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    Garden Story Time: The Crow and the Pitcher

    Education Building Classroom

    This event is free with Garden Admission This Week’s Book with Jim Weiss Storytelling: The Crow and the PitcherThis Week’s Activity: Handprint Crows Garden Story Time is back! Join us every Wednesday morning at 10:00 am in the Education Classroom for an interactive story session. Our weekly hour together features a mix of nature-themed stories, […]

    Special, Yume

    Fall Haiku Walk: Autumn Light at Yume

    Yume Japanese Gardens

    $30 Non-Member / $24 Member Capacity 15 As autumn settles gently over Yume Japanese Gardens, each path, stone, and tree offer an invitation to pause and notice. During this guided Haiku Walk, participants will explore the gardens and quiet beauty of the season through mindful observation and the timeless practice of haiku. Together, we will […]

    Special, Yume

    Japanese Basket Weaving Workshop with BasketBana

    Yume Japanese Gardens

    $90 Non-Member / $72 Member Capacity 20, Ages 12+ Discover the art of Japanese traditional basket weaving with an artist from New Mexico. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn step-by-step how to create a beautiful leaf scoop basket using traditional weaving techniques. Your finished basket will measure approximately 15" × 9". No previous weaving […]

    Family

    Garden Story Time: Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos

    Education Building Classroom

    This event is free with Garden Admission This Week’s Book: Frida Kahlo and her AnimalitosThis Week’s Activity: Botanical Portrait Garden Story Time is back! Join us every Wednesday morning at 10:00 am in the Education Classroom for an interactive story session. Our weekly hour together features a mix of nature-themed stories, sensory activities, and crafts. […]

    Special, Yume

    Aki no Koe – “Voices of Autumn”: Koto and Shakuhachi Concert (evening)

    Yume Japanese Gardens

    $38 Non-Member / $30 Member Capacity 45 The 13-string koto and bamboo shakuhachi flute have shaped Japanese musical tradition for centuries, becoming signature sounds of Japan. For our opening concert, please join us in the gardens for an evening of Traditional Japanese Music featuring distinguished koto artist Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto and local shakuhachi player Paul […]

    Horticultural Therapy

    Garden Bathing: Cultivating Magic & Wonder

    Porter Hall

    $25 A restorative horticultural therapy experience for caregivers Inspired by the restorative practice of nature immersion, this experience invites you to step into a slower rhythm of noticing, presence, and wonder. On this magical day of spirits, enjoy the Gardens through your senses—with a guided journey of following fragrance, noticing textures and unexpected beauty, listening […]

    Special, Yume

    Jack-O-Bon Ceramic Lanterns Workshop

    Yume Japanese Gardens

    $100 Non-Member / $80 Member Capacity 15 Participants will create a hollow ceramic lantern inspired by Obon while exploring connections between Japanese Obon traditions and American Halloween customs. Each completed lantern will be glazed and fired and will be available for pickup approximately one week after the workshop. An LED tea light will be included. […]

    Special, Yume

    Aki no Koe – “Voices of Autumn”: Koto and Shakuhachi Concert (matinee)

    Yume Japanese Gardens

    $38 Non-Member / $30 Member Capacity 45 The 13-string koto and bamboo shakuhachi flute have shaped Japanese musical tradition for centuries, becoming signature sounds of Japan. For our opening concert, please join us in the gardens for an evening of Traditional Japanese Music featuring distinguished koto artist Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto and local shakuhachi player Paul […]

    • Special, Family

    Día de los Muertos Celebración en Nuestro Jardín

    This event is free with Gardens admission Join us on Sunday, November 1st to celebrate Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in TBG’s beloved Nuestro Jardín, our Barrio Garden. Enjoy festive floral displays and an ofrenda, a community altar to honor the lives of family and friends who have passed. Enjoy music […]

    Family

    Garden Story Time: The Seed and the Giant Saguaro

    Education Building Classroom

    This event is free with Garden Admission This Week’s Book: The Seed and the Giant SaguaroThis Week's Activity: Seed Planting Garden Story Time is back! Join us every Wednesday morning at 10:00 am in the Education Classroom for an interactive story session. Our weekly hour together features a mix of nature-themed stories, sensory activities, and […]

    Talks

    Roots Unearthed: How Ancient Roman Botany Shaped the Plant Sciences

    Porter Hall

    Free with Gardens Admission-Registration Required Capacity 60 The expansion of the ancient Roman world yielded an abundance of knowledge about the variety of botanical life within and beyond its borders. A burgeoning awareness of different species engendered innovative literary and scientific treatments of plants and their attributes, from idealized poetic depictions of nature to rigorous […]

    Family

    Garden Story Time: Señorita Mariposa

    Education Building Classroom

    This event is free with Garden Admission This Week’s Book: Señorita MariposaThis Week’s Activity: Coffee Filter Butterflies Garden Story Time is back! Join us every Wednesday morning at 10:00 am in the Education Classroom for an interactive story session. Our weekly hour together features a mix of nature-themed stories, sensory activities, and crafts. Held rain […]

    Yume

    Full Tōrō Nagashi: Floating Lantern Festival (Friday, 6 pm)

    Yume Japanese Gardens

    Member Presale Starts Oct. 9 $30 Non-Member / $15 Children $28 Active Military & Senior (62+) $25 Member / $10 Member Children Capacity 70 $7 lantern (for sale at the door – recommended one per family) As the sun sets and darkness falls, visitors are invited to experience the custom of Tōrō Nagashi, a poignant […]

    Special, Yume

    Full Tōrō Nagashi: Floating Lantern Festival (Friday, 7 pm)

    Yume Japanese Gardens

    Member Presale starts Oct. 9 $30 Non-Member / $15 Children $28 Active Military & Senior (62+) $25 Member / $10 Member Children Capacity 70 $7 lantern (for sale at the door – recommended one per family) As the sun sets and darkness falls, visitors are invited to experience the custom of Tōrō Nagashi, a poignant […]

    Talks

    Pre-contact Agaves in the Southwestern United States: Rediscovering Lost Crops among the Hohokam and other Arizona Cultures

    Porter Hall

    Free with Gardens Admission-Registration Required Capacity is 60 Agaves have long been recognized for their importance in Mesoamerica, but their significance to Indigenous peoples north of the U.S.–Mexico border has only recently gained broader attention. Research shows that pre-Columbian farmers cultivated multiple domesticated agave varieties in Arizona as early as A.D. 600, with many surviving […]