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Glass in Flight

Created by nationally known sculptor Alex Heveri, the exhibition of glass sculptures captures the essence of flight. Included with Garden Admission. Featured will be 15 of artist Alex Heveri’s glass and steel sculptures of gigantic insects. The sculptures are Dalle de Verre, French for “glass slab,” a technique that… Read More

SOLD OUT: Global Street Food Dinner

Welcome the colors and vibrance of spring with the unique, bold and fresh flavors of three thriving street food cuisines: Thai, Indian and Persian. Learn three recipes and enjoy them for  dinner in this semi-hands-on class with Naina Bhedwar, an Atlanta-based chef with global roots. Schedule… Read More

Science Café: Julie Velásquez Runk and Frankie Green

Description of Presentation: This talk is about how we wove and polished the illustrated storybook An Adventure of Wounaan Children and Many Birds with the biocultural team of the Wounaan National Congress and the Foundation for the Development of Wounaan People.  Wounaan are an Indigenous people of Panama and Colombia… Read More

Garden Spooktacular Day Camp

Join us for a bewitching camp full of mystical explorations and mischievous adventures. Schedule: Wednesday – Friday, October 11 – 13, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Ages: 6 – 8 Fee: $225/child ($180 Members) Deadline: September 25… Read More

Imperiled Beauty: Endangered Plants in Georgia

Imperiled Beauty is an exhibit of 19 watercolor paintings by author and botanical artist, Laura C. Martin. Each of the flowers depicted grows in Georgia and is listed on the Federal Endangered Species list. The purpose of the exhibit is to raise awareness and inform people about the rare and… Read More

Science Café: Hector Fernando Arocha Garza

This presentation discusses how Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila provides us with an invaluable opportunity to investigate the origins of life and deepen our understanding of Earth’s evolutionary history. Its unique geological features, diverse ecosystem and ancient microbial life make it a captivating location for scientific research. By preserving and studying this… Read More

Virtual Science Café: Tatiana Arias, Ph. D.

This presentation underscores the significance of ongoing efforts in Colombia by research botanist Tatiana Arias from Marie Selby Botanical Gardens to safeguard orchid diversity, unravel the mysteries of orchid species-rich groups with high endemism in the northern Andes, and empower communities for conservation through sustainable practices. She uses a combination… Read More

Science Café: Lance Gunderson, Ph. D.

While all organisms modify their environment, humans have transformed the biosphere to the extent that we are living in a new geologic era – the Anthropocene. Collectively our activities are not only changing climates, but we are transforming energy and biogeochemical flows, coopting primary productivity, and changing land and ocean… Read More