Preview Episode 411 of Weekends with Yankee: A Breath of Fresh Air

Focus on All Things New England Having trouble viewing this email? [View this email on the web](. [Episode 11: A Breath of Fresh Air]( Comedian and author John Hodgman visits his hometown of Brookline, MA, including historic Coolidge Corner Theater for some nostalgia and popcorn. Then in Bartlett, NH, Richard Wiese ice climbs Cathedral Ledge. Finally, we head to New England’s largest outdoor sculpture park: The Andres Institute of Art in Brookline, NH, where the more than 80 pieces are designed to withstand the elements. [WATCH THE PREVIEW]( [Guide to New England Outdoor Sculpture Parks]( Get your fresh-air art fix by visiting these New England outdoor sculpture parks. In [“A Breath of Fresh Air”]( (season 4, episode 11), Weekends with Yankee heads to Brookline, New Hampshire, for a tour of New England’s largest outdoor sculpture park, the Andres Institute of Art. Sculpture parks offer a wonderful opportunity to experience art and nature simultaneously. Read on for a list of noteworthy outdoor sculpture parks in New England. The Horse of Inspiration sculpted by Amgalan Tsvegmid at the Andres Institute of Art. Courtesy of the Andres Institute of Art Guide to New England Outdoor Sculpture Parks [Andres Institute of Art]( Brookline, New Hampshire Art and nature cohabitate beautifully on Big Bear Mountain at this 140-acre outdoor sculpture garden featuring more than 80 stone and metal artworks from around the world. A dozen trails lead visitors past sculptures such as Contempo Rustic, a couch fashioned from slabs of rock and metal, and Mbari House, a house-shaped granite and metal totem to peace and friendship. [DeCordova Sculpture Park & Museum]( Lincoln, Massachusetts With 30 acres of beautifully rolling landscape, the DeCordova focuses on its sculpture park more than its museum (though there’s always a fascinating show on display). Given the large scale of so many pieces of contemporary sculpture, the great outdoors makes an ideal setting. Bring a picnic, or visit the café. [Green Animals Topiary Garden]( Portsmouth, Rhode Island Run by the Preservation Society of Newport County (which also owns the famous Newport Mansions), this charming seasonal seven-acre garden features California privet, yew, and English boxwood shaped into animals and birds, geometric figures, and ornamental designs. Where else can you spot an elephant, a peacock, a reindeer, and even a unicorn in one afternoon? [Vermont Arts Council Sculpture Garden]( Montpelier, Vermont Spending the day in the Vermont capital? Next door to the Capital Region Visitors Center you’ll find rotating two-year exhibits of contemporary sculptures created by Vermont artists. In the summer, picnic tables on the grass just beyond the pathway make it even easier to linger. [Ogunquit Museum of American Art Sculpture Gardens]( Ogunquit, Maine Quiet benches make the perfect resting spot from which enjoy this extensive collection of modern and contemporary sculptures positioned among blooming flowers and shade gardens on a three-acre seaside spread. [Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden]( Springfield, Massachusetts In western Massachusetts, you can step back into childhood at the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, which opened in 2017 to celebrate native son Theodor Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss). The famed children’s book author is also memorialized outside in the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden in a series of bronze sculptures carved by his stepdaughter, Lark Grey Dimond-Cates. The museum is wonderful, but parents may be happy to learn that posing with characters like the Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Horton the Elephant, and the Grinch is free. [Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds]( Old Lyme, Connecticut Located next door to the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in the historic district of Old Lyme, this unique outdoor sculpture park features more than 100 works of art inspired by nature. These four and a half acres are also home to the personal workspace of artist [Gilbert Boro]( whose creations are extensively featured. SPONSORS Weekends with Yankee is a production of WGBH Boston and Yankee Magazine and is distributed by American Public Television. [Unsubscribe]( [Forward to a Friend]( [Send Feedback]( [Facebook](   [Instagram](    [Pinterest](    [Twitter](   Help us be sure that this email newsletter gets to your inbox. Adding our return address [Today@NewEngland.com]( to your address book may "whitelist" us with your filter, helping future email newsletters get to your inbox. Did a friend send this to you? [Sign up to receive your own copy and a free guide](. At anytime you may [update your email preferences or change your email address](. Copyright © 2020 All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing, Inc. - PO Box 520 Dublin, NH 03444 [Our Privacy Policy](