Enjoy the Arts put together another awesome behind-the-scenes tour: this time, Krohn Conservatory. I was particularly excited about this event because Dan had never been to Krohn. (Usually I'm the total newb when it comes to Cincinnati.)
We both ended up learning a ton at this tour. We had an incredible guide who had worked at Krohn for something like 30 years, and now occasionally gives tours of the facilities. He walked us through the main room where we were able to see a display being built, and they talked through the process of putting together a show and how far in advance they have to plan it. We saw all the rooms, including the desert room, which I'd never seen before. Ooh, also loved the orchid room and the bonsai room!
I was also eaten alive by bugs-- the differences between seeing Krohn in the daytime and in the nighttime are vast. (Bugs aside, I still preferred the nighttime walk-through.)
There's one more Enjoy the Arts tour this year: Taft Museum. It's a Saturday brunch event-- anyone considering going?
Krohn Conservatory website: http://www.cincinnatiparks.com/krohn-conservatory/index.shtmlKrohn's new iPod tours: http://krohntour.org/content/krohn-tour
More of Dan's pictures from our Krohn tour: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rrrrred/sets/72157622687482049/
4 comments:
I am a big fan of Krohn's, but I am a bigger fan of that resplendent shirt!
Isn't that shirt awesome? Dan ordered it online and didn't EVEN ask if I wanted one. I'm working on altering his right now.
Great post! (Sorry about the bugs - they left me alone and that's usually not the case...) Thanks for the Taft promo - however, I ended up cancelling the event, but keep an eye out for the 2010 Art & About season!
I'll keep my eyes peeled, thank you Kristin!
I ONLY got bitten on my right leg, for some weird reason. 5 times! Bizarre.
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