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LGBT@NYBG Continues March 19 at Orchid Evenings

Posted in The Orchid Show on March 17 2015, by Lansing Moore

The next of our popular Orchid Evenings is this Thursday, March 19, and this special night will be dedicated to our friends in the LGBT community as part of the Garden’s new LGBT@NYBG initiative. In partnership with the NGLCCNY, NYBG will dedicate one of our special ticketed cocktail evenings to LGBT outreach for each exhibition.

Guests on Thursday will be able to admire The Orchid Show: Chandeliers and even enter for a chance to win prizes from our friends at Guerlain. Enjoy some beautiful snapshots from our last Orchid Evening below, and get your tickets for one of the remaining dates between now and April 19!

 

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This Weekend: Escape with Orchid Evenings

Posted in Programs and Events on March 13 2015, by Lansing Moore

The Orchid Show: ChandeliersOrchid Evenings kicked off last week, and the next of these popular evening events is this Saturday, March 14—and tickets are still available! Come enjoy the lingering sunset through the glass of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Admire The Orchid Show: Chandeliers alongside a live DJ with a cocktail in hand. The Pine Tree Cafe has a full bar and menu of snacks available for purchase while a live band sets the mood with Latin Jazz. Shop in the Garden will be open for those who wish to bring home an orchid or some orchid care products.

This year, Guerlain’s famed makeup artists will be on site offering free lipstick touch-ups. You can also visit the Guerlain Rare Orchid collection and post your pictures to Instagram with #GuerlainOrchid for a chance to win a couple’s spa day at the Waldorf Astoria. Visit our Guerlain page to get more information, and learn how you can also text for a chance to win luxurious Guerlain products!

Orchid Evenings have all you need for a night of romance and adventure under the intoxicating fragrance of New York’s favorite flower exhibition. Use your MasterCard to buy tickets and attend a pre-party at Shop in the Garden with a complimentary glass of champagne. Click through for more information about Orchid Evenings and the rest of this weekend’s schedule of tours and programs.

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This Weekend: Orchid Evenings Begin, Plus a Once-Only Poetry Reading

Posted in Programs and Events on March 6 2015, by Lansing Moore

The Orchid Show ChandeliersSaturday, March 7, marks the return of our popular Orchid Evenings! Tickets are still available for the first of these exciting evening events—but not for long, so buy yours today! Plan a romantic escape to the Garden for cocktails, snacks, shopping, and live entertainment in the Pine Tree Café and Shop in the Garden, while in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory The Orchid Show: Chandeliers delights with its lofty display. There are plenty more dates ahead, so check out the details and get your tickets.

Tomorrow the Garden is also pleased to host a poetry reading by Deborah Landau, an award-winning poet whose selections adorn the Poetry Walk in the Perennial Garden during this year’s Orchid Show. Landau, who directs the Creative Writing program at NYU, will read selections from her book of poetry, Orchidelirium. Click through for the full schedule of programs and events for this weekend, including tours and family programs!

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Wild Medicine Photo Contest Grand Prize Winners

Posted in Photography on March 4 2015, by Lansing Moore

Enid Haupt Conservatory Wild Medicine Photo ContestToday is the day—and we are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2015 Wild Medicine Photo Contest! From four weeks of stunning submissions, we have deliberated at length to arrive at two Grand Prize Winners, one for Macro and another for Sense of Place. These sharp-eyed shutterbugs have each just won a free seat in the NYBG Adult Education Photography class of their choice! Now they can enjoy seeing the Garden through their lens with other like-minded nature photographers, guided by one of the Garden’s expert instructors.

These shots highlight what makes the landmark Enid A. Haupt Conservatory such a magical place, and lately it is even more transcendent under The Orchid Show: Chandeliers. Plan your visit today and snap some photos of your own! In the meantime, click through to check out this year’s winning photographs.

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