Family Day

Create and play with us at the Stark Museum of Art’s Family Day on Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Enjoy a wide variety of activities designed to keep the whole family happy. From working collaboratively on a mural to scavenger hunts and art p......More

Create and play with us at the Stark Museum of Art’s Family Day on Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Enjoy a wide variety of activities designed to keep the whole family happy. From working collaboratively on a mural to scavenger hunts and art projects, this Family Day will have something for everyone! Activities include:  Kid-friendly arts and crafts including a custom made photo frame and more!  Go on a scavenger hunt and win a prize  Visit Welcome to Color: Stark Cultural Venues Coloring Book in the Community Gallery, an exhibition of coloring book designs created of the local Stark Cultural Venue sites, and including 40 hand-colored illustration by Summer Art Quest campers  Stop by our Tot Spot for children 4 & under for fun with your tiniest ones!  Get your last look at the special exhibition: Enlarging the View: Contemporary Photography & Connections before the exhibition closes  Special activities from Orange African-American Museum, Orange Train Depot Museum and the Heritage House Museum of Orange County  Pop over to the W.H. Stark House for a first-floor tour with the whole family

Stark Museum of Art @ 712 Green Avenue, Orange, Texas, 77630

Family Day Open House

Pop over to The W.H. Stark House during Stark Museum of Art's Family Day and enjoy a free walk through the First Floor with the whole family! No registration required, all ages welcome. Enter through the 6th Street Gate or through the Carriage House across Main Stre......More

Pop over to The W.H. Stark House during Stark Museum of Art's Family Day and enjoy a free walk through the First Floor with the whole family! No registration required, all ages welcome. Enter through the 6th Street Gate or through the Carriage House across Main Street. *Please note - The House is not wheelchair or stroller accessible and still requires climbing steps up to the porch.

W.H. Stark House @ 610 West Main Avenue, Orange, Texas, 77630

Private Event

The Gardens will be closing at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 24th for a private event. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, September 27th.

Shangri La Botanical Gardens @ 2111 West Park Avenue, Orange, Texas, 77630

Audubon on the Bayou

Registration begins September 6th - https://starkculturalvenues.doubleknot.com/event/audubon-on-the-bayou-september-29th/2930232   Join us for Audubon on the Bayou early morning birding tours at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center!  During this ADULTS O......More

Registration begins September 6th - https://starkculturalvenues.doubleknot.com/event/audubon-on-the-bayou-september-29th/2930232   Join us for Audubon on the Bayou early morning birding tours at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center!  During this ADULTS ONLY program, guests will have an opportunity to observe their natural surroundings as we navigate Adams Bayou on a slow-paced bird watching adventure. Sarah Boehme, Art Collections and Exhibitions Curator for the Stark Museum of Art, will join us to host an informational discussion highlighting John James Audubon and the collection of his work at can be viewed at the Stark Museum of Art.    This early morning program features a boxed grab-and-go breakfast, and plenty of coffee! Beginner birders are welcome. Binoculars and field guides will be available for use during the tour.  There is a $10 registration fee per person for this program.  Tickets: https://starkculturalvenues.doubleknot.com/event/audubon-on-the-bayou-september-29th/2930232.

Shangri La Botanical Gardens @ 2111 West Park Avenue, Orange, Texas, 77630

Scarecrow Festival

Shangri La Botanical Gardens @ 2111 West Park Avenue, Orange, Texas, 77630

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is the ultimate tribute to the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. The elevated concert experience brings a community together with timeless music that speaks to the complicated human condition, honoring the impassioned and transcendent music of......More

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is the ultimate tribute to the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. The elevated concert experience brings a community together with timeless music that speaks to the complicated human condition, honoring the impassioned and transcendent music of one of America’s most beloved singer-songwriter. Rejoice while you are taken on an intimate musical odyssey guaranteed to get you up and out of your seat and dancing! The production journeys through Aretha Franklin’s courageous life of love, tragedy and triumph starring a live band, supreme vocalists and a night full of music by one of the greatest artists of all time. “Natural Woman,” “Think,” “I Knew You Were Waiting for Me,” “Chain of Fools,” “Respect” — all your favorite hits in one evening celebrating the iconic songstress! Tickets: https://lutcher.org/.

Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts @ 707 West Main Avenue, Orange, Texas, 77630

Audubon on the Bayou

Registration begins October 4th - ......More

Registration begins October 4th - https://starkculturalvenues.doubleknot.com/.../2930672 Join us for Audubon on the Bayou early morning birding tours at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center! During this ADULTS ONLY program, guests will have an opportunity to observe their natural surroundings as we navigate Adams Bayou on a slow-paced bird watching adventure. Sarah Boehme, Art Collections and Exhibitions Curator for the Stark Museum of Art, will join us to host an informational discussion highlighting John James Audubon and the collection of his work at can be viewed at the Stark Museum of Art. This early morning program features a boxed grab-and-go breakfast, and plenty of coffee! Beginner birders are welcome. Binoculars and field guides will be available for use during the tour. There is a $10 registration fee per person for this program. Tickets: https://starkculturalvenues.doubleknot.com/event/audubon-on-the-bayou-october-27th/2930672.

Shangri La Botanical Gardens @ 2111 West Park Avenue, Orange, Texas, 77630

Blue Man Group

Sunday, October 30 7:00 p.m.   More than 35 million people around the world have experienced the smash hit phenomenon that is BLUE MAN GROUP and now it’s your turn! BLUE MAN GROUP returns to the Lutcher Theater for a limited engagement on their new North Am......More

Sunday, October 30 7:00 p.m.   More than 35 million people around the world have experienced the smash hit phenomenon that is BLUE MAN GROUP and now it’s your turn! BLUE MAN GROUP returns to the Lutcher Theater for a limited engagement on their new North American tour. It’s everything you know and love about BLUE MAN GROUP—signature drumming, colorful moments of creativity and quirky comedy—the men are still blue but the rest is all new! Featuring pulsing, original music, custom-made instruments, surprise audience interaction and hilarious absurdity, join the Blue Men in a joyful experience that unites audiences of all ages. Tickets: https://lutcher.org/.

Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts @ 707 West Main Avenue, Orange, Texas, 77630

Autumn Fair

Shangri La Botanical Gardens @ 2111 West Park Avenue, Orange, Texas, 77630

Peter Rabbit Tales @ 9:30 a.m.

Friday, November 11, 2022 9:30 a.m. For Grades 1st-4th       Meet Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, Beatrix Potter’s beloved characters, as they escape from Mr. McGregor, outfox Mr. Tod and rescue the Flopsy Bunnies from the disagreeable badger, Tommy Brock. ......More

Friday, November 11, 2022 9:30 a.m. For Grades 1st-4th       Meet Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, Beatrix Potter’s beloved characters, as they escape from Mr. McGregor, outfox Mr. Tod and rescue the Flopsy Bunnies from the disagreeable badger, Tommy Brock. As the cousins reminisce about their past adventures, their friends – Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Jemima Puddle-duck and Mrs. Tittlemouse – gather to encourage Peter on this one last quest. Using fantastic masks, whimsical puppets, gorgeous scenery and original music, the magical, marvelous World of Beatrix Potter™ comes alive on stage.   Curriculum Connections: Literature, Visual Arts and Drawing, Performing Arts, Language Arts Tickets: https://lutcher.org/.

Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts @ 707 West Main Avenue, Orange, Texas, 77630

Peter Rabbit Tales @ 11:30 a.m.

Friday, November 11, 2022 11:30 a.m. For Grades 1st-4th       Meet Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, Beatrix Potter’s beloved characters, as they escape from Mr. McGregor, outfox Mr. Tod and rescue the Flopsy Bunnies from the disagreeable badger, Tommy Brock.......More

Friday, November 11, 2022 11:30 a.m. For Grades 1st-4th       Meet Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, Beatrix Potter’s beloved characters, as they escape from Mr. McGregor, outfox Mr. Tod and rescue the Flopsy Bunnies from the disagreeable badger, Tommy Brock. As the cousins reminisce about their past adventures, their friends – Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Jemima Puddle-duck and Mrs. Tittlemouse – gather to encourage Peter on this one last quest. Using fantastic masks, whimsical puppets, gorgeous scenery and original music, the magical, marvelous World of Beatrix Potter™ comes alive on stage.   Curriculum Connections: Literature, Visual Arts and Drawing, Performing Arts, Language Arts Tickets: https://lutcher.org/.

Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts @ 707 West Main Avenue, Orange, Texas, 77630