Mounts Botanical Garden to Host Two Popular Events on Saturday, March 23

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - March 5, 2024 - PRLog -- (West Palm Beach, FL – March 5, 2024) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will host two popular events on Saturday, March 23, at its beautiful 20-acre oasis, located just minutes from downtown West Palm Beach. Both events will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with the last public entry at 3:00 pm, and are FREE with regular Garden admission.

Origami Family Day

with Famed Origami Artists Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander

Plus, the Ronin Taiko Drummers

Note: Advance registration is highly recommended for the 1:00 pm lecture with Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander because seating is limited.

Celebrating both Japanese culture and the current exhibit at Mounts (ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN), Family Day activities will include:

+ 9:00 am to 10:30 am – Book Signing and Butterfly Folding in the Pavilion behind the Mounts Gift Shop. Attendees will be encouraged by Origami experts LaFosse and Alexander to fold their own butterflies.

+ 10:45 am to 11:45 am – Paper Airplane Folding and Flying on the Mounts Great Lawn, complete with a motorized plane launcher.

+ Noon to 12:30 pm – Taiko Drums by Ronan Taiko, a Fort Lauderdale-based Japanese Drum Troupe.

+ 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm – Michael LaFosse & Richard Alexander present Hand Papermaking & Origami Art: From Botany to Bronze in Mounts Exhibit Hall A. The only Origami artists who make custom papers for each piece, LaFosse & Alexander will share fascinating aspects about the artform and discuss their hands-on involvement with the current ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN exhibit at Mounts Botanical Garden.

+ 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm – Paper Folding Demonstrations in Mounts Exhibit Hall A. LaFosse and Alexander will show how to fold an Origami flapping bat. Class size is limited.

To register, please visit:

https://www.mounts.org/events/2023-3/mounts.org

Attached Jpegs:

(Photo Credit: Mounts Botanical Garden)

1.   Michael LaFosse

2.   Richard Alexander

3.   Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society

Available for Interview:

Misty Stoller

Interim Co-Director

Mounts Botanical Garden

954.292.8169 / mstoller@pbcgov.org

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart, PR-BS

561.756.4298 / gary@pr-bs.net