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  • Wednesday, June 18 – Sunday, June 22 – 11th World Flower Show: A Floral Odyssey

    Wednesday, June 18 – Sunday, June 22 – 11th World Flower Show: A Floral Odyssey

    During the 11th World Flower Show, to be held June 18 – June 22 in Dublin, Ireland, the RDS Convention Complex will be transformed into a haven of beauty filled with spectacular competitive floral exhibits. The creativity and innovation of floral artists never ceases to amaze. Irish and International floral demonstrators and lecturers will take you on magical tours of their countries with the use of their native plant materials and stories while the myriad of vendors in the Trade Hall will tempt you to shop. Explore the gardens, culture and scenery of Dublin and the surrounding counties on one of the planned tours. Join the party on the final evening at the Gala Banquet in the Burlington Hotel, now known as The Doubletree by Hilton Hotel. WAFA Ireland promises a truly Irish evening of music, dance and fun.

    Bookings for all events are particularly brisk with some demonstrations now full. Don’t be disappointed and book your tickets before the ‘Full House’ sign goes up. Accommodation in some hotels in the immediate vicinity of the RDS is sold out but our conference accommodation team has added extra hotels and will assist you in acquiring accommodation.

    The World Flower Show is a triennial event and this is the first occasion it is staged on Irish soil. The show is open to all and even if you are not a flower arranger, please come and witness this colorful extravaganza. You will not be disappointed. Details may be found at http://wafaireland.com/ A complete listing of all events, day by day, may be accessed at http://wafaireland.com/uploads/files/ScheduleforWeb%5B1%5D.pdf.

    Below is a picture of an arrangement by Ireland’s own Mary C. O’Keeffe from the 10th World Flower Show which was held in Boston – the flowers were truly spectacular.

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  • Sunday, June 19, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – 5 Grand Masters: European Fusion in Flowers

    On Sunday, June 19, from 2 – 4:30, you will have the opportunity to see International Grand Masters Alison Bradley (Scotland), Gregor Lersch (Germany), Brigitte Auzely (France), Carles Jubany Fontanillas (Spain), and Niels van Hemert (Holland) demonstrate cutting edge floral artistry at the Citi Performing Arts Center, Wang Theater, Tremont Street, as part of the 2011 World Flower Show. For a complete article about this culminating event, see http://www.wafausa.org/articles_detail.php?id=42.  Tickets are $82 and are available only on the Citi Performing Arts Center’s website, www.citicenter.org/wafa.

  • Friday, June 17, 4:00 pm – Architecture, Art, Landscape

    Tom Armstrong, Director Emeritus of the Whitney Museum of American Art, was the leader of four American Art Museums over a period of thirty years. He is now the Chairman of the Garden Conservancy, a national preservation organization. Trained as a studio artist at Cornell University, Mr. Armstrong recently combined his interest in architecture, art and landscape in a new steel and glass house designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners, New York City on a three-acre seaside site on Fishers Island, New York (See Architectural Digest, October 2010). Armstrong’s vision of abstraction in the environment of his island home is the topic of his 2011 World Flower Show presentation on Friday, June 17 at 4 pm in the Cityview Ballroom of the Seaport World Trade Center Plaza.  Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online at www.wafausa.org.

    Fishers Island House by Thomas Phifer Transparent Gallery House in Garden Fishers Island House by Thomas Phifer

  • Friday, June 17, 2:00 pm – Tiffany & Co.: Flora and Fauna: 170 Years of Tiffany Excellence

    John Loring will present an illustrated lecture Tiffany & Co.: Flora and Fauna: 170 Years of Tiffany Excellence as part of the 2011 World Flower Show on Friday, June 17, at 2 pm in the Cityview Ballroom of the Seaport World Trade Center (Plaza Level.)  Mr. Loring is Design Director Emeritus of Tiffany & Co. and the author of numerous books on Tiffany, and art in general. He graduated from Yale University and has an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute. He has served on the acquisitions committee of the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.Tickets to the lecture are $10, and may be purchased on line at www.wafausa.org.

  • Saturday, June 18, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – America’s Firsts

    Join WAFA USA in the Plaza Ballroom at the Seaport Hotel on Saturday, June 18, from 10 – 12:30 for a flower arranging demonstration entitled America’s Firsts, featuring Julie Clevett, Jane Godshalk, Julie Lapham, Lee LaPointe, Tasha Tobin (her arrangement pictured below), and Tony Todesco.  This event is a coveted second repeat presentation of one offered the day before which is currently sold out, so act quickly.  Tickets are $50 and may be purchased at www.wafausa.org.

     

  • Thursday, June 16, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – My Homeland

    As part of the 2011 World Flower Show, This Glorious Earth!, international representatives from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and Pakistan will create breathtaking floral arrangements at the Back Bay Events Center, 180 Berkeley Street (the John Hancock Hall and Dorothy Quincy Suite)  on Thursday, June 16, from 2 – 4:30.   Tickets are $65, and may be ordered at www.wafausa.org.  Photo below, by Express, was created at an exhibition/demonstration of flower arrangement at the Pakistan National  Council of the Arts in aid of flood victims.

     

  • Thursday, June 16, 3:00 pm – The President’s House and Garden

    An important aspect of the 2011 World Flower Show, to be held June 15 – 19 for the first time in the United States, is the series of terrific lectures available for a modest (in this instance $10) fee.  William Seale will present a program entitled The President’s House and Garden, in the Amphitheater of the Seaport World Trade Center on Thursday, June 16, beginning at 3 pm. William Seale is author of the recently updated two-volume set, The President’s House—which includes an epilogue on the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush years. He also serves as editor of White House History, the journal of the White House Historical Association. Drawing from his vast knowledge of this national landmark, Seale will offer an unforgettable account of the White House from its origins during the nation’s beginning to today, a continuing story of adapting and altering, yet always keeping close to the original image and purpose of the landmark. In addition to showing how the different presidents and their families used and lived in the White House, he will also reveal the roles played by scores of characters—butlers, housemaids, caterers, gardeners, coachmen, architects, interior decorators, and even fortune-tellers—in the keeping and management of the house. Tickets may be ordered on line at www.wafausa.org.

     

  • Wednesday, June 15, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – 2011 World Flower Show Opening and Preview

    The 2011 World Flower Show, This Glorious Earth!, will be held June 15 – June 19th at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston.  All art lovers, competitors, floral design enthusiasts, conservationists, and connoisseurs of international culture should mark their calendars and join WAFA as 600 international competitors showcase floral art from around the world – for the very first time in the United States of America.  The opening and preview benefit will take place Wednesday, June 15, from 6:30 – 8:30 at the Avenue of Flags and Seaport World Trade Center.  Following remarks by the WAFA President and dignitaries, enjoy the Cutting of the Lei while eating regional hors d’oeuvre, beer and wine, plus a cash bar.  Tickets are $125 and may be purchased on line at www.wafausa.org.  We will feature posts on individual events in the coming weeks, but we hope you will reserve your tickets now.  Early bird private tours of the show, including breakfast and daily admission, will take place Thursday through Saturday, 7:30 am – 10:00 am, for a charge of $75, and tickets may also be reserved on line.