Mobile Botanical Gardens

Georgia Roussos Catered Lunch
2021-09-10 11:30 - 12:30, 2021-09-08 11:30 - 12:30, 2021-09-03 11:30 - 12:30, 2021-09-01 11:30 - 12:30, 2021-08-27 11:30 - 12:30, 2021-08-25 11:30 - 12:30, 2021-08-20 11:30 - 12:30, 2021-08-18 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) and 3 more dates | Mobile Botanical Gardens, 5151 MUSEUM DR, MOBILE, AL, 36608, United States
Georgia Roussos Catering provides boxed lunches with desserts that may be purchased online and picked up curbside at the Gardens on Wednesdays and Fridays. Take it home or find a quiet spot at the Gardens to eat outside. We also have the Botanical Center set up with tables set far apart. Please order ahead to ensure availability. There are typically extra lunch available day of, but it cannot be guaranteed. Purchase online or call the office at (251)342-0555.
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Botanical Art-Learning How to Draw II: Colored Pencil
2021-09-10 10:00 - 13:00, 2021-09-03 10:00 - 13:00 | Mobile Botanical Gardens’ Larkins Classroom, 5151 Museum Dr, Mobile, AL, 36608, United States
WORKING WITH COLORED PENCIL.
For those who simply wish to take their drawing skills to a higher level and those who continue to explore the world of botanical drawing and painting – this class is specifically designed for you!
Students will progress through sound accurate observation and the fundamentals of proportional drawing technique to an understanding of working with color and colored pencil. A step-by-step process will allow the
student to more fully understand the application of color and color blending be it colored pencil or watercolor.
As the class progresses each student will engage in drawing plant specimens as they learn to apply color to hot press paper and understand the importance of structure, surface texture and color perspective
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Yoga Class
2021-09-09 16:00 - 17:00, 2021-09-06 16:00 - 17:00, 2021-09-02 16:00 - 17:00, 2021-08-30 16:00 - 17:00, 2021-08-26 16:00 - 17:00, 2021-08-23 16:00 - 17:00, 2021-08-19 16:00 - 17:00, 2021-08-16 16:00 - 17:00 and 2 more dates
Join Elise Saunders for an evening yoga class held in our Larkin Classroom!
Classes offered Monday and Thursday evenings from 4:00pm -5:00pm
Please note:

Please bring your own mat and any props.
If possible, arrive dressed in your exercise clothes, as there is only one restroom at the building.
A water fountain is available for refilling your water bottle.

It is said, that the practice of Yoga is possibly 40,000 years old…Let that sink in! If you show up in class and practice your asanas, you will start feeling and seeing positive changes in how you feel and think. It shouldn’t take 40,000 years, thank goodness!
There are many branches in Yoga, but Hatha Yoga is a beautiful ancient system that cares for the total health mind and body. The physical benefits of Hatha yoga include muscle balance, skeletal alignment, muscle strength and elasticity. You will notice increased range of motion, improved coordination and function of internal glands and organs. I felt that this is a lovely system to start with, yet can be modified.
Seeing as how old this practice is, we will wade into it slowly at first, then gain momentum as we learn and practice. My favorite piece of advice to this day is “Crawl before you walk and walk before you run!”.

Poetry Writing Workshop - September
2021-09-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-09-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Mobile Botanical Gardens’ Larkins Classroom, 5151 Museum Dr, Mobile, AL, 36608, United States
Join former Poet Laureate of Alabama, Dr. Sue B. Walker in this month long poetry writing workshop. Gain experience in the poetry process by writing, reading and discussing your own work and that of others!

Poetry Writing Workshop - August
2021-08-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-08-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-08-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Mobile Botanical Gardens’ Larkins Classroom, 5151 Museum Dr, Mobile, AL, 36608, United States

Botanical Art: Learning How to Draw I - An introduction to drawing
2021-08-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Mobile Botanical Gardens, 5151 MUSEUM DR, MOBILE, AL, 36608, United States
If you have long held the desire to learn how to draw then this class is for you. And also, for those who simply wish to take their drawing skills to a higher level.
During this 6-week course, each student will engage in drawing plant specimens as they learn to recognize and create form by understanding the importance of structure, surface texture and light as “value”. Feel the magic of creating “value” as your flower drawing slowly emerges and comes to life with shape, form, depth and dimension.
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Discover Pointed Pen Calligraphy
2021-08-12 13:00 - 15:30
Join Donna Brown for this 4-week workshop that will introduce you to the beautiful and elegant art of pointed pen calligraphy. You don’t need great handwriting to make beautiful calligraphic letters!
Students will be provided a basic supplies kit (included in fee) that will be provided at the beginning of the class.
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