Watch, Read, Listen

If you are a gardener in Southern California, chances are you have been relishing the longer days and already notice all of the usual indicators that spring is here

Currently blooming in the orchid greenhouse is Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, an orchid that is on top of the endangered species list and has a history worthy of its nickname. Britain's Queen Victoria was so attracted to Paphiopedilums that people who discovered new species would name them after her

If you consider yourself an amateur birdwatcher, you owe a debt to one of the first professional birders, Robert Ridgway (1850-1929), the Smithsonian's first curator of birds. Huntington curator Daniel Lewis hopes his new book

You need to visit the Botanical Center over the next week or two if you want to catch sight of the newest irises in town. At the end of last week, we hosted the annual American Iris Society National Convention, and attendees came to see the "guest" irises

Preparations are in high gear for the 38th Annual Spring Plant Sale, which takes place on Sunday, April 29, with a preview sale for Members on Sunday, April 28. Staff and volunteers have been busy for weeks, unloading deliveries, inventorying, sorting, labeling

As you go about your business this weekend in greater Los Angeles you might spot a random piano in a shopping mall, train station, or theatre. "Play Me, I'm Yours" is a public art installation that features 30 pianos

On Tuesday, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences elected 220 new members, including Huntington President Steven Koblik. The Academy's membership boasts more than 250 Nobel laureates and more than 60 Pulitzer Prize winners.

It's National Library Week (April 8–14), the perfect time to celebrate the contributions of The Huntington's librarians, including Henry Huntington's first: George Watson Cole.