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Designer Jeff Leatham. Photo by Raphe Wolfgang
The popular orchid exhibition at
the New York Botanical Garden
for its 18th year with The Orchid
Show: Jeff Leatham’s Kaleidoscope.
Thousands of orchids will be on dramatic
display in dazzling creations
by lifestyle icon and fl oral designer
to the stars Jeff Leatham. On view
February 15 through April 19, 2020,
Leatham’s captivating designs and
installations will transform each
gallery of the exhibition in NYBG’s
historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
into a different color experience, like
a turn of a kaleidoscope.
Arches of hanging orchids of deliberate
hues will deliver a kaleidoscopic
tunnel effect and, along with
other design surprises, bring thrilling
and hypnotic sensory delights
to the 2020 Orchid Show. Leatham
is working with horticulturists
from NYBG, including Senior Curator
of Orchids Marc Hachadourian,
to assemble orchids from its collections
as well as from some of the fi nest
growers in the world. Orchids of
seemingly every conceivable shape
and provenance, including rare and
iconic specimens, will be on display
in breathtaking confi gurations.
“Color is the fi rst and most important
aspect of my work, always,”
Jeff Leatham said when describing
his creations for The Orchid Show. “I
want every gallery to be a different
color experience for visitors as they
move through them, like looking into
a kaleidoscope. I loved kaleidoscopes
as a child. You start dreaming as you
look through one. People have seen
the interiors of the Conservatory
already, but with this exhibition, I
want them to look through them like
never before.”
Jeff Leatham is the award-winning
artistic director of the Four Seasons
Hotel George V, Paris, with studios
also at the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia
at Comcast Center and the
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at
Beverly Hills. He has been creating a
sensation with his fl oral installations
since he began his career in 1995. His
work is a combination of his love for
fl owers and passion for design. Using
shape, color, and simplicity, his creations
are dramatic, bold, unforgettable
statements that are always an
integral part of the setting. Leatham
has produced spectacular displays
in Paris for nearly two decades, and
in 2014, he was knighted with the Ordre
des Arts et des Lettres—the highest
honor for artists and others who
have made a signifi cant contribution
to French culture. His clients include
Cher, Dolly Parton, Tina Turner,
Oprah Winfrey, the Kardashians, His
Holiness the Dalai Lama, and many
others. His publications—Flowers
by Jeff Leatham, Flowers by Design,
and Jeff Leatham: Visionary Floral
Art and Design—remain best-selling
design books worldwide.
During Orchid Evenings on select
dates throughout the run of The Orchid
Show: Jeff Leatham’s Kaleidoscope,
adults 21 and over can experience
the exhibition at night with
music, cash bars, and light bites.
Advance ticket purchase is recommended
to guarantee admission to
these signature events.
At NYBG Shop, Orchid Show visitors
may select from thousands of
top-quality orchids, from exotic,
hard-to-fi nd specimens for connoisseurs
to elegant yet easy-to-grow varieties
for beginners available for
purchase, along with orchid products
and books.
For more information about The
Orchid Show: Jeff Leatham’s Kaleidoscope
and to purchase tickets, visit
the Garden’s Web site at nybg.org.
Sponsors include Mr. and Mrs.
Charles M. Royce, and LuEsther T.
Mertz Charitable Trust. Exhibitions
in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
are made possible by the Estate of
Enid A. Haupt.
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Join the JASA Van Cortlandt Senior
Choral Group for a festive concert
of holiday favorites on Monday,
December 23, at 1:15 p.m., conducted
by Cheryl Warfi eld, music educator
and accompanied by Isaac ben Ayala,
pianist.
The program features Hanukkah
and Christmas favorites in Yiddish,
English, Spanish and other languages
and a narration that is sure
to bring the magic of the holidays to
life for all.
Lunch menue includes Beef brisket
or salmon, potato pancakes and
vegetable blend. Recommended senior
donation is $3 (meal) and $2
(event).
Special refreshments will be
served. Pre-register for lunch by calling
the center offi ce (718) 549-4700 by
Wednesday, December 18.
JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center
is located at 3880 Sedgwick Avenue,
fi rst fl oor.
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