Special Events & Classes

Valentine's Event


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Second Sunday Concert Series


On the second Sunday of every month, year-round, from 1-2:30 pm, we present music that is intended to enhance your experience of the Conservatory and of Wright Park. The performers reflect a wide spectrum of musical tastes and the music is intended to appeal to audiences of all ages and sensibilities. Most of the year, the music is played inside the Conservatory and the music can be heard while visitors view the various gorgeous botanical exhibits. Once in awhile, during the summer, the greenhouse gets warm enough that the musicians set up outside, under one of the park's magnificent old trees.

• February 14, 2010 - Jeffry Hamilton Steele - Out of rock guitar beginnings, Jeffry Hamilton Steele developed into a solo recitalist on the classical guitar.
• March 14, 2010 - Kathye Long - Kathye Long is a singer/songwriter/guitarist with over twenty years experience. Her vocal repertoire includes original, folk, pop and swing. Her instrumentals include classical, blues, swing and ragtime.
• April 11, 2010 - Mister Fusion
• May 9, 2010 - Tom Brooks Trio
• June 13, 2010 - Terry Holder
• July 11, 2010 - TBA
• August 8, 2010 - TBA
• September 12, 2010 - TBA
• October 10, 2010 - TBA
• November 14, 2010 - TBA
• December 12, 2010 - TBA

Lectures

All lectures are held at Karpeles Manuscript Library, 407 South G Street (across from the Conservatory)

No lectures scheduled at this time.
Plant Sales

How does your garden grow? Make your garden the envy of the neighborhood with plants from the Conservatory.

Receive early admission to plant sales and advance notice of special events by joining the Conservatory Foundation. Download Application.

Spring Plant Sale
Saturday, May 29, 2010, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Pick up colorful perennials, amazing annuals, juicy tomatoes, fragrant herbs and lush hanging baskets to bring color into your spring garden.
Point Defiance Greenhouses, 5402 N Shirley Street

Fall Plant Sale
Saturday, September 18, 2010, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Pick up hardy herbs, garden mums, perennials and houseplants to bring color into your home and fall garden.
Point Defiance Greenhouses, 5402 N Shirley

Hilltop Artists in Residence

Hilltop Artists in Residence return to the Conservatory!
April-May 2010
come in to view the amazing glass art pieces created in the hotshop up the street arranged amongst the plants. This display will be stunning.
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 am-4:30 pm. $4.00 suggested donation.
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Ethnic Fest Ethnobotany tour & activities

July 24-25, 2010
Special displays and activities at the Conservatory emphasizing and celebrating the diverse uses of plants by different cultures. Coincides with Ethnic Fest.
Pumpkin Patch

October 18-31, 2010
Fanciful exhibition mums, oversize metalwork crows and a plethora of pumpkins provide a unique indoor opportunity for pictures around Halloween. Bring your costumed cuties and your camera for memories to last forever. Note: The pumpkin patch pumpkins are not for sale.
Victorian Holiday Celebration

December 4, 2010 • 10 am-3 pm
Staff and volunteers dressed in beautiful Victorian costumes will answer questions, serve refreshments and take donations of socks, mittens and/or cash for the Tacoma Rescue Mission Family Shelter. Santa will be on hand to hear holiday wishes. A professional photographer will memorialize the visit with a five by seven inch photo for $15. Kids can listen to children's stories frequently throughout the day.
Centennial Celebration 1908-2008
Check out some photos from the three special glass exhibits and the Conservatory's Centennial Birthday Bash.

Last Updated: Feb 5, 2010 10:58 AM