Books, Butterflies, & the Botanical Gardens

Schedule

Sun Oct 19 2025 at 12:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Ventura Botanical Gardens | Ventura, CA

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Join us for a magical day surrounded by books and the beauty of the botanical gardens!
About this Event

Welcome to the Books, Butterflies, & the Botanical Gardens event at the beautiful Ventura Botanical Gardens! Featuring Woody Woodburn, author of The Butterfly Tree and Ventura County Star Columnist. Woody will be signing copies of his book which will be for sale at the event. Hear also from Jana Johnson, Ph.D. Moorpark College and lead biologist on the Endangered Butterfly Project; Joe Cahill, Executive Director, Ventura Botanical Gardens; and Dallas Woodburn, Award Winning YA author.

All four speakers will present at 1:00 PM to 1:20 PM, and then repeat the presentation again at 3:00 PM to 3:20 PM. Book signing will take place between 1:20 PM to 3:00 PM.

Join us for a day filled with nature and literature. Explore the stunning gardens while enjoying a self-guided tour, book signing, desserts, and gift shop. Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with nature and literature in a picturesque setting. We can't wait to see you there!

$40 per ticket - advanced registration

$50 per ticket at door

Sponsored by the Ventura County Library Foundation

Event proceeds will support the Ventura County Library Foundation whose mission is to support programs and services at the Ventura County Library System.

VCLibraryFoundation.org

501(c)3 Fed Tax Id#46-2770894


Agenda

🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:20 PM
Speakers - Woody Woodburn, Dallas Woodburn, Jana Johnson, Ph.D., Joe Cahill
🕑: 01:20 PM - 03:00 PM
Book Signing with Woody Woodburn, Author of The Butterfly Tree
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:20 PM
Speakers - Woody Woodburn, Dallas Woodburn, Jana Johnson, Ph.D., Joe Cahill
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Where is it happening?

Ventura Botanical Gardens, 567 Poli Street, Ventura, United States

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Tickets

USD 40.00

Ventura County Library Foundation

Host or Publisher Ventura County Library Foundation

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