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February Museum Month

This February, Macy's Museum Month gives San Diegans a chance to discover what's new at 45 area museums with incredible savings. Participants can pick up a free Macy's Museum Month Pass at any local Macy's store to enjoy half-off admission to all of the participating museums through the entire month of February. Brought to the region by San Diego Museum Council, this popular program applauds San Diego's rich arts, culture, science and nature destinations that put the city in the spotlight.

Over 13 Balboa Park museums are participating - click on the image above to download your pass!

Upcoming Events with Friends of Balboa Park

Butterfly Release

*Butterfly Release in Zoro Garden for Family STEAM day
Sunday, March 15
Live butterfly releases are scheduled at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm.

(pictured above)

*Arbor Day Friday,

April 24

*Garden Party for the Century

Saturday,

May 9

*Friends of Balboa Park Annual Awards Luncheon Tuesday,

October 13

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This month, together with Park & Recreation, we are helping our friends around the Park get their garden plots planted in our Adopt-A-Plot program. Please join us at the end of this month to plant in Alcazar Garden. (pictured)

We hope you'll get out and enjoy everything the Park has to offer from our creative friends at the museums and park organizations who are all pulling out the stops for the 2015 Centennial - all year long!

All Things Balboa Park Centennial!

Balboa Park institutions are hosting all sorts of wonderful events, exhibits, films, walking tours and lectures, all designed to celebrate, elevate, and promote Balboa Park for the Centennial! We've created a page on our website devoted to promoting the events which may be of interest to you. Click on the images above to visit our Balboa Park Centennial page on our website: friendsofbalboapark.org. The images are from the special Centennial banners, funded in part by Friends of Balboa Park. Enjoy!

Adopt-A-Plot Program Gets Busy!

As you walk around the Park, take a closer look at some of the new plants, hanging flower pots, seasonal color, and native plantings in many of the Parks' garden beds. Our Adopt-A-Plot program is in full swing, as hundreds of volunteers are hard at work beautifying the Park's gardens.

You will soon see

garden signs (pictured at left) installed in the plots where work has been completed. Please visit our Adopt-A-Plot page on the website to see a complete listing of the garden plots that have been adopted and the garden clubs, horticulture groups, park organizations and businesses contributing to this program. Many plots are still available for adoption. Please e-mail Friends of Balboa Park for more information. Pictured above: Coastal Sage Gardening and Botany for Kids work in their adopted Plot in front of the Lily Pond. Volunteers are welcome to attend our next work party in Alcazar Garden, sponsored by San Diego Rotary Club, Friday, February 27 from 9am-12pm. Please e-mail our office to sign up: leslie@friendsofbalboapark.org.

Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale Saturday Feb. 14
San Diego Cactus and Succule nt Society is hosting their annual show and sale on Saturday Feb 14 from 10 am to 4pm at the Casa del Prado Room 101. Strange and exotic plants from the far corners of the world will be gathered here for your viewing amazement! For more information, click here. Admission is FREE.

Thank you for your support and involvement. Please visit our website to make a donation, receive updates and information on upcoming events and projects.

Sincerely, Friends of Balboa Park

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