Shangri La to Host Orange Community Band for Free Concert on July 3rd
ORANGE, Texas, June 25 – The Orange Community Band will present a Free Independence Weekend Concert on Saturday, July 3rd from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange. At 7:00 p.m., visitors will be allowed free entrance to attend the concert. Free watermelon will be served between 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., prior to the concert. Attendees are urged to bring their own folding chairs for the concert. For more information, phone Michael Hoke at (409) 670-9113.
Located at 2111 West Park Avenue in Orange, Texas, Shangri La is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday. For more information call 409.670.9113 or visit
shangrilagardens.org.
Charlie Rothrock, Shangri La volunteer greets visitor for 4th of July concert.
About Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Nestled within 252 acres in the heart of Orange, Texas, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is a program of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, a private foundation whose mission is to improve and enrich the quality of life in Southeast Texas and encourage and assist education. The unique ecosystem of Shangri La presents an ideal opportunity to further that mission as well as carry on the vision of H.J. Lutcher Stark, the man who originally developed the gardens more than 60 years ago.
Amid nature's pristine ecosystems, the formal gardens at Shangri La reflect a use of more than 300 plant species to paint beautiful landscapes among a series of theme-based garden rooms. Around every corner a new vista awaits the visitor with exquisite sculptures, a great lawn, serene waterscapes reflecting beautiful colors and a Cypress Gate framing blooming plants and soaring birds. The Nature Center includes Adams Bayou boat excursions to educational outposts, a 15-acre Beaver Pond, a state-of-the-art bird blind, a bat house, and more up-close encounters with nature.
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is the first project in Texas and the 50th project in the world to earn the U.S. Green Building Council's Platinum Certification for LEED®-NC, which verifies that the design and construction of Shangri La reached the highest green building and performance measures. Shangri La was also named by the American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment as one of the top 10 green projects throughout the world.
Shangri La offers a glimpse of how people can live in harmony with nature, as it strives in its mission to Mentor Children of All Ages to Be Kind to Their World.
Other programs of the Stark Foundation include the Stark Museum of Art, The W.H. Stark House and the Frances Ann Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts.