THURSDAY, MARCH 6
Preview Party
Sculpture Hall
6:30–8:30 pm
$50 per person
Reservations are required; please call 314.655.5381
FRIDAY, MARCH 7
Members Preview Breakfasts
Sculpture Hall
8:30 & 9:30 am
$12.50 per person
Reservations are required through Metrotix
Public Tours
Meet by the sign on the northeast side of Sculpture Hall.
10:30 am–7:00 pm
Free
These docent led tours of Art in Bloom begin every half hour.
 Flower Arranging Demonstration
Grigg Gallery
10:00 am
Free
Ikebana, Japanese Flower Arranging
Yoshiko Mitchell, Professor of Ikebana Floral Art
Featured Lecture: Simply Elegant Flowers with Michael George
Auditorium
11:00 am
$10 per person ($5 for Members)
Michael George is New York's leading fashion florist and specializes in mono-floral arrangements that are disciplined and modern. His arrangements have been featured in publications such as Vogue; Harper's Bazaar; Martha Stewart Living; O, The Oprah Magazine; InStyle; Garden Design; and House Beautiful. George's clients include Vera Wang, Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Prada. He is also a founder and the artistic director of FlowerSchool New York. George will discuss the evolution of floral design in the 20th century. Advanced tickets recommended.
Soup, Salad, and Sandwich Buffet
Sculpture Hall
11:30 am–2:00 pm
$23.95 per person ($18.95 for Members)
Advanced tickets recommended
Flower Arranging Demonstration
Grigg Gallery
12:30 pm
Free
Direct from Amsterdam: Simple Elegance
Scott Hepper, Straub's Markets
Featured Lecture: Quilts in a Material World
Auditorium
1:00 pm
$10 per person ($5 for Members)
Join us as textile historian, conservator, and curator Linda Eaton shares the stories behind the gorgeous early American quilts included in the Museum's featured exhibition Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection (link). She will discuss the lives of the makers, the education of young women and the political and economic developments that shaped the quilts' materials and designs. Eaton curates a collection of more than 20,000 textiles at the Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, the ancestral home of horticulturist and collector Henry Francis du Pont, in the Brandywine Valley of Delaware. Advanced tickets recommended.
Flower Arranging Demonstration
Grigg Gallery
3:00 pm
Free
Refreshing Design with Vintage Finds
Ann Rabbitt, AIFD; Thorn Studio, LLC
 Flowers After Hours
Sculpture Hall and Grigg Gallery
5:00–9:00 pm
Music seatings: 6:00 and 7:30 pm
Free
See the beautiful floral arrangements in the Museum's galleries, and then enjoy live music and a cash bar during
special evening hours. On Friday, join us for the music of the Willie Akins Quartet. A St. Louis jazz legend, tenor saxophonist Willie Akins has carved his musical niche in the jazz world for over 40 years playing ballads, bop, and his own originals. Music begins at 6:00 and 7:30 pm.
Gallery Talk
Meet at the Information Center
6:00 pm
Free
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
Members Preview Breakfasts
Sculpture Hall
8:30 & 9:30 am
$12.50 per person
Reservations are required through Metrotix
Public Tours
Meet by the sign on the northeast side of Sculpture Hall.
10:30 am–7:00 pm
Free
These docent led tours of Art in Bloom begin every half hour.
Featured Lecture: Simply Elegant Flowers with Michael George
Auditorium
11:00 am
$10 per person ($5 for Members)
Michael George is New York's leading fashion florist and specializes in mono-floral arrangements that are disciplined and modern. His arrangements have been featured in publications such as Vogue; Harper's Bazaar; Martha Stewart Living; O, The Oprah Magazine; InStyle; Garden Design; and House Beautiful. George's clients include Vera Wang, Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Prada. He is also a founder and the artistic director of FlowerSchool New York. George will discuss the evolution of floral design in the 20th century. Advanced tickets recommended.
Soup, Salad, and Sandwich Buffet
Sculpture Hall
11:30 am–2:00 pm
$23.95 per person ($18.95 for Members)
Advanced tickets recommended
Flower Arranging Demonstration
Grigg Gallery
12:30 pm
Free
Floral Forecast of the Top Five Industry Trends
Rhonda Lynn-Moeckel, AIFD; Focus on Design by Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Featured Lecture: Quilts in a Material World
Auditorium
1:00 pm
$10 per person ($5 for Members)
Join us as textile historian, conservator, and curator Linda Eaton shares the stories behind the gorgeous early American quilts included in the Museum's featured exhibition Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection (link). She will discuss the lives of the makers, the education of young women and the political and economic developments that shaped the quilts' materials and designs. Eaton curates a collection of more than 20,000 textiles at the Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, the ancestral home of horticulturist and collector Henry Francis du Pont, in the Brandywine Valley of Delaware. Advanced tickets recommended.
Flower Arranging Demonstration
Grigg Gallery
3:00 pm
Free
Color Harmony
Trisha Haisler, AIFD; Elegant Celebrations
 Flowers After Hours
Sculpture Hall and Grigg Gallery
5:00–9:00 pm
Music seatings: 6:00 and 7:30 pm
Free
See the beautiful floral arrangements in the Museum's galleries, and then enjoy live music and a cash bar during
special evening hours. On Saturday, listen to the beautiful music of the Arianna String Quartet. Hailed for their outstanding musicianship, St. Louis's own Arianna String Quartet has established itself as one of America's finest chamber ensembles. It has won numerous international awards for chamber music and has performed throughout the United States, Canada, France, Japan, and Mexico. Music begins at 6:00 and 7:30 pm.
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
Public Tours
Meet by the sign on the northeast side of Sculpture Hall.
10:30 am–4:00 pm
Free
These docent led tours of Art in Bloom begin every half hour.
Soup, Salad, and Sandwich Buffet
Sculpture Hall
11:30 am–2:00 pm
$23.95 per person ($18.95 for Members)
Advanced tickets recommended
 Family Activity: Artful Arrangements
Sculpture Hall
12:00–4:00 pm
Free
Create your own floral arrangement inspired by the exhibition Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection (link).
Flower Arranging Demonstration
Grigg Gallery
12:30 pm
Free
The Art of Bulbs and Branches
Daniel Whitehurst, AIFD; St. Louis Academy of Floral Arts
Flower Arranging Demonstration
Grigg Gallery
3:00 pm
Free
Principles of Patchwork
Dean Riebeling and Keith McDonnell, Botanicals Design Studio
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