Saturday, August 27 @ 1:00 PM
Location: Laurel Hill Park — located behind the Town Offices Building on Main Street in Stockbridge, MA

The Laurel Hill Association will be celebrating the Bicentennial of Frederick Law Olmsted at the Association’s annual Laurel Hill Day on Saturday, August 27th. This event is part of Olmsted 200, a nationwide bicentennial celebration of the birth of American landscape architect and social reformer Frederick Law Olmsted. The bicentennial theme is “Parks for All People.”

Dede Petri, president and CEO of the National Association for Olmsted Parks (NAOP), will deliver the keynote address “The Genius of the Place: A Look at Frederick Law Olmsted highlighting the life, work, and legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted.” NAOP is the only organization in the country dedicated to protecting and preserving FLO’s enduring legacy.

Laurel Hill Day activities will begin with a Children’s Scavenger Hunt at 1:00 PM. The main program at 2:00 PM includes an invocation by a Munsee Stockbridge Tribe member and music by the Berkshire Brass.