Yew Dell will host the 2011 version of Twilight-The Best Light on Friday, October 7, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. sponsored by Brown Forman. This year’s offering will have all the energy and brilliance of past editions and guests will be delighted with a whole new twist. Twilight – The Best Light will feature a celebration of the night garden complete with stunning lighting by presenting sponsor Outdoor Lighting Perspectives.
Past silent and live auctions will be replaced by a slate of games for a chance to win a week at incomparable Maison Rose in France, ring toss for a fabulous case of wine worth thousands and other opportunities to win a Tiffany&Co cocktail ring (raffle ticket is $25.00), dinner party at 610 Magnolia, and more. Twilight will include sumptuous farm-fresh food by Corbett’s, a bar stocked with Brown-Forman beverages and an energy level not to be missed. Johnny Berry and the Outliers will entertain, as well as BellaWillow Hoop Dancers. 21C Museum Hotel has a special Town+Country offer for Twilight guests at $169/night.
$185/ticket, $1850/table of 10. $95/ for 40 and under . Party limo’s are available. For additional event details: visit www.yewdellgardens.org/events or call (502)241-4788.
Yew Dell Botanical Gardens is Louisville’s 34-acre public botanical garden and horticulture resource center dedicated to helping people develop beautiful and sustainable gardens across the region. Yew Dell offers garden, plant & environmental educational programs for all levels; these programs include formal lectures, informal hands-on workshops, casual plant walks and community events. As a leading horticultural research center, Yew Dell focuses on development of superior garden plants to enhance gardens, increase biological diversity in our communities, and decrease the need for pesticides.
Yew Dell Botanical Gardens (502)241-4788 or www.yewdellgardens.org.
Photographs Courtesy of Siofra Rucker.