Annieglass Holds Butterfly-Themed Festival:
Fundraiser For Two Local Nature Organizations. Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks and Santa Cruz/Ventana Chapter of Sierra Club are beneficiaries Saturday, September 30, noon to five in Abbot Plaza, next to Annieglass Store

Celebration of Community, Art, Nature, Culture, Music and Conservation

Butterfly fans of all ages are hereby alerted that the afternoon of September 30th will be particularly exciting at the Annieglass store in downtown Santa Cruz. To herald the seasonal return of the Monarch butterfly to nearby Natural Bridges State Park, and to raise funds to support the Monarch’s threatened local habitat, the store is sponsoring BUTTERFLY DAY. Between noon and five pm, simultaneous with the premiere of its butterfly-themed tableware collection, Annieglass will host an education series led by state park Monarch experts, whimsical musical performances by the 5Ms, participatory artmaking, and the raffle of spectacular prizes, including a cake decorated with sculpted sugar Monarchs by couture cake designer Edith Meyer. Next door, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History will offer docent tours of its galleries and its own staff-led artmaking opportunities. Events occur outdoors in Abbott Plaza, adjacent to the Annieglass store at 110 Cooper Street, downtown Santa Cruz.

Attendance is free and open to the public.

BUTTERFLY DAY DETAILS
• Annieglass launches Butterflies servingware. The five-piece collection of
handcrafted platters, bowls, buffet plates and trays depict butterflies
rendered in 24k gold on transparent glass. A thoughtful gift for nature lovers.

• Interactive, costumed presentation on Monarch butterfly lifecycle by
Natural Bridges State Park interpreters. 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 PM.
Bring the kids.

• Hilarious songfest. The 5 Ms (Mostly Mediocre Music Monarch Mariposas)
charm visitors with their witty songs about butterflies. 2 PM.

• Cello chamber music from the Santa Cruz Youth Orchestra 12:00 PM

• Docent tours of Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 1 and 3 PM.

Ongoing throughout the afternoon:
• How to select plants that will attract butterflies to your garden.

• Free monarch stickers and milkweed seeds.

• Butterfly banner. Local artists Julie Erreca and Jane
Gregorious will be working throughout the afternoon on
magnificent hand-silkscreened butterfly banners. Raffle
ticket purchasers may assist the artists in completing the
banners; lucky winners get to take the banners home.

• Butterfly cakes decorated with sculpted sugar Monarchs by Edith Meyer

• Ask the experts: one-on-one Q&A opportunities with Park interpreters.

• Outreach table for voluteer / membership sign-up.

• Make your own butterfly art assisted by education staff at the Museum.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Annieglass store, 110 Cooper Street, Santa Cruz. 831.427-4260 located downtown In The Cooper House between Front and Pacific