In addition to David Rogers’ popular Big Bugs Exhibition, the Morton Arboretum in Lisle will offer other family-friendly goings on.

Charmaine Anthony, an Oak Park jewelry artist who creates honey bees and other insects out of sterling silver, will show her botanical-inspired pieces and discuss how she makes her creations. A meet-the-artist session is from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 24, in the Arboretum store. Then see artful presentations of insects and create your own buggy artworks in The Artful Insect — Family Activities session from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 24, and Sunday, May 25. Tours will be given from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and 2 to 3 p.m.

Discover the beauty of tall-bearded irises that typically bloom from mid-May to mid-June at the 49th Annual Northern Illinois Iris Society Show from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 24, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 25, at the Visitor Center. Society members will be available to answer questions and provide planting advice, and some iris varieties will be available for purchase.

—Jessica Young, staff reports