It's all in the discards

By June Wulff  |  June 18, 2009

BUTTERFLIES OVER BOSTON Monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles between the Northeast and Canada to central Mexico for the winter. Learn more at this migration celebration from Madeline Champagne (known as “The Butterfly Lady’’), storyteller Marianne Donnelly, and others. June 19, 5-6 p.m. Free. Jamaica Pond Gazebo, Pond Street and the Jamaicaway, rain or shine. 617-983-1183. www.monarchbutterfly.rwinters.com

DAY OUT WITH THOMAS 2009: THE HERO OF THE RAILS TOUR Kids can take a ride with Thomas the Tank Engine, meet Sir Topham Hatt, spend your money on the amusement rides, do a little fishing, make art projects, play in the indoor ball pit, and listen to live music and stories. June 20, 21, 26-29, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $18. Edaville USA, 5 Pine St., Carver. 877-332-8455. www.edaville.com

SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL Bring a picnic or buy dinner from Moe’s Southwest Grill, make crafts, and settle in at 5:30 p.m. for music by Sol Y Canto. June 20, 4-8 p.m., rain or shine. $15, $8 kids in advance; $18, $10 for kids at the door. South Shore Natural Science Center, 48 Jacobs Lane, Norwell. 781-659-2559. www.ssnsc.org

VERRILL FARM STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL It’s peak strawberry season, and owner Steve Verrill has more than 140 acres of the yummy fruit at his farm. There’s free entertainment by Southern Rail, hay and pony rides, strawberry shortcake and other desserts, hot dogs, hamburgers, and beverages. June 20, noon-4 p.m. Free admission. Verrill Farm, 11 Wheeler Road, Concord. 978-369-4494. www.verrillfarm.com

MAKE MUSIC CAMBRIDGE Celebrate the first day of summer - and Father’s Day - with more than 150 bands that will take over Harvard Square on Sunday. Kids can visit an instrument petting zoo and go to a block party on Palmer Street. Pick up a map and program at Palmer and Brattle streets. June 21, 1-10 p.m. Free. Harvard Square, Cambridge. www.makemusiccambridge.com

ROSE GARDEN PARTY Wear your garden-party clothes, a festive topper for the hat contest, and surround yourself with 1,000 rose bushes in more than 150 varieties. Boston’s first lady, Angela Menino, and parks commissioner, Antonia M. Pollak, are your hosts. June 24, 5:30-8 p.m. $125. Kelleher Rose Garden, Park Drive and Jersey Street, Back Bay Fens, Boston. 617-961-3039.

Correction: Because of incomplete information supplied by the city, an item in Thursday’s “g’’ erroneously reported that admission to tomorrow’s Rose Garden Party at the Kelleher Rose Garden is free. Tickets are $125.