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Readers of the Lost Harrison Ford

Wed., Jan. 29, 2014 | Brooke Black
When I say the name Harrison Ford, what do you think of? Han Solo? Indiana Jones? How about Harrison Ford, stage and silent film actor? Yes, there was a Harrison Ford before Harrison Ford, and The Huntington has a small collection of papers that once belonged to him.
Botanical

Torch Bearers of the Desert Garden

Fri., Jan. 17, 2014 | Lisa Blackburn
Winter is one of the showiest seasons at The Huntington, especially in the Desert Garden. Thousands of colorful aloes are at the peak of their bloom right now, making it the perfect time to explore this 10-acre landscape.
Announcements

How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

Tue., Jan. 14, 2014 | Thea Page
Did you join the millions of Americans who made New Year's resolutions a couple of weeks ago? If you're determined to travel more and get plenty of exercise in 2014, The Huntington has the perfect solution.
Library

To Build a Fire

Fri., Jan. 10, 2014 | Matt Stevens
Jack London celebrated his 28th birthday on Jan. 12, 1904, less than a week after mailing off his manuscript of The Sea-Wolf. As Earle Labor explains in his new biography, Jack London: An American Life, London was already off on a new adventure
Botanical

Success, Guaranteed!

Tue., Jan. 7, 2014 | Lisa Blackburn
Winter would never be considered rose season, even in sunny Southern California. But if you're a rose lover who is already dreaming of a backyard bower of fragrant blooms, now's the time to get busy.
Art

EXHIBITIONS | An Exhibition of Two Cities

Fri., Jan. 3, 2014 | Linda Chiavaroli
Two wall-sized cityscapes neatly divide sections of "Face to Face: Flanders, Florence, and Renaissance Painting," the exhibition on view in The Huntington's Boone Gallery through Jan. 13.
Beyond The H

Everything's Coming Up Roses

Tue., Dec. 31, 2013 | Lisa Blackburn
Anyone who lives or works in the Pasadena area knows that New Year's Day is all about roses—the annual Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl Game, to be precise. Visitors flock into town to enjoy the festivities
Beyond The H

Lawrence of The Huntington

Thu., Dec. 26, 2013 | Linda Chiavaroli
The death of actor Peter O'Toole earlier this month can't help but bring to mind the great David Lean film in which he starred, Lawrence of Arabia. The epic about the British Army officer-archaeologist-author T. E. Lawrence will be screened