You Can Make It! Family Day

Do you want to make the world a better place? Start by becoming a maker!

  • Bring your own previously loved clothing and learn how to beautify and reinvent them with Teapot Gardens and sustainability stylist, Yasmina Luria.
  • Stop by the community dye pot with Erin Berkowitz from Berbo Studio and learn how to dye your own bandana with pomegranate skins.
  • Enjoy 15-minute teen-led spotlight tours of The Huntington’s exhibition, "Gee’s Bend: Shared Legacy," showcasing the work of quiltmakers from Gee’s Bend, led by our high school volunteers.
  • Make your own plant-based pigments, inspired by the work of Sandy Rodriguez, at the outdoor art cart in front of the American Art Gallery.
  • Take in an outdoor music concert or drum circle by LA’s community-based music ensemble, The Neighborhood Orchestra.

SCHEDULE
11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Berbo Studio dyeing demonstrations (Shakespeare Garden)
11 a.m–2 p.m. - Drop-in art activities and art cart (Shakespeare Garden, Brown Lawn)
11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. (duration: 15 min.) - Teen-led Spotlight Tours of Gee’s Bend: Shared Legacy exhibition
3 p.m. - Teapot Gardens "Reinvent Your Closet" Fashion Show (Shakespeare Garden)
11:45 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. - Neighborhood Orchestra Outdoor Music Shows (Scott Loggia, Brown Lawn)

All activities are first come, first served and while supplies last.