Goodwood Museum and Gardens receives AIA
Florida design award
SPECIAL TO BUSINESS MATTERS • JUNE
16, 2009
The Goodwood Museum and Gardens' Carriage House Conference Center
has been chosen as a 2009 recipient of the Award of Excellence
from the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects.
The Carriage House Conference Center was completed in September
2008 on the footprint of the original carriage house and stables
complex, which was constructed in 1911 but destroyed by Hurricane
Kate in 1985.
The conference center has been well received by the community
and has served more than 8,000 guests since its opening. There
is a 4,200-square-foot assembly room that seats 280, a state-of-the
art warming kitchen, two brick terraces, custom-built hospitality
stations for conference check-in, a modern audio/visual system,
a green room and 13 restrooms.
AIA Florida selected a total of 25 designs to receive recognition.
According to the AIA, the Florida/Caribbean Design & Honor
Awards is the region’s most prestigious award program for
the architectural profession. They are given each year to encourage
excellence in architecture, to elevate public consciousness of
good design, and to recognize those owners, designers and contractors
whose work enriches the built environment, according to the association.
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.
