Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Listed is a calendar of events for the Stark Cultural Venues in Orange. If you have any questions about any of the following events, contact the Stark Museum of Art at 886-2787, The W.H. Stark House at 883-0871, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center at 670-9113 or Lutcher Theater at 886-5535.
Currently on view
Living Legacy
Hours: 9am - 5pm
The W.H. Stark House Carriage House
Discover the many ways the W.H. Stark family was active and involved in the community by viewing the new exhibit display, Living Legacy, located on the second floor of the Carriage House.
Included are many touching stories of how the W.H. Starks helped families, individuals and organizations.
You will be introduced to never before exhibited objects from the Collection of The W.H. Stark House.
Living Legacy will provide ideas of how you may become involved in the community today! Included with general admission.
Members free.
Currently on view
A Death in the Family: Mourning and Remembrance: 1880s - 1930s
Hours: 9am - 5pm; last tour begins at 4pm
The W.H. Stark House
Entrance through the adjacent Carriage House
Explore mourning death as an intrinsic part of life with elaborate rituals and social customs.
For the first time, the Tower Room is used as an exhibition space, with special opportunities to learn and participate.
The exhibition is the last stop on the regular tour, giving visitors an extraordinary experience in the historic setting.
This thematic exhibition is organized chronologically and illuminates the changes in mourning practices from the 1880s to the 1930s, featuring objects from the Collection of The W.H. Stark House along with historic photographs, illustrations and documents.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Thursday, October 1
Member's Preview - Wicked Plants: The Exhibit
Hours: 6 - 8pm
Stark Museum of Art
This new, loaned exhibition invites you to step into a macabre world where plants hold all the power.
Poisonous, carnivorous, or just plain nasty, the diabolical botanicals represented throughout this exhibit have left their mark on history and claimed many an unfortunate victim.
It's mayhem under glass as the Stark Museum of Art transforms its Special Exhibitions Gallery into an eerie experience.
Members free - RSVP by calling 221.665.
Thursday, October 1 - Saturday, October 10
Orange Lions' Carnival Booth (open at 6pm)
Orange Lions' Den Park
Enjoy having your face and hands painted at the Stark Art & History booth, Orange Lions' Carnival September 30 - October 10, 2015 at Lions' Den Park, located at 1802 Main Street, Orange, Texas. You'll also learn about making art and the exciting events coming up at the Stark Museum of Art and The W.H. Stark House. On Wednesdays & Thursdays, the booth will be open 6pm - 9pm; Fridays & Saturdays, 6pm - 10pm. Stop by!
Friday, October 2
Teacher Workshop - The Art and Science of Wicked Plants
Hours: 9am - 1pm
Stark Museum of Art
Preview the Museum's newest special exhibitions, Wicked Plants and Poisonous Pages, before they open to the public and learn how to combine art and plant science through printmaking.
Learn three printing processes that can easily be incorporated into any science or art classroom.
This workshop is free for teachers and will provide 4 CPE hours.
Limited space available.
Sign up today to save your place.
Call Jennifer Restauri at 221.6685 or email [email protected].
Saturday, October 3 - Saturday, January 2, 2016
Wicked Plants: The Exhibit
Hours: 9am - 5pm
Stark Museum of Art
This new, loaned exhibition invites you to step into a macabre world where plants hold all the power.
Poisonous, carnivorous, or just plain nasty, the diabolical botanicals represented throughout this exhibit have left their mark on history and claimed many an unfortunate victim.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Saturday, October 3
Poisonous Pages: Rare Botanical Books from the Stark Museum of Art
Hours: 9am - 5pm
Stark Museum of Art
This exhibition of rare books from the Collection of the Stark Museum of Art highlights historic images of plants that harm.
It features eleven botanical books from the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries.
Each book is open to a page with a handsome woodcut or engraving that portrays a dangerous plant.
Included with general admission.
Members free.starkmuseum.org
Saturday, October 3
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Show times: 2pm & 7:30pm
Lutcher Theater
One of the most enduring shows of all time, Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber's JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is the irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel's favorite son.
Tickets on sale now -[email protected] or call 409.886.5535.
Saturday, October 3
Gallery Conversation: Harmful Habitats for Animals & How to Avoid Them
Hours: 11am - noon
Stark Museum of Art
Join Anna Land, Horticulture Supervisor at the Houston Zoo, to look closely at how the zoo actively cultivates healthy habitats for its animals.
This discussion will include techniques the horticulture department uses to prevent harmful plants from growing and being eaten by the animals.
Discover practical tips and techniques you can use when designing and caring for your own gardens to help protect your precious pets.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Saturday, October 3 (every Saturday from October 3 to January 2, 2016)
Wicked ARToretum
Hours: noon - 3pm
Stark Museum of Art
Create devious botanical designs during this regular hands-on art making opportunity in the Museum's lobby. We will supply the materials and your design can then be displayed outside the Wicked Plants exhibition. Included with general admission. Members free.starkmuseum.org
Saturday, October 3
Workshop: Make Your Own Rain Barrel
Hours: 10 - 11:30am
Shangri La Lab
Adult Non-members-$35. Adult Members-$25.
Must be prepaid; registration deadline is Sept 29
One of the features that make Shangri La a top green project is the cisterns, which hold thousands of gallons of rainwater.
During this hands-on workshop, you will make and take home your own rain barrel from reclaimed materials.
Come ready to work, and we'll supply all the tools and materials.
Sign up in advance with our new and easy online form atshangrilagardens.org or call 409.670.9799.
Saturday, October 3
Saturday Adventure Series: Tall, Towering Trees
Hours: 10 - 11am
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Trees are tall, beautiful, and important.
Bring the whole family to learn some tree identification skills.
Walk through the property to explore native and non-native trees and their importance to wildlife.
Sign up in advance with our new and easy online form atshangrilagardens.org or call 409.670.9799.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Tuesday, October 6 - Saturday, October 31
Gallery Scavenger Hunt: What's Bloomin'?
Hours: 9am - 5pm
Stark Museum of Art
Wander through a ghastly garden this October in our new exhibition Wicked Plants: The Exhibit and Poisonous Pages: Rare Botanical Books from the Stark Museum of Art.
In our permanent galleries, grow in your appreciation of the importance of plants in paintings! Be ready for your interest in the natural world to take root and blossom in this Gallery Scavenger Hunt celebrating the opening of new exhibitions.
After you've completed the hunt, you can claim a prize.
For all ages.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Tuesday, October 6
The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)
Show times: 9:30am & 11:30am
Lutcher Theater
Produced by Dallas Children's Theater in the much beloved tradition of Ronald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), you will join two misfits on an unforgettable odyssey.
The job of this larger-than life vegetarian is to blow magical dreams into children's bedrooms.
For a young orphan "human bean," however, the sight of the giant is too much and she fears for her life when he takes her away to an enchanted land.
The harmless, cheeky B.F.G. ultimately shows that heroes can come in all sizes.
Tickets on sale now - [email protected] or call409.886.5535.
Thursday, October 8
Wicked Plants: An Evening with Amy Stewart, Lecture/Reception and Book-signing
Hours: 7 - 9:30pm
Stark Museum of Art Education Building (across from the Museum) at 812 Green Avenue
Thorns, spines, sap that paralyzes chemicals that cause death - plants can be wicked! The Stark Museum of Art is hosting the traveling exhibition inspired by Amy Stewart's best-selling book Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother and other Botanical Atrocities.
Join the Stark Museum of Art and Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center for a special evening with Amy Stewart as she shares what she has learned about some of the world's most diabolical botanicals.
Reception and book signing at the Museum immediately following lecture.
Tickets available for purchase online at starkmuseum.org.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Saturday, October 10 (every Saturday through January 2, 2016)
Wicked ARToretum
Hours: noon - 3pm
Stark Museum of Art
Create devious botanical designs during this regular hands-on art making opportunity in the Museum's lobby. We will supply the materials and your design can then be displayed outside the Wicked Plants exhibition. Included with general admission. Members free.starkmuseum.org
Saturday, October 10
Saturday Adventure Series: Poison, Spines & Thorns: Wicked Plants
Hours: 10 - 11am
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Explore our greenhouses and back trails to find some wicked plant adaptations.
During a short walk, we will discuss how these features help the plants.
Then, we'll have fun creating our own wicked plant with fantastic adaptations.
Sign up in advance with our new and easy online form at shangrilagardens.org or call 409.670.9799.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Saturday, October 10
Second Saturday Specialty Tours
Times: 10am, 11am & 12pm
The W.H. Stark House, entrance through the adjacent Carriage House
Take this opportunity to learn the history and historical role of the Stark and Lutcher families with a unique specialty tour.
Staff will lead you through the special exhibit, A Death in the Family: Mourning and Remembrance 1880s - 1930s and provide additional information not available on the standard tour.
The exhibit explores the changes in mourning customs that occurred during the late eighteen hundreds to 1930, through the lens of the W.H. Stark Family.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Saturday, October 10
Workshop: Cacti and Succulents: Love 'Em or Leave 'Em
Hours: 10am - noon
Shangri La Lab
Non-members-$20. Members-$10.
Cacti and succulents are greatly misunderstood plants.
In order to survive in brutal ecological conditions, they have developed amazing adaptations like eliminating leaves altogether and using "windows" to practically live underground in the desert. In this workshop, learn more about these highly specialized plants and make a succulent dish garden to take home.
You will love 'em! Sign up in advance with our new and easy online form at shangrilagardens.org or call 409.670.9799.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Monday, October 12
Teacher Workshop - Learning to Look
Hours: 1 - 5 pm
Stark Museum of Art
Want to bring your students on a self-guided tour? Interested in incorporating art in your classroom curriculum? Would you like to feel more prepared for your upcoming museums visit? Do you want to know more about how the museum engages students during school experiences? Join us for this 4-hour workshop as we explore the museum, identify basic concepts of art in the collection, and learn ways to make art applicable every day in the classroom.
This hands-on workshop will provide teachers with tools to actively engage their students while building visual literacy and fine art skills.
Pre- and post- visit materials will be provided for all participants.
This workshop is free for teachers and will provide 4 CPE hours.
Limited space available.
Sign up today to save your place.
Call Jennifer Restauri at409.221.6685 or email [email protected].
Tuesday, October 13
Member's Preview - Scarecrow Festival
Hours: 6 - 8pm
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Be some of the first visitors to celebrate the changing season and visit the largest Scarecrow Festival in Texas.
See a variety of hand-crafted scarecrows displayed throughout the Gardens while walking along the pathways with friends and family.
Scarecrow designs range from funny, to clever, to wacky and weird! Members free - RSVP by calling 409.221.6656.shangrilagardens.org
Wednesday, October 14 - Saturday, November 7
Scarecrow Festival Grand Opening
Hours: 9am - 5pm
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Celebrate the changing season by visiting the largest Scarecrow Festival in Texas, with a variety of hand-crafted scarecrows displayed throughout the Gardens.
Created by community organizations, businesses, schools, and families, scarecrow designs range from funny, to clever, to wacky and weird! Participate in this friendly competition where visitors are asked to vote for their favorite scarecrow.
Winners will be awarded a special prize on the final day of the festival, November 7, 2015.
Included with general admission.
Members free.shangrilagardens.org
Thursday, October 15
Third Thursdays evening event
Hours: 5 - 7pm
Stark Museum of Art
Enjoy art after dark and celebrate creativity! Join us for music, studio art activities, scavenger hunts, special tours through the galleries and demonstrations by a local artist.
See displays of works of art by area students, spend time with friends and family, and have fun learning together.
Orange County students in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 receive free admission when they present a school I.D. card or a report card at the Admission desk.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Saturday, October 17
CREATE! Workshop: Glamorous Gelatin Prints
Hours: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Stark Museum of Art
Adults and children will enjoy this special workshop, which includes unique art-making and looking experiences.
Learn about the representation of botanicals in art, and create your own original works of art featuring botanicals using a gelatin printing process.
Sign up in advance with our new and easy online form at starkmuseum.org or call 409.221.6685.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Saturday, October 17 (every Saturday through January 2, 2016)
Wicked ARToretum
Hours: noon - 3pm
Stark Museum of Art
Create devious botanical designs during this regular hands-on art making opportunity in the Museum's lobby. We will supply the materials and your design can then be displayed outside the Wicked Plants exhibition. Included with general admission. Members free.starkmuseum.org
Saturday, October 17
Saturday Adventure Series: Shangri La Tea Party
Hours: 10 - 11am
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Don your fall hat and fancy gloves...it's time for tea at Shangri La! During this relaxing event, families will learn about herbal teas that can be made from plants growing in their back yard.
We will have several different teas to sample and pastries to enjoy.
Sign up in advance with our new and easy online form at shangrilagardens.org or call 409.670.9799.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Sunday, October 18
Symphony at Shangri La - Featuring the Symphony of Southeast Texas
Chelsea Tipton II-Conductor
Show time: 5:30pm
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Stroll through Shangri La Gardens at the peak of Scarecrow Festival arriving at the great lawn in time to indulge in a festive evening of seasonal nature and magnificent music.
The Symphony of Southeast Texas will perform a banquet of popular music, including selections from West Side Story, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Spiderman, plus classics such as Moon River, Duke Ellington favorites and much more.
Bring lawn chairs and soak up the alluring sights and sounds of autumn and art at sunset.
Purchase tickets now for this new and exciting experience - [email protected] or call 409.886.5535.
shangrilagardens.org & lutcher.org
Wednesday, October 21
Caps for Sale, The Musical
Show times: 9:30am & 11:30am
Lutcher Theater
Produced by Adventure Theatre, Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of this beloved classic children's book, with a fantastic new Broadway style musical based on the illustrations by author, Esphyr Slobodkina. "Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!" Tickets on sale now -[email protected] or call 409.886.5535. lutcher.org
Saturday, October 24
Saturday Adventure Series: Pumpkins, Gourds & Squash
Hours: 10 - 11am
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
This fall family event will take us into the Children's Garden to find some different pumpkins, gourds and squash.
We will cut them open, look at the stringy "insides," and compare their seeds.
Then, we'll cook a few and have a taste test.
Wonder what your favorite squash will be...
Sign up in advance with our new and easy online form at shangrilagardens.org or call409.670.9799.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Saturday, October 24 (every Saturday through January 2, 2016)
Wicked ARToretum
Hours: noon - 3pm
Stark Museum of Art
Create devious botanical designs during this regular hands-on art making opportunity in the Museum's lobby. We will supply the materials and your design can then be displayed outside the Wicked Plants exhibition. Included with general admission. Members free.starkmuseum.org
Saturday, October 31
Saturday Adventure Series: Care of Magical Creatures
Hours: 10 - 11am
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Celebrate Halloween with some creepy crawly animals.
You'll talk about snakes, toads, frogs, salamanders, newts, centipedes, and spiders.
Learn how important they are in the environment, and how we can "care" for them.
Enjoy seeing live animals.
Costumes welcome! Sign up in advance with our new and easy online form at shangrilagardens.org or call409.670.9799.
Included with general admission.
Members free.
Saturday, October 31 (every Saturday through January 2, 2016)
Wicked ARToretum
Hours: noon - 3pm
Stark Museum of Art
Create devious botanical designs during this regular hands-on art making opportunity in the Museum's lobby. We will supply the materials and your design can then be displayed outside the Wicked Plants exhibition. Included with general admission. Members free.starkmuseum.org
Saturday, October 31
Up Close with Nature - Live Animal Show
Hours: 2 - 2:30pm
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Meet Wildlife Curator, Robert Morgan, as he features one or more animals that call Shangri La Gardens home.
Enjoy this exciting informational program to learn about the critters of Shangri La, their adaptations, what they eat and what might eat them! Included with general admission.
Members free.
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