Warm up in Phoenix with The Seasonal Dinner Series

The Seasonal Table is a new series at the Desert Botanical Garden featuring a four-course dinner of fresh, locally sourced seasonal cuisine with wine pairings.  Each dinner will be held in a special Garden location chosen for its beauty.  Upon arrival to the dinner venue, guests will enjoy a welcome drink and hors d’oeuvres. While seated at extended harvest tables, guests will experience a four-course dinner that will incorporate the freshest, seasonal, and locally sourced ingredients.

These dinners will be enjoyed in the elegant ambience of the various Garden venues. Learn the story behind your meal from Matthew Taylor, Executive Chef at the Garden’s own Gertrude’s, and how your wine compliments each course from knowledgeable winery representatives. 

Saturday, February 7, 2015: Wine & Dine

Enjoy a dining experience celebrating the wide and varied culinary uses of wine!  Upon arrival to the Boppart Courtyard, guests will be welcomed with a specialty cocktail and hors d’oeuvres. Each of the four courses will have wine as a special ingredient and will also be carefully paired with the featured wine of the evening. Enjoy the evening’s courses paired with the soulful styling of local jazz favorite, The Dmitri Matheny Group.

Saturday, March 14, 2015: Tequila Ole!

Learn to appreciate the nuances of flavor in the different varieties of tequila, all the while enjoying an elegant four-course meal under the stars!  Guests will begin their evening with a welcome margarita and hors d’oeuvres in our beautiful Steele Herb Garden.  Each dinner course will be paired with the evening’s featured tequila, and a representative will be present to discuss the finer points of tasting.  The elegance of the evening’s ambiance will be enhanced by Miguel de Maria’s Spanish guitar performance played throughout the night.

Saturday, April 11, 2015: Dig Into Spring

Celebrate the beauty of spring at the Desert Botanical Garden!  Upon arriving to the Ullman Terrace, guests will be greeted with the evening’s welcome cocktail and seasonal hors d’oeuvres.  Enjoy a four- course menu which will feature the fresh, seasonal cuisine that this season has to offer, pairing the evening’s featured wine with each.  The sophisticated DeGrazia String Trio will be performing a serenade of string music to complete the evening’s experience.

TIME:                  6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

WHERE:            Desert Botanical Garden

                             1201 North Galvin Parkway

                             Phoenix, AZ  85008

                           

TICKETS:           Members: $145 / General Public: $150

                             Pricing is per person / per dinner

                             This event is 21 and over

INFO:    For additional information call 480-481-8188 or visit http://dbg.org/shop/events-exhibitions/seasonal-table-wine-and-dine-2-7-15

Dale Chihuly Returns to the Desert Botanical Garden - November 2013 Details and Photos

Several years ago glass artist, Dale Chihuly did a magnificent installation at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. I was fortunate to have witnessed some of the preparations and visited the gardens several times to photograph the installation. So I was very pleased to hear that he is returning with a new installation.

The Desert Botanical Garden has announced that Dale Chihuly will be returning to the Desert Botanical Garden with a stunning exhibition of his extraordinary works of art.  

The upcoming exhibition, Chihuly in the Garden, will include multiple installation sites featuring his unique works of art located along the Garden’s trails.  The exhibition will open to the public November 10, 2013 and remain until May 18, 2014.

Chihuly is credited with revolutionizing the Studio Glass movement and elevating the perception of the glass medium from the realm of craft to fine art.  He is renowned for his ambitious architectural installations around the world, in historic cities, museums and gardens. Chihuly’s work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Corning Museum of Glass. Major exhibitions include Chihuly Over Venice (1995-96), Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem (1999), Garden Cycle (2001–12), de Young Museum in San Francisco (2008), the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2011) and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond (2012). Chihuly Garden and Glass opened at Seattle Center in 2012.

“Anticipation is so high around the Garden as we wait to see what magic Dale Chihuly will bring this time,” said Ken Schutz, the Dr. William Huizingh executive director.  “Last time we were amazed by the textures, colors and patterns of the art and how it seemed to exist side-by-side with the living plant collection.  We had a tremendous community response with record attendance and the feedback from our guests was unanimous, ‘We want more!’”

Chihuly in the Garden is presented by JPMorgan Chase.  Additional sponsors include APS, sponsoring Chihuly at Night (the 4 – 8 p.m. time slot) and Act One Foundation.

Chihuly in the Garden Exhibition Details

To make the visitor experience as enjoyable as possible, Desert Botanical Garden is instituting timed ticketing.  Timed ticketing is designed to control the flow of guests, ensure adequate parking and improve your viewing experience.

Dates:                  November 10, 2013 – May 18, 2014

Hours:                  8 a.m. – 8 p.m. with three timed ticket sessions

                            8 a.m. – Noon / 12 – 4 p.m. / 4 – 8 p.m.

Tickets:                 

Members

Members will enjoy unlimited Garden admission based on their level of membership.  Members will need to reserve tickets online at dbg.org/chihuly or by phone at 480-481-8188, beginning Monday, September 16, 2013.  

General Public

The General Public will be able to purchase tickets for Chihuly beginning Monday, October 14, 2013.  Adults $22, Seniors $20, Students (12 -1 8 with and college with ID) $12, Children (3 -12) $10, Children under 3 admitted free of charge.   Tickets may be purchased online at dbg.org/chihuly or by phone at 480-481-8188.

Advance reservation or purchase is recommended for both members and non-members. Limited walk-up tickets may be available.  For reduced group rates call: 480-481-8104. 

Photography copyright: Elizabeth Rose Photography

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