Schedule:

A Tour through the Tulip Gardens - 11:00AM

Join a member of our Garden Staff for a morning stroll around this season’s show garden of 30,000 Tulips. Learn about the techniques and planning required completing this complicated endeavor.

Grape Vine Wreath Decorating - 7:30PM - 8:30PM

Embellish natural grapevine wreaths with ribbons and a variety of found nature items. This craft offers a beautiful way to celebrate the seasons while creating a unique, personalized decoration.

From Lagoon to Legacy: Venice and St. Mark’s Basilica with Sevan Melikyan - 9:00PM

Embark on a captivating journey through Venice’s origins to its zenith around 1500. Explore the city’s unique birth as a lagoon empire and its rise to power, with St. Mark’s Basilica as our guiding star. This iconic structure, one of Venice’s oldest and most magnificent, serves as a lens to understand Venetian artistry, ambition, and cultural evolution. This lecture unveils the historical backdrop that shaped the city’s early artistic achievements, setting the stage for Venice’s golden age to come.