2013 Events

Sunnylands Closed in July & August

Sunnylands Center & Gardens will be closed in July and August 2013. Tours of the historic house and grounds will begin again on September 1. Tickets will go on sale August 15 for tours September 1 - 1...

Monday, July 1, 2013

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Nightlife

Competition is tough and you need to stand out to be successful. How do you market yourself in this competitive world? Panelists, who will offer advice on preparing yourself to be a success, include P...

Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 06:00pm

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Bugs in the Gardens

A thematic family day that is part of Sunnylands Third Sundays program. After a successful program in 2012, we will again have a lady bug release in the Gardens. New in 2013 will be butterfly tagging,...

Sunday, April 21, 2013, 09:00am

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Sunnylands Gardens: From Planning to Planting

Mary Irish, horticulturalist, consultant, and author addresses the thinking behind the planting of Sunnylands Gardens. A resident of the southwest, she understands the plants that are tough enough to ...

Thursday, April 18, 2013, 02:00pm

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Nightlife--Sold out

Wondering where to begin when developing your own art collection? That is the topic of conversation with speakers Anne Rowe, director of collections and exhibitions at The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnyla...

Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 06:00pm

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Music in the Gardens

Music in the gardens will be featured every Sunday in March at the Sunnylands Center & Gardens. Performances feature a variety of musicians and groups from string to a capella to soft rock that will p...

Sunday, March 31, 2013, 11:00am

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Paint Out!

Sunnylands is inviting artists to paint en plein air in the Sunnylands Gardens. This event is part of the Desertscapes program and will be an open paint day. Artists are invited to bring easels and p...

Saturday, March 30, 2013, 09:30am

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Trina Turk

Trina Turk is inspired by California modernism. She has championed the effortless élan and sunny optimism of this California mindset via women’s ready-to-wear and accessories, a menswear line, and ...

Thursday, March 21, 2013, 02:00pm

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Sunnylands at Fashion Week

This free public event, open from 10 am to 3 pm, takes place in the Fashion Week El Paseo Tent in Palm Desert. Mannequins dressed in classic clothes worn by Leonore Annenberg as well as in six new des...

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 10:00am

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Nightlife--Sold Out

This event is sold out Sunnylands Center & Gardens presents Sunnylands Chic: the Fashions of Leonore Annenberg, a part of the Nightlife program, on Wednesday, March 13 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Nightlif...

Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 06:00pm

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Sunnylands and the Seattle Symphony

In recognition of a shared commitment to education and outreach, Geoffrey Cowan, president, The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and Ludovic Morlot, music director, Seattle Symphony invite you...

Monday, February 25, 2013, 02:00pm

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The Public and the Modern House

This all-day symposium, The Public and the Modern House, during Modernism Week is organized by the Palm Springs Art Museum and Sunnylands is a sponsor. Keynote speaker Kimberli Meyer, director of the...

Saturday, February 23, 2013, 09:30am

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Henry Urbach on the Glass House

Henry Urbach, director of the Philip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut addresses the issues of the multi-purpose use of an historic Midcentury Modern house. The Philip Johnson Glass House...

Thursday, February 21, 2013, 02:00pm

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Building on Midcentury Architecture

A thematic family day that will focus on Midcentury Modern architecture. Part of Sunnylands Third Sundays program for families, activities will include walk-and-talk and hands-on building. ...

Sunday, February 17, 2013, 09:30am

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Climate Change and the Desert

The first of the Nightlife series focuses on climate change and the desert and features Allan Schoenherr, retired professor of ecology at Fullerton College and a recognized authority on California’s...

Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 06:00pm

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Evan Thomas on President Eisenhower

Evan Thomas, American author, journalist, and Princeton professor discusses his recent book Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the World. Thomas’s account of Eisenhower fo...

Monday, January 28, 2013, 05:00pm

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Cloisonné Exhibition, Programs & Lecture

A new exhibition featuring the Sunnylands collection of Chinese Cloisonné will open at Sunnylands Center & Gardens. Family Day Join us on January 20 also for the first of a series of Family Days...

Sunday, January 20, 2013

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