Festive Clay Ornaments with Erna van Dyk
Get into the holiday spirit with this fun and hands-on workshop where you’ll design and decorate your own unique ornaments, perfect for hanging on a tree or gifting to loved ones.
Fantasy Tour & Tea Party with Dreamland Maid Café
Journey from fairy tales and folklore to fantastical worlds on a docent-led tour of Fantasy: Realms of Imagination. Then join Dreamland Maid Café for an enchanted tea party in Bowers’ beautiful Key Courtyard, featuring a selection of tea sandwiches, scones and dessert bites.
Timeless Melodies: The Ladies Sing Part 2
Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.
Bowers' Books for Kids: Storytime in the Galleries with Bowers Docents!
Join Bowers Docents for a selection of seasonal stories including The Gingerbread Man and other holiday favorites!
Bowers Board Game Day feat. D&D
Step into a world of adventure, strategy, and creativity at Bowers Board Game Day, inspired by our special exhibition, Fantasy: Realms of Imagination.
Magic at Bowers Game Night
Join us for some magic at Bowers – after hours! Inspired by the Magic: The Gathering cards sheet featured in Bowers’ special exhibition Fantasy: Realms of Imagination, the card game comes to life in an evening of Commander games where you’ll be surrounded by history and art while slinging spells and battling friends and foes alike.
OCSA presents Alice in Concert
This “music hall” version of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass is an imaginative rendering of the Lewis Carroll classics, performed concert-style on a bare stage. The actors build the world and its characters into a wild ride down the rabbit hole! Fun for the whole family!
OCSA presents Alice in Concert
This “music hall” version of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass is an imaginative rendering of the Lewis Carroll classics, performed concert-style on a bare stage. The actors build the world and its characters into a wild ride down the rabbit hole! Fun for the whole family!
Neptunian Influence presents Afrofuturistic Visions with AbuQadim Haqq | Conversation, Film Screening & Music
Join Bowers' featured artist AbuQadim Haqq and Dr. Jalondra A. Davis of UC Riverside for an engaging conversation about Afrofuturist mythology and worldbuilding after a screening of Afrofuturism and the Myth of Drexciya. Explore the Fantasy exhibition and immerse yourself in the sounds of electro music presented by Neptunian Influence.
Magic at Bowers Game Night
Join us for some magic at Bowers – after hours! Inspired by the Magic: The Gathering cards sheet featured in Bowers’ special exhibition Fantasy: Realms of Imagination, the card game comes to life in an evening of Commander games where you’ll be surrounded by history and art while slinging spells and battling friends and foes alike.