Music in the Garden

Wed., 1-3 p.m.

Enjoy the sounds of traditional Chinese music Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. in the Chinese Garden. A different solo musician will perform each week, playing unamplified melodies on classical instruments including the dizi, sheng, pipa, erhu, and zheng. Let the music transport you to another time and place as you stroll through one of the most magical landscapes in Southern California.

Preschool Series: Journey to Japan

SERIES FILLED

Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10 & 17

(Wednesdays) 10 a.m.–noon

Explore the wonders of Japan through ancient tales, origami crafts, and mornings of discovery in The Huntington’s 100-year-old Japanese Garden. Laura Moede leads this fun four-class series. Ages 3–4. Fee includes one accompanying adult. Members: $85. Non-Members: $95. Registration: 626-405-2128.

Royals

Royals, Courtiers, and Confidants: Early English Portrait Drawings from The Huntington’s Art Collections
 

July 28 - Oct. 29, 2012
 

This focused exhibition on 16th- and 17th-century portrait drawings features pastel sketches, miniature graphite drawings, and pen and ink drawings by artists such as Peter Lely, William Faithorne, and Peter Oliver.

Just Cause

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.”