Event: A Scent-sational Evening
by Greg on Aug.04, 2009, under Science Event
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Jump all over this, readers. A handful of years ago i read an article in the New Yorker on perfume making, and i think about it constantly. I am a smell fiend, specifically how i smell. A lecture of scents and perfumes is right up my alley, but i will be busy that night. Don’t let this one go though. Our scent abilities are probably the most underrated of the human senses. Learning more about it will probably teach you more about ourselves than you may realize.
Science of Smell
Get Ready for a Scent-sational Evening
Thursday nights are perfect for seeing the New York Botanical Garden’s newest exhibit, the Edible Garden, and checking out their Edible Evenings: A Celebration of Wine, Beer, and Food events. This week you’ll hear from Mandy Aftel, one of the nation’s top perfumers. She’s one of the creators of the National Perfumer’s Guild, author of Essence and Alchemy – A Natural History of Perfume, and owns her own perfume line, Aftelier. On Thursday night, she’ll be speaking about the aromatic delights of Tea and Coffee.
Place: New York Botanical Garden, 200th St. and Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx
Price: $20; $18 students and seniors; $8 children
:edible evenings, mandy aftel, New York Botanical Garden, smell
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