Have you ever wanted to learn the art of Japanese floral arranging? Here's your opportunity to learn with Mimi Santini-Ritt, a Level 15 Professor of Ikebana. The evening will start with a short introduction to Ikenobo Ikebana by Mimi followed by instructions and a demonstration for creating a moribana arrangement. The attendees will then create their own arrangements.

Mimi Santini-Ritt is a Level 15 Professor of Ikebana who has studied Ikenobo extensively in both the U.S. and in Japan for almost 25 years. She has completed several years of training at the Ikenobo Central Training Institute in Kyoto and continues taking advanced classes there. Mimi teaches, exhibits and demonstrates the art of Japanese flower arranging throughout the greater Boston area. She is Past President of the Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Boston. When not practicing Ikenobo, Mimi can often be found at the Museum of Fine Arts, where she does volunteer work in Egyptian Storage and Conservation.

Photo credit: Xana Turner-Owens.