MONDAYS, JULY 10, AUGUST 7,
SATURDAY, JULY 8, 10 – 11AM
Best in Show. Learn How to Grow Pumpkins – from Bigs to Minis
Crystal Bridge South Lobby and Children’s Garden
Maureen Heffernan, Gardens Executive Director
M $5; NM $7
Best for ages 8 and up
Register by Monday, July 3
WEDNESDAYS,
Pumpkins are fun and easy to grow if you know a few tricks! Come to this interactive outdoor class to learn how to grow pumpkins so you can have everything from monster pumpkins to minis for the fall. Kids will choose from several different types of pumpkins and pot one up to take home and grow.
Continue the fun after class and share photos of your pumpkin as it grows on our social media
@myriadgardens.
SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2 – 3PM
Garden Fresh Pesto Workshop
Terrace Room
Donna Jung, Canadian County Extension Educator
M $10; NM $15
Register by Monday, July 3
JULY 8, AUGUST 7, SEPTEMBER 6
8PM RUN/8:30PM RIDE
OCTOBER 5, NOVEMBER 3
7PM RUN/7:30PM RIDE
Full Moon Bike Ride and Run $5 pp for each event Monthly through November
Join other runners in a 5K run, led by Ultramax Sports Oklahoma, through the scenic downtown area as the sun sets.
Bring your bike and meet up a for a leisurely one-hour ride. Downtownarea routes are specially planned by Schlegel
Bicycles. Don’t have a bike? Rent a Spokie. Lights and helmets are required.
SUNDAYS: JULY 9, AUGUST 27, AND SEPTEMBER 17
SUP Yoga and Paddle Boarding East Lower Lake 9-10am SUP Yoga M $15; NM $20 (Pre-registraion required) 10:30am-2pm - Paddle Boarding M $8; NM $10
SUP YOGA
completely FREE. Come early to get a great seat. Bring a picnic or enjoy food from our line-up of food trucks. Movies start at 9pm. with prefun starting around 8pm. Participants using blankets will sit on one side, lawn chairs to the other side. For more information on food trucks and activities visit myriadgardens.org or follow the Gardens social media @myriadgardens.org
July
July
Fresh basil pesto is perfect to make in the summer when basil is fresh and abundant. But you can also make delicious pestos from carrot tops, mints and other greens that are wonderful too. In this workshop, we’ll harvest fresh herbs from the garden along with other plants from the supermarket. You’ll learn how to make various types of pestos – perfect for pastas, salads and more.
FRIDAY, JULY 14, 10AM – 2PM
BUG OUT! Lady Bug Release and Acari Safari
Crystal Bridge Conservatory, South Lobby and Garden Room
Members pay $3 per container of lady bugs
Nonmembers pay entry fee into the Crystal Bridge and $3 per container of lady bugs
All Ages Welcome
Help us release thousands of polka-dotted hungry helpers in our Conservatory so they can chow down on pests that are bugging our tropical plants. Create a lady bug craft, check out the Insect Safari to see bugs up close and chat with Bob Sober, whose giant bug photos will be on exhibit in the South Lobby. Limit one container per person.
concert night WITH
SATURDAY, JULY 21, 7pm
Join us at 9am for SUP Yoga led by Lisa Woodard owner of This Land Yoga. Class participants will meet at the East Lower Lake to try their hand a Stand Up Yoga. Participants should wear clothes they aren’t afraid to get wet. Limited number of boards available; PLEASE REGISTER BY FRIDAY, JULY 8 TO SECURE YOUR SPOT.
PADDLE BOARDING
With help from our friends at the Boathouse District in Oklahoma City, come paddle boarding at East Lower Lake at the Gardens. $8 per member and $10 per non-member for a 15-minute session. Come and go event until 2pm.
FRIDAY, JULY 14, 7-10PM
Dancing in the Gardens featuring Hip Hop Seasonal Plaza by Pitchfork in the Park FREE, All Ages Welcome
Join us as we transform the Seasonal Plaza into an urban dance space. You all voted and chose Hip Hop for our final dancing event. Beginning at 7pm, instructors from 3Sixty Dance Studio will give a Hip Hop dance demonstration followed by a FREE lesson for all. At 8pm, our DJ, Brian Smith, will crank up the tunes to get the dancing started. Drink and food specials will be offered to highlight the night. It’s 90s night. Wear your favorite 90s attire to celebrate the evening.
starts at 7:30pm
Local group, Steelwind, will open the evening with a performance at 7:30pm with Flemons taking the stage at 8:30pm.
Enjoy food, ice cream and handcrafted popsicles from Pitchfork in the Park or from our line-up of food trucks. Beer and wine will be available for purchase.
SATURDAY, JULY 22, 10 –
SATURDAY,
FRIDAY, JULY 28 AND SATURDAY, JULY 29
Get to Know Our Buffalo Grass Friday, 12 – 12:30pm Saturday 11am FREE
We’ve just added a special stand of buffalo grass, a native Oklahoma grass that not only looks great, but is low maintenance to boot! This grass only needs mowing about once a season and grows deep roots so that once it’s established, it needs much less water than your average lawn. Join our horticulturists for a lunchtime talk on Friday or after our Gardens
Photo by Doug Hoke
Ongoing
In July and September we’ll discuss plants for water conservation and in August we’ll highlight plants for color. Can’t make it for the guided tour? Pick up a self-guided handout in our South Lobby. On July 29 stick around after the tour at 11am for an
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1:30 – 3PM
Very Berry Art Class Terrace Room
M $8; NM $10
Best for ages 5 to 9 Register by Tuesday, August 1
Join
and
we’ll
we use colorful berries to make beautiful berry paintings. Don’t worry parents, aprons and hand wipes will be provided.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 7-9PM
Outdoor Dining Series— Wholly Smokes from Chef Shawn Davidson Meinders Terrace
M $65; NM $75
Must be 21+
Wine included thanks to a generous donation from the Arnall Family Foundation
Join us at the Meinders Terrace for an intimate dinner under the stars. Chef Shawn Davidson from C2 Catering is whipping up a smokin’ meal. Limited seating is available; please register by Thursday, August 10. For the menu visit myriadgardens.org.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 10 – 11AM
The Story of Seeds Terrace Room
M $5; NM $7
Best for ages 6 to 10 Register by Tuesday, August 8
CATURDAY, AUGUST 12
Cat Video Festival
Great Lawn and Bandshell
Pre-Show Fun starts at 7:30pm Movie Screening at 9pm
The Cat Video Festival is back by popular demand. It is a raucous, 75-minute romp through the Internet’s finest cat video offerings and the shared hilarity with thousands of cat lovers is not to be missed.
Film starts at 9 p.m. but put on your whiskers and cat ears and enjoy pre-screening festivities complete with food trucks, live music with Jenkins Valley at 7:30pm & 8:30pm, drinks and more.
Food Vendors include Hall’s Pizza Kitchen, Healthy Hippo, Brown’s Kitchen, Parking Lot Party, Katie Bugs Shaved Ice, Cute Pies, Fresh Ice and Pitchfork in the Park.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 6-9PM
Painting in the Gardens:
Pop-In Cat Painting
Great Lawn and Bandshell
4” x 4” canvas boards $5 5” x 5” canvas boards $10
Learn all about how smart seeds are in this interactive, story-telling class. We’ll learn about the different ways seeds travel, from hitchhiking to gliding, by examining a variety of real seeds local and foreign to Oklahoma. We’ll read some seed related books, play a game and end by creating stories of how our imaginary
Wine and Palette will set up on the Great Lawn and bandshell before the Cat Video Fest.
Stained Glass Butterfly $27.50
These beautiful stained-glass butterflies are each crafted by hand by a local artisan. Each butterfly measures approx. 4.5” wide and 4” tall and includes a chain for hanging.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 7-10PM
Dancing in the Gardens featuring Caberet Dance La La Land style Seasonal Plaza by Pitchfork in the Park FREE, All Ages Welcome
Join us as we transform the Seasonal Plaza into an urban dance space. Beginning at 7pm, instructors from 3Sixty Dance Studio will give a dance demonstration followed by a FREE lesson for
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 3-5PM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 6 – 9PM
Thought Leader Talk: The Food Revolution
Talk and Cocktail Reception M $20; NM $25 Register by Friday, September 1
The
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 7-9PM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 9AM – 3PM
Bent Willow
roots?
Or that we eat bark when we eat cinnamon? Join us to learn all about the plant parts we eat in this interactive snack time. We’ll read a book, make a craft and snack as we go.
A How-To Workshop Terrace Room
Adam Sarmiento, Eco Landscaping M $12; NM $18 Best for ages 14 and up Register by Tuesday, August 22
Gathering seeds for next year’s crop is easier than it seems. Join us for an interactive workshop to discuss collecting seeds from edible and ornamental plants. You’ll learn how to properly store, treat, and sow seeds throughout the seasons and head outside to try your hand at gathering seeds from our edible raised beds and prairie garden.
Save the Date
Thursday, October 12, 8am – 5pm Tallgrass Prairie Field Trip Members Only $35
The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, in Osage County, Oklahoma is a true gemstone in our state. With 2,500 bison on the preserve, wildflowers and native grasses galore, it is a sight to behold. The Prairie has extended a special invitation to our members for a visit and behind the scenes tour of how things work. Mark your calendars for this special trip. More details to come.
Saturday, November 4, 10am – 2pm
*PARENTS: please note that the Children’s Garden will close to the public beginning Wednesday, September 26 for set up.
Saturday, October 21, 6-8pm
Children’s Halloween Party Children’s Garden during Pumpkinville
Sunday, October 22, 6-7pm
Spooky Pooch Parade Great Lawn and Bandshell
The Great Tree Giveaway and Tree Planting Workshops
Presented by Cox Communications Trees $5
This will be a fun day all about trees. We’ll have a variety of Oklahoma Proven trees for sale starting at the great price of $5 and workshops throughout the day with planting and care tips. All trees will be available for pre-order starting October 2. In partnership with the Oklahoma Tree Bank Foundation. More details to come.
Celebration of the Animals Presented by Midtown Vets Great Lawn and Bandshell FREE
Do you love animals? Then come celebrate their life at the Gardens. Extreme Animals will show off some of their rare wildlife in a petting area, local clergy will be onsite to bless your animals, the OKC Animal Shelter will have an adoption booth and we will even have a remembrance tree where you can celebrate your pets of the past. A $2 suggested donation is requested for the remembrance tree. Enjoy food from our line of food trucks or grab a bite from Pitchfork in the Park.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 3-5PM
Painting in the Gardens:
Celebrate the Animals
Great Lawn and Bandshell
M $20/NM $25
Members register by calling (405) 227-0230 Nonmembers online at www.wineandpalette.com
Wine and Palette is back in the Gardens celebrating the love of animals. Paint a “Safari Sunset.” kids can add their favorites to their safari adventure painting! 11x14 canvas.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
own bread dough. Kids will take home dough for 3 loaves- enough to bake and share with friends and family.
will go over the challenges and benefits of life with chickens, offer tips for raising them from eggs to hens and bring one along for a close-up experience.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 8AM-12PM OKC Metro Area Yoga Week Great Lawn for Myriad Gardens $5 per class
Join the Gardens, Downtown OKC, and lululemon for a week of community & yoga at participating OKC Metro area yoga studios This Land Yoga and 405 Yoga. Enjoy $5 yoga classes at local area studios September 18- 23, with a morning of free outdoor yoga on September 24 at the Myriad
Located in the South Lobby of the Crystal Bridge
