Come explore, play and create with us under the oaks on the Main Lawn. Families with young children (age 2–5 years old) will enjoy doing arts and crafts and nature exploration together each month.

No registration required, free with admission or membership.

Come explore, play and create with us under the oaks on the Main Lawn. Families with young children (age 2–5 years old) will enjoy doing arts and crafts and nature exploration together each month.

No registration required, free with admission or membership.

Registration opens July 14 at 10am

Join artist Virginia Hein for a sketch walk through the gardens on Thursday, August 3 from 5–6:30pm. This class is designed as an introduction to quick location sketching and each participant is given a small panorama sketchbook and waterproof pen (included in class price). Bring a spirit of curiosity, play and experimentation.

$40 for members/$45 for non-members, materials are included. Advance registration required. registration opens July 14 at 10am.

Image: © Virginia Hein

Sung in English, this hour-long adaptation of an opera based on the Brothers Grimm tale is ideal for audiences of all ages and is free with admission to Descanso.

POP’s production of Hansel and Gretel has been praised by Opera News as “fresh, imaginative, witty, and imbued with a keen sense of both rhyme and rhythm.”

Free with admission, no reservations required. No assigned seating, seats are first come, first served.

Schedule:

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Friday–Sunday, August 4–6 | Amphitheater | 5:30–6:30pm

Sunday, August 6 | Amphitheater | Additional show at 3:00-4:00pm