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Athens Beginners Beekeeping Seminar

Terrace Room at the Garden Club of Georgia Headquarters 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens, Georgia

Beekeeping is a complex and fascinating pursuit with plenty to learn and sweet rewards! If you are interested in becoming a beekeeper yourself, this comprehensive seminar featuring Georgia Master Beekeepers...

$65

February Friends First Friday Dorothy Doughty’s American Birds

Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

$12 general admission | $10 for members Please join us as Grace Moorman explores the life and art of master sculptor Dorothy Doughty, focusing on Doughty's American Birds series. Doughty is best...

Native Plant Propagation

Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

Learn the basics of propagating native wildflowers and shrubs from seeds, cuttings and divisions. Models for inexpensive grow-light systems and a propagation timeline will be provided to ensure that your...

Botanic Musicale

The Day Chapel 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens, Georgia

The Botanic Musicale piano concert will feature internationally acclaimed musical artist Liza Stepanova and include a champagne ‘meet and greet’ reception. This is the 18th year for Botanic Musicale, a concert...

$25

February Full Moon Hike

Visitor Center Front Fountain 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

See the garden come alive at night! Join our monthly Full Moon Hikes to enjoy the State Botanical Garden after hours and hear discussions on nocturnal plants and animals, the...

$5

Orchids and Chocolates

Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

Join us for a chocolate tasting and demonstration by Peter Dale of Condor Chocolates. While sipping chocolate, learn about the cacao bean and some of the unique orchids in the...

$55

Sip N’ Paint

Visitor Center & Conservatory 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

A local artist will lead the painting of a beautiful orchid while you enjoy drinks and appetizers with your significant other or make it a special night out with friends....

$60

Johnstone Lecture

Visitor Center & Conservatory 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

Native Orchid Conservation Efforts at Longwood Gardens featuring Dr. Peter Zale Over the last ten years, scientists from Longwood Gardens have been researching native orchid species to support conservation objectives....

Free

Orchid Repotting Class

State Botanical Garden Horticulture Complex 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

Horticulture staff will lead a hands-on orchid repotting class. Basic supplies of orchid repotting media included. Choose one of six 20-minute sessions. Please only bring one orchid and a pot...

$25

Winter Tree Identification

State Botanical Garden Visitor Center, Classroom 2 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

Trees may be most beautiful in the winter when they are stripped down to their basic architecture. But can we know them without their leaves? In this class, students will...

Fundamentals of Design Graphics

Gardenside Room 2450 South Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia

This course provides intense, hands-on instruction in design illustration and graphics. The full-day workshop offers participants bold yet efficient strategies to communicate design concepts on paper. Participants will improve their...

Event Series Free Sketch Friday

Free Sketch Friday 

Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

Join us at the Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum for Free Sketch Friday! This free activity allows artists of all ages and skills to spend time in the museum, studying...

Free

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