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WGBH Open Vault Screening
Wednesday, May 28 2008, 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Come To MHS and WGBH’s Open Vault Screening Of
Crockett’s Victory Garden & The French Chef with Julia Child

Don't Miss!

  • Vintage Crockett's Victory Garden and The French Chef footage
  • Tour the new WGBH studios
  • All you ever wanted to know about potatoes and then some. . .
  • Presentations by Joe Rajunas, MHS Master Gardener and Trish Wesley Umbrell, MHS Director  of Adult Education
  • Presentation by Dana Polan, Professor of Cinema Studies at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and author of an upcoming book on Julia Child and the French Chef.


Members of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and WGBH are invited to join in a trip down memory lane at WGBH’s next Open Vault Screening on Wednesday, May 28. The evening features hallmark episodes of Crockett's Victory Garden and The French Chef with Julia Child in WGBH’s new state-of-the-art Yawkey Theater in Brighton, Massachusetts. The theme of the evening will be potatoes, that staple of the garden and the kitchen.

Evening Highlights:

6:30 PM: Studio tours and light refreshments

7:00 PM: Welcome by WGBH 89.7’s Sunday Concert host Ron Della Chiesa.

Crockett's Victory Garden: Episode 101
Originally aired April 1976, and featuring the show’s first host, Jim Crockett, this episode was the first to be broadcast nationally on PBS. In it, Crockett gives viewers a tour of the original “victory garden.” He discusses early-spring lawn care, planting potatoes, and answers questions from viewers. After his death in 1979, the show was renamed The Victory Garden.

The French Chef with Julia Child: “The Potato Show”
Enter a culinary time capsule and see Julia Child, the practical chef who brought French cuisine into American kitchens without a dash of pretension, in vintage black and white. Originally aired October 1963, Child’s dry humor and congeniality are in full bloom in this early episode, as she leads viewers through classic potato recipes, including potato pancakes.

8:30 PM: Tour of archive vault for interested guests

Seating is limited. Please RSVP for this free event at support.wgbh.org/openvaultscreening

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About the Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Massachusetts Horticultural Society LogoFounded in 1829, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society (MHS) is a member and donor-supported organization dedicated to encouraging and improving the science and practice of horticulture and developing the public's enjoyment, appreciation, and understanding of plants and the environment.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society produces the New England Spring Flower Show annually, with proceeds benefiting MHS projects and programs, including research initiatives, horticultural education for children and adults, development and maintenance of the MHS Horticulture Center at Elm Bank and MHS Gardens on the Greenway.