US/Maryland Zoo: Wild About Bamboo Festival June 3-4, '06

[Bamboo Events Desk]

WILD ABOUT BAMBOO
BAMBOO FESTIVAL at THE MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE

Saturday June 3 and Sunday June 4, 2006
http://www.marylandzoo.org/news/event-details.aspx?ID=148

BALTIMORE, MD -- The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore invites landscapers, nurseries, artisans, crafters, furniture builders, weavers, musicians and anyone working with bamboo to display, sell, and demonstrate their wares at the first Bamboo Festival. The Bamboo Festival will be held on Saturday June 3 and Sunday June 4, 2006 in the Waterfowl Lake Pavilion Area (http://www.marylandzoo.org/visit/facility-rentals.htm) of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. This event is being held in conjunction with the Spring Meeting of the Northeastern Chapter of the American Bamboo Society.

CALL FOR VENDORS

Booth Costs:

Established Commercial Vendors: $150 for the weekend – includes 1, 8’ table and 2 chairs

Artisan Crafter Vendors: $ 75 for the weekend – includes 1, 8’ table and 2 chairs

Non-profit Organizations: $ 40 for the weekend – includes 1, 8’ table and 2 chairs

A $15 discount is given to those exhibitors who supply their own table and chairs

Mailing Address:

Wild About Bamboo Festival Coordinator, The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland 21217. Attn: Marketing

Dates and Times:

Saturday June 3, 2006 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Gate opens for vendors at 7:00 AM)
Sunday June 4, 2006 – 12 Noon - 4:00 PM

Contact Information:

To secure a space and for information, please contact: Susan Gossling Walters at 410-329-6772.

Vendor Reservations and Payments due by May 1, 2006

A 20% discount to any exhibitor who reserve and pay prior to May 1.

http://www.marylandzoo.org/visit/general-info.htm
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[TribalWind]

wow, thanks events desk.
this is something to plan for.

road trip!

any other NYers wanna carpool send me a note.

[rfgpitt]

Got some info today from Susanne Lucas. Here is a link to a .pdf with the tentative June 3rd schedule, registration form, vendor info, and garden tour info/signup for June 4th:
2006 NEC Spring Meeting .pdf (http://home.comcast.net/~rick.g/NEC/2006_NEC_Spring_Meeting.pdf)

[Bamboo Events Desk]

2006 Northeast Chapter of the American Bamboo Society SPRING MEETING

A Bamboo Festival in conjunction with the Maryland Zoo
and the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore

Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4, 2006
The NEC Spring Meeting will be held Saturday, June 3, during the Bamboo Festival at the Maryland Zoo, located in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore. In addition to the Zoo's facilities and gardens, there are 2 wonderful gardens near the Zoo: a newly renovated Baltimore Conservatory and Cylburn Gardens.

Location : Mansion House (see directions below)

Tentative program / Confirmed Speakers :

8 – 9 am Registration and Coffee

9 – 10 am Bamboo Fencing in the US – an Update
David Flanagan, Engineer, designer, and owner, BambooFencer

10 – 11 am Bamboo in Landscapes designed by Oehme van Sweden Architects Wolfgang Oehme, Landscape Architect and bamboo lover, OvSA

11 - 1 pm Tour of Maryland Zoo, Steve Linda, Zoo Horticulturist
Steve will lead a tour of the native bamboo growing in the Maryland habitat area of the Zoo, growing along a stream bank, as well as guide us around the many other bamboo plantings around the Zoo.

Lunch provided - box lunch (for all who Pre-Register!)

1 - 2 pm A bamboo tour in Japan – a visual delight
Susanne Lucas, Horticulturist, designer, Pioneer Plants/BambooSelect®

2 – 4 pm Not-to-be Missed Rare Plant and Artifact Auction / and sales

4 – 5 pm Tour the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore [The Conservatory is the Zoo's neighbor; while they don't have bamboo in their collection, the facility and plant collections are breathtaking.]

5:30 pm - Reception and refreshments at the Conservatory

For questions about the Zoo facilities, please go to the website, www.marylandzoo.org or contact : Susan Gossling Walters (410) 329-6772 phone (410) 329-6495 fax
email Susan here (susangw@comcast.net)

For questions about the Conservatory facilities, contact Kate Blom,
Conservatory Supervisor,
3100 Swan Dr. in Druid Hill Park
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396- 0180
http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/government/recnparks/special_facilities.htm

SUNDAY, JUNE 4 - GARDEN TOURS In conjunction with NEC Spring Meeting In and around the city of Baltimore, Maryland

Including :

Private garden of landscape architect, Wolfgang Oehme
Oehme van Sweden Associates

Local Oehme van Sweden Associates projects

Large grove of Phyllostachys bambusoides

Private garden of Paul Babikow, owner of Babikow Greenhouses

Visit to wholesale grower Kurt Bluemel, Inc.

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Registration for this event is mandatory. Space is limited. Please fill out and return the attached form as soon as possible

Northeast Chapter of the American Bamboo Society
Spring Meeting, June 3,4, 2006 - Maryland Zoo, Baltimore Maryland

Meeting Registration Form

Name(s*) ______________________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

Tel: ________________________________ Email:____________________________

*Additional Names:_____________________,________________________

Registration Fee includes:
Admission to Maryland Zoo and Baltimore Conservatory on Saturday, June 3, and the Spring Meeting event (presentations, Zoo tour and demonstrations), box lunch, and displays. Parking is free

Before May 15 After May 15

ABS Member* # of Registrants ____ X $22 =___-___ ____ X $32= _______

Non Member # of Registrants ____ X $34 =____ _ ____X $44 = _______

Sub Total =_________ Sub Total = __________


Non-Members are invited to join ABS (national) and the Northeast Chapter, which totals $40 for a full year.
__________Yes, I have included an additional $40 for Membership.

Grand total $_______________


Make Checks payable to NE Chapter of ABS and mail to:

NE Chapter of ABS Charge/Debit: Type:Master/Visa/Discover/AmEx (circle one)
Fran Ertel Number:________________________________
750 Krumkill Road Exp:__________
Albany NY 12203-5976 Name on card _________________________
(Charge will appear as going to Bamboo Fencer, Inc.)