<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-name-field-event-date gmail-field-type-datetime gmail-field-label-inline gmail-clearfix" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12px;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(46,47,45)"><div class="gmail-field-label" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;float:left;display:inline">Event Date: </div><div class="gmail-field-items" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;float:left;display:inline"><div class="gmail-field-item even" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;display:inline">Fri, Feb 24, 2017</div></div></div><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-name-body gmail-field-type-text-with-summary gmail-field-label-hidden" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12px;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(46,47,45)"><div class="gmail-field-items" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"><div class="gmail-field-item even" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">Mara Menahan, Botanical Illustrator</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:13.008px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">Mara will show her work and share reflections from a year and a half of illustrating and studying at the Garden. Please note: Small bites will be provided. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:13.008px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">DATE: Friday, February 24</span><br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:13.008px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">TIME: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.</span><br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:13.008px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">LOCATION: Conservatory</span><br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:13.008px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">FREE: </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Pre-registration required </span></p></div></div></div></div><div>To see pretty pictures and to pre-register, see: <br></div><div><a href="https://www.usbg.gov/events/2016/12/19/special-event-meet-our-botanical-illustrator">https://www.usbg.gov/events/2016/12/19/special-event-meet-our-botanical-illustrator</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div id="gmail-m_-8019187598745448402rootDiv"><div id="gmail-m_-8019187598745448402footerContainer" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><table style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="gmail-m_-8019187598745448402footerPanelWrap"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align=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