This Friday, July 19th 2013, the Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center will host the Art Blooms Gala Reception. This is a classy event where the garden and arts collide.
Members of the Calvert County garden club and other floral designers will create masterful arrangements inspired by individual pieces of art in Annmarie’s galleries. As varied as the art is, the combinations of flowers, barks, and other pieces of nature are anything but the standard bouquet. Last year a floral design even had a small road going down the center.
The upscale gala is a catered event with food as exquisite as the art itself in both flavor and presentation. The most memorable was the sushi table set upon an aquarium of live fish last year, but everything we tried was delicious.
Both the artists and the floral designers attend, so it’s a great opportunity to meet the artists and learn more about their inspirations. Last year I had the pleasure of talking to a glass artist at length and met several of the floral designers too.
This special fundraising event benefits the educational programs at the artLAB, the area where recyclable items are reinvented and school groups make their own inspired artwork.
There’s a cash bar and live music. Even the guests are beautiful in their festive summer attire. It truly is a special event, a great date night, and a cause worth supporting.
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