Programs & Events
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013
INSTALLATION DAY AND GRAND OPENING
10 AM
- Installation of floral arrangements
- Marketplace open with gifts and accessories for your home and garden.
11 AM
Café Calatrava, The Coffee Shop, Windhover Hall Garden Room, and Milaeger’s Garden Bistro open.
NOON
Collection galleries open with artwork-inspired floral arrangements.
5–9 PM | OPENING NIGHT
$20; $5 Members
- Professionally judged awards announced.
- People’s Choice Awards voting begins for First, Second, and Third Place and Honorable Mention.
5:30 PM
Opening Night ReceptionMeet the design experts behind Art in Bloom’s floral masterpieces. Enjoy the marketplace, food by Café Calatrava, a cash bar, and other surprises!
6:15 PM
Designer Awards, Acknowledgments, Iron Designer CompetitionSee if the judges awarded Best in Show to your favorite arrangement, and don’t miss the live Iron Designer competition, featuring Pam Borgardt (Milaeger’s), Jamie Beauchamp (Jaimer’s Floral), and Laurie A. Wareham (Wear ’Em Design, LLC).
Sponsored by CDI-Center for Diagnostic ImagingFRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013
10 AM–6 PM
- Collection galleries open with artwork-inspired floral arrangements.
- People’s Choice Awards voting. Choices posted at 3 p.m.
- Marketplace open, offering gifts and accessories for your home and garden.
10:15 AM, NOON, 2 PM
Drop-in docent-led toursMeet in Windhover Hall | Free with event admission
11 AM
Café Calatrava, The Coffee Shop, Windhover Hall Garden Room, and Milaeger’s Garden Bistro open.
11 AM | LECTURE
Neil Whittaker: European Natural SpringtimeLubar Auditorium | $20/$15 Members
Learn the steps this internationally acclaimed floral designer from Manchester, England, follows to produce his award-winning designs.
Sponsored by Milwaukee Art Museum’s Garden Club
2 PM | MASTER CLASS
European Design with Neil WhittakerMilaeger’s Garden Bistro | $150
Reservations required; call 414-224-3803 (Limited to 40)
Create your own European-style floral masterpiece to take home, working with the award-winning British florist. All materials (except for pruners and a knife) included.
2:30 PM | LECTURE
Vicki Piaskowski: Creating a Native Habitat on Your Property—Friendly to Birds, Bees, and ButterfliesLubar Auditorium | $15/$10 Members
Discover what flowers and plantings attract birds, bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects to your yard.
SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2013
10 AM–6 PM
- Collection galleries open with artwork-inspired floral arrangements.
- Marketplace open, offering gifts and accessories for your home and garden.
- People’s Choice Awards voting. Choices posted at 3 p.m.
- Kohl’s Art Generation Open Studio for the entire family, until 4 p.m.
10:15 AM, NOON, 2 PM
Drop-in docent-led toursMeet in Windhover Hall | Free with event admission
10:30 AM
Story Time in the GalleriesMeet at Admissions | Free with event admission
Come hear Mice, Lois Ehlert’s newest illustrated book, and then create your own story drawing to take home.
11 AM
Café Calatrava, The Coffee Shop, Windhover Hall Garden Room, and Milaeger’s Garden Bistro open.
11 AM | LECTURE
Ron Morgan: A Glass ActLubar Auditorium | $20/$15 Members
See how to transform ordinary glass vessels into stunning masterpieces, as demonstrated by this highly sought-after floral designer in the U.S.
Sponsored by Barbara C. Strecker Memorial Fund
1 PM | WORKSHOP
Jill Bedford: Creating Living Still Lifes for Photography (Sold Out)Quadracci Suite | $15/$10 Members
Reservations required; call 414-224-3803 (Limited to 20)
Find in nature the inspiration to compose visually rich, meaningful still lifes, using tips from this workshop. (Bring materials of meaning for your design.)
1–4 PM | DROP-IN FAMILY ACTIVITIES
Illustrator Lois EhlertKohl’s Art Generation Studio | Free with event admission
Workshop and book signing with children’s author-illustrator Lois Ehlert
2 PM | MASTER CLASS
A Glass Act with Ron MorganMilaeger’s Garden Bistro | $150
Reservations required; call 414-224-3803 (Limited to 25)
Explore the versatility of glass vessels, arranged with flowers, fruits, and similar items, and transform your home. (Bring glass container, pruners, and knife. All other materials provided.)
2 PM
The Milwaukee Guitar QuartetBradley Galleries | Free with event admission
2:30 PM | LECTURE
Jim Walczak: Four-Season Gardening: Selecting Trees, Shrubs, and Perennials for the Best Seasonal Garden ShowLubar Auditorium | $15/$10 Members
Give your yard multi-seasonal interest (Spring Sparkle, Summer Sizzle, Fall Fantasy, and Winter Woe) with plant suggestions from landscape architect Jim Walczak.
Sponsored by LandWorks, Inc.
SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2013
10 AM–5 PM
- Collection galleries open with artwork-inspired floral arrangements.
- Marketplace open, offering gifts and accessories for your home and garden.
- People’s Choice Awards voting. Choices posted at 3 p.m.
- Kohl’s Art Generation Open Studio for the entire family, until 4 p.m.
10:15 AM, NOON, 2 PM
Drop-in docent-led toursMeet in Windhover Hall | Free with event admission
11 AM
Café Calatrava, The Coffee Shop, Windhover Hall Garden Room, and Milaeger’s Garden Bistro open.
12:30 PM | LECTURE
Chef of Café Calatrava: Cooking from the Backyard GardenLubar Auditorium | $15/$10 Members
Serve up dishes from your Wisconsin garden! This plating demonstration with the Museum’s chef presents three dishes prepared with ingredients the home gardener can easily grow.
1–4 PM | DROP-IN FAMILY ACTIVITES
Illustrator Lois EhlertKohl’s Art Generation Studio | Free with event admission
Workshop and book signing with children’s author Lois Ehlert
2 PM
Lake TrioBradley Galleries | Free with event admission
2:30 PM | LECTURE
Melinda Myers: Shade GardeningBeyond Hostas
Lubar Auditorium | $15/$10 Members
Look beyond hostas to add extra appeal and interest to the shady spots in your landscape.
Sponsored by Kanavas Landscape Management, Inc.
4 PM | Designer Recognition and
Raffle Drawing
