Myriad Gardens Events

eVeNTS FiNAL SONiC Summer Movie: Sing 2

• Tuesday, August 2, Food & Fun -7:30pm; Film at 9pm (rescheduled from July 20) • Devon Lawn and Band Shell • FREE Sing 2 (2020) Buster Moon and his friends must persuade reclusive rock star Clay Calloway to join them for the opening of a new show. Food trucks include Sasquatch Ice, Big Biang Theory, Frisbee Burger, Just Desserts and JStew’s Ice Cube. Face painting by Kaleidoscope Arts and LOL Cartoons.

JUMP! At Myriad gardens

Sponsored by the American Heart Association • Saturday, August 6, • Seasonal Plaza • Recommended for all ages This is an opportunity for children of all skill levels to learn jump rope/double Dutch techniques. An instructional lesson will be followed by a performance by the Preston Pirate Jump Rope Team. The American Heart Association will also be handing out fun prizes, providing free jump ropes, and educating people about heart health. At the arts and crafts booth, kids can make their own jump rope for $5, and food trucks will be serving delicious treats!

Full Moon Bike Ride

Sponsored by OU Health • Friday, August 12, 8:30pm • Leave from Seasonal Plaza • Suggested $5 donation Bring your bike and join us for a leisurely nearly one-hour, six to eight mile ride. Steve Schlegel plans downtown routes specifically. Participation requires the use of lights and helmets. Ride OKC and Spokies both have bike rental options. Visit their websites for costs. Final rides are the Corn Moon on Saturday, September 10, at 7:30 p.m., and the Hunter Moon on Sunday, October 9, at 7 p.m.

Dancing in the garden featuring K-Pop!

Sponsored by Tinker Federal Credit Union • Seasonal Plaza • Friday, August 19, 7-10pm • Recommended for all ages Join us for our very first Kpop Dancing in the Gardens! RACE Dance Company will teach us Kpop dances, as well as Dance Battles and Random Dance! The Big Friendly will be serving beer, and Oh My Gogi and Big Biang Theory will be selling food.

Higher ground: A Stevie Wonder Tribute Concert

Sponsored by Ad Astra • Devon Lawn and Band Shell • Friday, August 26, 7:30pm • Recommended for all ages • FREE As part of our annual tribute series, the Myriad Botanical Gardens will present the music of legendary singer/songwriter/musician pioneer, Stevie Wonder, performed by OKC’s best live acts. An eclectic group of local artists covering Wonder’s top hits like “I Just Called to Say I Love You”, “Superstition”, “Signed, Sealed, Deliv-

ered”, “Isn’t She Lovely”, and “For Once in My Life.” Local musicians (to date) include Koolie High (Koolie and the Wise Men), J Stew, Lacy Saunders (Soft Hands, Echo-21), Eric Himan (The Nightly Dues), De’vin C. Lewis (Shortt Dogg), Rob Clay and Renee Hayes, with future acts to be announced. Just Desserts, Oklahoma Kettle Corn, Oh My Gogi, Psycho Taco, and Wicked Hangry Burgers are among the food trucks.

MYRiAD iN MOTiON Myriad in Motion: Yoga

Presenting sponsor Fowler Automotive Sponsors First United Bank, KeepMovingOKC, OU Health, Tinker Federal Credit Union and TSET Oklahoma • Tuesdays 6 pm and Saturdays, 9 am • Bring a mat, water • Instructors from YMCA • Devon Lawn (locations can change) Yoga in the Gardens has the added benefit of reconnecting you with nature. The Gardens provide a beautiful and tranquil setting to help you relax and unwind. Classes are open to yogis of all levels, whether they are beginners or seasoned practitioners.

Myriad in Motion: Jump and Shout

• Saturdays, 8:30am & 9am • Children’s Garden • Recommended for 4-8 year olds This is a class full of fun, integrated exercises with explosive movements like jumps, kicks, rolls, hops, and even some yoga! Easy to learn functional large motor skills with a jammin’ playlist. There’s also lots of teamwork opportunities with group games, relay races, and an obstacle course.

Myriad in Motion: Hip Hop Cardio

• Saturdays, 10:15am • August 6, 13, 20 & 27 • Devon Lawn • Instructors from YMCA Hip-Hop Cardio is intended for complete beginners with no prior experience; all you need is a positive attitude. This class will raise your heart rate and tone your body by alternating between dynamic and slow, controlled movements infused with hip-hop swag. Prepare to pop, lock, and tone your body with a class that will make you forget you’re working out and make you feel like you’re at a dance party.

Myriad in Motion: Zumba

• First & Third Thursdays of the month, 6:45pm • August 4 & 18, September 1 & 15, October 6 & 20 • Seasonal Plaza Bring your workout clothes and comfortable shoes and join us on the Devon Lawn after work for FREE Zumba! Evelin Pino leads this fitness program that includes cardio and Latin-inspired dance. She provides the upbeat music and instruction to make this an effective workout system in a beautiful outdoor setting like the Gardens. Remember to bring water.

eDUCATiON Weekly Walkups

• Monday through Friday, August 1-12, 10am -12pm • Children’s Garden Porch Visit the Children’s Garden for a variety of activities that explore and celebrate the world of plants. Every weekday brings a new theme. Bring a picnic and blankets during the summer months. Weekday themes are: Make-It Monday; Plant-astic Tuesday; Reading Wednesdays; Blooming Thursday and Find-it Friday.

guided garden explorer Tour

• Friday, August 12, 1pm • Saturday, August 27, 10am • Meet in the Visitor Lobby Wheelchair and stroller friendly, leashed dogs welcome Join the horticulture team for FREE Guided Gardens Tours on the second Friday of each month at 1pm and the last Saturday of each month at 10am. We’ll look at perennial flowers, shrubs, and trees that our staff looks forward to each year.

Get seasonal advice!

Fall Vegetable gardening

• Saturday, August 13, 10 – 11 AM • Terrace Room • Member $10; NM $15 • Kaitlin Bacon, Children’s Garden Manager Register by Thursday, August 11 at myriadgardens.org While spring arouses the desire to garden, fall is one of the best times to do so in Oklahoma. Fall is an excellent time to start a garden and have enough harvest by frost, as well as a few tips to possibly extend your season even further as temperatures begin to fall and daylight begins to fade. Join us as we plan our own Fall gardens for the spaces we have, from concept to harvest.

Workshop: Needle Felting Succulents

• Saturday, August 20, 10amnoon • Terrace Room • Member $20; NM $25 • Joel Bacon, Textile Artist & Teacher Register by Thursday, August 18 at myriadgardens.org Needle-felting is a wool-based textile art that is rapidly growing in popularity and wellness trends, allowing you to create a finished piece in a process that many people find very therapeutic. Join us as we learn about the tools, supplies, and methods used in this art form, and take home your very own felted succulent in a tiny terra cotta pot! All materials are provided so that you can continue working on

this craft long after you leave our class. ART EXHIBIT

BLUe: Nature’s Rarest Color

• On exhibit through September 7 • Crystal Bridge Art Gallery With one notable exception, every instance of the color blue you see in nature is due to the chemistry and physics of how colors are produced, and how we see them. This exhibit explores the instances of blue in nature and why. Works of art will be available for sale. The art exhibits are free to view during regular lobby

hours: Monday through Saturday, 10am-5pm and Sunday, 12-5pm. Participating Artists include Dennis Burian, Martha Burger, Amber Casper, JD Epperson, Kristin Gentry, Debby Kaspari, Linda Kukuk, Kurt McDaniel, Jerry Piper, Krysta Quinn, Amanda Marie Reich, Kyndall Rainey, Connie Rish, Lauren Rucker, Adrienne Wright, and Janice Yeary

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FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE ARTS COUNCIL OF

OKLAHOMA CITY

Sunday Twilight Concert Series

• August Sundays, 7:30-9:30p • Devon Lawn and Band Shell • Visit artscouncilokc.com/twilight Meet on the Devon Lawn on Sunday evenings for the Twilight Concert Series: Presented by the Chickasaw Nation. Each week we will bring you a different genre of music from local and regional acts from 7:30 – 9 p.m. Bands for the final month include: Aug. 7-The Latin Band (Latin); Aug. 14-Cliff Top (Blue Grass); Aug. 21-Edgar & The Brave Amigos (Virtuoso Variety) and Aug. 28-Shortt Dogg – R&B/Smooth Jazz/ Funk.

Mo’s Carousel

Located on the west side of the Gardens, next to the Children’s Garden and Thunder Fountain. Open Monday-Friday, 5-8pm and Saturday & Sunday, 11am8pm. Cost is $3 per rider. FREE for Gardens Family Plus Members.

Water Features

Thunder Fountain and the Seasonal Plaza Splash Pads are open 10am-8pm daily. n