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Schedule of Events 

Enjoy the keyboard talents of Marlene Nichols during the Violet Crown Garden Club Flower Show on both days, and the mariachi music of Zeke Castro and Trio Los Castros as they stroll the Food Court around 1 pm on Saturday and noon on Sunday.

Saturday, March 28, 2009
   
  Joys of the Garden
Talks under the Tent
Music on the Stage
in the Rose Garden
11:00 am   Random Acts Puppet Theatre
award-winning production of “American Tales”, a series of spellbinding Hispanic, African-American, Appalachian, Cajun, and Native American folk tales

11:30 am

Motivating Gardeners to Go Organic
Speaker: John Dromgoole
 
12:00 pm   Staci Gray
Austin-based children’s performer joins us with her story and movement songs
12:30 pm Culinary Herbs Around the World
Speaker: Lucinda Hutson
 
1:00 pm   Sunrise Beach Lawn Chair Brigade
special opportunity to see a live lawn chair performance
1:30 pm Diverse World of Bromeliads
Speaker: Christopher Krumrey
 
2:00 pm   Soniquete (Luis Angel Ibanez)
music and rhythm of Latin America from Mexico, to Cuba, to Brazil, and beyond
2:30 pm Rock Gardening In Texas
Speaker: Matt Welch
 
3:00 pm   The Chase Scott Band
lively mix of classic rock & roll sounds from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s
3:30 pm

Cacti & Succulents for Central Texas
Speaker: Jeff Pavlat

 
4:00 pm   No Show Ponies
music inspired by the best aspects of rock and roll
 
Sunday, March 29, 2009
  Joys of the Garden
Talks under the Tent
Music on the Stage
in the Rose Garden

11:30 am

Privacy Screening with 'Clumping Bamboo'
Speaker: Jinji Willingham
 
12:00 pm   Los Klezmeros
traditional Old Country Jewish music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans, as well as Israel and the Middle East
12:30 pm Taniguchi Japanese Garden 1969 - 2009 
Speaker: Terry Ward
 
1:00 pm   Zydeco Blanco
best zydeco band in Texas Hill Country, firmly rooted in Creole and Cajun traditions of Southwest Louisiana
1:30 pm Japanese Flower Arranging - 3 Designs
Speakers: Flo Doan Bowen & Alys Honey 
Marilyn Sharratt & Hiroko Miller
 
2:00 pm   The Aviators
Young musicians from the Natural Ear Music School
2:30 pm Rainwater Harvesting, Barrels to Cisterns
Speaker: Dick Peterson, Austin Energy Green Building
 
3:00 pm   Soniquete (Luis Angel Ibanez)
music and rhythm of Latin America from Mexico, to Cuba, to Brazil, and beyond
3:30 pm Garden Design Using Organic Texas Natives
Speaker: James Dear
 
4:00 pm   Zest of Yore
lively and rocking performance of pop/rock
4:00 pm Raffle Drawing
 
 
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