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August Happenings at the Wolkoff Garden |
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Hello Everyone! We have a jam-packed month ahead so mark your calendars and refer to the website for updates. Eric has put our Dahlia Show Program on the website so you can download it and print a copy if you wish. The Photo Show information is on the side tab 2024 Photo Show. Please read all about the registration & show dates & times under this tab. Just a reminder, our Annual Membership Picnic with Friends & Family is THIS Saturday, August 10th, 2024. (Rain or Shine.) It has rained all week but hopefully, it will stop by Saturday afternoon. Set up begins around Noon after work detail, volunteers are always needed. Thank you!
BCAHS Garden Tour
Wednesday, August 21st, 2024 Wolkoff Garden LIDS members are invited to our annual evening in the Dahlia Garden. Please join us as we welcome the Bayard Cutting Arboretum Horticultural Society(BCAHS) for a garden tour as they look forward to this summer event and we get to show off our beautiful Dahlias! Light Refreshments served.
LIDS Show Events Thursday, August 29, 2024 We will meet around 8:00 AM and go to the lower level of the Carriage House to help move the Dahlia show set-up items from storage. Most if not all of the show will be set up today: The Court of Honor, tables, signs, courtyard for staging, etc. Volunteers are needed for show set-up Friday, August 30th, 2024 Last minute details and finishing up the courtyard for Dahlia Staging begins at 1:00 PM. Dahlia staging follows after set-up at 1:00 PM and continues until 6:00 PM. (Dahlia Staging resumes at 7:00 AM on Saturday, August, 31st.) Parking for these days may still only be in the main or new visitors' parking lot. As of this post, Bill Bushman will drive the golf cart and hopefully we will be able to get more help as it is very challenging to carry Dahlia blooms down to the garden for early staging for the show.
The Long Island Dahlia Society Exhibition Show Saturday & Sunday, August, 31 - September 1, 2024 LIDS Dahlia Competition & Show will be held at the LOWER level of the carriage house. LIDS Photography Competition & Show will be held at the Upper level of the carriage house (All photo show registration, rules & times are located on the Long Island Dahlia Society website on the sidebar menu under photo.) Exhibitors & Volunteers gates open tentatively at 7:00 AM on Saturday, August 31st. Open to the public on Saturday from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Fresh Dahlia blooms and I believe raffle tickets will be sold over the weekend by our fantastic volunteers (please volunteer for a few hours.) SHOW FLOWERS will be sold starting at 3:00 PM. If we have a raffle, the winner will be announced. We have to be packed away by 5:00 PM. Novice Growers: We have a special section just for you! A novice is anyone who has never won more than 2 TRI-Ribbons at a LIDS show. So even if you have won before, we want you to win again! If you have never entered, don't be shy; give it a try. We will be happy to help you. There is a small, medium, and large section to place your Dahlia(s) in.
SHOWTIME! BCA gates open at 7:00 AM (tentatively.) The Dahlia show is open to the public from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Dahlia staging continues at 7:00 AM Saturday morning in the courtyard of the carriage house and ends at 10:45 AM. Judging BEGINS promptly at 11:00 AM! (Judges and Clerks should meet earlier before 10:00 with Bill Bushman.)
LIDS Show and Cleanup Sunday, September 1st, 2024 Open to the public from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. We are selling the Dahlia show flowers starting at 3:00 PM. Breakdown and cleanup start immediately afterwards as we need to be done by 5:00 PM. Please help out whenever and wherever you can as this show takes a lot of energy and effort to put on. Help is especially needed at 3:00 PM when we sell the flowers to the public and of course during breakdown. Clean-up goes so much faster with all hands on deck, and is greatly appreciated!
Looking forward to having a fantastic Dahlia & Photo Show Kristine Nicolosi, Corresponding Secretary |
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