Schedule of Events
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 |
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6:00 pm to 9:00 pm |
Registration and Information Desks Open |
Mississippi Garden Court East |
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8:00 am to 4:00 pm |
Preconvention Tour #1: Munsinger and Clemens public gardens, Untiedt/McKee private garden (box lunch) |
St. Cloud & Plymouth, MN |
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3:00 pm to 9:00 pm |
Registration and Information Desks Open |
Mississippi Garden Court East |
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4:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
Program: Arrangement Workshop; Doug Helberg |
Kellogg I, II & III |
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5:00 pm to 7:00 pm |
Terrace Horticultural Books: Rose Books and Reception for Jerry Olson, "Minnesota's Mr. Rose" |
St. Paul, MN - use hotel shuttle |
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7:00 pm to 9:00 pm |
ARS Finance Meeting |
Kellogg I |
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7:00 pm to 8:00 pm |
Program: Polyantha Rose Breeding, David Zlesak |
Kellogg II & III |
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8:00 pm to 9:00 pm |
Program: Rose Exploration in China, Ping Lim, Bailey's Nursery |
Kellogg II & III |
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8:00 am to 2:00 pm |
Convention Tour #2: Bailey's and Kedem's Nurseries; UMore Rose Garden; Anderson private garden (buffet lunch) |
Twin Cities and suburbs |
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8:00 am to 9:00 pm |
Registration and Information Desks Open |
Mississippi Garden Court East |
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8:00 am to 8:15 am |
Executive Committee Meeting |
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8:00 am to Midnight |
Cold Storage Room Open |
Room #121 |
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8:15 am to 5:30 pm |
ARS Board Meeting |
Kellogg I |
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9:00 am to 6:30 pm |
Trade Show |
Mississippi Garden Court East |
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9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
ARS Store Sales Open |
Coat Room, Mississippi Garden Court East |
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12 noon to 1:30 pm |
ARS Board of Directors Lunch |
Capitol Ballroom (lower level) |
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2:00 pm to 3:00 pm |
Program: Consulting Rosarian Seminar* Rose Viruses - Ben Lockhart, U of MN |
Kellogg II & III |
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3:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
Program: Consulting Rosarian Seminar* Blackspot - Vance Whitaker, U of MN |
Kellogg II & III |
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3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
Terrace Horticultural Books: featuring The Encyclopedia of Antique Roses |
St. Paul, MN - use hotel shuttle |
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4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Program: Consulting Rosarian Seminar* Garden Pests - Jeff Hahn, U of MN |
Kellogg II & III |
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5:30 pm to 6:30 pm |
President's Reception for "First Timers", host, Steve Jones |
President's Suite |
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6:30 pm to 8:30 pm |
Opening Reception |
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*The three Consulting Rosarian Seminars will each count as 1 point towards the Consulting Rosarian continuing education requirements. If all three seminars are attended, 4 points will be credited. |
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4:00 am to 10:00 am |
Rose Show Prep Area Open |
Cold Storage Room(Room #121) Mississippi Garden Court East |
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6:30 am to 9:30 am |
Rose Show Entries Open |
Great River Ballroom |
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8:00 am to 9:00 pm |
Registration and Information Desks Open |
Mississippi Garden Court East |
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8:30 am to 10:00 am |
Judges Breakfast |
Capitol Ballroom (lower level) |
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9:00 am to 10:00 am |
Clerks Meeting |
State I (lower level) |
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9:00 am to 1:00 pm |
Program: Beginner Rose Grower Seminar |
Kellogg I, II & III |
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9:00 am to 3:00 pm |
Rose Garden Tour #3: Lyndale Park Rose Garden, MN Landscape Arboretum, Hass & Lawson private gardens (buffet lunch) |
Twin Cities and suburbs |
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9:00 am to 6:00 pm |
Trade Show |
Mississippi Garden Court East |
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9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Silent Auction |
Mississippi Garden Court East |
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9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
ARS Store Sales Open |
Coat Room, Mississippi Garden Court East |
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10:00 am to 1:00 pm |
Rose Show Judging |
Great River Ballroom |
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1:30 pm to 9:00 pm |
Rose Show Open to Public |
Great River Ballroom |
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2:00 pm to 3:00 pm |
Rose Show Critique with Horticultural & Arrangement Judges |
Great River Ballroom |
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2:15 pm to 3:00 pm |
Program: Aurelia Scott, author of Otherwise Normal People: The Thorny World of Competitive Rose Gardening |
Kellogg I, II, & III |
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3:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
Program: The Roses of South Central Wisconsin, Dr. Henry Najat |
Kellogg I, II, & III |
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4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Program: Bob Martin, author of Showing Good Roses |
Kellogg I, II, & III |
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6:00 pm to 9:45 pm |
Gangster Dinner & Interactive Mystery Play; Dress up as a Gangster, Host "The Godfather" Steve Jones |
Wabasha Street Caves, St. Paul, MN |
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8:00 am to 9:00 pm |
Registration and Information Desks Open |
Mississippi Garden Court East |
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8:00 am to 12 noon |
Rose Garden Tour #4: Webber, Dean, Dahl & Horan private gardens |
Twin Cities and suburbs |
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9:00 am to 6:00 pm |
Trade Show |
Mississippi Garden Court East |
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9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Silent Auction |
Mississippi Garden Court East |
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9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
ARS Store Sales Open |
Coat Room, Mississippi Garden Court East |
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9:00 am to 1:30 pm |
Rose Show Open to Public |
Great River Ballroom |
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12 noon to 1:00 pm |
Program: Rose Photography, Yvonne Brault |
Kellogg I, II & III |
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12 noon to 2:00 pm |
Patrons' Sunday Brunch - A Salute to the American Spirit |
Capitol Ballroom |
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12:30 pm to 4:00 pm |
Rose Hybridizers Association Meeting (non-RHA members welcome) |
U of MN test site and Arboretum |
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1:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
Local and District Awards Presentation & rose show take-down |
Great River Ballroom |
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1:00 pm to 3:00 pm |
Program: Horticultural Judges Seminar, Susan Clingenpeel |
Kellogg I, II & III |
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3:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
ARS Committee Meetings |
Capitol Ballroom |
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4:00 pm to 5:15 pm |
ARS Membership Meeting & Klima Lecture |
Kellogg I, II & III |
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6:00 pm to 7:00 pm |
Reception |
Great River Ballroom |
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6:00 pm to 7:00 pm |
Silent Auction Pickup |
Mississippi Garden Court East |
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7:00 pm to 10:00 pm |
Awards Banquet Mary Maguire Lerman - History of the Lyndale Park Rose Garden and its Special Connection to the White House Rose Garden |
Great River Ballroom |
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9:00 am to 6:00 pm |
Post Convention Tour #5: Leif Erikson Park rose Garden, Glensheen Mansion, lunch at Enger Tower |
Duluth, MN |
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