Game Music in the Garden: Outdoor concert with UCLA’s Game Music Ensemble
2019-05-30 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Join the UCLA Game Music Ensemble for their final chamber music concert of the year outdoors at the UCLA Botanical Garden! This concert, we will feature works from games like Persona, Megaman, Pokemon, and more! We’ve got a little something for everyone, from jazzy tunes to piano works to head-banging rock’n’roll. Come and listen to our very own renditions of some of your favorite video game themes! Wear layers as this event is outdoors. This event is free, but space is limited, so please RSVP.

The UCLA Game Music Ensemble is an on-campus organization founded in 2014 dedicated to the performance of video game music. GME is comprised of a large symphony orchestra, a choir, and a collection of small chamber groups, which feature anywhere between one to six performers at a time. GME traditionally holds two major orchestral concerts in the winter and spring quarters, while the chamber program hosts various concerts throughout the entire school year. Recent orchestral performances include a Super Smash Bros themed concert and an all-Zelda themed ‘History of Hyrule’ concert.

June Drop-in Garden Tour
2019-06-01 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! Join a docent for a free guided tour of the garden on the first Saturday of the month at 1pm. We’ll hear the stories of a selection of plants in the garden, and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. See you there!
We will meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the garden. Restrooms are available there. If you have a group of 10+ people interested in a private tour, please fill out this online form and we can arrange that for you rather than attending a drop-in tour.

There is no parking available at the Garden. Visitors can park in UCLA Parking Structure 2 (payment required) near the Westholme Avenue entrance to campus, or at metered parking spots in Westwood. Metered street parking can also be found on Manning Ave, which can be accessed from Charles E. Young Drive or Hilgard Avenue. The address of the UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion is 707 Tiverton Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90095.

Summer Solstice in the Garden!
2019-06-22 09:00 - 19:30 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90024, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, US
Celebrate the peak of summer outdoors in the Botanical Garden with extended hours! Sunlight plays on the plants all day, drawing our attention in unique ways as the hours pass. Bring a picnic and enjoy family-friendly activities throughout the day.

9:00am Garden Gates Open
2 – 2:30pm Storytime for Kids [Nest Amphitheater]
3 – 4:30pm Arts & Crafts [La Kretz Garden Pavilion, All Ages, Join anytime]
5 – 6pm 1-Hour Guided Garden Tour [Starts at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion]
7:30pm Garden Gates Close

Admission to the Botanical Garden and activities are free for this event! Please consider making a donation to support educational programming on our website.

July Drop-in Garden Tour
2019-07-06 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US

Botanical Beer Garden
2019-07-13 17:30 - 19:30 | UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Botanical Beer Garden
Saturday July 13th 5:30 – 7:30pm
Hooray for Humulus lupulus, the mighty hop plant that is brewed into beer!

Blooms, Brews, & Live Music!
Celebrate summer with extended garden hours and locally brewed Broxton beers + food options curated by California native Chef Kyle Brown. Grab a brew and a bite to explore the Botanical Garden or enjoy live music picnic style in the Nest Amphitheater.
All ages welcome • Garden admission is free all day • Pets welcome on leash • Cash or card accepted • ID required for alcohol purchases • Consider bringing your own cup to reduce waste • Evenings can get chilly–bring a blanket • This event is free, but please RSVP!

Presented by Westwood Village neighbors Broxton Brewery & the UCLA Botanical Garden

August Drop-in Garden Tour
2019-08-03 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US

September Drop-in Garden Tour
2019-09-07 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US

The Allure of the Urban Wild
2019-09-19 19:00 - 20:30 | La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Cities like Los Angeles are often mistaken for ecological wastelands, places that have been wiped clean of the true majestic magic of Mother Nature, and therefore fall on the far side of the spectrum from what is considered to be “natural”. Land use datasets blanket over these built environments with gradients of grey, depicting urban areas as nothing more than “developed”. As a result, cities continue to be pegged as the problem causing environmental degradation, rather than seen as some of the most promising places to “save the planet”.
Join Kat Superfisky, urban ecologist, educator, and executive director of Grown in LA on an adventure into the urban wild of Los Angeles, as she investigates the nature that currently exists within cities, and shares her perspective on, and strategies for, how we can create more “symbiotic cities”.
UCLA Extension Landscape Architecture thanks our two sponsors, AWA+D and The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Gardens for helping make this lecture possible!

Bruin Birding Club Fall Migration Garden Walks
2019-09-26 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-10-03 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-10-10 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-10-17 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-10-24 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-10-31 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-11-07 08:00 - 09:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Weekly Birding Walks in the Botanical Garden
Thursdays 9/26 – 11/13 • 8 – 9am

Fall is here, and birds across California and the Northern Hemisphere are migrating south. Many rely on greenspaces in urban areas to rest and refuel for the next leg of the journey south. Join the Bruin Birding Club this fall to watch for migrating warblers, flycatchers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes and more each Thursday in the UCLA Botanical Garden. The first walk will be Thursday, 9/26. Everyone from UCLA and the broader community is welcome to join–bring binoculars if you have them. Meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion, no RSVP or ticket is required.

The Bruin Birding Club is a group of birders comprised of undergrads and graduate students, postdocs and staff. These walks will be led by Samuel Bressler, a third year master’s student studying the microbiome and nesting patterns of Dark-eyed Juncos, and Andy Kleinhesselink, a postdoc studying community ecology. To learn more about the Bruin Birding Club, contact Samuel at: pacificgoldenplover@gmail.com

UCLA Botanical Garden Plant & Book Giveaway
2019-09-29 10:00 - 14:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Support the Botanical Garden and find some amazing botanical treasures we no longer have room for in our collection!

UCLA Botanical Garden Volunteer Docent Training Program
2019-10-04 13:00 - 15:30 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Do you love plants? Deepen your knowledge and give back to the community: become a volunteer docent!

October Drop-in Garden Tour
2019-10-05 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US

A Botanist Comes Full Circle
2019-10-17 16:30 - 18:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
A Botanist Comes Full Circle: From Studying to Defending California’s Native Plants

The Healing Forest: Plant Medicine, Isolated Tribes, & Climate Change
2019-10-22 16:30 - 18:30 | Neuroscience Research Building, 635 Charles E Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Join Mark Plotkin and Brian Hettler of the Amazon Conservation Team for the first lecture of the Plants Worlds Ethnobotany Seminar Series

November Drop-in Garden Tour
2019-11-02 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US

Bruin Birding Club Fall Migration Garden Walks
2019-11-14 08:00 - 09:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Weekly Birding Walks in the Botanical Garden
Thursdays 9/26 – 11/14 • 8 – 9am

Fall is here, and birds across California and the Northern Hemisphere are migrating south. Many rely on greenspaces in urban areas to rest and refuel for the next leg of the journey south. Join the Bruin Birding Club this fall to watch for migrating warblers, flycatchers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes and more each Thursday in the UCLA Botanical Garden. The first walk will be Thursday, 9/26. Everyone from UCLA and the broader community is welcome to join–bring binoculars if you have them. Meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion, no RSVP or ticket is required.

The Bruin Birding Club is a group of birders comprised of undergrads and graduate students, postdocs and staff. These walks will be led by Samuel Bressler, a third year master’s student studying the microbiome and nesting patterns of Dark-eyed Juncos, and Andy Kleinhesselink, a postdoc studying community ecology. To learn more about the Bruin Birding Club, contact Samuel at: pacificgoldenplover@gmail.com

A Brief History of Human Use of Cannabis
2019-11-21 16:30 - 18:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Join Dr. Daniele Piomelli to explore humanity’s long and complex relationship with the cannabis plant

Botany of the Holidays III
2019-12-05 16:30 - 18:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Explore the histories of plants related to winter holidays at the 3rd annual Botany of the Holidays!

December Drop-in Garden Tour
2019-12-07 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US

January Drop-in Garden Tour
2020-01-04 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US

Bruin Audubon Society Winter Birding Walks
2020-01-16 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-01-30 08:00 - 09:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Winter birding walks on the UCLA campus hosted by the Bruin Audubon Society

Darwin in the Garden: How Gardens Can Help Society Understand Evolution
2020-01-27 17:00 - 18:30 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Explore how botanical gardens can do more to promote societal understanding of evolution

February Drop-in Garden Tour
2020-02-01 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
