Join Monarch and the people they support to commemorate the opening of the Michael Jonathan McCrann Sensory Garden at the Monarch Creative Arts and Community Center and the reopening of the renewed MCACC Art Gallery in Southern Pines. The celebration takes place on Friday, May 31st | 1:00pm-3:00pm. The event will feature guest speakers, interactive activities such as painting rocks and stakes to be placed in the garden and professional photos taken at the Monarch butterfly Pose Wall, and tours of the facility and Art Gallery. Light refreshments will be served. The MCACC Art Gallery will reopen following a renewal and redesign project made possible by team members and volunteers from local real estate agency, Coldwell Banker Advantage.

The Michael Jonathan McCrann Sensory Garden provides people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the community with an inviting space featuring fountains, a kinetic sculpture, artwork and a variety of plants and trees to engage the senses year-round. Made possible through the generous support of Monarch families, friends and the community, the garden is dedicated to Michael Jonathan McCrann, a long-time Monarch Board Member and lifelong advocate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.