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Plants & People of the Sonoran Desert Celebration
DATE: Nov. 11 & 12
TIME: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
PRICE: Included with Garden admission or membership
Celebrate Arizona’s Native American communities at the Garden with storytelling, music, dance and culture. The Garden has officially opened its redesigned Plants & People of the Sonoran Desert Trail where guests can discover a variety of ways native people use desert plants for food, textiles, medicine and shelter. Special performances include comedy from Teresa Choyguha and Gilarious Wolf Brown, Waila music by Gertie and the T.O. Boyz and storytelling from Yellow Bird Productions. Visit with artisans from local tribes as they demonstrate basketweaving, pottery, etching and more. Some artist will have their artworks for sale during this special weekend.
Music & Performances
Sunset Plaza
10 a.m. | Aarick Mack (Bird Singing), Dance & Singing
1 p.m. | Gilarious Wolf Brown, Comedy
1:30 p.m. | Teresa Choyguha, Comedy
2:30 p.m. | Gertie NtheT.O.Boyz, Waila Music
Ullman Terrace
Performances by Yellow Bird Productions
Intertribal Dance Celebration | 10 a.m.
Apache Adventures, Storytelling | 11 a.m.
Circles of Life, Interactive Hoop Dance | 12 p.m.
Healing Music, Native Flute | 1 p.m.
Native Tales of Renewal, Storytelling | 2 p.m. (Sunday-only)
Intertribal Dance Celebration | 3 p.m. (Sunday-only)
Artists & Demonstrations
Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail & Sunset Plaza
Gabriel Martinez | Shell, leather and woodworking
Gregory Hill | Woodcarving
Jiivik | Shell etching
Kathleen Vance | Tohono O’odham utilitarian pottery vessels
Kevin Sekakuku | Jewelry & Kachina Dolls
Lisa Hendricks | Gila River basket weaving (Saturday-only)
Melvina Garcia | Traditional Pottery
Nui Notions | Bookmarks, bags and earrings by Ashley Pasquel (Saturday-only)
Paul Molina | Graffiti Art
Randy Kemp | Flute
Rebecca Williams | Weaving
Sabori Designs | Handmade original Saguaro Cactus rib jewelry by Aaron Sabori
T. Choyguha | Shell necklaces, earrings, bracelets and t-shirts
Watauna Velarde | Weaving
Hands-on Activity
Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail
Cochineal Concoctions | Make your own natural dyes and artwork using Cochineal bugs | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Discovery Stations
Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail
Yucca
Saguaro
Prickly pear
Mesquite
Agave
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