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Sherman Library & Gardens offers an inspired line-up of classes and events every month for you to enjoy! With offerings ranging from wellness workshops and children’s activities, to floral design classes, lectures in the library, and plant shows, there is something for everyone to experience.
Week of Events
Member Mondays: Preserving Family History
Member Mondays: Preserving Family History
Old letters, certificates, family photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and other mementos often make up your family papers. Preserving these family papers and photographs for the next generation is an important... Read More »
Lecture: W.S. Collins: Balboa Island Visionary, Con Man or Both?
Lecture: W.S. Collins: Balboa Island Visionary, Con Man or Both?
The farsighted land speculator is best known for buying the entire Newport Beach townsite in 1902 and next creating Balboa Island out of a tiny, mosquito-ridden mudflat. But Collins also had a darker side that’s been rarely explored: shady deals, broken promises, five wives, and endless controversies. Though only spending little more than a decade... Read More »
Talk and Q&A: The Orchid Greenhouse
Talk and Q&A: The Orchid Greenhouse
Join our horticulture team for a behind the scenes tour of our Orchid Greenhouse. Travel through a series of climate-controlled rooms to learn how we care for our amazing orchids.... Read More »
Little Seedlings Story Time
Little Seedlings Story Time
Explore nature through the wonderful world of books. Join us every Friday at 10am as we share our favorite stories, picture books and poems. Free of charge for preschool children and their caregivers.
Thanksgiving Floral Workshop
Thanksgiving Floral Workshop
This Bexbloomz Thanksgiving floral workshop embraces Fall’s beauty with a rich autumnal color palette and seasonal blooms. You will craft a stunning arrangement that captures the essence of Thanksgiving. Becky Bridger... Read More »