Mounts Botanical Garden to Offer Five Family-Friendly Musical Performances During GARDEN OF LIGHTS

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Family-Friendly Musical Performances During

GARDEN OF LIGHTS:

A Winter Holiday Event

November 24 – December 30, 2018

(West Palm Beach, FL – November 16, 2018) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden today announced that it would be celebrating the garden's 40th Anniversary RUBY JUBILEE with a major new, family-friendly attraction:

GARDEN OF LIGHTS:

A Winter Holiday Event at Mounts

November 24 – December 30, 2018

Mounts will be all a-twinkle on 35 evenings during the holiday season with thousands of holiday lights hanging from the trees, illuminating the walkways and landmark structures, with colorful LED trees and glowing light-balls, all along an easy-to-follow route throughout 15 different garden areas – the perfect way to light-up the holidays for joyous visitors of every age, romantic disposition, and spiritual leanings.

Families of all ages are invited to come and enjoy the professionally-installed and strategically placed broad collection of holiday themed lights and scenes. Palms and other trees will be wrapped with lights, dripping icicle luminaries from branches, glowing snowflakes on fences, decorated Christmas trees, a field of giant luminescent spheres, butterflies, arches, scenes of holiday trains, elves and bulging stockings, stirring candle lit Menorahs, and more.

In addition, Mounts will present five live dance performances and musical presentations from local schools and academies during GARDEN OF LIGHTS: A Winter Holiday Event. The 30-to-45 minute performances will be held on the Great Lawn at Mounts.

November 25 at 6 pm (Sunday)

Delray Chorale

November 30 at 6:30 pm (Friday)

Highland Elementary School – Band, Chorus, Handbell

December 8 at 6:30 pm (Saturday)

Lake Park Baptist School – Handbell

December 14 at 6:30 pm (Friday)

Ballet East

December 21 at 6:30 pm (Friday)

Dance Arts Conservatory Ballet

GARDEN OF LIGHTS is presented by FPL and sponsored by Randell and Rebecca Doane, the Garden Club of Palm Beach, TD Bank, Florida Farm Bureau Palm Beach County, Lewis Longman Walker, Michele Gurto CPA, Holyfield & Thomas LLC, and VOXX International.

Hours & Admission for GARDEN OF LIGHTS:

Daily – 5:30 to 8:30 pm

Throughout the Garden

$8 for Mounts members; $10 for nonmembers; $5 for children 5 to 12

Tickets are available for purchase online at www.Mounts.org or at the Garden's main gate. The last entry and ticket sold each night will be at 7:45 pm.

Note:

Mounts Botanical Garden will be closed December 24 & 25.

And coming to Mounts Botanical Garden January through June:

TWISTED:

Patrick Dougherty Entwined at Mounts Botanical Garden

'A Community Build Project'

North Carolina-based artist Patrick Dougherty is known for his Stickwork projects that combine both his carpentry skills and love of nature. Over the years, his work evolved from single pieces on conventional pedestals to monumental scale environmental works that require saplings by the truckload. Over the last 30 years, he has built over 250 of these works, and become internationally acclaimed.

"Each one of Dougherty's structures are completely original, as will be his Stickwork at Mounts," says Rochelle Wolberg, Curator-Director at Palm Beach County's oldest and largest public garden, located just minutes from downtown West Palm Beach. "These giant, all natural structures take three weeks to hand-assemble and will be an interactive and environmental experience, perfect for adults and children to wander through, admire, and become part of a living art experience."

"During the construction of this Community Build Project, which will start on January 8, Dougherty will be supported by as many as 130 local volunteers who will help build the Stickwork exhibition," she adds. "The artist will solicit naming suggestions from both volunteers and onlookers, and will announce the final name when it is completed on January 26."

Mounts Botanical Garden will be closed to the public January 21-26, and re-open on Sunday, January 27, when visitors can experience the completed TWISTED Stickwork exhibition.

Hours & Admission for TWISTED:

Daily – 10 am to 4 pm

Throughout the Garden

$8 for Mounts members; $10 for nonmembers; $5 for children 5-12

Tickets are available for purchase online at www.Mounts.org or at the Garden's main gate.

About Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County:

With a mission to inspire the public, Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County's oldest and largest botanical garden, offering gorgeous displays of tropical and sub-tropical plants, plus informative classes, workshops, and other fun-filled events. The Garden contains more than 2,000 species of plants, including Florida native plants, exotic and tropical fruit trees, herbs, palms, bromeliads and more. Two recent additions to Mounts include Windows on the Floating World: Blume Tropical Wetland Garden and the Zen-like Garden of Tranquility. Mounts Botanical Garden is a facility of the Palm Beach County Extension Service, which is in partnership with the University of Florida and Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden. Mounts is located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach.

Mounts Botanical Garden is open daily (except Palm Beach County recognized holidays) from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information, please call 561.233.1757 or visit www.mounts.org.

Available for Interview:

Rochelle Wolberg, Curator-Director

Mounts Botanical Garden

561.233.1730

rwolbergs@pbcgov.org

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart

PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.4298

gary@pr-bs.net