Events for September 22, 2012
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Sept. 22 (Saturday)
10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
What’s new on the Ranch? Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of The Huntington’s urban agriculture site—an area not typically open to daily visitors—and take home some fresh ideas for sustainable gardening. General admission. From the Teaching Greenhouse, follows signs to the site. Canceled in the event of rain.
Sept. 21-22, Fri.-Sat.
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
America’s Revolution was Britain’s American War. International scholars consider the events of 1763-1783 from the perspective of Britain and its “other” colonies, focusing on the many ways the American War reshaped society, politics, and culture at home and abroad. $25. Program and registration or contact researchconference@huntington.org, 626-405-3432.
Sept. 15–Oct. 27
(Saturdays) 9–10:30 a.m.
Discover the health and fitness benefits of tai chi in this seven-part series led by instructor Kathy Chyan. This outdoor class is suitable for beginning and intermediate students. Members: $150. Non-Members: $170. Registration: 626-405-2128.
Sept. 22 (Saturday)
10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Robert Rauschenberg’s path to fame as an artist started in his youth with an inspiring visit to The Huntington. Today his work hangs in the gallery, alongside the work of Andy Warhol and other 20th-century masters. Teens can get inspired to unleash their own inner artist in this hands-on printmaking workshop led by Melissa Manfull. Ages 14–17. Members: $30. Non-Members: $35. Registration: 626-405-2128.
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Sept. 22 (Saturday)
9 a.m.–noon
Learn about the basic tools and techniques of the art of bookbinding in a workshop led by conservation technician Asa Yoshie. Working in The Huntington’s conservation lab, participants will make a single-section pamphlet and a multi-section sewn book and will design their own covers. Members: $45. Non-Members: $55. Registration: 626-405-2128.
A Just Cause: Voices of the American Civil War
Sept. 22, 2012–Jan. 7, 2013
Drawn entirely from The Huntington’s collections of manuscripts and printed materials, this exhibition examines the ways Northerners and Southerners viewed the rationale for the Civil War, which made it, in the words of one war veteran, “a battle of ideas interrupted by artillery.”