Rose Festival

The 18th annual Winter Gala, benefiting the Tyler Rose Museum, is scheduled for Saturday at the Rose Garden Center, said Julie Kidwell Ischy, executive director of the Texas Rose Festival Association and curator of the Tyler Rose Museum.

The event will feature the announcement of the 2010 Texas Rose Festival queen, duchess of the rose growers and the ladies of her court by Texas Rose Festival President Christopher S. Simons.

The black-tie event will begin at 7 p.m. with cocktails and a tour of the Rose Museum. The presentation of the 2010 court will be at 8 p.m. The seated dinner will be catered by Dakota's.

Bar service will also be provided by Dakota's. Music will be provided by the Take 2 band with complimentary valet parking by Tyler Valet Services. Tickets are $125 per person and reservations are limited. For ticket information, call 903-597-3130, Ext. 15, or e-mail info@texasrosefestival.com.

The Winter Gala is the annual fundraiser for the Tyler Rose Museum, a nonprofit organization built solely with private donations. Since opening in 1992, the museum has entertained more than 175,000 visitors.

Visit www.tylerrosemuseum.com for more information about the Tyler Rose Museum and the legacy of the Texas Rose Festival.

Developed to preserve and display the unique story of Tyler's long-lived and heralded involvement with field-grown roses, in many ways the Rose Museum reflects the history of Tyler itself. Proudly told through videos and photographs, the hardships and successes of the rose growing industry and the pageantry of the Texas Rose Festival unfold. The museum recalls memories of past Rose Festivals and historical information about the East Texas rose industry. The nearly 7,500-square foot museum features historic films, interactive exhibits and memorabilia from years past. Many beautiful hand-sewn, jeweled costumes worn by Rose Queens and their Court dating back to 1935, are prominently displayed in vignettes unique to the Texas Rose Festival and Tyler. With quarterly exhibit changes, the museum proves to be a source of information and entertainment throughout the year.

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