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Shaw Nature Reserve

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Butterfly House

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EarthWays Center

2008 Members' Days and Members' Events

Below is a listing of Members' Days and Events currently planned. Check back often, as more may be added throughout the year. Please call (314) 577-5118 for more information or refer to the current edition of the Bulletin.

Member Highlights

  Sat., Jan. 12 Members’ Day: Butterfly Gardening
10 a.m., Butterfly House
 
  Wed., Jan. 23 Members’ Day: STL Celebs with Charlie Brennan
noon, Shoenberg Theater
 
  Fri., Feb. 1

Orchid Show Evening
5 to 8 p.m., Ridgway Center

 
  Sat., Feb. 2 New Member Orientation & Tour
noon, Shoenberg Theater
 
  Sat., Feb. 9

Members’ Day: Green Homes with Jean Ponzi (Habitat for Humans)
10 a.m., Shoenberg Theater

 
  Sat., Feb. 9

Valentine’s Dinner Dance
6:30 to 10 p.m.
$60 per person. Reservations required, call (314) 577-9570.

 
  Sat., Mar. 8 Members’ Day: Flowers For Kids
9 a.m., Jordan Education Wing
 
  Sat., Mar. 22 Eggstravaganza
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Climatron Lawn
Childrens egg hunt at the Garden.
Reservations required, call (314) 577-9570.
reservations filled
 
  Fri., Mar. 28 Members’ Day: Garden Photography at Night
11 a.m., Shoenberg Theater
 
  Tues., Apr. 8     

Members Day: Botanical Exploration in
Southern Mexico
11 a.m., Shoenberg Theater

 
  Wed., Apr. 23     

Members Day: Shaw Nature Reserve (Birding)
10 a.m., Whitmire Wildflower Garden/Carriage House

 
  Sun., Apr. 27     

Members Day Lecture: Niki Exhibit
3 p.m., Shoenberg Theater

 
  Sat., May 3 New Member Orientation & Tour
noon, Shoenberg Theater
 
  Wed., May 28 Rose Evening and Brick Donor Reception
5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Rose Gardens/Kemper Center
Enjoy live entertainment, cash bars, rose care tips and a stroll through the beautiful rose gardens. Everyone receives a long stemmed rose to take home, attendance prizes.
 
  Sun., Jun. 8 Garden Tour
10:30 a.m., Private Gardens (once every 3 years)
Register for this event.
 
  Fri., Jun. 20 Members' Musical Evening
4 p.m., Spoehrer Plaza
 
  Sun., Jun. 22 Mid Summers Night Dance
6:30 p.m., Spoehrer Plaza
Register for this event.
 
  Thurs., Jul. 10 Members’ Day: Wings of Wonder
11 a.m., Butterfly House
 
  Fri., Jul. 11 Members' Family Picnic
6 p.m., Cohen Amphitheater
Register for this event.
 
  Fri., Jul. 18

Members’ Day: Ivey Selkirk Antique Roadshow
9 a.m., Orthwein Display Hall

 
  Sun., Aug 2 New Member Orientation & Tour
noon, Shoenberg Theater
 
  Fri., Aug. 22 Members’ Day: Ottoman Garden Tour
10 a.m., Shoenberg Theater/Ottoman Garden
 
  Sun., Sep. 14 Grandparents' Day
1 p.m., Cohen Amphitheater
 
  Fri., Sep. 19 Members’ Day: Greenhouse Tour
10 a.m., Shoenberg Theater/Greenhouses
 
  Sat.-Sun., Oct. 4 –5

Best of Missouri Market
Sat. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 
  Thurs., Oct. 16 Members’ Day: 2009 Anniversary Book Signing
11 a.m., Shoenberg Theater
 
  Sat., Oct. 18 Members’ Day: Fall Color Walk
10 a.m., Shaw Nature Reserve
Bascom House/Carriage House
 
  Sun., Oct. 26 Ghouls in the Garden
1 p.m., Garden Grounds
 
  Sat., Nov. 1 New Member Orientation & Tour
noon, Shoenberg Theater
 
  Fri., Nov. 7 Members’ Day: Holiday Decorating
11 a.m., Shoenberg Theater
 
  Tues., Dec. 2

Gardenland Express:
Holiday Flower and Train Show Evening

5 to 8 p.m., Ridgway Center

 
  Sat., Dec.6 Breakfast with Santa
8 to 10:30 a.m., Ridgway Center
Reservations required, call (314) 577-9570.
 
  Sat., Dec. 13 Members’ Day: Holiday Concert
11 a.m., Ridgway Center
 
On Members' Days and Events, members enjoy discounts of 10 percent in Sassafras and the Terrace Café, and 20 percent in the Garden Gate Shop, Little Shop Around the Corner, and Madame Butterfly Gift Shop.