Royals

Royals, Courtiers, and Confidants: Early English Portrait Drawings from The Huntington’s Art Collections
 

July 28 - Oct. 29, 2012
 

This focused exhibition on 16th- and 17th-century portrait drawings features pastel sketches, miniature graphite drawings, and pen and ink drawings by artists such as Peter Lely, William Faithorne, and Peter Oliver.

Tai Chi Series

Sept. 15–Oct. 27

(Saturdays) 9–10:30 a.m.

Discover the health and fitness benefits of tai chi in this seven-part series led by instructor Kathy Chyan. This outdoor class is suitable for beginning and intermediate students. Members: $150. Non-Members: $170. Registration: 626-405-2128.

Taste of Art: Jefferson in Monticello

CLASS FILLED

Oct. 13 (Saturday)

9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Join Maite Gomez-Rejón of ArtBites for a cooking class and gallery tour focusing on Thomas Jefferson and his artistic and culinary influences. The class will explore early American art and the culinary traditions of colonial Virginia and will feature recipes from Jefferson’s own kitchen. Members: $80. Non-Members: $90. Registration: 626-405-2128.

Penjing Show

Oct. 13-14 (Sat.–Sun.)

10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

The Southern Breeze Society will present a two-day show of the Chinese art of penjing. Similar to Japanese bonsai, this ancient horticultural art captures the essence of scenic beauty in a miniaturized form. General admission. Friends' Hall.

Huntington Chamber of Horrors: Predatory Plants

Oct. 13 (Saturday)

9:30–11:30 a.m.

What creepy carnivores inhabit the landscape? Jim Folsom, director of the Botanical Gardens, will play mad scientist as he leads an engaging discussion for budding young botanists exploring the weird world of carnivorous plants. Ages 7-12. Fee includes one accompanying adult. Members: $10. Non-Members: $15. Registration: 626-405-2128.

Fall Plant Sale

Oct. 12–14
Fri., noon–4:30 p.m.
Sat.–Sun., 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

For a beautiful spring garden, start planning—and planting—in the fall. You’ll find lots of inspiration at The Huntington’s annual Fall Plant Sale. While you’re here, pick up some tips from the experts on seasonal gardening topics such as mulching, pruning, winter lawn care, and pest control. Free. Parking lot. MORE

Strange and Fearful

A Strange and Fearful Interest: Death, Mourning, and Memory in the American Civil War

Oct. 13, 2012–Jan. 14, 2013

A major exhibition of more than 200 original photographs related to the Civil War that explores how images explained, reflected, and shaped a national fixation on death and mourning.

Just Cause

A Just Cause: Voices of the American Civil War

Sept. 22, 2012–Jan. 7, 2013

Drawn entirely from The Huntington’s collections of manuscripts and printed materials, this exhibition examines the ways Northerners and Southerners viewed the rationale for the Civil War, which made it, in the words of one war veteran, “a battle of ideas interrupted by artillery.”