An Evening Among the Roses

Name: An Evening Among the Roses | The Huntington
Start: Fri, Jun 12 2026
Location: The Huntington

Event

The 12th annual An Evening Among the Roses is a chance to recognize and celebrate LGBTQ+ members of the community for their many contributions to The Huntington. Don’t miss this one-night-only garden party with music, specialty cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and dancing in the spectacular Rose Garden. Fanciful garden party attire encouraged!

Program

5–6 p.m. | VIP Exhibition Viewing
A special opportunity to view “Laura Aguilar: Body and Landscape,” featuring evocative photographs by Aguilar from the 1980s through the early 2000s. As a Chicana lesbian artist, Aguilar explored intersections of land, identity, and community.

6–7 p.m. | VIP Reception
Enjoy an exclusive cocktail reception on the south terrace of the Huntington Art Gallery, with a special performance by the Gay Freedom Band of Los Angeles.

7–10 p.m. | The Party
The evening garden party will feature a special performance, as well as music, specialty cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and dancing under the stars among a rainbow of blooms in the Rose Garden.

Tickets

VIP (early entry at 5 p.m.): $200

General admission: $125

Ticket Packages

Jump for Joy Rose Ticket Package: $1,500

Two VIP tickets
Complimentary Sustaining-level Membership ($175 value)
Invitation for two to a Members Summer Evening in July
Listing in The Huntington’s Annual Report

Sparkle and Shine Rose Ticket Package: $2,500

Four VIP tickets
Complimentary Affiliate-level Membership ($350 value)
Invitation for two to a Members Summer Evening in July and Strange Science in October
Recognition on the event’s invitation and webpage
Listing in The Huntington’s Annual Report

Huntington’s 100th Ticket Package: $5,000

Five VIP tickets
Special behind-the-scenes tour at a later date
Sponsor two tickets to the party for members of an LGBTQ+ community partner or community members
Complimentary Affiliate-level Membership ($350 value)
Invitation for two to a Members Summer Evening in July and Strange Science in October
Recognition on the event’s invitation and webpage
Listing in The Huntington’s Annual Report

For additional event information, contact Marina Kohler by email at mkohler@huntington.org

Value of goods and services is $75 per general admission ticket utilized and $85 per VIP ticket utilized.

The sun sets behind a rose garden rotunda.

A group of people stands in a rose garden with twinkly lights hanging above.

A person wearing a strapless blue dress and feathers in their hair can be seen through a layer of foliage in a garden.

A person with a rainbow fan dances among a sea of people under an open sky on a dance floor.

A couple in blue and pink outfits and sunglasses beam at the camera.

A group of people gather on a lawn in a rose garden with peach-colored flowers.

Twinkly lights dangle over beds of roses at dusk.

Gay Freedom Band of Los Angeles

Since its establishment, the Gay Freedom Band of Los Angeles was both a leader in the gay community and an advocate for equality and acceptance throughout Southern California. Originally called the Great American Yankee Freedom Band of Los Angeles, the all-volunteer organization was founded in 1978 to lead the annual Gay Pride Parade. The band was one of the original eight gay bands that founded the Pride Bands Alliance.

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A black and white photo of a rock-filled crack running through a larger, rocky outcropping. A person with their back turned away from the camera sits in the middle of the rock outcroppings.

Laura Aguilar: Body and Landscape

Drawn from recent acquisitions from Laura Aguilar’s estate, “Body and Landscape” traces Aguilar’s groundbreaking use of self-portraiture within the natural environments of Southern California and the Southwest, reframing the Western landscape as a site of personal power, resilience, and reclamation.

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