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Event Information and Schedule of Events
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2011 World Flower Show
Seaport World Trade Center
200 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210-2031
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Welcome to your one-stop shop for the 2011 World Flower Show, from a visitor's schedule of events to registration for competitors.
Making its first appearance in the US, The World Flower Show will feature 630 floral designs representing 32 countries, floral art demonstrations and a series of lectures.
This tri-annual event has been previously hosted by Pakistan, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, France, Belgium, Canada and twice by the United Kingdom.
Show Hours
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Thursday, June 16: 11:00 - 21:00
Friday, June 17: 10:00 - 21:00
Saturday, June 18: 10:00 - 21:00
Sunday, June 19: 10:00 - 17:00
Admission Prices :
Daily admission tickets are $25.00 online and will be available at the door for $30.00.
Children ages 12 and under are free
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1. Group Tickets are for groups of 20 or more.
2. Group ticket application form must be completed and returned with full payment by June 1, 2011.
3. Please allow 5-7 business days for transaction to process before tickets are emailed.
4. Group tickets are only valid for daily entry tickets.
5. If you have already submitted a group ticket application form and would like to purchase additional tickets, you may do so with a minimum purchase of (5) additional tickets by June 1, 2011.
6. No refunds will be given on any allocated tickets.
For any questions, please contact USA +1 (617) 385-5017
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WAFA Demonstrations
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Customers should pre-book tickets.
Photographs taken at these events may not be used commercially.
My Homeland
$65.00 USD
When: Thursday, June 16th 14:00 – 16:30
Where: Back Bay Events Center (180 Berkeley St, Boston)
Presented By: International - Countries Represented: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Pakistan
Transportation: Ticket holders may take advantage of round-trip bus transportation, departing from the Seaport World Trade Center on Seaport Boulevard beginning at 12:30.
America's Firsts - Sold Out
$50.00 USD
When: Friday, June 17th 10:00 – 12:30
Where: Seaport Hotel, Plaza Ballroom
Presented By: WAFA USA, Julia Clevett, Jane Godshalk, Julie Lapham, Lee LaPointe, Tasha Tobin, Tony Todesco
For the “America’s First” demonstration, six American designers have been chosen to interpret concepts that were uniquely American in origin. Included in this selection are: the Wright Brothers, Ben Franklin’s Bi-Focals, Barb Wire, Strauss Blue Jeans, Skyscrapers and The Panama Canal.
America's Firsts - Repeat Presentation
$50.00 USD
When: Saturday, June 18th 10:00 – 12:30
Where: Seaport Hotel, Plaza Ballroom
Presented By: WAFA USA, Julia Clevett, Jane Godshalk, Julie Lapham, Lee LaPointe, Tasha Tobin, Tony Todesco
For the “America’s First” demonstration, six American designers have been chosen to interpret concepts that were uniquely American in origin. Included in this selection are: the Wright Brothers, Ben Franklin’s Bi-Focals, Barb Wire, Strauss Blue Jeans, Skyscrapers and The Panama Canal.
5 Grand Masters: European Fusion in Flowers
$82.00 USD + service charge
Tickets to this demonstration are sold separately on the Citi Performing Arts Center’s website
When: Sunday, June 19th 14:00 – 16:30
Where: The Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theater (270 Tremont Street, Boston)
Presented By: International Grand Masters
Grand Masters: Alison Bradley, Scotland; Gregor Lersch, Germany;
Brigitte Auzely, France; Carles Jubany Fontanillas, Spain; Niels van Hemert, Holland
Transportation: Ticket holders may take advantage of round-trip bus transportation, departing from the Seaport World Trade Center on Seaport Boulevard beginning at 12:30.
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WAFA Lectures
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A series of 4 lectures will be held in the Seaport World Trade Center June 16-17, 2011.
Lecture tickets are US $10 each.
A Celebration of the Earth
$10.00 USD
When: Thursday, June 16th 13:00 – TBD
Where: Amphitheater - SWTC Mezzanine
Presented By: Paul Winter
 This concert, a journey through Paul Winter's world of "living music," will feature Winter's soprano sax with the voices of Wolf, Whale, Bull Elk, Whooping Crane, Woodthrush, and other members of what Winter calls "the greater symphony of the Earth." His playing and singing, and the voices of the creatures, will be accompanied by the recorded sounds of his "two-legged musician colleagues," of the Paul Winter Consort. The concert will be interwoven with stories of Winter's adventures making music in the wilderness and will feature music from his 2007 Grammy-winning album, Crestone, which includes the sounds of Apache singer/drummer John-Carlos Perea.
Winter's unique music and wildlife odyssey has taken him, over the past three decades, to 48 countries on six continents. He has recorded 40 albums, six of which have won Grammy awards. His environmental work has been honored by the United Nations Environment Programme, the Humane Society of the United States, The Garden Club of America, and the Connecticut Fund for the Environment.
The President's House and Garden
$10.00 USD
When: Thursday, June 16th 15:00 – TBD
Where: Amphitheater - SWTC Mezzanine
Presented By: William Seale
 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.
Raconteur as well as scholar, Seale will delight listeners with behind-the-scenes glimpses of the private and public lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Tiffany & Co.: Flora and Fauna: 170 Years of Tiffany Excellence
$10.00 USD
When: Friday, June 17th 14:00 – TBD
Where: Cityview Ballroom - SWTC Plaza Level
Presented By: John Loring
Design Director: Emeritus / Author
 Mother Nature is the best designer has served as the unofficial motto for Tiffany & Co. ever since Charles Lewis Tiffany founded his company in 1837, and on June 17th, Tiffany’s renowned design director emeritus and author, John Loring will present both archival images and current examples of Tiffany’s stunningly bejeweled plant and animal kingdom.
Early highlights from Tiffany’s floral bounty include Edward C. Moore’s Japanesque silver pitcher decorated with irises inspired by the woodblock prints of Hiroshige; John T. Curran’s rich Art Nouveau magnolia drawings and his dazzlingly ornate Magnolia Vase; Paulding Farnham’s delicate orchid drawings, which were the inspiration for lavishly enameled and jeweled brooches; and Louis Comfort Tiffany’s own Wisteria lampshade. The company’s mid-20th-century designs were dominated by Jean Schlumberger’s elaborate couture jewelry depicting everything from daisies to pea pods. Contemporary triumphs include such pieces as Elsa Peretti’s Amapola (red poppy) brooch and Paloma Picasso’s flower earrings and pins with rock-crystal petals and gemstone centers.
Architecture, Art, Landscape
$10.00 USD
When: Friday, June 17th 16:00 – TBD
Where: Cityview Ballroom - SWTC Plaza
Presented By: Thomas N. Armstrong III
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 presentation.
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WAFA Special Events
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Official Opening & Preview
$125.00 USD
When: Wednesday, June 15th 18:00 – 22:00
Where: Avenue of Flags and Seaport World Trade Center
Attire: Cocktail Attire
 Download Event Program
Awards Ceremony
FREE
When: Thursday, June 16th 11:00 – 12:30
Where: Seaport WTC Amphitheater
Early Bird Private Tour of the Show, including breakfast and daily admission
$75.00 USD
When: Thursday, June 16th - Friday, June 17th - Saturday, June 18 07:30 – 10:00
Where: Show Floor
"A Stately Occasion" Gala Dinner
$150.00 USD
When: Saturday, June 18th 19:00 – 22:00
Where: Westin Hotel
Attire: Cocktail Attire
Ecumenical Service, "A Glorious Celebration"
FREE
When: Sunday, June 19th 10:30 – 11:30
Where: Seaport WTC Harborview Ballroom
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