16th Annual WPA Garden Heritage Celebration

Norfolk Botanical Garden is Celebrating 86 years

Date/Time
Sunday, September 29
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

We are honored to have Dr. Antipas Harris as our keynote speaker!

Harris is the founder and president and dean of the Urban Renewal Center (URC) in Norfolk, Virginia. He is the former founding president and dean of Jakes Divinity School and served on the pastoral staff at The Potter’s House in Dallas, Texas. Harris is an ordained minister, a theological educator, and a musician.

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**DUE TO THE GARDEN OF TOMORROW CONSTRUCTION WITH LIMITED PARKING,
THE GARDEN IS REQUIRING ALL VISITORS TO RESERVE A TIMED-ENTRY-TICKET**
(INCLUDING NBG MEMBERS- YOUR TICKET IS FREE)

The Garden is offering complimentary admission from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

With limited parking spaces especially during high visitation days, your ticket
reserves your parking space and ARRIVAL time. Stay and enjoy the Garden.
By reserving your ticket, you will have a much better experience and so will others.

THANK YOU as we BUILD & PLANT the future!

Groundbreakers:

Captain Janet Days
(retired)

Journey Williams

Jackie Glass

Music Performances by:

Gary Garlic

Gary “Ju Ju Drum” Garlic is a percussionist who has performed for a living since 1994 when he was hired as a drummer at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg. Since then, Gary has shared the stage with legends that include The Temptations, Earth Wind and Fire, and Donna Summer. In addition to performing, Gary is a music teacher who provides private instruction in instruments that include the drums, keyboard, and electric bass.

Support for this program is sponsored by Arts for Learning and is provided in part by Virginia African American Cultural Center, Virginia Tourism Corporation, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Diversity Gallery

Here at NBG we believe art and nature go hand in hand and we’re excited to bring the community together for this special exhibit. We are looking for artists of color that have current works or are willing to create art specifically for this show.

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