Tuesday, April 19, 2:30
Speaker: Remco van Vliet
Brown Auditorium Theater
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
1001 Bissonnet
$50.00 per person

Born in Holland and raised in the flower industry, Remco is a third generation floral designer trained as a Master Florist. Remco studied Art History and Graphic Design in Holland and continues to apply his knowledge within his designs. He came to New York in 1994 to work with his brother at Dutch Flower Line, one of New York’s most reputable flower importing companies. Today Remco van Vliet is the preferred event designer for some of the most prestigious Institutions of the Arts in New York City. Remco personally designs and arranges the grand arrangements in the Great Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is now the decorator for in-house events at the museum. Growing up with flowers, Remco was instilled with a feeling for design that stems from respect for pure beauty and innate natural lines. The originality and unique style of designer Remco van Vliet is evident in all of his work.

www.vanvlietandtrap.com

Tuesday, April 19, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Cocktail attire
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
1001 Bissonnet
$150.00 per person

This evening features cocktails, hors d´oeuvres, and lively music in the Law Building as we celebrate the award winning flower arrangements and plant specimens of Florescence.

Wednesday, April 20
10:30 a.m. Reception
11:00 a.m. Lecture
Speaker: Bobby McAlpine
Brown Auditorium Theater
The Caroline Wiess Law Building, 1001 Bissonnet

Luncheon to follow: Hotel ZaZa
5701 Main Street
$125.00 per person

Bobby McAlpine was born in the Alabama sawmill town of Vredenburgh near Beatrice and Monroeville; Bobby designed his first house at the age of five and hasn’t stopped since. Architect, romantic, and entrepreneur, he has gathered an eclectic family of professionals for his interior design firm, furniture lines and world-renowned widely-published architecture firm now in its 27th year. Bobby holds both architecture and interior design degrees although he continues his lifetime of learning in the world’s classroom. He is the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling book from Rizzoli International, The Home Within Us, which went into a second printing after only 16 days on the shelves.

www.mcalpinetankersley.com