Zone II Meeting Schedule Oct 26 and 27, 2011

Garden Club of New Haven

ZONE II Meeting

Dates for the Zone II Meeting: October 26 and 27, 2011

Theme: ‘neath the Elms

Logo: Elm tree design by John McCrillis for the 1980s Tree Project

Gavel Competition: Elm Trees

60 seeds sent to each club in Zone II in the spring of 2010

Schedule:

Tuesday, October 25

Staging for the Flower Show New Haven Lawn Club

7:00 pm Early arrivals’ dinner Susan Ehrenkranz

Wednesday, October 26

8:00-9:00 am Continental Breakfast/Registration New Haven Lawn Club

8:00 Set-up & Registration for Flower Show

9:00-11:30 am GCA business meeting New Haven Lawn Club

12:00–6:00 pm Flower Show (open to the public) New Haven Lawn Club

1:00-2:30 pm Box Lunch to go New Haven Lawn Club

Lecture & Film: Grove Street Cemetery NH Museum & Hist Society Stroll through Phelps Triangle

2:30-4:00 pm Tours

Grove Street Cemetery

New Haven Green

4:00-5:00 pm Tea Beinecke Museum

6:30 pm Presidents’ Cocktail Party Home of M. Alexander

7:30-10:30 pm Dinners in elegant homes with Members’ Homes

notable guest speakers

Thursday, October 27

8:30-9:30 am Continental Breakfast Kroon Hall (Conserv. Comm)

9:45-10:45am Speaker : Mark Simon, architect Kroon Hall

10:00-1:30 Flower Show New Haven Lawn Club

11:00-1:00 pm Awards Presentations/Brunch New Haven Lawn Club