Artists will be at work in 21 private and public gardens in Historic Edenton, N.C., on Friday and Saturday April 20 and 21.  Guests are invited to stroll through the gardens as musicians play and artists work in a variety of media. Painters, potters and sculptors will interpret the outdoor splendor found in the wide range of gardens open for the weekend event. These paintings will be for sale at the garden party in the Cupola House gardens to which all ticket holders are guests. The two-day event includes the garden tour, art activities for children, and three floral-arranging workshops at the Cupola House Gardens.

Held every two years, garden tour proceeds benefit the preservation and educational programming of the 1758 Cupola House. A National Historic Landmark, the Cupola House is maintained by volunteers who tend to the house and its gardens restored with heritage plantings that reflect the gardens of the past.

On Friday and Saturday for lunchtime fare the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Women will offer delicious box lunches across from the Cupola House Gardens. On Friday evening, visitors and locals can attend the free, family friendly street dance. They will Boogie on Broad with the Catalina Band and enjoy local restaurants and food trucks in Downtown Edenton.  The weekend will close with the Saturday garden party at the Cupola House. The party will offer food, drink, music, and the opportunity to view and purchase the artwork produced during the tour’s two days.

Easels in the Gardens tour hours are from 1:00 to 5:00 PM Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21, 2018.  Tickets may be used both days and include the workshops and the Saturday garden party.

Ticket information: The Penelope Barker Welcome Center, 505 South Broad Street, Edenton, by phone 252-482-7800 or online at www.ehcnc.org.  Advance tickets $30 ($35 day of the event) Groups of 15 or more: $20 each.