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Practical Plants: Botanical Illustrations in Herbals
April 22, 2013 – September 28, 2013
This mini-exhibit features botanical illustrations in publications known as herbals, books that describe plants and their practical uses. Three volumes from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries will be open to…
Wild Beauty: The New Mexico Setting
March 16, 2013 – June 8, 2013
Paintings by Southwestern masters explore the extraordinary New Mexico environment. These works from the early twentieth century portray the powerful landscape and its dramatic contrasts. They also depict cultural settings…
The W.H. Stark House Opens Celebrating Mothers Exhibition
April 23, 2013 – July 11, 2013
The W.H. Stark House invites visitors to view a new, special exhibit honoring the women at the center of the Lutcher and Stark families, Frances Ann Lutcher and Miriam Lutcher…
Fiesta Family Day
May 4, 2013 09:00am – 03:00pm
Come celebrate at the Stark Museum of Art during Fiesta Family Day. Create fiesta-inspired art, including maracas and mini-piñatas. Go on a scavenger hunt through the galleries to win a prize…
Saturday Adventure Series: Secrets of Trees
May 4, 2013 09:30am – 10:30am
In this family program, explore how to distinguish one tree from another and then investigate the internal processes that take place in trees native to this area. Learn about the…
             
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Practical Plants: Botanical Illustrations in Herbals
April 22, 2013 – September 28, 2013
This mini-exhibit features botanical illustrations in publications known as herbals, books that describe plants and their practical uses. Three volumes from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries will be open to…
Wild Beauty: The New Mexico Setting
March 16, 2013 – June 8, 2013
Paintings by Southwestern masters explore the extraordinary New Mexico environment. These works from the early twentieth century portray the powerful landscape and its dramatic contrasts. They also depict cultural settings…
The W.H. Stark House Opens Celebrating Mothers Exhibition
April 23, 2013 – July 11, 2013
The W.H. Stark House invites visitors to view a new, special exhibit honoring the women at the center of the Lutcher and Stark families, Frances Ann Lutcher and Miriam Lutcher…
National Public Gardens Day
May 10, 2013 09:00am – 05:00pm
Join us on May 10, 2013, for National Public Gardens Day. This is a national day of celebration to raise awareness of America’s public gardens and their important role in…
Saturday Adventure Series: Caffeinated Plants
May 11, 2013 09:30am – 10:30am
Join us to learn about caffeinated plants growing at Shangri La.  Wear walking shoes while participating in a scavenger hunt for coffee alternatives. Participants will stroll about one mile during…
Mother-Daughter Tea
May 11, 2013 02:00pm – 04:00pm
Join us for the 3rd annual Mother-Daughter Tea hosted by The W.H. Stark House in honor of Mother’s Day. This event will be held in the Carriage House of The…
             
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Practical Plants: Botanical Illustrations in Herbals
April 22, 2013 – September 28, 2013
This mini-exhibit features botanical illustrations in publications known as herbals, books that describe plants and their practical uses. Three volumes from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries will be open to…
Wild Beauty: The New Mexico Setting
March 16, 2013 – June 8, 2013
Paintings by Southwestern masters explore the extraordinary New Mexico environment. These works from the early twentieth century portray the powerful landscape and its dramatic contrasts. They also depict cultural settings…
The W.H. Stark House Opens Celebrating Mothers Exhibition
April 23, 2013 – July 11, 2013
The W.H. Stark House invites visitors to view a new, special exhibit honoring the women at the center of the Lutcher and Stark families, Frances Ann Lutcher and Miriam Lutcher…
Saturday Adventure Series: Flying Dinosaurs
May 18, 2013 09:30am – 10:30am
In this hands-on, family program, attendees will dig in the mud and search the air for this ancient species, the dragonfly. Visitors will explore the life cycles and habitat of…
Book Discussion of "Bless Me, Ultima": In the Museum Setting
May 18, 2013 02:00pm – 03:00pm
Discuss Rudolfo Anaya’s novel while looking at the paintings featuring New Mexico by Southwestern artists in the special exhibition Wild Beauty: The New Mexico Setting. Chief Educator Elena Ivanova will…
             
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Practical Plants: Botanical Illustrations in Herbals
April 22, 2013 – September 28, 2013
This mini-exhibit features botanical illustrations in publications known as herbals, books that describe plants and their practical uses. Three volumes from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries will be open to…
Wild Beauty: The New Mexico Setting
March 16, 2013 – June 8, 2013
Paintings by Southwestern masters explore the extraordinary New Mexico environment. These works from the early twentieth century portray the powerful landscape and its dramatic contrasts. They also depict cultural settings…
The W.H. Stark House Opens Celebrating Mothers Exhibition
April 23, 2013 – July 11, 2013
The W.H. Stark House invites visitors to view a new, special exhibit honoring the women at the center of the Lutcher and Stark families, Frances Ann Lutcher and Miriam Lutcher…
Up Close With Nature
May 25, 2013 02:00pm – 02:30pm
Location: Star and Crescent Moon Café Patio at Shangri La 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. -  with question and answer time Join us one Saturday each month as our animal handler, Robert…
             
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Practical Plants: Botanical Illustrations in Herbals
April 22, 2013 – September 28, 2013
This mini-exhibit features botanical illustrations in publications known as herbals, books that describe plants and their practical uses. Three volumes from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries will be open to…
Wild Beauty: The New Mexico Setting
March 16, 2013 – June 8, 2013
Paintings by Southwestern masters explore the extraordinary New Mexico environment. These works from the early twentieth century portray the powerful landscape and its dramatic contrasts. They also depict cultural settings…
Memorial Day Ceremony at Shangri La
May 27, 2013 02:30pm – 04:00pm
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, in Orange, Texas, will host a patriotic Memorial Day Ceremony on May 27, 2013. The program will begin with the signing of the National…
The W.H. Stark House Opens Celebrating Mothers Exhibition
April 23, 2013 – July 11, 2013
The W.H. Stark House invites visitors to view a new, special exhibit honoring the women at the center of the Lutcher and Stark families, Frances Ann Lutcher and Miriam Lutcher…
Ultima's Plants: Seeing the World with a Curandera's Eyes
June 1, 2013 02:00pm
Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen, an educator on edible and medicinal plants, will discuss plants featured in the novel Bless Me, Ultima and the exhibition Wild Beauty.  His talk will address myth…