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Orchid Show in Madison@Alliant
You will want to include Orchid Quest 2012 in your New Year’s Resolutions. One can attend this annual two-day event for orchid lovers, hobbyists and admirers at all levels of interest for one or two days. Think of it as a mini vacation to the tropics or an exotic island that is in your own back yard. Hold the dates February 4 and 5, 2012! Orchid Quest 2012 promises to be the event that you don’t want to miss.
Orchid Quest 2012, the 25th orchid show sponsored by the Madison Orchid Growers’ Guild, will be held at Exhibition Hall the Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI. Huge orchid displays in the exhibit area and thousands of fragrant orchids for sale from vendors. Also: seminars, quilts, artwork, painted porcelain, raffle, silent auction and everything you need to take care of your new orchid plants.
The show is Saturday February 4, 10AM to 5 PM and Sunday February 5, 10 AM to 4 PM. One day entry fee is $7.00 and two day pass is $10.00. Senior discount honored. Children 12 and under are free.
Questions: Check our website (orchidguild.org). Show chairs, Judy Stevenson and Heidi Maenner
Bus tours are an easy and convenient way for your group of friends traveling to Orchid Quest. Bus parking is $18 per day at the event gate. A 20 passenger van only pays $6 per day at the event gate. Special group admission rates offer a $1 savings per day for each person and are available (in advance only) for groups of 10 or more. One-day tickets are $6 and two-day tickets are $9. To organize a group tour, email Judy Stevenson atjudy_stevenson@sbcglobal.net or call 608-231-3163
MADISON
Welcome to Madison, Wis., a fun and friendly small city surrounded by lakes and farmland. Home to the state capital, University of Wisconsin-Madison and many unique attractions, Madison is pleased to host the 25th Orchid Show put on by Orchid Growers’ Inc. of Madison, WI. For more information on Madison’s hospitality, please contact the following helpful resources:
Greater Madison
Convention & Visitors Bureau: 800.373.6376, 608.255.2537,
www.visitmadison.com or Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: 608.256.8348,
www.greatermadisonchamber.com
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
The Alliant Energy Center (1919 Alliant Energy Center Way) is located on the southern edge of Madison, just off Hwy. 12 & 18 (Beltline), on John Nolen Dr. between Olin Ave. and Rimrock Rd. From the Beltline, the big white dome roof of the Coliseum building is easy to recognize.
· From the north on I-90/94: Where I-90 and I-94 split, stay on I-90 to Chicago and Janesville – not I-94 to Milwaukee. After four miles, take exit #142A onto Hwy. 12/18 (Beltline) west to Madison. After five miles, the white dome roof of the Coliseum building is visible on the right. Take the John Nolen Dr. exit.
· From the south on I-90: Exit #142A onto Hwy. 12/18; proceed as above.
· From the east on I-94: At Madison, take I-90 to Janesville and Chicago; then proceed as above.
· From the west: Take Hwy. 12/18 (Beltline) going east. Exit at Rimrock Rd. or Exit #262
Educational Programs:
Saturday, February 4
1:30 AM: “How to Grow Great Slipper Orchids” Glen Decker, Piping Rock Orchids, Galway, NY
1:00 PM: “Your Orchid’s Needs and Dangers” Hermann Pigors, Oak Hill Gardens, Dundee, IL
2:30 PM: “Vanilla Orchids Natural History and Cultivation” Ken Cameron PhD, Director of the Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Madison, WI