JULY 2019
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, 5:45PM
EVENTS
SONIC Summer Movies
Wednesdays through July 24 Devon Lawn and Bandshell
SATURDAY, JULY 13 THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 14, 6PM-8AM
Camp Out OKC
The Devon Lawn and Bandshell
EDUCATION
YOUTH & FAMILIES
Saturday, July 6, 10-11am
Journey to the Center of a Seed Children’s Garden Porch
Member $5; Nonmember $7 Best for ages 8 to 11
Register by Tuesday, July 2
Saturday, July 20, 10-11am
Build a Hummingbird Feeder
Children’s Garden Porch
Member $6; Nonmember $8 Best for ages 6 to 11
Saturday, July 13, 10am
How to Manage the Most Common Pests for Growing Food
The Garden Classroom
Member $9; Nonmember $14
Dancing
in
the Gardens
Seasonal Plaza
Recommended for all ages
$65 per family of 4 plus $10 per additional person (BYOT bring your own tent)
The Devon Lawn will be transformed into an urban campground for families. Learn camping basics, enjoy a variety of outdoor activities, and spend the evening enjoying the great outdoors. Once the sun sets, we will have an outdoor movie showing of Disney’s Jungle Book s’more making and ghost stories. Reservations include breakfast. Don’t have a tent? Rent one from Outdoors Geek online at outdoorsgeek.com.
Full Moon Bike Ride and Run
Tuesday, July 16 and Thursday, August 15, Run 8pm; Ride 8:30pm Thursday, September 12, 7pm run, 7:30pm ride
Suggested donation $5 per person
Bring your bike and meet up at the Bandshell stage on the Devon Lawn for a leisurely hour’s ride through downtown. The Full Moon Bike Ride and Run is a casual monthly event where friends and families can enjoy a leisure one-hour bike ride or 5K run through downtown OKC as the sun sets. No pre-registration is necessary to attend Full Moon events. Walk-ups are welcome. Bike helmets and bike lights are required.
Have you ever wondered what the inside of a seed looks like and how such a small object can grow in to a big plant? Find out the answers to these and more as we take a look inside a seed and learn more about its anatomy! We will observe plant parts under a microscope, draw pictures of what we see and then finish the class by planting a seed to take home
Friday,
Help
Classroom
Member $7; Nonmember $9 Molly Yunker and Stacey Evans, Oklahoma Geological Survey Best for ages 7 to 11
Learn about the layers of dirt, rock, plants and creatures below your garden as we create our own mini edible landscape. We’ll build each layer as we discuss them and then finish by eating our tasty treat. Edible gardens will include ingredients such as cookie bedrock, green licorice grass, gummy worms and more
Hummingbirds are a lovely sight to see in our summer gardens! In this class, participants will learn about the types of hummingbirds found in Oklahoma and discover how they can be attracted to our yards. We will end by constructing a hummingbird feeder and mixing nectar to take home.
Friday, July 26, 2-3pm
Sprouting Chefs: Summer Smoothies
The Garden Classroom
Member $10; Nonmember $12
Donna Jung, FCS Extension Educator with Canadian County For families with children ages 5 and up.
We’ll discuss healthy breakfast options and blend up fresh ingredients to create drinks to recreate at home. As an added bonus, we’ll get some exercise as we blend our smoothies using the blender bike.
AUGUST 2019 EDUCATION
Video Fest
The Devon Lawn and Bandshell
Pre-Show Fun, 7pm Movie Screening, 9pm
The Internet Cat Video Festival is back by popular meow. Thousands of cat lovers come together for this raucous, 75-minute romp through the internet’s finest cat video offerings. Film starts at 9 p.m., but put on your whiskers and cat ears and enjoy prescreening festivities complete with food trucks, live music, drinks from Double Shot Bar Services and more. August 10, 6-9pm
per person
Pack your passport and taste the many flavors of our lineup of icy treats. Join us from 6-9pm to enjoy all things dessert inside the Park House Event Center, purchase something savory from our lineup of food trucks and enjoy music from our DJ. Kids can cool off in the reflection splash pad,
Friday, August 9, 10am-2pm
Summer Celebration
Series: Water
Children’s Garden
Member $4; Nonmember $6
YOUTH & FAMILIES
Every Wednesday, 10am starting August 16
Reading Wednesdays
The South Lobby
FREE Best for ages 2 to 5
Join us for a splashing summer finale as we learn about the importance of water through demonstrations, hands-on activities, experiments, crafts, games and more. From hydroponics and aquaponics to marine life and conservation, it is sure to be waves of fun for the entire family!
Thursday, August 15, 6-7pm
Family Workshop:
Pressed Flowers
Garden Classroom & Garden Grounds
Member $10; Nonmember $12
Best for ages 6 to 11
Books are nature-themed and selected based on the season. We’ll begin with an interactive song and children will enjoy creating a small craft after the story. Join us the last Wednesday of the month for reading and craft time with the Downtown Library. For groups of 10 or more please call Kodi Clifford at (405) 835-6789.
Every other Tuesday starting August 27
Little Saplings - Fall Session
August 27, September 10 & 24
October 8 & 22, November 5 & 19
August 17, 6-10pm 1969 Concert
Live Music begins at 7pm
SEPTEMBER 2019
ADULTS
Saturday, August 3, 10am Drip Irrigation Workshop
The Garden Classroom
Member $9; Nonmember $14
Nate Tschaenn, Director of Horticulture, Myriad Botanical Gardens
Christina Chicoraske, Water Conservation Coordinator, City of Oklahoma City Utilities
Learn key essentials, including hands-on practice with cutting pipe, inserting emitters, and connecting parts and pieces.
Whether you plan to install it yourself or hire a professional, this class will boost your knowledge about design, functions, and benefits of a drip irrigation system. Outdoor demonstrations will accompany classroom presentations.
Tuesday, August 27, 6pm
We’ll start by learning about, and collecting materials from, the Prairie Garden. Then, we will head inside to preserve our findings. Each attendee will go home with their own small book of pressed flowers and ideas for making crafts year-round.
Saturday, August 17, 2-3pm
Family Workshop:
Garden Story Stones
The Garden Classroom
Member $6; Nonmember $8 Best for ages 8 to 12
December 3, 10-11am
Children’s Garden Porch
Member $3; Nonmember $4 Best for ages 2 to 5
EVENTS
September 9, 7-8pm
Barre 3 in the Gardens
Barre3 mixes athleticism, grace and the latest innovations designed to balance the body. Meet at The Devon Lawn. We’ll be led by an amazing team from Barre3. Bring your own yoga
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YOUTH & FAMILIES
Friday, September 6, 6-7pm
Woodland Terrariums
The Garden Classroom
Member $12; Nonmember $15 Best for ages 6 to 12
Create a fall terrarium to last all winter long. Learn a bit about woodland creatures as we make a woodland theme glass globe planter using easy-to-care-for succulents and mini woodland animals and flora.
Saturday, September 7, 1-2pm
Garden Tea Party
Children’s Garden Porch
Member $8; Nonmember $10
Best for ages 6 to 10
Mug Cakes
The Garden Classroom
Member $15; Nonmember $17
Toni Washington, Edmond Mobile Meals For families, preferably kids ages 7 and up
Learn how to make quick and healthful mug cakes without the hassle and time of using an oven. We’ll talk about simple ingredients,
Saturday, September 7, 1pm
Proper Pruning
Yukon, Oklahoma–Chisholm Trail Park
Member $9; Nonmember $14
Courtney Keck, Canadian County Extension
Trimming stems and branches is an important practice in maintaining a healthy and well-manicured lawn or garden. Learn what, when, and how to prune. Class will meet in the small gazebo at Chisholm Trail Park in Yukon.
Tuesday, September 10, 6:30pm
Native Seed Collecting
The Garden Classroom
All About Succulents
The Garden Classroom
Member $9; Nonmember $14
Dr. Michael and Rosario Douglas
In this class we will combine nature, art and storytelling to encourage creative play in your garden space. We’ll start by each creating a set of story stones, and then talk about the types of plants, landscapes and creatures we would encounter in our garden. Using our story stones, we will share tales of our garden adventures with each other.
Saturday, August 24, 10-11am
Kitchen Scrap Gardening
Children’s Garden Porch
Travel in time to 1969 as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. The Myriad Gardens partners with OkSessions to bring you local performances channeling their inner Woodstock. Pack a picnic or enjoy a meal from our lineup of food trucks. Flower crowns, face painting, custom screen-printed t-shirts, outdoor activities and more start at 6pm.
Member $10; Nonmember $12 Best for ages 7 to 11
Toddlers (and parents) will learn about the exciting world of gardens in an engaging and educational way. New themes with corresponding activities and learning opportunities are featured. Every Little Saplings event begins with a song, ends with a sensory bin, and includes a hands-on craft.
Join a guided tour of the desert zone of the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory to learn about the fundamentals and intricacies of succulent plants.
Then explore the natural history and cultivation of succulents as presented by this globe-traveling couple. Mike is retired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Saturday, August 31, 10am
Fall Gardening
The Garden Classroom
Member $9; Nonmember $14
Join us for a stroll around the Children’s Garden to observe the SCENTsational herbs that are growing there before returning to the porch for some afternoon herbal tea, lemonade and a snack to complete the sensory experience! Each participant will also be able to plant an herb seed to take home and grow for their next tea party.
Thursday, September 12, 6-7pm
Magical Monarch Migration
The Garden Classroom
Member $5; Nonmember $6 Best for ages 7 to 10
Saturday, September 21, 10-11am
Sprouting
Member $14; Nonmember $19
Adam Sarmiento, Eco Landscaping
Autumn is the perfect time for collecting native seeds. Join us in this hands-on seed collecting expedition in one of our signature spaces – Oklahoma Prairie Garden. The class will begin with a brief indoor presentation and then transition outdoors for the workshop portion.
Saturday, September 14, 1pm Nature Photography Workshop
The Garden Classroom
Member $18; Nonmember $24
Larry Hocking, Berry Creek Farms
Learn how to grow cool season vegetables in your own backyard.
This class will emphasize design and preparation, planting and maintenance strategies, as well as harvesting.
In this class we will learn about this marvelous monarch with crafts and games and find a few ways we can help them arrive safely in Mexico. Put your new knowledge to work and join us the next two Fridays after this class for monarch tagging in the Children’s Garden.
Friday, September 13 and 20, 2-3pm
Monarch Tagging Walk-Ups
Children’s Garden Porch
Doug Hoke, Director of Photography, The Oklahoman
Partake in a unique adventure through the viewfinder of your camera.
Join us in the Children’s Garden as we learn about plant propagation and how to grow plants from common fruit and vegetable scraps that can be found in our homes. Participants will observe seed starting techniques and pot up three different plant scraps to take home and grow!
new fall colors, celebrate the vibrant season one last time with a beautiful flower arrangement! Participants will learn about the elements and principles of floral design before taking a walk through the Children’s Garden to harvest some summer blooms for their very own arrangement to take home. SPONSORED BY Saturday, August 10,
With the crisp air of autumn on its way, our gardens are filled with the vibrant beauty of Monarch butterflies making their way south once more! To gain more information and learn about their journey, people all over the country participate in Monarch tagging. Join us for a quick demonstration of how and why we tag Monarchs at the Gardens!
