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.

Flower Arranging: Herbs and Flowers

Oct. 6 (Saturday)

10 a.m.–noon

Create a beautiful centerpiece or stand-alone arrangement using flowers combined with lavender, rosemary, mint, sage, and other fresh herbs. This workshop presented by Flower Duet will include tips for growing herbs as well as designing with them. Members: $80. Non-Members: $90. Registration: 626-405-2128.

Children’s Workshop: Ice Cream Making

Oct. 6 (Saturday)

10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Learn the old-fashioned way to make your own homemade ice cream in this workshop led by Ernest Miller of the Hollywood Farmer’s Kitchen. Everyone will a get a turn at the churn while learning the history of their favorite frozen treat. Ages 7-12. Fee includes one accompanying adult. Members: $25. Non-Members: $30. Registration: 626-405-2128.

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.

Long-Stitch Book Binding

CLASS FILLED

Oct. 6 (Saturday)

9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Working in the conservation lab, students will learn multi-section, long-stitch binding techniques and create a book with a flexible, easy-opening binding perfect for a daily journal. Members: $65. Non-Members: $75. Registration: 626-405-2128.

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.”