Lois Bender News Today

The Institute of Sacred Music will host an opening reception on March 27 at 5 p.m. for Biophilia: In Excelsis, a new exhibit that focuses on the theme of sacred ecosystems and their imminent transformation due to increased global warming.

In mid-December, 13 artists concerned about the global climate crisis staged a five-day pop-up art exhibition, "Mayday! EAARTH," curated by Marcia Annenberg at the Ceres Gallery in New York City.

Tucker Marder showcases his passion for environmentalism and historic plants. On a tour, Marder himself divulged the fascinating origins of some of the trees seen throughout this expansive property, including a seedling from the last known living tree planted by famed gardener Johnny Appleseed. Other notable trees include a Ginkgo from a seedling of a tree that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan in 1945; a tree that descends from the tree under which Hippocrates was allegedly sitt...