Nancy Spencer Smith « Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Posts Tagged ‘Nancy Spencer Smith’

Andrea Wulf and Ben Page headline 2013 Spencer Lecture Series

Friday, March 8th, 2013

(Andrea Wulf, Director of Devlopment Olivia Alison, Spencer Lecture committee member Sue Ellen Lucas)

Andrea Wulf and Ben Page headline 2013 Spencer Lecture Series

The 2013 Spencer Lecture Series was held in the Linn-Henley Lecture Hall at Birmingham Botanical Gardens on March 7. New York Times best-selling author Andrea Wulf spoke at 10:30, while renowned architect Ben Page spoke at 6:30 p.m. The morning lecture, preceded by a book signing, saw 137 guests in attendance, while 214 attended the evening session.

(Murray Spencer South, Ben Page, Nancy Spencer Smith)

Tags:Andrea Wulf, Andrew Krebbs, Ben Page, Birmingham, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Blake Ells, Murray Spencer South, Nancy Spencer Smith, Olivia Alison, Spencer Lecture, Spencer Lecture Series, Sue Ellen Lucas, The Gardens
Posted in Events, News, Photos | No Comments »

Andrea Wulf Speaks to Sold-Out Crowd at 14th Annual Spencer Lecture

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

(Pictured, L to R: Murray Spencer South, Nancy Spencer Smith, Fred Spicer, Andrea Wulf)

The 14th Annual Spencer Lecture was held in the Linn-Henley Lecture Hall at Birmingham Botanical Gardens on March 8. New York Times best-selling author, Andrea Wulf, spoke to a capacity crowd of more than 250 people after signing copies of her book, Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature and the Shaping of the American Nation. After guests were treated to the London native’s beautifully illustrated talk, they were treated to a reception in the Hodges Room.