In celebration of author Stephen Harrigan's new book, The Eye of the Mammoth: Selected Essays and in honor of Texas land and history, the Witte Museum is holding a luncheon, presented by Plains Capital Bank in partnership with Texas Monthly.

Fantastic fun for children small and tall, young and old, this day is devoted to crafty creations as families build their own masks and casts and learn all about scaled and feathered beasts from the past. Fossil experts will be there to teach you about your own collection of beastly left-behinds (fossils), so bring them with you!

Darren Kuper, Barry Brake and Greg Norris make up this jazzy ensemble and have been weaving tunes together since 1990. Members of all ages can enjoy their mix-up of classical, contemporary and unexpected jazz music.

The Louis A. and Frances B. Wagner Lecture Series-Beasts and Bones: New Dino Discoveries explores the connection between our feathered friends of today and their ancient feathered predecessors. Presented by Julia Clarke, Ph.D and John A. Wilson.

Discover the expansive uses of plants through this interative exhibit on wild Texas plants and how they have been used throughout history. This exhibit covers everything from medicinal purposes to edible plants and many unexpected plant uses through activities such as building a plant-based rope and cactus-tasting!

Enjoy the mystery of night at the museum with your friends and a glass of something sweet and stirred. Complementary snacks and a cash bar await after all the young cowboys, pterodactyls and historical lads and ladies have gone to sleep.

“Patty” the 60-foot long Apatosaurus welcomes guests to the Witte’s “Dinosaurs Unearthed: Bigger. Better. Feathered...” Boasting the most extensive and comprehensive fossil collection in North America and some of the world’s largest and most advanced life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, the exhibit encompasses skeletons of small winged dinosaurs and aquatic lizards, a feathered juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex, impressions of skulls, eggs, skin, and feathers, and a paleontological dig site where visitors can unearth fossils.  

Don't miss the Witte's annual Fiesta exhibition! This year's exhibit pays homage to the military, which has played a vital role in Fiesta since the first Battle of Flowers Parade in 1891. Patriotism and Pageantry features the coronation robes of the Duchesses of the Armed Forces as well as other coronation robes celebrating patriotic themes. Additionally, historic photographs highlight the military's participation. A highlight of this year is the dress worn by Cornelia Dumas Herff, Princess of the Court of the Lone Star, Honoring Texas Annexation to the United States, 1976. Admission: $10 adults (12-64); $9 seniors (65+); $7 children (4-11); free for children 3 and under. Free admission Tuesdays 3-8 p.m. Free parking. For more information, visit www.WitteMuseum.org or call 357-1900.

The Broaway Reach program is designed to encourage community appreciation and involvement in art, history and nature through its participating institutions: the Brackenridge Park Conservancy, the McNay Art Museum, the San Antonio Botanical Garden, the San Antonio Children's Museum, the San Antonio Museum of Art, the San Antonio Zoo and the Witte Museum. Each of the Reach's member organizations will be presenting exciting programs for all ages throughout the weekend!

Paintings by Texas artists during the American Impressionism movement are displayed, following strict guidelines to insure that each is an impressionist piece, include the works of Julian Onderdonk, Robert Onderdonk, José Arpa, Edward G. Eisenlohr, Ella Koepke Mewhinney, Dawson Dawson-Watson, Seymour Thomas, Lucien Abrams, E. Richardson Cherry and Frank Reaugh. All included works must have been painted from 1885-1935, have a high-keyed palette and include active brushwork with short strokes applied quickly over the surface.