Evening Celebration

MG 30th Anniversary Celebration and Evening Party

Registration Fee for this evening event with catered hors d'oeuvres is $28.00. We hope everyone will stay for this event (but you must register!).

5-5:40 PM CLOSING PLENARY
Room 1407, Chemistry Bldg.

Francis R. Gouin, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus, UMCP.
Opportunities I See Coming for Tomorrow’s Master Gardener - Dr. Gouin has worked for over 30 years in Horticulture at the University of Maryland and almost that long with Master Gardeners. Come and find out what sage and entertaining words of wisdom he has for us for our next 30 years.

5:40-6:00 PM
MG 30TH ANNIVERSARY
ENTERTAINMENT & RECOGNITION

6:00-6:15 PM WINE APPRECIATION
Joseph A. Fiola, Ph.D.
The 5 “S’s” of Wine Appreciation. Learn how to better appreciate wine and the wine industry in Maryland.

6:15-8 PM MG SOCIAL
Lobby, Chemistry Bldg.

WINETASTING Taste 6-10 award winning Maryland wines as Joe Fiola teaches you how to appreciate new and different varieties of your favorite wines.

SILENT AUCTION Visit our Silent Auction rooms to write in your bid for these exciting, must-have items for the gardener. Please place your bid by 7:15pm.

TRADE SHOW Check out our interesting vendors!

HORS D’OEUVRES Featuring foods from Maryland. Draft Sample Menu to include:
• Crostini With Spring Pea Pesto, Fresh Goat Cheese Drizzled with Sun-dried Tomatoes & Roasted Garlic
•     Maryland Crab Cakes
•     Beef Tenderloin on Herbed Toast Rounds with Fragrant With Lemon Oil and Shaved Manchego Cheese
•     Roasted Baby Artichokes and Grape Tomatoes with Mushroom Eastern Shore Tender Chicken Bites
•     Artisanal Goat Cheeses
•     French Bread and Fancy Crackers
•     Roasted Almonds and Grape Clusters
•     Miniature Vegetable Crudite with Lemon-Parmesan Dipping Sauce
•     Cocktail Cannolis With Fresh Strawberries
•    Lemoncello Whipped Cream with Zest

For more information, contact Robin hessey

Last updated: 03/21/2008