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| "Passport to the World": Philadelphia International Flower Show The 2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show, which will be held Feb. 28 to March 7 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, will take visitors on a globe-trotting, exotic plant-filled adventure. “Passport to the World” is a celebration of the world’s flowers and gardens and a debut for the newly renamed Philadelphia International Flower Show, the oldest and largest indoor show of its kind. Courtesy of PHS “The Flower Show’s new title raises it up on the world stage, and it is an invitation to gardeners everywhere to join us in Philadelphia for this fabulous Show that does so much to highlight the best of horticulture and design,” said Jane Pepper, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) president. The change reflects the increasing participation in recent decades of horticulturists, designers and partners from other nations. Since the 1980s, the Show has welcomed presentations by gardening experts from Asia, Europe, Africa, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. In 2010, elegant dresses inspired by many countries will be created by fashion students at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. More than 150 gardening presentations will be held throughout the week, and dozens of educational displays will explore the most popular new trends for home gardeners. For the novice gardener, the PHS Village will feature all-new interactive demonstration gardens where guests can learn how to plant vegetables, herbs or shrubs, design a small-space or container garden, or find answers to horticultural questions. The PHS Village also will showcase special award-winning plants that have been given the PHS Gold Medal Plant Award. These hardy plants are well-suited to the region, having gone through rigorous tests that measure disease resistance, form and reliability. The show will greet guests with a 28-foot-high hot-air balloon, covered in more than 79,000 dried flowers, that towers over the Explorer’s Garden. The Victorian-era display, filled with varieties of plants like those collected through the remarkable Wilkes Expedition (1838-42) and more recent finds from Longwood Gardens Inc., Morris Arboretum, the University of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Botanic Gardens, harkens back to the Flower Show’s roots as a showcase for new plant discoveries. Giant pads of floating Victoria water lilies and blooms introduced to America at early Shows will fill the much larger-than-life Wardian cases throughout the display. Daily musical performances on the Exporer’s Stage include classical and contemporary Indian dance led by celebrated Bollywood choreographer Rujuta Vaidya, and music and dance presented by the vibrant Brazilian troupe, Minas. Six Showcase Gardens take visitors on a trek to an Indian wedding, with soaring palm trees, golden columns entwined with jasmine, lotus-filled pools and elaborate ropes of marigolds. A life-size floral elephant topiary offers an animated perspective to the joyous scene, created by Jamie Rothstein Distinctive Floral Design. From here, 100,000 flower bulbs will bloom in an authentic Dutch canal garden created by Robertson’s Flowers. Working with design colleagues from South Africa, the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) will provide a tangible artistic presentation of the Zulu culture. Hand-thatched huts, live drummers, a chandelier of floral birds, and sculpted wildlife provide an enchanting entry to a walk-through display that invites visitors to inspect tribal headdresses and masks that depict the vivid colors and patterns found among the native people. Deep into the dense ficus growth of Brazil’s Amazon jungle, visitors will encounter a plunging waterfall, indigenous plants such as heliconias and bromeliads, and a hungry caiman created by Burke Brothers Landscape Design. Officials of the Philadelphia Zoo will bring the display to life with “’Rainbows in Flight,” demonstrations that feature the skill and natural beauty of tropical birds. Singapore, the “Pearl of Asia,” will be represented by Waldor Orchids in a luminescent tribute to the orchid. The tiered fountains and formal design are inspired by Singapore’s renowned botanical gardens. The rugged beauty of New Zealand will be captured by Stoney Bank Nurseries in three designs that depict traditions of the native Maori and the alluring plant life found in exotic New Zealand. The Aura Garden, with its thermal pools and sculpted dragon created by artist Greg Leavitt, presents an appropriate setting for the native plants of this northern island. Giant tree ferns, hand- carved Maori tikis and flax rope complement the landscape that includes a bog Garden of English and Scottish tradition, and the Kiwi Garden which showcases New Zealand’s popular calla and Casablanca lilies. Designers throughout the show will celebrate the exciting landscapes and plants of China, Japan, Thailand, England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, the Caribbean, and an artful perspective on the northern polar region’s Aurora Borealis. Learning to garden from the experts is a highlight of the visitor experience. Students, faculty and professional horticulturists explore a variety of today’s trends in gardening and sustainable landscapes in exhibits, including “green walls,” vertical and roof-top gardens. For more information, visit www.theflowershow.com. |
| Premium Spotlight Montblanc to Honor UNICEF Night Before 2010 Oscars Lutze Bethge (CEO Montblanc International) and Caryl M. Stern (CEO and President of the US Fund of UNICEF) at the Montblanc Rodeo Drive Boutique Copyright: Johannes Ifkovits Montblanc's global "Signature for Good" program benefits UNICEF's education and literacy programs worldwide. Launched on June 1, 2009, the program has raised more than $2 million USD to date. The initiative will continue to benefit UNICEF until May 31, 2010, when the campaign concludes. On the night before the Oscars, the newly opened Soho House in West Hollywood will be the location for Hollywood's finest in celebration of these achievements. This evening will mark the first event ever held at the brand new Soho House and commemorates the highly anticipated opening of the club to their members. The star-studded event will feature the unveiling of the Montblanc Wish Tree, giving celebrity guests the opportunity to write their "wishes" for children's education with a special Montblanc Meisterstück Fountain Pen. Following the event, the Montblanc Wish Tree, bearing these special aspirations for those less fortunate, will tour the world, and return to New York City in September where it will be exhibited. At the end of the year, the Montblanc Wish Tree will be auctioned to benefit education programs for children in need. |
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| FLIGHT 18: PUBLIC ART PERFORMANCE ABOARD A SPACESHIP WITH DANCE, MUSIC AND POETRY Opening: Thursday, March 4 at 7:29 p.m. Dates/Times: March 5-7, 11-14, 18-21, 25-28; April 1-4; Thursdays at 7: 29 p.m., Fridays & Saturdays at 7:29 and 9:27 p.m.; Sundays at 4:59 p.m. Flight time: 01HR 18MIN Location: @Seaport, 210 Front Street at Beekman St., South Street Seaport, 10038 Ticket Price: $18 Reservations: www.flight18.net Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5, J, M, and Z to Fulton Street, A, C to Broadway/Nassau Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) will present FLIGHT 18, conceived, directed, and piloted by theater artist Eric Wallach, a recipient of a Swing Space grant from LMCC. Taking place within a 6,000 square foot former retail store donated by General Growth Properties, FLIGHT 18 is an interactive performance that invites its passengers on board a spaceship voyaging through the outer limits of space. The creation of the spaceship is the result of collaborations with over twenty New York City visual artists. FLIGHT 18 is an environmental experience and public forum where performers and audience can interact and freely express themselves. Never the same flight twice! The event begins at the ticketing counter where each passenger is briefly interviewed. With their boarding passes, passengers then go through security check, up the gangway and onto the boarding lounge where each signs a contract before boarding. Once aboard, passengers can do whatever they want. Procedures for take off and landing are set and everything in-between is completely up in the air. For more information, please visit www.flight18. net. The answer is yes. ERIC WALLACH (Captain) is an independent theatre artist who directs, writes, and produces live performance. Always crossing the boundaries that divide the audience from the show, Eric continues to create innovative theatre with a progressive edge that is inclusive, audacious and joyful. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Eric arrived to New York in 1994 where he has directed at Performance Space 122, The Culture Project, chashama, Knitting Factory, HERE, Dixon Place, and Bowery Poetry Club among many others. Most recently, he was an associate director for two workshop productions at Dixon Place; Chris Rael’s Araby and Penny Arcade’s Old Queen. In 2008 he produced, directed, choreographed and co-wrote The Jack of Tarts: A Bittersweet Musical at La MaMa E.T.C. He has written and directed plays such as Interview or Who’s Afraid of Edward Albee?, Radical Jew: 33, The Didi Plays, Cain, and Millesgården. Wallach has worked closely with theatre greats including Joseph Chaikin, Jack O’Brien, and Robert Wilson. Wallach received his BA in Theatre from San Diego State University in 1994 and was a recipient of an Edward Albee Writing Fellowship in 2003. Youtube: ebwally Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has been a leading voice for arts and culture downtown and throughout New York City for over 35 years, producing cultural events and promoting the arts through grants, services, advocacy, and cultural development programs. www.LMCC.net. |
Pictured are (l to r) Lauren Oppelt, The Amazing Amy, Ali Skye Bennet, Weez Tomlinson, Michael Bradley Cohen and Bernice (foreground) Josh Diamond and Jessica Delfino Photo credit: J. Price |
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