Re: Independent Garden Center Show in Chicago

**j* e* m* s* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

This was Doreen's message:

I'm sure most of you have received the Quill & Trowel April issue by 
now and seen the ad on page 19 for the IGC Show in Chicago in August. 
Since I live within 100 miles of Chicago, I inquired about getting a 
press pass and came away with some interesting opportunities I want 
to share with you.

On Wednesday, Aug. 20, the show's second day, there will be a media 
reception on the show's floor after everyone leaves.  All displays 
will be available for viewing without crowds.  There will be a meet 
and greet with refreshments and a speaker, Diarmuid Gavin, the BBC 
landscape designer who is also the show's keynote speaker.  He will 
be doing interviews and answering questions. 

The show's PR man Clint Albin tells me that a display of the newest 
products and plants is planned, too.

Included in this show is a free concert by Kansas on Navy Pier the 
previous night, along with a cocktail party. 

Everything is free for media.  You get a VIP press pass.  Downtown 
Chicago and Navy Pier are easy to navigate if you use Amtrak or Metra 
trains from outlying suburbs.

Albin asked me to pass along this information to help you gauge 
whether the IGC Show is an event that will benefit you.  He can be 
reached at (202) 669-2615 or email him at  clint@igcshow.com for 
obtain a press pass.
Doreen Howard

>Could someone please tell me (again) who to contact for free 
>admission to the Independent Garden
>Center Show in Chicago?  I believe there was a thread here, a couple 
>of weeks ago, extending the
>invitation to members of GWA.
>
>Thanks in advance for your help,
>Mary Ann Newcomer
>www.idahogardener.com
>
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Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
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