How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…Whether it’s for your Gal, Pal, or Val-entine, come to the Heritage House to learn about how Victorian’s celebrated this holiday about LOVE. Heritage House docent, Michael Bussee, will be on hand to delight visitors in character as Milton Hershey, with the history of the Hershey’s KISS. Make your own Victorian valentine and enjoy this sweet afternoon in the Heritage House gardens!
What happens when you get a bunch of natural history and database experts in a room together? You learn from each other! Come hear about all the behind the scenes work that goes into preserving and digitizing our natural history collections! Riverside Main Library is located at 3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501.
Join us at the Museum of Riverside booth on the corner of Main Street and Mission Inn Avenue from 1-4 p.m. for First Sundays! Special guest Joseph Hart, the Reptile Hunter, is back! Join us at the Museum of Riverside booth on the corner of Main Street and Mission Inn Avenue from 1-4 p.m. as he shares his live snakes and lizards. See the animals up close to learn about what makes these creatures special and how they’ve adapted to their environments. This event is FREE and family-friendly!
Join us this Artswalk and vote for your favorite local wildflower! Riverside is full of local flowers, but the city doesn’t have an official one! As Californians, we’re familiar with the California Poppy, but how familiar are you with Riverside’s other local wildflowers? Join us this Artswalk and vote for your favorite local wildflower. Which one do you think should be the City’s official flower? Find the Museum of Riverside’s booth at the corner of Main Street and University Avenue from 6-9 p.m.
Celebrate the opening of A Victorian Naturalist: Riverside’s Butterfly Man at Heritage House. Tour the exhibition and step outside into the gardens for an ecologist’s dream! Stroll through a butterfly tent, spot butterflies in the gardens with a curator, illustrate an insect, and even name your own! This event is free and family-friendly. Join the first tour at 12:15 p.m. and gain insight into the exhibition from the curator. Be sure to book your tour of the house here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1504958865479?aff=oddtdtcreator