Tuesday, September 20, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Dewey Gottwald Center
Ticket $35
Grow your knowledge about creating unique botanical-filled cocktails at a lively, on-stage mixology presentation. Afterwards, you can join the party on the patio for drinks and hors’ d’oeuvres, or you can sip and stroll throughout the museum and admire the photography displays, creative floral designs and exceptional fall horticulture specimens. Mix and mingle with many of the Symposium presenters, flower show judges and event sponsors after an action-packed day. We look forward to spending time with you at the Mix It Up Cocktail Party.
Plant pathologist at the Bartlett Tree Experts Research Laboratories in Charlotte, NC.
Award winning photographer, author and co-founder of The Bryan Peterson School of Photography.
Landscape architect with Phyto Studio who focuses on creating ecologically-functional landscapes.
Executive director and curator of the Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum
Botanical-inspired adult beverages surrounded by blooms of the late-season garden.
Acclaimed landscape architect addresses social and ecological sustainability in designed landscapes.
Innovative haute couture creations and woodland designs made with foraged plant materials and flowers.
Day One of the Symposium features presentations by acclaimed artistic designer Francoise Weeks, landscape architect Emilie Carter, ASLA, of Phyto Studio, and pre-recorded presentations by photographers Sherryl Belinsky and Bryan F. Peterson. Spectacular artistic design, horticulture and photography exhibits take center stage upon conclusion of judging, and a botanical cocktail mixology event provides a perfect ending to the day.
Day Two events include presentations and discussions by landscape architect Thomas Woltz, FASLA, plant pathologist Matthew Borden, DPM, of Bartlett Tree Experts, Director and Curator of the Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum Shaun Spencer-Hester and photographer Robert Llewellyn. Visitors will also have another opportunity to view the artistic design, horticulture and photography exhibits.
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