FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media contact: Diane Creasy
dcreasy@selby.com / 941.366-5731 ext. 225
December 16th through 23rd and 26th and 27th from 6 – 9 pm
[November 16, 2011 — Sarasota, Florida] Lights in Bloom is a ten night sparkling tropical holiday tradition. Lights in Bloom offers visitors a stroll through magical gardens filled with beautifully lit flowers, butterflies, dragonflies and more. Interactive Tree Men (Players Theatre) and dancing Sugar-Plum Fairies (Ravelle Academy) will keep you on the paths. Join us nightly for Menorah lighting ceremonies and Hannukah activities with the Jewish Federation; Kwanzaa story-telling by Dr. Lonnetta Gaines on December 18.
The performance schedule is listed below:
December 16 (A Tribute to Beethoven’s Birthday)
The Christmas Quartet Selby House 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
The Southeast High School Chamber Orchestra Selby House 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Rex Willis Payne Mansion 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
December 17
The Jacobites Pipe & Drum Band Selby House 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Marc Mannino Payne Mansion 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
December 18
The Southeast High School Chamber Selby House 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
The Christmas Quartet Selby House 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Rex Willis Payne Mansion 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
December 19
Missing Links Selby House 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Marc Mannino Payne Mansion 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
December 20
Missing Links Selby House 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Rex Willis Payne Mansion 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
December 21
Project SRQ Selby House 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Marc Mannino Payne Mansion 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
December 22
The Jacobites Pipe & Drum Band Selby House 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Rex Willis Payne Mansion 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
December 23
The Christmas Quartet Selby House 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Rex Willis Payne Mansion 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
December 26
Marc Mannino Payne Mansion 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The Christmas Quartet Selby House 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
December 27
Missing Links Selby House 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Marc Mannino Payne Mansion 6:00 to 9:00 p.m
Proceeds from Lights in Bloom will benefit the Gardens. Festivities will take place nightly from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on December 16 through 23, and again on December 26 and 27. Tickets for the event are $14 for adults; $12 for members; children 11 and under enter free. Tickets can be purchased beginning December 1st in the Selby Gardens Welcome Center or on our website.
Special thanks to our sponsors: The Jewish Federation; Mosaic, SNN6, SRQ, TDT
About Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is a leader in the display and study of orchids, bromeliads, gesneriads, epiphytes and tropical plants with a focus on botany, horticulture and environmental education. For more information please visit our website.
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 900 S. Palm Ave., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Christmas, regular admission $17, children 6-11 $6, children under 6 free, 366-5731 or selby.org. Get social at www.facebook.com/selbygardens or www.twitter.com/selbygardens