PLANTS & PEOPLE
OF THE SONORAN DESERT
CELEBRATION D E S E R T B O TA N I C A L G A R D E N
Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Celebrate Arizona’s Native American communities at the Garden with storytelling, music, dance and culture.
REDESIGNED TRAIL The Garden has officially opened its redesigned Plants & People of the Sonoran Desert Trail where guests can discover a variety of ways native people use desert plants for food, textiles, medicine and shelter.
MUSIC & PERFORMANCES Sunset Plaza The Gila River Traditional Singers | Singing . . . . . 10 a.m. Gilarious Wolf Brown | Comedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. Teresa Choyguha | Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. GertieNtheT.O.Boyz | Waila Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Ullman Terrace Performances by Yellow Bird Productions
Intertribal Dance Celebration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Apache Adventures | Storytelling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m. Circles of Life | Interactive Hoop Dance . . . . . . . . . 12 p.m. Healing Music | Native Flute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. Native Tales of Renewal | Storytelling. . . . . . . . . . . 2 p.m. Intertribal Dance Celebration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m. Plants & People of the Sonoran Desert Trail Aaron White | Native Flute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.
ARTISTS & DEMONSTRATIONS Plants & People of the Sonoran Desert Trail & Sunset Plaza Gabriel Martinez | Shell, leather and woodworking Gregory Hill | Woodcarving Jiivik | Shell etching Kathleen Vance | Tohono O’odham utilitarian pottery vessels Kevin Sekakuku | Jewelry & Kachina Dolls Melvina Garcia | Traditional Pottery Paul Molina | Live Painting Randy Kemp | Flute Rebecca Williams | Weaving Sabori Designs | Handmade original Saguaro Cactus rib jewelry by Aaron Sabori T. Choyguha | Shell necklaces, earrings, bracelets and t-shirts Watauna Velarde | Weaving
HANDS-ON ACTIVITY Plants & People of the Sonoran Desert Trail Cochineal Concoctions | Make your own natural dyes and artwork using Cochineal bugs | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
DISCOVERY STATIONS Plants & People of the Sonoran Desert Trail Yucca Saguaro Prickly pear Mesquite Agave
FOOD & DRINK Patio Café at Ullman Terrace Gertrude’s Restaurant Reservations recommended
Beverage Service Webster Stairs & Sunset Plaza Featuring the Prickly Pear Margarita Beer, wine, soda and water available for purchase No cash, card only.
All Activities and vendors are subject to change. Event is rain or shine. This event is photographed and recorded for promotional purposes.
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