52nd Annual SOS Orchid Show
Jewels of the Jungle January 3 & 4, 2009 |
The Sarasota Orchid Society will present their 52nd Annual Orchid Show & Sale on January 3rd & 4th, 2009. This American Orchid Society sanctioned show will be held at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail, US #41, Sarasota, Florida 34236. Show hours are Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. Admission charge is $3.00 children under 8 are free.
“Jewels of the Jungle” the theme for Sarasota Orchid Society’s 2009 Celebration, will showcase thousands of award-winning orchids in the displays created by orchid vendors and local orchid societies. A variety of orchids and orchid related accessories will also be available for purchase from expert orchid growers and artists from the state of Florida, including Blue Pagoda Orchids, Canaima Orchids, Chapman’s Orchids, Dawn Vertrees Jewelry Designer, Featherstone Orchids, Florida SunCoast Orchids, Hicks Orchids Supplies, Jone’ Ritchie, Marie Selby Botanical Book Store, Nature on the Rocks, Odom’s Orchids, Orchid Mania, Orchids Etcetera, Pelican Coast Farms, Plantio La Orquidea, Stig Dalstrom Botanical Art, Venice Orchids and much more.
Breathtaking displays of orchids will be showcased by Sarasota Orchid Society, and many other local orchid societies and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
Throughout the two show days, visitors will have the opportunity to interact with the growers, to purchase orchids and related items, and to immerse themselves in the beauty of orchids.
Hibbs Farm & Garden Supply, SunCoast Forms & Systems, & Marie Selby Botanical Gardens are proud sponsors of the Sarasota Orchid Society 52nd Annual Orchid Show.
For more information, please contact 2008 Orchid Show Co-chairs, Jo Davis at 941-228-5501, email srqjd@verizon.net or Monroe Kokin at 941-586-7795, email orchidpix@comcast.net
We welcome your visit at www.sarasotaorchidsociety.org.
Bus excursions to Sarasota are encouraged for a combined visit to the Orchid Show as well as to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, only 1 mile south on Tamiami Trail, US #41.
For Exibitors and Vendors:
2009 Orchid Show Schedule (pdf)
Orchid Show Guidelines (pdf)
Previous Orchid Shows:
Orchid Show 2003
Orchid Show 2004
Orchid Show 2005
Orchid Show 2007
Orchid Show 2008
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