Posted 1:11 am Thursday, October 13, 2011
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Rose Festival Opens Today
By JOYCE TURNER
Community Editor
The 78th Texas Rose Festival, “The Grand Illusion,” will get under way when Rose Queen Morgan Elizabeth Rippy and TRF President Tom Ramey cut the ceremonial ribbon at 10 a.m. today at the Rose Garden Center, 420 Rose Park Drive, Tyler.
Community Editor
The 78th Texas Rose Festival, “The Grand Illusion,” will get under way when Rose Queen Morgan Elizabeth Rippy and TRF President Tom Ramey cut the ceremonial ribbon at 10 a.m. today at the Rose Garden Center, 420 Rose Park Drive, Tyler.
The festival, Tyler’s annual salute to the rose, will continue through Saturday in Tyler. Reigning over the festivities will be Queen Morgan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Reed Rippy. Members of her court are Duchess of the Texas Rose Festival Virginia Winston Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rowe McGrede Anderson, ladies in waiting, out-of-town duchesses, escorts and attendants.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony is free and open to the public.
This year’s lineup is different from last year, with the Queen’s Tea to be held on Saturday. Other Rose Festival activities include:
The ribbon-cutting ceremony is free and open to the public.
This year’s lineup is different from last year, with the Queen’s Tea to be held on Saturday. Other Rose Festival activities include:
TODAY
ROSE SHOW: After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, this year’s Rose Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Rose Garden Center. The Rose Show has partnered with David Austin Roses Inc. and will feature an English Medieval castle as a large backdrop to showcase the floral display. There is no admission charge.
GARDEN CLUBS: In the foyer of the Rose Garden Center, the Tyler Area Council of Garden Clubs will display “Tablescapes,” designed by members from area clubs, following the festival’s theme of “The Grand Illusion.”
MORNING PRAYER SERVICE: The service begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Rose Garden Center. There is no admission charge.
PALETTE OF ROSES ART SHOW: The show will be open to the public during exhibition hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Mayfair Building, East Texas State Fairgrounds. There is no admission charge.
GARDEN CLUBS: In the foyer of the Rose Garden Center, the Tyler Area Council of Garden Clubs will display “Tablescapes,” designed by members from area clubs, following the festival’s theme of “The Grand Illusion.”
MORNING PRAYER SERVICE: The service begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Rose Garden Center. There is no admission charge.
PALETTE OF ROSES ART SHOW: The show will be open to the public during exhibition hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Mayfair Building, East Texas State Fairgrounds. There is no admission charge.
FRIDAY
LADIES’ BRUNCH: The 2011 Ladies’ Luncheon will feature Jenna Bush Hager as the guest speaker. Luncheon is set at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Crosswalk Conference Center at Green Acres Baptist Church. Tickets are $50.
MEN’S LUNCHEON: The luncheon is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. at the Rose Garden Center. Speaker is Kenneth Winston “Ken” Starr, president of Baylor University. Tickets are $50.
CORONATION MATINEE: The matinee performance of Queen Morgan Rippy’s coronation is scheduled at 3 p.m. at the Cowan Center. Tickets are required.
CORONATION: The coronation of the rose queen is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. at the Cowan Center. Tickets are required; call the Cowan Center Box Office, 903-566-7424.
MEN’S LUNCHEON: The luncheon is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. at the Rose Garden Center. Speaker is Kenneth Winston “Ken” Starr, president of Baylor University. Tickets are $50.
CORONATION MATINEE: The matinee performance of Queen Morgan Rippy’s coronation is scheduled at 3 p.m. at the Cowan Center. Tickets are required.
CORONATION: The coronation of the rose queen is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. at the Cowan Center. Tickets are required; call the Cowan Center Box Office, 903-566-7424.
SATURDAY
ROSE PARADE: The parade begins at 9 a.m. and will proceed west from Glenwood Boulevard and Front Street to Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium. Stadium admission is $3, and admission along the parade route is free.
QUEEN’S TEA: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Tyler Rose Garden, 420 Rose Park Drive. The tea, which is free and open to the public, provides the opportunity for festival visitors to meet Queen Morgan and members of the royal court in their costumes in a festive outdoor setting.
For more ticket information, call the Cowan Center box office at 903-566-7424 or visit www.texasrosefestival.com. The R. Don Cowan Center for Fine & Performing Arts is located on The University of Texas at Tyler campus, 3900 University Blvd., Tyler.
QUEEN’S TEA: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Tyler Rose Garden, 420 Rose Park Drive. The tea, which is free and open to the public, provides the opportunity for festival visitors to meet Queen Morgan and members of the royal court in their costumes in a festive outdoor setting.
For more ticket information, call the Cowan Center box office at 903-566-7424 or visit www.texasrosefestival.com. The R. Don Cowan Center for Fine & Performing Arts is located on The University of Texas at Tyler campus, 3900 University Blvd., Tyler.
