Adult Programs
The Highlands Center offers programs and events for community members throughout the year on and offsite regarding the natural history of the Southwest. Some examples are our Community Nature Study Series, HCNH Book Club, and Happy Hours. For our full list of upcoming events, please view our calendar.
Winter Colored Pencil Drawing Series
If you have ever been interested in drawing what you observe in the natural world, then you should attend this program! Join local illustrator and author, Diane Iverson, for the winter drawing series. Learn and practice colored pencil drawing and leave with finished pieces. It will be held in the Kieckhefer Classroom, where fresh air and inspiration is just outside. Supplies are not included, but coffee and tea are. We currently require masks when inside the building.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday February 21st- March 4th from 9 am-12 pm
$30 /class for members, $35/class for non members
Diane Iverson is the author and/or illustrator of over 20 books. Her illustrations are in the permanent collections of the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature in Fresno, California and the Mazza Museum of International Art from Children’s Books.
$120 for full series, $108 for members
Life Enrichment Through Nature
This course was designed with seniors in mind. Tom Benson, Highlands Center Naturalist for over 27 years, has created this six week course to connect you with some wonders of the natural world, others, and yourself. Each class focuses on a topic in natural history such as geology, wildlife, and edible plants and then covers nine lifestyles that have been statistically supported to not only lengthen your life but enrich those years as well. Attendees will be provided time to connect with each other as well as time for solitude and reflection at our beautiful site. The course is conducted entirely in the Discovery Gardens with only short strolls on paved, walker friendly paths. Coffee and baked goods are provided.
Thursdays from April 7th- May 19th except April 21st from 9:30 am-11:30 am in the James Family Discovery Gardens.
Highlands Center Book Club
Do you love to read? Do you love to talk about what you’ve read with other readers? Do you want to read more, but need some motivation? Join the Natural History Book Club and read along with others interested in topics ranging from beavers to the ice age. This book club is for adults eager to learn more about the natural history of the Southwest & natural history in general. Book club meetings one Friday/month from April-November from 1pm-2pm and meet in the beautiful outdoor setting of the Discovery Gardens Ramada. Register at any time to begin receiving email notices about our current books and meetings.
FREE CLUB MEETING
Friday, April 8th, May 13th, June 10th, July 8th, August 12th, September 2nd, October 7th, & November 11th
