FRIENDS OF BOONE COUNTY ARBORETUM INC

BURLINGTON, KY

Cincinnati - Strietmann Biscuit Co (OHPTC) Credit: Ohio Redevelopment Projects - ODSA

Friends of Boone County Arboretum Inc. is a non-profit organization located in Burlington, KY. Established in 1990, the organization is dedicated to supporting and promoting the Boone County Arboretum, a 121-acre park that features over 3,500 plant species and cultivars, walking trails, and educational programs.

The Friends of Boone County Arboretum Inc. works closely with the Boone County Parks Department to maintain and improve the arboretum. The organization raises funds through donations, grants, and events to support the park's maintenance, operations, and educational programs. The Friends also provide volunteers to assist with park projects and events.

The Boone County Arboretum is a popular attraction for visitors and locals alike, offering a serene environment for relaxation, picnics, and outdoor activities. The park's educational programs include guided tours, workshops, and classes on horticulture and gardening. The arboretum is also home to several themed gardens, including a children's garden, a rose garden, and a sensory garden.

The Friends of Boone County Arboretum Inc. is committed to preserving and enhancing the park's natural beauty and educational opportunities for future generations. Through their efforts, the arboretum remains a valuable resource for the community and a place of beauty and tranquility.

FRIENDS OF BOONE COUNTY ARBORETUM INC is a Arboretums, Botanical Gardens, & Nature Center in BURLINGTON KY. US MID #8402100109

The museum is classed as BOT (Arboretums, Botanical Gardens, & Nature Centers). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio is a midwestern U.S. state stretching from the Ohio River and Appalachian Mountains in the south to Lake Erie in the north.

On the shores of the lake is the city of Cleveland, site of the Cleveland Museum of Art and its renowned collection of European paintings and especially Asian art.

Behold: something is rotten in Denmark Two art fans study Benjamin West's painting of Hamlet Act IV, Scene V, which I guess is now on me to explain. Having looked it up, here’s the scene in a nutshell. In Shakespeare’s day, government was about monarchy and the stability it brought. Hamlet is about regicide and the chaos that follows, which was a recurring theme for The Bard. Hey, the Age of Enlightenment and its idea of checks and balances on power was still over a century away. Modern self-governing republicanism was further.

Seeing that his sister had gone crazy, Laertes (the man pointing up in the painting and holding his sickly sister), who has just returned to Denmark, goes into a rage. He wants to revenge the madness of his sister and the killing of his father. That’s fine with King Claudius, who did not kill Laertes’ father; however, he secretly poisoned his own brother, Hamlet Sr., the original and rightful king. Who knew the Danish could be so full of guile?

Claudius answered Laertes's anger by telling him that it was best to first be certain who the actual murderer was before focusing his useful and righteous rage. Claudius would help answer all Laertes' questions.

End scene.

What is going on behind the scene of this painting is that the new King Claudius saw an opportunity to use Laertes to silence (kill) Prince Hamlet because the prince was on his corrupt trail. Hamlet is clued into who killed his father because (a) the ghost of his dad in the beginning of the play told him so and (b) Claudius acted mighty suspicious.

Claudius did kill King Hamlet and will use his poisoning modus operandi again, which will backfire.

It was Ophelia's fiancé, the moody and introspective Prince Hamlet (not in this painting scene), who unintentionally killed Laertes's and Ophelia's father, sparking Ophelia's descent into madness and Laertes's rage. By the end of the play, all these people are going to end up dead, including Hamlet, Claudius, and even Hamlet's mother, who quickly remarried Claudius after the death of her husband. (She is the crowned queen in the middle of the painting–the royal without the beard.)

Denmark is going to be leaderless.
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Painting title: Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Act IV, Scene V; Ophelia and Laertes (1792)
Artist: Benjamin West (American,1738-1820)
Venue: Cincinnati Art Museum

Contact FRIENDS OF BOONE COUNTY ARBORETUM INC

FRIENDS OF BOONE COUNTY ARBORETUM INC
PO BOX 876
BURLINGTON
KY
41005

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MID #	8402100109
Name	FRIENDS OF BOONE COUNTY ARBORETUM INC
Alternate Name
Classification	Arboretums, Botanical Gardens, & Nature Centers, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	200599452
NTEECC	N11
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	39.013333, -84.722555
CODES	FIPS State Code: 21 FIPS County Code: 015 US Census Tract: 070504 US Census Block: 1003