NEWS: 2009 Art in the Garden:
May 16, 2009
9:00am - 1:00pm
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TICKET INFO:
Advance Tickets
Purchase tickets at the SAAC Office at 200 E. Main St.
Or,
mail request and $15 per ticket to SAAC AITG
P.O. Box 80116
Starkville, MS 39759
Tickets will be mailed out until May 12. Then, advance tickets ordered by mail may be picked up in the Starkville Community Theater lobby the day of the event. (108 E. Main Street)
Additional tickets will also be available in the SCT lobby on May 16 from 8:00am until noon. |
CONTACT INFO:
Please call the SAAC Office at 662-324-3080 |
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THE FACTS:
Date: May 16, 2009
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Garden Club Hosts: Green Thumb Garden Club, M'Lady Garden Club, Oktoc Garden Club, Oktibbeha County Rose Society and Town & Country Garden Club
Painters at Work during event: Betty Jane Chatham, Jeanette Jarmon, Briar Jones, Diana Lyon, Kathryn Ramsey, Jim Turner, Barbara Walker and Liz Johnstone
Many individuals, businesses, and organizations supported the 2009 Art in the Garden tour on May 16. Through their efforts, the arts were promoted in our community.
Around 200 garden visitors braved uncertain weather that morning, and they were richly rewarded. Through their participation, tour goers helped raise $3,600 for SAAC scholarships and grants and other SAAC-sponsored events related to the arts.
Garden owners Pam Jones, Judy and Thomas Loftin, Carol and Jim Read, Nina and Chuck Rivenburgh, Linda Jo and Larry Templeton opened their gardens for all to enjoy, enthusiastically sharing their beautiful settings. Through tireless work and despite spring rains, their delightful gardens were prepared to perfection. Many people commented on the variety of gardens, making the tour more interesting.
Artists Barbara Walker, Betty Jane Chatham, CeCelia Bowden, Kathryn Ramsey, Diana Lyon, Jeanette Jarmon, Bill Andrews, Briar Jones, Laurie Burton, Amy Richardson and musicians CiCi Zhang, Stuart Herring, John Robert Arnold, Bessie Bell, Verner Ramsey, Wallace Killcreas, Ed Swann, Joe Jordan, Eric Abbot, Ellen Boles, Danny Holland shared their creative talents with garden visitors. Their presence in the gardens, which inspired and entertained, added great value to the tour.
Clover Leaf, Green Thumb, M’Lady, Oktoc, and Town & Country garden clubs and the Oktibbeha County Rose Society greeted visitors and provided refreshments. Master Gardeners volunteered in the gardens, donating their time to help identify plantings.
Art in the Garden is truly a team effort. The event couldn’t occur without the help and responsiveness of the Starkville community.
The AITG committee urges you to mark May 15 on your calendars for the 2010 Art in the Garden tour, which promises to be another interesting tour of Five Notable Starkville Gardens.
For more information on the Annual Art in the Garden tours or how to join the Starkville Area Arts Council, contact the SAAC office at 662.324.3080.
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