Won't You Be My Valentine
Saturday, February 14, 2009

Take your sweetheart to beautiful places with a special dinner at Goodwood. The evening includes fine food, libations, music provided by the Marino Rodriquez Band to swing and sway to in the relaxed but romantic atmosphere of Goodwood’s new Carriage House. Table options include tables for two, tables for four, and tables for eight. Seating is extremely limited and is first come, first served.

$100.00 per person, includes child care for the first 25 children registered. Childcare is provided by Heavenly Helpers on-site in the Laundry Cottage.. Children must be between 4 and 12 years old. One sitter per five children.

Heavenly Helpers sitters meets State of Florida licensing and have been finger printed, their backgrounds checks, and they are insured. Activities for the children will include arts and crafts, games, fun children movies and more. Snacks will be provided.

For reservations or more information, call Goodwood at 877-8731

Evening Under The Oaks
Thursday, October 23, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m.

An “Evening Under The Oaks” is a fundraising event showcasing Goodwood’s 170-year tradition of hospitality. Celebrity chef Art Smith, and local chefs Paula Kendrick and Nella Schomburger with help from Karl Suber will prepare traditional Southern cuisine, and libations will be flowing while Crooked Shooz provides music under the spectacular live oaks of Goodwood. Party patrons can dance the night away, simply stroll the grounds of Goodwood enjoying the harvest moon, or tour the main house by candle light. For more information call Goodwood at (850) 877-4202 or visit our website.

Host tickets are $500
Individual tickets are $100 per person.

2009 Winter Garden Symposium, Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 8:30 a.m. – noon

Goodwood is excited to welcome International plant explorer, plant collector and lecturer Dan Hinkley as the featured speaker for Goodwood’s 2009 Winter Garden Symposium.

Our speaker has been profiled in Garden Design Magazine, the New York Times, Horticulture Magazine and Fine Gardening. He has also been featured on the PBS program NOVA and on the television and radio programs of Martha Stewart.

Also speaking will be Keyes Williamson of the Jaeger Company, a Landscape Architecture and Preservation Planning firm. Williamson will be speaking on “Cultivating History: Exploring the Historic Intersection between People and Landscape.” He will be feature four case studies: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, the Moravians’ Wachovia, Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee, and Elizabeth Laurence’s House and Garden.

Registration: $45.00 (includes gourmet lunch)

For registration information or to become a sponsor, contact Mike Herrin at (850) 877-7592 or email at michaelherrin@gmail.com.

Making Spirits Bright Family Fun Day Sunday, December 14, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

$40.00 per family. Volunteers filled with holiday spirit host activities that capture the charm and innocence of Christmas long ago. Space is limited so that all the children have time with Santa and can participate in all the activities. Spending time with friends, family, and Santa on the relaxed and enchanting grounds of Goodwood —what more could you ask for during the holidays?

First Friday Lecture Series, Friday, March 6, 2009

Ed Blissard, a horticulturist and landscape designer with Purple Martin Nurseries in Crawfordville, will give a presentation about the latest trends and emerging ideas in gardening today.

Things are changing so much now in the way we think about our environment. Blissard will discuss topics such as the resurgence of the vegetable garden and planning a landscape to enhance and not hurt the environment. He will also include the latest aesthetic trends that are taking shape in our landscapes.