Monarch Festival

Butterfly aficiondos weren’t deterred by Saturday’s showers and threats of more, turning out in full force to the Discovery Center for the city’s first-ever Monarch Festival. Though weather delayed the planned butterfly release, Olivia Esquivel stepped in, spreading the wings of her butterfly costume. Daily Record photos by Denise Cathey

Ellie Scheibe holds still as a face painter removes the sticker stencil from her dragonfly paint. Face painting was one of many activites available for kids. 

Kayla Weirich points out the structure of honeycomb on an old hive section at the booth of Bobcat Buzz, a student organization that focuses on honeybees.