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Mumentous

Date: Aug 10 - Oct 12, 2024

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Step into the heart of Texas tradition with MUMENTOUS: Football, Glue Guns, Moms, and a Super-Sized High School Tradition.

This captivating exhibit, hosted in partnership with the Texas Lakes Trail Region, showcases the evolution of high school homecoming mums, offering a nostalgic journey through Texan culture, the DIY movement, and the role of women as tradition-keepers.

Don't miss this opportunity to reminisce and reconnect with cherished memories alongside friends and family.

The exhibit will be on display at Garland City Hall from August 10 through October 12.

Exhibit Hours

Monday - Tuesday: 8 AM - 8 PM

Wednesday - Friday: 8 AM - 5 PM

Saturday: 10 AM - 4 PM

Closed on Sundays

*Labor Day: 8 AM - 12 PM

Courtesy of Amy J. Schultz

Mumentous Press Release

MUM GIVEAWAY ALERT!

Our Mumentous exhibit is coming to a close, and we're celebrating with a special giveaway! Come to the final day of the exhibit to enter for a chance to win a professionally crafted GISD mum to wear to homecoming OR to give to a high school student! Don’t miss out—simply fill out a raffle ticket at the event for your chance to win!

Copies of Mumentous: The Texas Homecoming Mum project will also be available for purchase at this pop-up event, as well as collectible stickers that salute all the glue gun-wielding crafters in your life. Get your book personalized by Mumentous author Amy J. Schultz from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.!

The giveaway will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 12.

The drawing for the winner will be held during the event, where the winners will also be announced.

Mark your calendars now for your chance to win!

Homecoming Film Series

Join us for FREE films on the Plaza Theatre's big screen!

American Graffiti (1973)
Thursday, August 22, 2024
7:00 p.m.

Experience this music-packed comedy-drama as a group of teenagers spend one final night after their high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies.

Back to the Future (1985)
Thursday, September 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.

Meet Marty McFly. He's broken the time barrier. Busted his parents' first date. And, maybe, botched his chances of ever being born. Can he make things right at the high school dance?

Varsity Blues (1999)
Thursday, September 19, 2024
7:00 p.m.

Make your own rules in a Texas town where winning is everything, and the football team has nothing to lose with a back-up quarterback after the star quarterback is injured.

Special Exhibition Events

Don't miss out on these special exhibition events and make the most of your visit to the Mumentous exhibit!

Mums, Inc.

Saturday, October 5, 2024

2 p.m.

Join us at City Hall to learn more about the homegrown mum industry from the non-profit organization Mums Inc., made up of the state’s foremost mum makers. The homecoming mum is made up of more than just acetate ribbon and flowers, and the professionals who make them have incredible creativity, passion and focus.

Garter Clinic* - $20 per person
Saturday, September 21, 2024
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Tickets (Registration closes at 10 a.m. on September 19.)

Join us at City Hall for a how-to clinic on making homecoming garters by master mum craftsman, Carolyn Galitz. Ribbon colors for all GISD high schools will be available. Leave with complete garter ready to customize.

Decorate Your Mum* - $50 per person

Thursday, September 12, 2024

6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Tickets (Registration closes at 10 a.m. on September 9.)

Thursday, September 26, 2024

6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Tickets (Registration closes at 10 a.m. on September 23.)

Join us at Epiphany Gallery to decorate a pre-made mum with all the decorative elements to make it shine! Your choice of a single or double mum with your choice of ribbon color. Participants will add provided silver or gold accents, accent ribbons, trinkets and charms. If you want to go over the top and add plushies, lights or extreme custom accents, bring them and we will help you add them to your design. Leave with a finished, blinged out mum!

All the Bells and Whistles
Saturday, September 7, 2024
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Join us at City Hall for an interactive history of homecoming mums in Texas. Amy Schultz presents the history of this fascinating tradition with humor and wit.

Amy Schultz Book Signing
Saturday, August 31, 2024
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Saturday, September 14, 2024
1 p.m. - 3 p.m

Author of Mumentous, a book about the Texas-sized tradition of homecoming mums, will be at the Mumentous exhibit at City Hall for a book sale and signing.

Homecoming Mum Masterclass
Saturday, August 24, 2024
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Join us at City Hall for a masterclass on making a homecoming mum. Learn all the tips and tricks from master mum craftsman, Kisha Clark.

Build Your Mum* - $50 per person

Sunday, August 18, 2024

2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Tickets (Registration closes at 10 a.m. on August 15.)

Sunday, September 8, 2024

2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Tickets (Registration closes at 10 a.m. on September 5.)

Sunday, September 22, 2024

2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Tickets (Registration closes at 10 a.m. on September 19.)

Join us at Epiphany Gallery to build your mum from scratch, creating a completely custom mum! Your choice of a single or double mum with your choice of ribbon color. Participants will add provided silver or gold accents, accent ribbons, trinkets and charms. If you want to go over the top and add plushies, lights or extreme custom accents, bring them and we will help you add them to your design. Leave with a fully finished custom mum!

Your Grandmother's Mum* - $5 per person
Saturday, August 17, 2024
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tickets (Registration closes at 10 a.m. on August 15.)

Join us to make a mum like your grandmother wore - with a real chrysanthemum flower! This nostalgic lesson will be at Rowlett Florist on the square.

*Space is limited; event requires advance registration.

About Amy J. Schultz

Amy J. Schultz is an author and award-winning photographer who explores unique aspects of modern culture that hide in plain sight.

Amy and her husband Brian live in Texas with their gigantic golden retriever, Bentley. When she isn’t talking about homecoming mums, Amy is writing, taking photos, working with clients on creative projects, traveling, snort-laughing, or vacuuming up dog fur.

MUMENTOUS is Amy’s first published book, which was nurtured during her tenure as Artist-in-Residence at the Arlington Museum of Art in Arlington, TX. Her first “books,” however, were collections of three-year-old Amy’s stick figure masterpieces stapled together by her mother.

Department Mum Contest

To get into the homecoming spirit, a few of our city departments crafted their own mums for the MUMENTOUS exhibit!

The votes are in and we have our winners:

1st Place: Animal Services
2nd Place: Parks and Recreation
3rd Place: Library

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and voted! The mums will continue to be on display throughout the duration of the exhibit, so stop by and check out all of the creative mums!

Celebrating 50 years of the Garland Landmark Museum.

Learn more about the Garland Landmark Museum's 50 years by going to https://garlandheritage.com/4147/50-Years

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