10-01 13:30 | Massey Hall, 478 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
This three-day virtual conference presents PhD scholars from programs in the fields of health, natural sciences and engineering, and social sciences and humanities from Canadian and South Asian Universities. It will showcase the cutting-edge research focused on South Asia and/or the South Asian diaspora and increase awareness about such research, facilitate networking, and foster impactful research and collaborations.
The conference will run from 8:30a.m. EDT to 1:30p.m. EDT each day and is OPEN TO ALL. REGISTRATION IS FREE AND REQUIRED.

Film Screening: Migrant Dreams
2022-09-29 19:00 - 21:30 | 10C Shared Space, 42 Carden Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3A2
Screening and discussion of the documentary Migrant Dreams by director Min Sook Lee.
We’ll be meeting in the Community Classroom located on the 4th floor of the 10C community space, located at 42 Carden St. (opposite Guelph city hall). The event is free and open to all.
Join director Min Sook Lee and U of G’s Activist-in-Residence Gabriel Allahdua to watch and discuss this important film about the situation of migrant farmworkers in Ontario. Organized by the GET lab at UofG.
The organizers and director request that you please wear a face mask as a COVID-19 safety measure.
Learn more at https://www.getlab.ca/news-events/
