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THE SPOOKY FULL MOON BIKE RIDE AND RUN Tuesday, October 27 Run - 6:30pm Ride - 7:30pm Meet at the Band Shell by the Great Lawn (just off Sheridan) Suggestion donation $5 per rider and runner All ages welcome
For the FINAL Full Moon fun, come ready to bike and/or run Since Halloween is just days away, celebrate by wearing your favorite costume! Ultramax Sports Oklahoma will be on site for FREE timed training runs. You’ll get your distance, time and pace results from Ultramax Sports Oklahoma. The run is supported by Red Coyote. For the bike ride, bring your bike and meet up for a leisurely hour’s ride. Downtown-area routes are specially planned by Schlegel Bicycles. We will gather at 7:30pm and head out once the moon shines bright. Don’t have a bike? Rent a Spokie! Lights and helmets are required.
Adults OCTOBER YOGA SERIES
Tuesdays, 5:45pm Late arrivals not accepted after 5:50pm Inside the Crystal Bridge FREE M/$10 NM Must be 16 & older This is a great, all-levels Vinyasa-style class led by Alexis Persico, who has a loyal following at the Gardens and This Land Yoga. Class participants should bring a yoga mat and water. We’ll meet under the Pavilion as weather permits; when it doesn’t we will meet inside the Crystal Bridge. Drop in for a session or two or enjoy the entire series!
INTRODUCING OUR PRAIRIE GARDEN!
FABULOUS FALL CONTAINERS
Saturday, October 10, 2 – 3:30pm Pavilion or Garden Room Elizabeth Richardson, Owner of Adorn $30 M/$36 NM Register by Tuesday, October 6 Create a container to celebrate the splendor of fall and adorn your landscape or tabletop. Elizabeth Richardson, container garden expert, will walk you through the planting steps as she discusses design and maintenance tips. You’ll then design and plant your own faux pumpkin container to enjoy all season.
GARDEN GAMES HOSTED BY THE AVANT GARDENERS PRESENTED BY Sunday, October 25, 3:30-6:30pm FREE for Avant Gardener Members $25 Non Avant Gardener Members Members begin regsitation Oct. 1 The Avant Gardener’s Garden Games is the best annual yard games event in OKC! Avant Gardener members attend for FREE! Mark your calendars for October 25 from 3:30-6:30pm on the Great Lawn for Garden Games. Registration opens October 1st. Enjoy leisure games of crocket, ladder golf, and frisbee or participate in the Corn Hole tournament for your chance to win a great prize. Join the Myriad Gardens vibrant group of young professionals who are invested in improving Oklahoma City and who love the urban Oasis that is the Myriad Gardens as they host a Sunday Funday. Enjoy the musical magic of Born in November over a cold beer and a hot dog while you soak up the fall sun and play games with friends. Find more information about purchasing a membership to the Avant Gardeners by visiting our website myriadgardens.org.
Friday, October 2, Noon – 1pm Crystal Bridge South Lobby and Prairie Garden FREE Join us for an introduction to our newly installed prairie garden. Casey Sharber, our Director of Horticulture, will discuss the process of planning and installing our prairie, prairie plant characteristics, and the benefits of prairies to pollinators. The Prairie Garden would not be possible without the generous support of the Kirkpatrick Family Fund and Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust.
GARDENS WALKING TOUR Last Saturday of Every Month, 10am
October 31, November 28 and December 26 South Lobby and Garden Grounds FREE / Walkups Welcome
Join us for our Myriad Gardens Walking Tour program! The tours, “Plants for Color” or “Plants for Water Conservation,” highlight plants in each season around the Gardens. Enjoy guided tours at 10am the last Saturday of each month or pick up a self-guided tour handout in our south lobby.
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