AIS: 2000 Convention (long message)
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From: "Chris Hollinshead" <cris@netcom.ca>
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> The DESTINY DALLAS - AIS 2000 Convention website is now officially open.
> We cordially invite everyone to come visit
> http://destinydallas.org
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Chris Hollinshead replies and adds:
Here is a simple and quick compilation of convention info that I collected
through my prior requests on Iris-talk. (and yes I know that the info was in
the AIS Bulletin but I could not find my copy at the time.)
Also some people on the list are possibly not AIS members (horrors!) and may
be interested in same and likewise tempted to attend the Dallas 2000 AIS
Convention.
I am also including the Lew Begley article to whet everyone's appetite for
attending the convention. I will post the registration and schedule info to
our CIS website too for easy reference.
Destiny Dallas 2000
AIS Convention 2000
by Lew Begley
There is nothing like the rainbow effect of a field of irises. Your palette
will be full if you visit Destiny Dallas 2000 for next year's American Iris
Society National Convention. Mark the date April 15-20, 2000 for a
millennium artfest. You may win the stunning iris art door prize at the
Awards Banquet-a Gordon Green original watercolor of a beautiful yellow
iris. You have a second chance for a Gordon Green treasure with the
raffle-this one a purple and white plicata.
Dallas will welcome you with nine gardens on the convention tour. On display
will be over a thousand varieties of irises at two master plantings: Dallas
Arboretum and the Clark Gardens. The Dallas Arboretum on the shores of White
Rock Lake has over sixty acres that will be one of the highlights of your
tour. In the setting of an oil man's mansion (the DeGolyer Estate) you will
be surrounded by spring blooms. You may tour the mansion and walk the
grounds of azaleas, water fountains, ponds and statuary. Irises will be your
main objective, but you will see a myriad of flowers in bloom.
The Clark Garden in Cool, Texas is an estate of irises in every direction. A
new setting of European design will host the guest irises. You can enjoy
lunch around the lake pavilion full of waterfowl and bordered by plantings
of Louisiana irises. Art forms, fountains, covered walkways and many
thousand irises are scattered through the grounds. The art of iris there
will amaze you.
The Spears Garden in Argyle, Texas is a haven for historic iris lovers.
Besides the guest beds you can feast your eyes on irises past and renew your
memories of past art. Joan Stanley's garden in Ft. Worth, Texas, stands on
eight acres of woods, streams and open fields of irises. You can see her
rabbits and walk along the step-stone paths. A treat awaits you on
encountering Joan's bubbly personality.
Tom Burseen's garden in Grand Prairie, Texas, is crowded to the brim with
Texas Tough Irises. Thousands of blooms await your viewing, and you can even
pet a goat if you like. The Farmer's Branch Historic Park is a glen setting
of an old farm homestead; complete with church, farm homes, corrals and farm
buildings. There are beds of guest irises, and around the church are many
historic irises. In fact, there are beds of iris everywhere. Again, you will
enjoy lunch on the grounds and have time to see it all.
The Addison City Park planting near the convention hotel will be on the bus
tour, but also is just a short walk away, providing you with a second look
at some of the irises you like. Another highlight of your bus tour will be
the famed gardens of Marie Caillet in Little Elm, Texas. Set on the shore of
the lake are Louisianas in profusion, and an English garden setting of many
other blooms. Across the street you will see Aunt Shirley's garden and Sandy
Shaw Moss's garden of irises on the shoreline. Just up the street in the
Land Garden there ar companion plants among the irises that are some of the
most unusual in Texas. Diane Land is a master gardener and the art of her
grounds prove it. The Land's antique rose garden has one of the best
displays in the area of North Texas and will also be on tour.
At the Begley Campbell garden in Mesquite you can view irises all around the
house. There are fields of Louisianas, guest iris beds, even an historic
bed. Water ponds and koi fish are there for the viewing, and behind the barn
is a field of wild flowers.
Make plans to attend Destiny Dallas 2000. We welcome you to a week of art
you won't forget. Good food, good tours, great art in iris and even an iris
show await you next April 15-20, 2000. Don't miss it! Perhaps you will carry
home the original iris watercolor painted by Gordon Green.
Convention Chairperson: Bonnie Nichols
3365 Northaven Road., Dallas, TX 75229
(214) 352-2191
Convention Hotel: Crown Plaza Hotel
14315 Midway Road, Addison, TX 75244
(972) 980-8877
Convention registrar:
Steve & Ann Kimball
3603 Broadway Boulevard
Garland, Texas 75043-1647
(972) 564-4281
Convention Registration Fees:
Postmarked by February 15, 2000 $ 185.00
From February 15 to March 15 $ 215.00
Postmarked after March 15 $ 240.00
Youth Reg. (age 18 & under) $ 145.00
Saturday, April 15, 2000:
10a.m. - 5p.m. Registration
1p.m. - 10p.m. AIS Board Meeting
Sunday, April 16, 2000:
8a.m. -12p.m. AIS Board Meeting
10a.m.-5p.m. Registration
12:30p.m.- 8p.m. Various Section Board Meetings
7:30p.m. - 9:30p.m. AIS Board Meeting
Monday, April 17, 2000:
8a.m. - 6p.m. Registration
8a.m. - 7p.m. Various Section Membership Meetings
6:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. No Host Reception
7:30p.m. Welcome Dinner
After Dinner - AIS Silent Auction
10a.m. - 6p.m - Boutique
After Dinner - Boutique
Tuesday, April 18, 2000:
7a.m. - Iris Garden Tours
6p.m. - 7:30p.m. Judges Training
8p.m. - 9:30p.m. Judges Training
4:30p.m. - 10p.m. Silent Auction
6p.m. - 10p.m. Boutique
Wednesday, April 19, 2000:
7a.m. Iris Garden Tours
6:30p.m. - 8p.m. Judges Training
8:30p.m. - 10p.m. Convention Chair Meeting
9p.m. Silent Auction
6p.m. - 10p.m. Boutique
Thursday, April 20, 2000:
7a.m. - Iris Garden Tours
6:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. No Host Reception
7:30p.m. Awards Banquet
After Dinner - Boutique
Christopher Hollinshead
Mississauga, Ontario Canada zone6b
AIS(Region 16), CIS, SSI
Director-Canadian Iris Society (CIS)
Newsletter Editor-Canadian Iris Society
E-mail: cris@netcom.ca <c*@netcom.ca>
Canadian Iris Society (CIS) website: http://www.netcom.ca/~cris/CIS.html
Siberian-Species Convention 2003 website:
http://www.netcom.ca/~cris/2003/index.html
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