Show Details

In this section you will find information about:
*Show Dates
*ADMISSION
*Show Hours
*CENTURY II LOCATION
*Parking is not a problem!
*SHUTTLE
*OFFICIAL SHOW POSTER
*OFFICIAL GARDEN SHOW HOTELS
*Virtual Tours via www.360wichita.com of the
  gardens during construction and at
  the Show.

*Entertainment


 

2010 SHOW DATES:

MARCH 3 THROUGH MARCH 7, 2010

 

The Show Theme is
"Gardens of the World"

 

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ADMISSION -2010 Gate

ADULTS  (16 and up)   -

$11*

LADIES NIGHT TICKET FOR LADIES WHO
WHO WEAR A DECORATED  GARDEN HAT - 
$9.00*

STUDENTS    (Ages 10 thru 15 with proper school ID) - $5.50*
throughout all show   
                                            
CHILDREN  (4 and under free all show)
Ages 5 through 9 - $2.50*. 

SENIORS New Rate in 2010
Anyone 60 years or older or born in or before 1950
Wednesday is Senior Day -  $8.50*                
Rest of show, Senior gate is $10.50*
 
GROUP/ORGANIZATION RATE -  $10*
Prior to Show, call 315-946-0883 
    Must be bona fide club or organization
    Must come as a group
    Must pay as a group with a check or with one
    person buying all the tickets

New in 2010 - A salute to our Armed Forces
Anyone showing identification, proving they are in 
any active branch of the Armed Forces or current
Kansas Reserves, gets in FREE ON SUNDAY, MARCH 7 
(does not apply to family members)

FACE TO FACE CONCERT PACKAGE DEAL - For out of town
concert goers who stay overnight at a local hotel/motel.  -  $9.50
Proof of concert ticket and hotel required. 
Contact WGS Office at 316-946-0883 or
wichitagardenshow @sbc global.net

ADVANCE TICKETS - $10
(Available from January until February 20, 2010)
Contact Wichita Tix at 316-219-4849 to order
Advance Tickets that can be mailed to you

MULTI-DAY   -      $20.25*
Can only be used by purchaser-
wrist band allows multiple entries into the show)

*50 cents included to cover gate operations cost


Dates and Hours of the Show

DAY DATE HOURS
Wednesday March 3 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Thursday March 4      11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday March 5              9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday March 6        9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Sunday March 7         11:00 AM to 6:00 PM


LOCATION OF CENTURY II
225 West Douglas, Wichita, Kansas
Century II is located in Downtown Wichita.

If approaching from north via I-35 or I-135 or from the south via I-35
or I-135, exit at US-54 (Kellogg) West; go west to Central Business
Exit (downtown area). Proceed north
on any street; then west on available street to Century II, the large
round building with the light blue-green dome.

For additional information about Wichita and a map, visit www.visitwichita.com


PACKAGE PICK UP

PACKAGE PICK AT DOOR
NOW AVAILABLE
Are you concerned about buying that
new bird bath, flower pot or plants at the Show
because you are riding the shuttle or it is too heavy to carry around?
Your concerns are over! 

No need to carry purchases around
–Drop them at the 
PACKAGE PICK UP PLACE
Just bring your purchases yourself
or have the booth you
are buying from bring the item to
the Package
Pick Up Booth
- located by the east door of Expo Hall.
You purchases will be held there;
you can see the show without

carrying packages around.
Check in your purchases,
ride the shuttle back to your car. Drive

right up to the front door of
Expo Hall. Your packages will be
brought out to your car.

Package Pickup Place is being
operated by a local Boy Scout Troop AND
THEY WILL ACCEPT TIPS FOR SERVICE.

PARKING IS NOT A PROBLEM –
Additional parking instructions will be posted in
February, 2010.

Try parking at or near Century II. If you cannot park, go west over Maple or Douglas bridge to Sycamore Street and park at Lawrence Dumont Stadium. Catch the FREE shuttle right to Century II’s door. If the Lawrence Dumont is full, LOOK FOR SIGNS at exit FOR DIRECTIONS TO ANOTHER PARKING LOT CLOSE BY.  

In addition, there is parking within walking distance:
1) North across Douglas on Waco in Broadview parking garage, 2) the lot on west side of
Waco just north of the Broadview Hotel,
3) parking in the Garvey Garage in
Saturday and Sunday. 4) Also, park at
Gander Mountain or, 5) under US-54 near
Gander Mountain.

Bus schedules for all routes:
  10 AM-9:30 PM    Wednesday
  10 AM-9:30 PM    Thursday
    8 AM-11 PM        Friday
    8 AM- 9:30 PM    Saturday
  10 AM-6:30 PM    Sunday

LOOK FOR THOSE BRIGHT GREEN BUSES

Contact Ivan
at Unified Party Bus
316-755-IVAN

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IF YOU DO NOT FIND THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SHOW, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE WGS OFFICE AT wichitagardenshow@sbcglobal.net or 316-946-0883.

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The Official Show Poster is
sponsored by

Tree Top Nursery &
Landscaping, Inc.

5910 E. 37th St. North
Wichita, KS 67220
316-686-7491
www.treetop-nursery.com

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Nature makes it perfect.
Tree Top makes it yours. 

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Original fine art
for the 2010 official Wichita Garden Show Poster was painted by
Helen C. Veatch,
Wichita, KS
 

Helen Veatch is a native of Alabama. However, she has been a resident of
Wichita, Kansas since 1974.  She retired from Boeing after 19 years as a highly respected and awarded Graphic Designer in the Creative Services Department. Previously, she was Art Director for
KSNW TV3. 

Over the years, she taught watercolor for The Center for the Arts, Wichita Park Board, Twentieth Century Club
and private lessons.  While Helen works in several mediums, watercolor
is her medium of choice.

MORE ABOUT HELEN C. VEATCH 


Helen shares with us: "I find
myself in a constant state of painting mental images,
whether or not I'm
physically at an easel, drawing board or painting area.  It's something beyond my
conscious ability to control. 
The way shadows form
abstract shapes,
the way water reflects images
and glistens, the way the
ever-changing sky colors
the landscape it envelopes,
will always provide inspiration
for an untold number of
paintings yet to be.  Most
of nature provides the painting idea and often times the
layout for the artist. 
It's just there for the
execution process."

Various one woman shows
and group gallery exhibitions including but not inclusive are: CityArts, The Center
for the Arts, The Wichita Art Museum, Mead Street Gallery,
The Art Attic Gallery, Wichita, KS, The Manhattan Arts
Center, Manhattan, KS,
Deines Cultural Center in
Russell, KS, The
Coutts Museum, El Dorado,
KS, Southwind Gallery at Framewoods, Topeka, KS,
The Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS,
The Hays Art Center, Hays, KS. Newton Carriage Factory Gallery, Friends University Riney Fine Art Center 


Stay at one of the
 OFFICIAL

WICHITA GARDEN SHOW HOTELS

The following Hotels are Wichita's FINEST
and OFFER SPECIAL RATES
FOR GARDEN SHOW PATRONS,
GUESTS AND EXHIBITORS

 Each of the hotels listed below offers
unique features and fulfill a
variety of needs.
To insure the special room rates
only at these
hotels, make your reservation by telephone
and ask for the Garden Show Deal (based on availability).
RSVP by February 15, 2010
Also, ask for an official Wichita Garden Show
poster free with your room.

Stay overnight, March 3, attend
the Garden Show (Paul James will be
there at 5:00 PM)
 and the Face to Face Concert at
Intrust Arena 
(featuring Elton John and Billy Joel).
When making your reservation,
ask for a discounted
Garden Show ticket good for March 3
or March 4. Offer limited to the
"Official Wichita Garden Show Hotels"




Listed in order of registration as an Official Garden Show Hotel.


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 Just 10 minutes from downtown.

 HOLIDAY INN
549 South Rock Road, Wichita, KS 67207 

316-686-7131 OR 1-888-558-5113
Email:  mbusch@kinseth.com

www. holidayinn.com/hiwichitaks

Single or double occupancy: $94.33
(all tax included)


Breakfast includes: coffee, orange juice, scrambled eggs, bacon, breakfast potatoes, biscuits and gravy

Other specials:  Indoor/outdoor pool, business center, free high-speed internet, work out room, Green Mill
Restaurant in Hotel  

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"Welcome to the Holiday Inn, Wichita, KS Hotel. 
If you are traveling to Wichita, Kansas, our hotel is the perfect choice for you.
There are many hotels in Wichita, but none can compete with our great value and convenient location.  Our award-winning Green Mill Restaurant serves breakfast,
lunch and dinner.  Room service is also available from 6:30 AM to 10:00 PM.  We invite you to swim in our indoor and outdoor pools, relax in the whirlpool and
work up a sweat in our state-of-the-art Fitness Center.  Always accommodating,
the HOLIDAY INN, Wichita, KS, Hotel is a quality name you can trust."

Directions from Century II Civic Center: 
Take Douglas east to Main Street, turn right on
Main St. and proceed south to Kellogg/US 400, turn east on Kellogg and proceed to Rock Road. 
The Holiday Inn is located on the south corner of Kellogg and Rock Road.



 BEST WESTERN GOVERNOR'S INN & SUITES


316-522-0775

Email for RSVP: 17116@hotel.bestwestern.com
web: www.bestwestern.com

 
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 Double Occupancy:
$78.60 including taxes

Free continental breakfast. Free coffee. Free WI-FI. All rooms with refrigerator, microwave & coffee pot.

 4742 South Emporia
 Wichita, KS 67216


Directions
from Century II to Best Western Governor's Inn & Suites: Take US-54 east to I-35 South, Exit 1B

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THE COMFORT
SUITES AIRPORT

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 7515 West Taft Street
(Ridge & Kellogg)
Wichita, KS  67209

Only 5 miles from Century II Convention Center

316-773-1700

Email for RSVP: comfortsuiteswichitaks@yahoo.com

web: www.comfortsuites.com/hotel/ks118

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Free Hot breakfast including coffee, juice, milk, fresh waffles, eggs, breakfast meats, biscuits and gravy, hot and cold cereals and pastries.

Your stay at Comfort
Suites includes
access to an indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, fitness room,
free WI-FI
throughout the
hotel, business
center & a shuttle
van that runs within
5 miles of hotel.
 

Double occupancy: $99.95 including
taxes


Our 100% non-
smoking Platinum
Award winning hotel offers luxurious suites
at an affordable price! All of the suites come with a full-size sofa sleeper pull out bed, mini refrigerator, microwave, and two
flat screen TV's.

Directions from Century II Convention Center: 

Take Douglas east to Main Street, turn south on Main Street. Proceed south to Kellogg-US 54 (US 400), turn west on Kellogg and proceed to the Mid Continent Rd/Ridge Rd Exit, turn north on Ridge Rd.  Proceed to Taft Street and turn west. Follow to Emerson St., turn south and follow to hotel.  

 

 

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT WICHITA
AT OLD TOWN

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820 East 2nd St. North
Wichita, KS 67202

 Just under 1 mile from Century II Convention Center


316-264-5300

Email for RSVP: smonroe@aghospitality.com

Web: www.marriott.com/ictdt

 Double Occupancy:
$122 including taxes
 

Standard room:
Two queen beds or
one king bed

Each room with
mini-refrigerator
and
either a sofa sleeper
 or chair sleeper 

 Full breakfast
$9.95

Continental breakfast
$5.95

Within walking distance of
ten Old Town Restaurants

 Directions from
Century II:
West on Douglas Ave to
 Washington Street,
turn north and proceed to
2nd Street,
turn west or right one block
.

Courtyard Marriott Wichita
at Old Town guests enjoy access to:
the Business Center, Fitness Room, Lounge, Market, Free WI-FI and high speed internet 

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HYATT REGENCY WICHITA 

 400 Waterman
Wichita, KS 67202

Adjacent to Century II

316-293-1234

www.Wichita.Hyatt.com

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AMENITIES

  • Separate work area
  • Iron/ironing board
  • 32" Flat Screen TV
  • Dual line phones
  • High-speed Internet access
  • Analog phone line
  • Individual air conditioning control
  • Safety deposit box at front desk
  • Crib upon request
 

 

Double Occupancy:
$123.53
(including taxes)

Enjoy beautiful accommodations featuring relaxing decor and stunning river views.  Deluxe amenities include: Portico bath amenities, separate work area with wireless high-speed Internet access, one King or two Double Grand Beds with ultra-plush pillows, the softest sheeting and thick down blankets--all piled atop irresistible pillow-top mattresses

  


FOR PRESHOW INFORMATION:
During set-up and show: A rotating camera will be in place for a first hand look during construction of gardens and during show at www.360wichita.com or click link in Gardens.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

Especially for seniors
Wednesday, March 3
Center Garden, Expo Hall



The Wichita Banjo Band
1-2 p.m.

   Performing in the Center Garden, Expo Hall, will be The Wichita Banjo Band - A Great American Favorite with Dan Fitzgerald on banjo, Jim Aronics on banjo, Francene Sharp on banjo, and Dennis Schmidt on tuba.

Carrie Heiman, Vocalist with Dean Bradley on guitar
3 p.m.
Carrie and Dean have been collaborating and making music together for the past six years performing at a variety of musical engagements with music ranging from opera, music theatre and pop to folk and country.  When not performing with Carrie or - on occasion - the Wichita Grand Opera, Dean is an architect, partner with the firm Platt, Adams, and Bradley. Dean is also an accomplished gardener/landscape designer who loves to plant hundreds of zinnias in his garden.  Carrie is a classically trained soprano who spent 10 years performing, studying music and living in New York City and Germany.  She is an avid gardener and is a proud mother of six.  Her husband, Mark, supports her on the stage and in the garden.

Thursday, March 4

6 p.m. Caledonian Pipes and Drum
Great Gardens, Expo Hall

7 p.m. Caledonian Pipes and Drum
Convention Hall

Wichita Caledonian Pipes and Drums Band is the premier bagpipe and drum band in South Central Kansas.  They have been invited to represent Kansas at National Independence Day Parade, July 4, in Washington, DC.  Members of the band include: Karen Fitzgerald, Pipe Major, Rob Farmer, Drum Sergeant, Kevin Burrow, Ian Darra, Jeff Fetter, Jim Fleetwood, Nathaniel Harvey, Joshua Montgomery, Clark Sholts, Trevor Turla, John Whittet, Titus Fox, Andy Gilstrap, Rick Hamel, and Jeff Lappin.
WCPDB plays at festivals, parades, weddings, funerals - events both large and small.  Classes in piping and drumming are offered at no cost to those interested in learning to play Scottish music.  Please call 275-7178 or 207-4566 for more information.

6 p.m. Caledonian Pipes and Drum

Great Gardens, Expo Hall

6:30 p.m. Emerald City Chorus Sweet Adelines International

An All-American art form of a cappella singing

Safira's Center for World Dance
7 p.m. Mid Eastern Dance
7:30 p.m. Flamenco Dance from Spain
8 p.m. Gypsy Dance from Romani, blending the cultures of Spain and Turkey
Safira's Center for World Dance, Safira Zeki, Director
Safira's dancers wish to share our knowledge and love of world cultures, and to present these cultures in a positive, honest light.  We experience the feelings of people from other cultures by learning their dances.  Dancers for the three performances include: Zeina, Zahavah Noor, Alhena, Malak, Ariana Whiteside, Alika Basheera, Diwata, Fatinah Hayat, D'Arcy, Nashita, Hiphoria, Jemileh Mavi, Arabella, Jayla, Na'ilah, Baseema, Malaika, Leylak Nura, Sabriyah Khalil, Ziva Assaf, Jennifer Edens.

 

Friday, March 5

4 p.m. Footwork Dancers

Great Gardens, Expo Hall

7 p.m. Carrie Heiman
Convention Hall

Saturday, March 6

9 a.m. Suzanne Shields, Celtic Harp

1 p.m. African American Spiritual Singers

4 p.m. Shocker Shakthi, Performing Arts, Wichita State University
Shocker Shakthi is a South Asian fusion dance troupe that strives to unite different cultures.  The diversity of troupe members allows them to create a unique blend of modern and traditional dance.  Shakthi is a Kindi word meaning "strength" and it symbolizes the dedication, unity and strength we have as a performing arts group.
Performers are: Ragini Venkatasubban, Jessica Phan, Viki Bhakta, Aishwarya Abbareddy, Chenla Dien, Anjana Rajan

5 p.m. Under Sunshine In Spring Breeze - Fan Dance, Wichita Chinese Dance Club

Sunday, March 7
1 p.m. San Miguel Folkloric Dance


2 p.m. Aloha From Kansas Elvis Tribute Band
  
The Aloha From Kansas Elvis Tribute Band features Marshall Matthews.  Nothing could be more American than an Elvis Tribute.