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North Main / Floral Park, Santa Ana, Tustin & Orange · 25 upcoming

Bowers Museum

Santa Ana's major museum of world cultures, running ticketed lectures and craft workshops, free family festivals in its courtyard, and monthly storytimes in the galleries.

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Oct22Spirits & Legends of Bowers MuseumThursday, 7:30 PMAn after-hours walk through Bowers Museum led by Christian Seiter of Haunted Orange County, sharing the ghost stories and legends attached to the building. It runs 7:30 to 9pm at 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, on OCTA Route 53. The museum does not publish a price on the listing. A second tour on our calendar is October 29.See listing
Oct24Picasso: Passion for Ceramics Opening Lecture and Book SigningSaturday, 1:30 PMGuest curator Salvador Haro González opens the exhibition Picasso. Passion for Ceramics with a talk on how Picasso's work in clay developed and what shaped it, followed by a book signing. It runs 1:30 to 3pm at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, served by OCTA Route 53. Tickets are sold online; the listing does not show a price. The museum follows up with a Ceramics Fair on November 15.See listing
Oct25Creepy Cubist CreationsSunday, 11:00 AMA one-hour family art session with Erna van Dyk in which kids design their own Cubist-style monster. It runs 11am to noon at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, along OCTA Route 53. The listing does not publish a price.See listing
Oct28Art in Context: Garden Party! Monet's Giverny to the Modern LandscapeWednesday, 11:15 AMPart 3 of art historian Annalee Andres's six-part series tracing landscape painting from Monet's garden at Giverny into the modern era. This session runs 11:15am to 12:15pm at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, on OCTA Route 53. The museum sells a series package but does not list a price; parts 4 to 6 follow on November 4, 11 and 18 at 11am.See listing
Oct29Timeless Melodies: Come and Hear Those Dancing FeetThursday, 1:30 PMLarry Maurer of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education presents a talk with music about songs written for dancing. It runs 1:30 to 3pm at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, near OCTA Route 53. Tickets are sold online; the listing does not show a price. The series continues November 19 with Irving Berlin and December 17 with musical biographies.See listing
Oct29Spirits & Legends of Bowers MuseumThursday, 7:30 PMHaunted Orange County's Christian Seiter leads a nighttime tour of Bowers Museum's legends and reported spirits, from 7:30 to 9pm. The museum is at 2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, on OCTA Route 53. No price is published on the listing.See listing
Oct31Bowers' Books for Kids: Storytime in the GalleriesSaturday, 10:30 AMAuthor Judy Campbell-Smith reads in the Bowers galleries, followed by a simple art project; copies of the featured book are given away while they last. It runs 10:30am to noon at 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, on OCTA Route 53. The listing does not print a ticket price but notes free general admission for the program. Upcoming storytimes are November 28 and December 19.See listing
Nov1Día de los MuertosSunday, 11:00 AMA free family festival for Day of the Dead in the Bowers Museum's Key Courtyard, with live performances, art making, face painting and treats. It runs 11am to 3pm at 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, served by OCTA Route 53. Admission to the festival is free.Free
Nov12Anne's Treasures: Collage LettersThursday, 10:00 AMPart of Anne's Treasures, the museum's arts program for seniors and their community on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays, this session is a collage-letter project. It runs 10am to noon at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, on OCTA Route 53. Tickets are on sale but the listing does not give a price. The December session on our calendar makes silk scarves.See listing
Nov14Music and MovementSaturday, 10:30 AMAn interactive family program held the second Saturday of each month, using music to support young children's learning. It runs 10:30am to noon at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, along OCTA Route 53. The listing does not publish a price; the next session is December 12.See listing
Nov14ARCE: Personal Astrology and Wisdom Literature in Graeco-Roman EgyptSaturday, 1:30 PMDr. Lingxin Zhang lectures on personal astrology and wisdom texts in Egypt under Greek and Roman rule, part of the American Research Center in Egypt (Orange County chapter) series at Bowers. It runs 1:30 to 3:30pm at 2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, on OCTA Route 53. No price is published on the listing. The next ARCE lecture is December 5.See listing
Nov15Ceramics FairNov 15 – Nov 15A one-day ceramics fair at Bowers Museum celebrating clay traditions, artistic traditions and community. It runs 10am to 4pm at 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, near OCTA Route 53. The listing does not publish a price.See listing
Nov19Celebrity Speaker Series: Hollywood's Golden Age with Greg SchreinerThursday, 10:30 AMPianist Greg Schreiner revisits classic Hollywood through its music and fashion, joined by three models. It runs 10:30am to noon at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, on OCTA Route 53. The listing does not show a price.See listing
Nov19Timeless Melodies: Irving Berlin, America's Premier SongwriterThursday, 1:30 PMHistorian Larry Maurer of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education walks through the songs of Irving Berlin. It runs 1:30 to 3pm at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, served by OCTA Route 53. The listing does not publish a price.See listing
Nov21Morning Tai Chi with Melody ZhangSaturday, 9:00 AMA monthly morning class with Melody Zhang introducing Ba Duan Jin, the Eight Pieces of Brocade, a set of eight gentle movements. It runs 9 to 10am at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, on OCTA Route 53. No price appears on the listing.See listing
Nov22The Arts of Ancient Mexico and Central AmericaSunday, 1:30 PMDr. Khristaan Villela, guest curator of the museum's new permanent exhibition on the region, gives a talk during its opening weekend. It runs 1:30 to 2:30pm at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, near OCTA Route 53. The listing does not publish a price.See listing
Nov28Bowers' Books for Kids: Storytime in the GalleriesSaturday, 10:30 AMGuest author Gisa Nico reads to children in the galleries, then kids make a simple art project; the featured book is free while supplies last. It runs 10:30am to noon at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, on OCTA Route 53. The listing notes free general admission but prints no ticket price.See listing
Nov29The Mystery of PicassoSunday, 1:30 PMA screening of the 1956 documentary that films Pablo Picasso as he paints. It runs 1:30 to 3pm at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, along OCTA Route 53. No price is published on the listing.See listing
Dec5ARCE: When Isis Met AstarteSaturday, 1:30 PMDr. Ellen Morris speaks on the meeting of the goddesses Isis and Astarte, in the ARCE Orange County lecture series on ancient Egypt. It runs 1:30 to 3:30pm at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, served by OCTA Route 53. The listing does not show a price.See listing
Dec6International Winter HolidaysSunday, 11:00 AMA free family festival in the Key Courtyard celebrating winter holidays from around the world, with live performances, art making, face painting and treats. It runs 11am to 3pm at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, on OCTA Route 53. The festival is free.Free
Dec10Anne's Treasures: Silk ScarvesThursday, 10:00 AMA silk-scarf project in Anne's Treasures, Bowers' arts engagement program for seniors and their community. It runs 10am to noon at 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, near OCTA Route 53. Tickets are on sale but no price is listed.See listing
Dec12Music and MovementSaturday, 10:30 AMThe December session of Bowers' monthly second-Saturday program that teaches young children through music and movement. It runs 10:30am to noon at 2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, on OCTA Route 53. The listing does not publish a price.See listing
Dec12Amber of History: Reimagining the Dunhuang Library CaveSaturday, 1:30 PMArtist Xiaoze Xie and curator Tianlong Jiao talk about his exhibition reimagining the Library Cave at Dunhuang on its opening day, followed by a book signing. It runs 1:30 to 3pm at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, served by OCTA Route 53. Tickets are sold online; no price is shown on the listing.See listing
Dec17Timeless Melodies: Famous Musical BiographiesThursday, 1:30 PMLarry Maurer of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education looks back at famous lives told through musical biographies. It runs 1:30 to 3pm at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, on OCTA Route 53. Tickets are sold online; the listing gives no price.See listing
Dec19Bowers' Books for Kids: Storytime in the GalleriesSaturday, 10:30 AMAuthor Shannon Scharkey reads in the galleries, followed by an art project; families can take home a copy of the featured book while supplies last. It runs 10:30am to noon at Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St in Santa Ana, near OCTA Route 53. The listing notes free general admission but prints no ticket price.See listing

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