Fall 2013 Newsletter

HENRI-EDMOND CROSS, The Little Maure Mountains, 1909, Oil on canvas Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Dixon, 1975.17

In Gratitude The following donors are supporting exhibitions, events and programs in 2013. To learn about joining these generous supporters as a member of a giving society, please contact the Development Office, (901) 761-5250, ext. 105.

FOUNDERS SOCIETY Assisi Foundation of Greater Memphis ‡ Brenda and Lester Crain ‡ Musette and Allen Morgan ‡ Nancy and Steve Morrow

IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation Foy and Bill Coolidge ‡ First Tennessee Foundation Rose M. Johnston Margaret Oates Dixon Society R. Brad Martin Family Foundation Oaksedge Office Campus Irene and Joe Orgill Plough Foundation rbm Ventures James D. Robinson Family ‡

DEGAS SOCIETY Kenneth F. Clark, Jr. ‡ Karen and Dr. Preston Dorsett Steve and Cindy Earles Gilmore Marylon Rogers Glass ‡ Buzzy Hussey Anne and Mike Keeney Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation

Bickie and Mike McDonnell Mednikow Jewelers Northwestern Mutual Memphis Paulsen Printing Ann and Steve Reynolds Linda W. Rhea Chris and Dan Richards Carrie Councill Riedmeyer ‡ Marsha and Henri Wedell Billy Weiss, North Berkeley Wine

MATISSE SOCIETY Argent Trust of Tennessee Thomas W. Briggs Foundation Estate of Jeannene and Thomas Cathey Thomas Garrott Foundation Stacey and Thomas Hussey International Paper Chantal and Jeff Johnson Jim Keras Subaru Debbie and Chip Marston The Marston Group Pam and McNeal McDonnell Mabel and Phil McNeill Brooke A. Morrow NewSouth Capital Management Gwen and Penn Owen Barbara and Lewis Williamson

CASSATT SOCIETY Anthropologie Irene and Ron Ayotte Alison and Jim Barton Bluff City Jaguar/Land Rover Nancy and Dan Copp Diversified Trust Company Anne Marie and Tom Kadien Dina and Brad Martin Regional Medical Center at Memphis Erin Riordan and Kevin Sharp Wunderlich Securities Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP

GAUGUIN SOCIETY Apple Grove Living Bank of America Alice and Phil Burnett Buster’s Liquors & Wines Pamela Hauber and Steve West Mahaffey Tent and Party Rentals Liz and Richie McLarty Elizabeth and Russell Williamson

‡ Indicates contributions to support endowment or capital projects.

JARED SMALL, The Good Samaritan, 2012, Oil on panel, Collection of Dina and Brad Martin

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Ashe To the Yoruba people of western Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, the word “Ashe” (AH-shay) describes the power to make things happen. The precise definition may vary slightly with the context, but the term generally refers to a pervasive spiritual energy leading to an ability to recognize or affect specific outcomes. The closest Englishlanguage equivalent is probably the phrase “so be it” or the word “Amen.”

On October 20, the Dixon will open Ashe to Amen: African Americans and Biblical Imagery, an exhibition of works by American artists of African decent, who through time have made faith and spiritual themes central to their work. Organized by the Museum of Biblical Art in New York under the curatorial direction of noted scholar Leslie King-Hammond, Ashe to Amen reveals the importance of the Bible as a catalyst for inspiration, knowledge, creativity, and artistic expression.

Ashe to Amen spans more than 100 years of American history and draws from the holdings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Portrait Gallery, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and many other public and private collections across the country. It features the work of more than fifty artists, including such major figures as Henry O. Tanner, Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Bob Thompson, Joyce J. Scott, and Jonathan Green, to name but a few. The show also includes one work by a gifted young painter from Memphis named Jared Small, a large interpretation of the Good Samaritan parable from the New Testament Book of Luke.

We all have the power to make things happen. We have the power right here at the Dixon to help Memphis become a little kinder, more generous, and beautiful, but also more compassionate (like that Samaritan on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho). We have the power to inspire and to turn that inspiration into action. Let’s find our Ashe and let’s get busy.

Kevin Sharp Linda W. and S. Herbert Rhea Director

4339 Park Avenue

x Memphis, Tennessee 38117 x (901) 761-5250 x dixon.org

Board of Trustees D. Stephen Morrow, CHAIRMAN Christine P. Richards, PRESIDENT Ben C. Adams, Jr., SECRETARY/COUNSEL William C. Losch III, TREASURER Thomas C. Adams, Jr. Jack R. Blair Carter F. Campbell Suki Stone Carson William A. Coolidge, Jr. Dr. Reginald W. Coopwood Nancy Copp Karen C. Dorsett Elizabeth Farnsworth R. Molitor Ford, Jr. Mark Giannini John M. Horseman Buzzy Hussey Thomas H. Hussey Dr. Rose M. Johnston Thomas G. Kadien Anne O. Keeney E. Carl Krausnick, Jr. Kay Taylor Liles W. Neely Mallory, Jr. W. Neely Mallory III J. Kenneth (Chip) Marston, Jr. McNeal McDonnell Harriet McFadden Allen B. Morgan, Jr. Brandon G. Morrison Joseph Orgill III C. Penn Owen III Stephen C. Reynolds W. Reid Sanders Henri Wedell Willis H. Willey III

Non-Resident Trustees John H. Bryan Patricia L. Cook Cornelia Ritchie

Ex-Officio Trustees Vivian Watson Susan and Larry Bryan Edith H. Marshall Emily and David Brackstone Chantal and Jeff Johnson Kathy Gale and Gil Uhlhorn

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Final Weeks!

Picturing America: Signature Works from the Westmoreland Museum of Art August 4 – October 6 ORGANIZED BY THE WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, GREENSBURG, PA

Picturing America: Signature Works from the Westmoreland Museum of Art features fifty-six major paintings and sculpture from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Demonstrating a range of styles and influences, Picturing America is a fascinating survey of American art.

MARY REGENSBERG FEIST, Self-Portrait (detail), 1937, Oil on canvas, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA, Gift of the Thomas Lynch Fund and Museum Purchase, 2008.1

Made in Dixon September 15 – October 20 On view in the Mallory and Wurtzburger Galleries

Catch Made in Dixon in the Mallory and Wurtzburger Galleries, showcasing art created by participants in the Dixon’s educational programs in the past year.

Look how far we have come, let’s see how far we can go.

Making a Plan Membership Town Hall Meeting, Tuesday, October 8, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm At the end of 2012, the Dixon qualified for a generous matching grant from the Assisi Foundation to fund a comprehensive plan for the museum and gardens facilities and the grounds. To that end, we have retained the services of an architectural firm here in Memphis, Haizlip Studio, to help facilitate the planning process, and to pose this question to the community: What will your Dixon be like ten years from now?

To answer that question, the principals at Haizlip Studio will take part in dozens of conversations with Dixon staff, volunteers, and donors, with civic and business leaders, with community partners and neighbors, and of course with the Dixon membership. We will host one-on-one dialogues, town hall style meetings, and everything in between. We want you to be part of it.

Together, we will chart a future. We will produce a plan that looks at our buildings and grounds and how they advance the quality of our programming and impact the visitor experience. Our plan will consider the growth in audience we are already experiencing and the further growth we expect to occur. In the planning process, we will look for ways to make the Dixon facilities and grounds more efficient, visitor-friendly, beautiful, secure, inspiring, and fun.

So, please join us for a full Dixon membership meeting on Tuesday, October 8. Drop in any time between 5:30 and 7:30 pm to tell us or hear about the future of your Dixon.

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AFRICAN AMERICANS AND BIBLICAL IMAGERY October 20, 2013 – January 5, 2014

Organized by the Museum of Biblical Art, New York

Ashe to Amen: African Americans and Biblical Imagery examines African American artists’ interpretations of Biblical stories and traditions through historic and contemporary art. The colorful, passionate works in this exhibition date from the late nineteenth century to the present. Spiritual, and personal, yet at the same time communal, the art of Ashe to Amen reveals each artist’s personal exploration of faith through works as individual as the experiences themselves.

“This exhibition is about the artistic and spiritual GEORGE BANDELE AREOGUN, Carved Door, early 20th century process of discovery, revelation, and expressive interCarved wood, The Carr Collection (right) LINDA DAY CLARK, North Avenue, No. 8: Easter Sunday, 1995 pretation of very personal, intimate relationships that Gelatin silver print, Collection of the artist each artist evokes as a response to their own experience as channeled through the sacred text of the Bible,” says exhibition curator Leslie King-Hammond, Ph.D., Graduate Dean Emerita and Founding Director of the Center for Race and Culture at the Maryland Institute College of Art. “The works in the exhibition find common ground in representing visions of life and philosophical beliefs that emerged from a distinctive American culture that has developed and evolved over centuries and are now a unique addition to the broader field of American art.” The Bible’s narrative and parables, passed down through oral tradition, provided artists of African descent with the inspiration, contexts, and themes to express their responses to the awesome, harsh, and frequently incongruous realities of life in America.

“Ashe” and “Amen” are words commonly used in both African and African American communities. Ashe, (pronounced AH-shay), a word from the Yoruba language of Nigeria is the crucial inner dynamic that gives one the power to make something happen—an affirmation, not unlike the word “amen.” Both words can be read essentially as “so be it” both in America and throughout the African diaspora. Ashe to Amen: African Americans and Biblical Imagery investigates the ever-shifting intersections and crossroads of aesthetics and belief through the artistic interpretations of creation, revelation, faith, liberation, and identity.

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Opening Lecture

Ashe to Amen by Dr. Leslie King-Hammond Founding Director of the Center for Race and Culture at the Maryland Institute College of Art and Curator of the Exhibition

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Sunday, October 20, 2:00 pm FREE WITH REGULAR ADMISSION.

EXHIBITION SPONSORS

rbm Ventures R. Brad Martin Family Foundation Karen and Dr. Preston Dorsett x Rose M. Johnston Irene and Joe Orgill x Chris and Dan Richards

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Brian Russell: Continuum October 27, 2013 – January 12, 2014 ON VIEW IN THE MALLORY AND WURTZBURGER GALLERIES AND IN THE GARDENS

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Continuum celebrates the past fifteen years of Brian Russell’s thoughtful and innovative cast glass and forged metal sculptures. His larger works will appear in the gardens, while his more intimately-scaled objects are on view in the Mallory and Wurtzburger Galleries.

BRIAN RUSSELL, Stamina #4, 2013, Forged aluminum and cast glass, Courtesy of the artist

Russell’s smaller works feature glass cast in simplified shapes resting in minimalist bronze bases. His large outdoor sculptures allow his glass to more actively interact with the elongated curvilinear lines of his metalwork. The painstaking process of creating and casting colored glass and connecting it to forged metal is unique to Russell’s work.

In recent years, Russell has turned the focus of his metal work to aluminum, whose malleability lends a sense of immediacy to his finished sculptures.

Their modern fluidity contrasts with the ancient techniques used to produce them, creating an active tension between glass and metal elements.

MEET THE ARTIST AT ART AFTER DARK, NOVEMBER 21, 4:00 - 9:00 pm

MALLORYWURTZBURGER SPONSORED BY

Suzanne and Neely Mallory and Mary and Charles Wurtzburger

Upcoming Exhibitions January 19 – March 23, 2014

Color!

Wait Watchers

Organized by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

On view in the Mallory and Wurtzburger Galleries

Unknown photographer, [Woman with two daughters], ca. 1850s Salted print with applied color, ca. 6x8” Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

HALEY MORRIS-CAFIERO, Cops, 2011, Digital c-print Courtesy of the artist, Copyright © 2013 Haley Morris-Cafiero

American Photography Transformed

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Photography by Haley Morris-Cafiero

Spotlight on the Permanent Collection

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Paul Cézanne

(French, 1839 – 1906)

Trees and Rocks near the Château Noir

ca. 1900 – 1906, Oil on canvas, Museum purchase from Cornelia Ritchie and Ritchie Trust No. 4, 1996.2.20 ON VIEW IN THE DIXON RESIDENCE

Like many young painters, Paul Cézanne struggled with his family over his dreams of becoming an artist. Growing up in Aix-en-Provence, in the south of France, the aspiring painter found himself constantly at odds with his father, who wanted him to stay in Aix and study law. However, by 1861, Cézanne had convinced his father to finance his first trip to Paris, where he joined his childhood friend, Emile Zola, and attended the studio of Charles "Père" Suisse with a view to gaining admission to the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts.

It was at Académie Suisse that he met many of the artists that would become known as the Impressionists, including Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro.

Cézanne drew with great care and passion but his early work was described by critics as both intense and clumsy. The Salon rejected Cézanne's submissions every year from 1864 to 1869. Encouraged by Pissarro, Cézanne exhibited twice

with the Impressionists (at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874 and the third Impressionist exhibition in 1877). More at home in Aix than in Paris, Cézanne spent most of his career in increasing artistic isolation painting landscapes, still lifes, and portraits until 1895, when the Parisian dealer Ambroise Vollard gave the artist his first solo exhibition.

By the first years of the twentieth century, when he painted Trees and Rocks, Near the Château Noir, Cézanne's brilliant emphasis on pattern and structure was finely appreciated and later credited for charting the path to Cubist abstraction. His austere palette and taut, interlocking brushwork, so evident in the Dixon painting, revealed the very bones of painting composition. Cézanne's explorations of geometric simplification profoundly affected the art of the twentieth century from Expressionism to Cubism, making him one of the most influential painters in the history of modern art.

The reinstallation of the Dixon’s permanent collection has been generously sponsored by Linda W. Rhea in memory of S. Herbert Rhea

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Recent Acquisition

Augusta Savage Gamin

(American, 1892 – 1962)

ca. 1930, Plaster, Museum purchase, 2013.2

Augusta Savage was born in a small town near Jacksonville, Florida in 1892. She started modeling clay while still in her teens, and her early sculptures enjoyed enough success that she moved to New York in 1921 to study at Cooper Union. At the time, Savage was twenty-nine years old, but she was already a widow with an adolescent daughter to support. Her struggles in New York were many, but despite these hardships, she became a fixture in Harlem art circles in the 1920s and 1930s, perhaps one of the most creatively vital times and places in all of American history. She would become a teacher and mentor to some of the most important African-American artists of the postwar era.

Savage produced the first version of Gamin, a likeness of her nephew Ellis Ford, in 1929. She continued to make plaster casts of the work into 1930; it is unclear how many she completed or the number which survive. In Gamin, Savage captures an arrested moment, a sense of true immediacy; the child's glance feels natural and uncontrived. While the identity of the subject is known, Gamin was conceived as a type rather than a portrait, representing one of the many urchins populating New York streets, selling newspapers, shining shoes, or committing acts of petty larceny. With his cap turned to the side and his savvy gaze, this clever gamin would have been instantly recognizable to New Yorkers; if not as Ellis Ford himself, then as a typical youth who earned his living in the avenues.

Gamin was a breakthrough work for Augusta Savage in 1929. On the strength of this particular sculpture, art patrons in New York contributed to the expense of sending her to Europe for additional study. In Paris, Savage attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, where she studied with Charles Despiau, who had once been a student and studio assistant of Auguste Rodin. Savage is part of an important lineage of American artists who sought experience and education in Europe, including a number who are already represented in the Dixon’s permanent collection: Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, Maurice Prendergast, and Theodore Butler to name a few.

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Dixon Docent Spotlight

Kim Petzinger

wednesdays, 12:00 pm

The Dixon Docents are a dynamic group with interesting stories to tell. They give their time and talents to the Dixon, but are also active in the community in many other ways too.

FREE WITH REGULAR ADMISSION FREE FOR MEMBERS AND STUDENTS WITH ID

Bring your lunch and join in the discussion!

Local artists, experts and Dixon Gallery and Gardens staff will share their knowledge of art and horticulture with talks, demonstrations and great conversation.

October 2 Picturing Architecture: Imagining the Epoch with Allison Hennie, licensed

architect and practicing anthropologist

9 Voices of Yellow Fever

with The Elmwood Players

16 Château Noir: The Final Days of Paul Cézanne with Director Kevin Sharp 23 Plants of the Bible with Director of Horticulture

Dale Skaggs

30 Continuum: The dialogue between maker and medium with artist Brian Russell

November 6 Can I have a Hallelujah?

with local artist, Robin Salant

13 The Navy in the Mid-South

with Rodger Aitkin Manager, Asset Management Branch

20 Holiday Design Demo

with Greg Campbell, owner of Garden District

December 4 Holiday Workshop with Kevin Coble from

Le Fleur: Memphis Florists

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Christmas in Art with Associate Curator

Julie Pierotti

18 Depicting Religion-Spirituality in the Work of African American Artists

with Dr. Earnestine Jenkins, Art History Associate Professor, University of Memphis

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Munch and Learn

In this edition of The Leaf we would like to introduce Kim Petzinger, a self-proclaimed amateur art historian, who was inspired to become a Dixon docent in 2010 because of her love of art and her desire to communicate that passion to others.

I was born and reared (my father used to say that you "rear" children and "raise" cotton) in Midtown, Memphis and graduated from Central High School. In 1978, I moved to Honolulu, Hawaii on a whim and met my future husband who was stationed at Pearl Harbor as a Naval Officer. Returning to Memphis to marry in 1979, we wore Hawaiian wedding leis at our reception. We have three grown children.

Our family moved around a lot: Boulder, Dallas, Vicenza and Naples, Italy, Chicago, Fayetteville, Arkansas and Memphis in 2010. I feel like I've come full circle. I love being back in my hometown. Memphis has changed a lot since I've been away, yet, very little.

While in Chicago I took an intense 18-month course to become a docent at the Art Institute of Chicago. The docent group was very select and one had to go through a multi-step interview process to be accepted. I was the only non-PhD in my class. Giving tours once a week of the AIC permanent collection never grew old. It was like introducing new friends to old friends.

I was an RN for 32 years before I became a real "RN" in 2010, "Retired Nurse." I've always been interested in ministering to people and in 2010; I joined a group, A Way Out, that helps women caught in the sex slave industry to get out. I teach life-skill classes and am a mentor in this group. Additionally, as a member of Second Presbyterian Church, I teach a weekly Women's Bible Study, designed primarily for working women since we meet at 6:30 AM. I take my docent position at the Dixon very seriously.

After the training for each new exhibit, I delve into my own research and craft a tour, designed to hook the hearer on art and on returning to the Dixon. My life is about communicating my passions, whether about art or ministry. I'm pleased to be a part of the Dixon family.

We are lucky to have Kim in the Dixon family as well as our other devoted Dixon docents. Hundreds of adults and children are taken on guided tours of the Dixon’s collections and exhibitions each year because of the dedication of these amazing volunteers.

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Adult Workshops

Painting on Silk

By Artist Phyllis Boger

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Saturday, November 9, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm This workshop covers the basic techniques of batik and resist painting. Employing the use of wax resist and water based resist for painting dyes on fabric, students will learn to stretch fabric, apply resist and paint with dyes, and heat set their creations.

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. SPACE LIMITED. LUNCH AND SUPPLIES INCLUDED. MEMBERS $70; NON-MEMBERS $90

Art to Grow Art to Grow is wrapping up a busy summer, and gearing up for an exciting fall. Our summer program has seen over 1,500 children and adults through our outreach lessons at different libraries and summer camps in the Mid-South.

This summer’s lesson focused on still life paintings featured in the Dixon’s exhibition, Picturing America: Signature Works from the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Summer program participants had fun with plastic fruit and vegetables, building their own still life and creating a mixed media masterpiece.

We are delighted to announce that Art to Grow is expanding to reach Pre-K through 8th Grade students for the 2013-2014 school year. This decision was made after successfully trialing lessons to middle school students and receiving feedback from our teachers. We look forward to the opportunity of working with some new faces.

In Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the September Art to Grow curriculum will highlight both traditional and contemporary Latino art. Pre-K through 8th grade students will learn about the cultural significance of different masks in Latino cultures. They will use mixed media to mirror the bright colors and bold patterns found in Hispanic art to create a unique Mexican ‘Tona’ mask. The lesson will be adapted accordingly to suit each grade level.

Beginning in October, the Art to Grow topics will change every three months along with our gallery and garden seasons. From Elmer, the Dixon Elm tree, to Chagall, there’s always something inspiring for the young artists. Art to Grow will begin taking reservations late August. We look forward to a great school year!

ART TO GROW IS SPONSORED BY

AMERICAN SNUFF COMPANY x JOHN DUSTIN BUCKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST x FEDEX CORPORATION KEMMONS WILSON FAMILY FOUNDATION x MARTHA AND ROBERT FOGELMAN x BRADLEY AND ROBERT FOGELMAN II

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Ongoing Childrens Programs Mini Masters Every Tuesday, 10:30 - 11:15 am (ages 2 - 4)

Price per class: members free; non-members $8 per child.

Reservations required. Space limited.

Family Studio First Saturday of the Month October 5, November 2, December 7 10:30 am - 12:30 pm (all ages) Drop in at the Dixon for Family Studio, where families and friends can create magnificent works of art choosing from a large assortment of supplies. Participate in a featured project that will spark the imagination and creativity of all ages.

Drop in program. Free admission.

Saturday, November 16, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (all ages)

Fall is here and Family Day at the Dixon is back! Bring the whole family and all of your friends to this fun and free event.

Enjoy live music, art and garden activities, scavenger hunts, special guests, art demonstrations, and much more.

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Start your child’s art appreciation now! This parent-child workshop is designed for toddlers to explore shape, texture, color and other sensory possibilities through art making.

Each Tuesday, this program offers a fun learning experience for you and your child; including a story time, hands-on art activity and a snack.

Dixon Family Day

Free Admission.

Children’s Build-a-Book Workshop Saturday, November 23 , 10:30 am - 12:30 pm (ages 7 - 12) Local art teacher, Colleen Couch-Smith, will offer a unique book-making class at the Dixon. Your children will learn how to make their own up-cycled books from recycled cardboard packaging. Perfect to use as sketchbooks, journals, or to give as gifts!

Snack provided. Reservations required. Space limited.

Members $15; non-members $20.

SPONSORED IN PART BY

After School Art Clubs

Kaleidoscope Club Every other Wednesday, October 2 - December 11 (no club November 27) 3:30 - 4:30 pm (ages 5-9) For the younger artists, Kaleidoscope Club has a perfect mix of everything the Dixon has to offer. Each week we will feature a project that encourages creativity and critical thinking. Whether it is horticulture, art, or literature, your child will surly exercise their imagination.

Snack provided. Reservations required. Space limited.

Price per class: members $8; non-members $12.

Art Zone Every other Wednesday, October 9 - December 18 3:00 - 4:30 pm (ages 10 - 15) This after school art club is the perfect place for your child to explore new media and meet other art enthusiasts.

Participants will learn valuable art techniques and skills through drawing, painting, and sculpture.

Snack provided. Reservations required. Space limited.

Price per class: members $8; non-members $12.

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Fall Color in the Dixon Gardens Tuesday, October 8, 2:00 - 3:00 pm October is a glorious month in the Dixon Gardens, and this Tour at Two will focus on fall bloomers, berries, and the changing color of foliage. Join Dale Skaggs for a walk around the grounds and experience the magnificence of this season in the landscape. Get inspired by our many unique garden designs, or simply enjoy the beauty of the outdoors.

Free with regular admission.

Gardening with Conifers A Two-Day Symposium

Conifers with Southern Charm Friday - Saturday, October 11 - 12 The Dixon Gallery and Gardens is hosting this two day symposium on gardening with conifers which is sponsored by the American Conifer Society Southeast Region. Guaranteed to be informative and fun, this event will feature talks by various experts in the field including Dr. Sue Hamilton, UT Gardens Director and Vice-President of the American Conifer Society Southeast Region. Featured tours of private gardens and the Brussels Bonsai Nursery are among the highlighted activities which also include a lecture, dinner, and silent and live plant auctions.

Pre-registration required. More information at dixon.org.

Registration Fee: $119 per person until September 25

$135 per person after September 25

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The World of Miniature Daffodils by Larry Force Sunday, October 27, 2:00 pm, Winegardner Auditorium Join us for a presentation about the intriguing world of miniature daffodils, diminutive versions of flowers that have been cultivated from standard varieties. They retain the basic forms and colors of regular-sized daffodils and are ideal for rock gardens and containers. Miniatures are also excellent for indoor forcing. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to hear Larry Force, a seasoned grower and local authority in our area, discuss these tiny, and very popular flowers. Larry has been a multiple blue-ribbon winner for years and the recent winner of the most blue ribbons at the national convention of the American Daffodil Society. A recipient of the Annual Award for Horticultural Excellence granted annually, Larry grows hundreds of varieties of daffodils in his garden in Southaven.

SPONSORED BY THE MID-SOUTH DAFFODIL SOCIETY Free admission.

Daffodil Society Bulb Sale Saturday, November 2 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, Catmur Horticultural Building Get ready for a glorious spring! Just in time for fall planting, Dixon Gallery and Gardens and the Mid-south Daffodil Society will conduct a daffodil bulb sale. We have identified over 40 different cultivars that grow well in the Mid-south and have exhibited well in flower shows, most of which are rarely available for sale in Memphis. Volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about these fascinating flowers that bloom year after year.

Phoebe Cook Lecture

Sculptural Floral Design

by Bruno Duarte

The Dixon is pleased to welcome Bruno Duarte as our 2013 Phoebe Cook Lecturer. Bruno’s approach to floral design is both sculptural and emotional, blending organic materials and found objects together to create works of art.

Bruno’s passion for flowers began in his youth. He was surrounded by rare species of flowers found around the world on his family’s farm in Madeira. The inspiration for Bruno’s innovative design techniques and exceptional craftsmanship comes from nature, as “every leaf, every branch, every bloom is a piece of art unto itself”.

When Bruno is not at his Toronto studio, Fresh Floral Creations, he is designing for live audiences. Join us for this innovative program as he demonstrates different techniques in creating sculptural arrangements.

Holiday Centerpiece Workshop Saturday, December 14, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Catmur Horticultural Building

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Thursday, November 7, 11:00 am Winegardner Auditorium

The Phoebe Cook Lecture Series is co-sponsored by the Memphis Garden Club, a member of the Garden Club of America, and Dixon Gallery and Gardens. This series provides an opportunity to bring outstanding speakers in horticulture, conservation, and floriculture to Memphis. The series was established and endowed by the late Phoebe Cook Welsh in memory of her mother, Phoebe Cook. Gifts from Phoebe Cook Welsh’s family, the Memphis Garden Club, and friends in the Memphis community continue to fund the series.

Free with regular admission.

Sunrise Yoga Classes Wednesdays, 6:15 - 7:15 am, Hughes Pavilion

Join our talented Dixon floriculturist Celia Chastain as she shares professional techniques to create a spectacular holiday centerpiece. Celia will guide participants through the process of designing their own festive centerpiece to take home, perfect for holiday entertaining. All supplies included.

Start your morning at the Dixon! Certified Personal Trainer and fitness instructor Peggy Reisser leads a rejuvenating sunrise yoga class every week. A reasonable level of fitness is necessary for participants, although modifications will be made for various levels of experience.

Reservations required. (901) 761-5250.

Members $35; non-members $45.

(901) 761-5250 for additonal information.

Members free; non-members $5

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Volunteers Extraordinaire

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Linda Orton, Linda Lanier, Caroline Brown, and Anne Riordan served as the co-chairs of our 2013 Spring Plant Sale and contributed countless hours of time in planning and conducting this annual highlight of our year. Their organizing groups of potters each week, generating the extensive list of plants available for sale, creating new signs describing every plant, pricing plants, moving plants, recruiting and then training dozens of volunteers for the sale, and developing the timeline to guarantee that all the details were addressed are among the essential activities they handled to assure that the sale was the great success it was again this year.

Members of the gardening community in Memphis know them as enthusiastic, tireless workers who are active in national and international horticultural circles. In addition to their being the co-founders of the Mid-South Hydrangea Society and continuing to serve as the officers for almost 10 years, all are active in and are life members of the Memphis Area Master Gardeners, of which both Anne and Linda Lanier have served as president.

All take great pride in continuing to enhance their own stunning gardens, and Anne’s was recently featured in Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Thoughtfulness, perseverance, high energy, and thoroughness are obvious traits of these four women whose leadership has been critically important to the success of our gardens’ activities this year.

We appreciate all that they have done for us and are grateful to count them among our most valued volunteers and supporters. When you see them out and about, please thank them for us.

Paperwhite and Amaryllis Sale These fresh-blooming flowers make instant holiday decorations for the home or much-appreciated gifts. In addition to the small decorative bowls of paperwhites we have offered in the past, we will also have available a limited number of large clay pots filled with paperwhite bulbs. Both sizes will be ready for gift-giving or your holiday table.

The horticultural staff has selected the reliable performer ‘Inbal’, a newer variety with a sturdy stem, a long bloomtime, and a subtle fragrance.

Blooming amaryllis flowers are available in red, white, and a combination of red and white will again be available.

Place your orders now for these special flowers that will provide you and your loved ones with enjoyment throughout the holiday season. Please call to reserve your holiday bowls for pickup on Thursday, December 12, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm at the Catmur Horticultural Building greenhouse.

Paperwhites: small decorative bowl $12.50

large clay pot: $25 Amaryllis:

Red, White, or Combination $20

Reserve your holiday bowls online at dixon.org or mail your check to: Dixon Gallery and Gardens Holiday Bulb Sale, 4339 Park Avenue, Memphis, TN 38117, or call (901) 761-5250. An email or postal card will be sent to confirm your order.

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Young at Art Artini, July 20

Picturing America opening, August 3

Love the Leaf opening, July 18

Another Great Art on Tap With delicious food, great brew, and entertainment from Ryan Peel and the Chinese Connection Dub Embassy, Art at on Tap 2013 was another great Dixon event. Beer was provided by Blue Moon, Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs, Boscos Squared, Brooklyn Brewery, Buster’s Liquors & Wines, Dos Equis, Ghost River Brewing, Goose Island, High Cotton Brewing Company, Memphis Brewer’s Association, New Belgium Brewing, Sam Adams Woodchuck Hard Cider, and Yazoo Brewing Company. Buster’s wine tasting rounded out the event, CFY Catering provided “hops-icles” which

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Without our wonderful sponsors, the Dixon could not have put on such a spectacular event. We thank Paulsen Printing and Coca-Cola for their support of this event, and we greatly appreciate our gracious food sponsors, Bar Louie, Boscos Squared, Frost Bake Shop, Gus's Fried Chicken, Las Delicias, One & Only BBQ, and Rock ‘n’ Dough Pizza Company, for providing outstanding cuisine.

And of course, we say a very big “thank you” to Jim Keras Subaru for sponsoring both Young at Art and Art on Tap this year.

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were a big hit, and this year our brewers even featured Dixon-brewed beer!

Art on Tap and Young at Art are generously sponsored by

It’s Your Legacy Endow it with Care A planned gift to the Dixon ensures enrichment through the arts and nature for generations to come.

To make a lasting impression with a planned gift to the Dixon, please contact Susan Johnson, Director of Development, at sjohnson@dixon.org or (901) 312-1243.

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We welcome our new corporate members

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For over 31 years, Legacy Wealth Management has been assisting clients in building and preserving personal wealth.

Based on the needs of each client, the firm provides objective oversight in coordinating portfolio management and financial planning (tax, insurance, and estate planning) to assure that they are working in concert to support the client’s individual goals. Legacy provides services on a “feeonly” basis, meaning the firm does not earn commissions or sell products. Legacy has built an experienced and highlyaccomplished staff of 24 professionals managing approximately $950 million in assets. As an employee-owned firm, Legacy is committed to staying an independent, Memphisbased organization and is proud to support one of our city’s jewels, the Dixon Gallery and Gardens.

International Paper makes the products that weave our world together. We manufacture the paper on which businesses are launched, maps are plotted and letters are treasured. We create packaging that brings fresh fruit and poultry to dinner tables around the globe – and our innovative packaging designs enhance the lives of consumers everywhere. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., International Paper is a global leader in packaging and paper with manufacturing operations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Russia, Asia, India and North Africa.

As a company of substance, International Paper’s mission is to improve the world today and for generations to come.

That means we rely upon sustainable practices to manufacture our renewable products – and we give back to communities in the regions where we operate. International Paper is dedicated to making a positive difference in people’s lives.

Here in Memphis, we are proud to extend our support to the Dixon Gallery and Gardens.

Give the Gift that Keeps on Giving Your membership makes great things happen at the Dixon every day. From the programs you love to the events you anticipate, from irrigating the South Lawn to lighting the galleries, your support makes a difference and ensures a better Dixon.

Your financial contribution also makes a difference for a better Memphis, providing the finest in the cultural arts and horticulture to our community. Your contributions support scholarships for children of all ages to attend after-school art clubs and camps, and bus stipends to bring students from all over the MidSouth to the Dixon. You help us bring the Dixon to over 22,000 school children in their classrooms and communities every year through Art-to-Grow. You share the wonders of art and nature with the entire community through free admission hours and programs. Your support makes a difference for thousands of children and adults who want to enjoy rich cultural experiences through the Dixon.

Revenue from memberships provides critical operating support each day, funding approximately 20% of our annual operating budget. Your additional contribution to our annual fund helps to make Dixon programs available for every citizen and visitor regardless of circumstances. The annual fund supports programs that focus on our exhibitions, education, and the gardens. And in addition to enhancing Dixon programs, you can make a difference while celebrating those you love and inspire you through gifts in tribute.

We ask for your support to help the Dixon continue to make Memphis a better place to live for everyone. When you consider how to make a difference this year, reflect on how the Dixon has made a difference for you, and give the gift that keeps on giving through the Dixon’s annual fund. To learn how, contact Karen Strachan in the Development Office at (901) 761-5250 ext. 124.

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Thank You We gratefully acknowledge the following new, rejoined, and upgraded members and contributions from May 1 through July 31, 2013.

Welcome

Supporter ($2,500-4,999)

Jim Keras Subaru

Sustainer ($1,000-1,499)

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Corporate Benefactor ($5,000-9,999) Corporate Contributor ($1,500-2,499)

Legacy Wealth Management

Sustainer ($1,000-1,499)

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Veronica Tronolone

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Cosmopolitans Sustainer ($1,000-1,499)

Melinda H. Bagley Mrs. R. Dale Woodall

Julie and Dr. Fred Azar Tina and Frank Newman

Cosmopolitans Patron ($500-999) Mimi and Jim Taylor

Patron ($500-999)

Mr. and Mrs. Davant Latham Katherine G. McClintock Mr. and Mrs. Arthur N. Seessel III

Cosmopolitans ($300)

Patron ($500-999)

Mr. and Mrs. James Stillman McFadden Hedda A. Schwartz

Cosmopolitans Patron ($500-999) Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Garrett, Jr.

Rikki and Bill Boyce Dr. Anne W. Connell Marilu Davis Janette and Robert H. Krauch, Jr.

Donor ($250-499)

Leslie Johnson and John Daniel Audrey Landrum George T. Wheeler

Cosmopolitans ($300) Emily and Jeff McEvoy Dr. Lee R. Morisy

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Dunnam Lesley J. Gudehus Julia Williams Manning

Cosmopolitans patron ($500-999)

Donor ($250-499)

Young At Art Single($100)

Denise and Robert D. Henning Christine and William D. Patterson

Cosmopolitans ($300)

Mr. and Mrs. George H. Cogswell III Mr. and Mrs. Louis Graham Drs. Karen and James E. Kelmis

Young At Art Sustainer ($1,000-1,499)

Kelsey Albert and Sean McDonald Natalie Giannini and Andrew Hammond

Young At Art ($150)

Amanda Buxton Mary Lawrence Carruthers Erika Cassidy Ashley Edge and Braylee Cross Kendra Jones Tracy Scaggs and Gerson Montano Dr. Andrew Olinger Kathryn N. Sedberry and Walker Pritchard Lisa Best and Dr. Sanjay Ratnakant

Young At Art Single ($100) Betsy Brasher Jenni Crocker

Sponsor ($125-249)

Erly Alonso Larry L. Bomar Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Burton Sally Isom Diane Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Don Street Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Williams

Welcome Back

Corporate Benefactor ($5,000-9,999) International Paper

Corporate Contributor ($1,500-2,499) Armstrong Relocation & Companies asentinel Thomas W. Briggs Foundation, Inc. Stephens Inc. Weiss Spicer Cash, PLLC

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Mr. and Mrs. G. Douglas Edwards, Jr. Mary Lee Copp and Peter R. Formanek

Cosmopolitans Sustainer ($1,000-1,499)

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Mr. and Mrs. Franklin P. Allen III Barbara B. Apperson Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Hester, Jr. Nancy L. Kresko Zoe H. Marshall

Young at Art ($150)

Joan and Jacob Biddle Kim and John Cribb Laura and John Engbretson Ashley and Leo Old Nia and Scott Phillips Joseph Charles Robbins Amanda Meredith and Roseann White

Young at Art Single ($100) Paul Edelstein Hollis Hulett Joelle Pittman Steve Rosen Amanda Vogel

Carole G. Coles

Sponsor ($125-249)

Shirlee M. Clark and Don Barber Mr. and Mrs. Doug Enoch Mary Jane Fuller Theresa Herman Bert Loden Judith Soberman and Leonard Lothstein Anne Mathes and Dr. Joel A. Reisman

Honorariums Dixon Staff Barbara Williamson Anne Keeney Barbara Williamson Claude M. McCord Arawata Garden Club

Sponsor ($125-249)

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Cape Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Charlton III Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gavrock Barbara Hanemann Mr. and Mrs. William L. Huettel, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lemmi Sharon Lusk Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McCrory Mr. and Mrs. John W. McQuiston Mr. and Mrs. George R. Neblett Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rice Robin Tauer Brenda W. Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Swift Treadwell, Jr.

Upgraded

Nancy and Steve Morrow Brooke Morrow Barbara and Lewis Williamson Joe Orgill Barbara Williamson Linda Overton Phillips Town & Country Garden Club* Ann and Steve Reynolds Barbara Williamson Chris Richards Barbara Williamson Kevin Sharp The Arts and Gardens Club Mrs. Richard Bodine Sally Shy Northwest Mississippi SHRM

Circle Life ($25,000) Dr. Howard S. Misner

Dale and Michel Allen Skaggs Veazey and Collie Krausnick

Sustainer ($1,000-1,499)

Dale Skaggs Elizabeth Gillespie

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bernstein Jr. Ellen Klyce

Carol and Chip Westbook Barbara Williamson

* Donations given to Memphis Garden Club Cutting Garden

Celebrations:

The recovery of Madeline Holbert Elizabeth and Rouben Simonian The birthday of Ferrin Mavar Dot H. Neale

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Dex Wittle Chairman Steve Morrow, Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff

Memorials

Dr. John C. Bowen Dr. and Mrs. George A. Coors* Joy Doggett* Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff William S. Craddock Mr. and Mrs. Phillip H. McNeill, Sr. Robert Files Dr. and Mrs. George A. Coors* Suzanne and Neely Mallory* Yvonne Ford Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff

Share what you love with the ones you love.

Give the gift of membership.

To purchase gift memberships, visit dixon.org or call (901) 761-5250 ext. 125

Bill Gerald Danette W. and Daniel Beck Lawrie D. Oscar Brewster Harrington Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon board and staff Billie Fisher Carr Houghton Christina and Richard Roberts Jo Ann Hawkes Johnson Janet Holley Cox Ann Jeter Jones Dr. and Mrs. George A. Coors* Sheldon Bernarr Korones Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Lee Littlefield Erin Riordan and Kevin Sharp Gertrude H. Lynch Mr. and Mrs. William R. McKelvy, Jr. Helen McNabb Dr. and Mrs. George A. Coors* Dr. Ernest H. Mellor Janet Holley Cox Sarah Dew Misner Chairman Steve Morrow, Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff

Mary Prudence Parish Susan and Darryl Johnson Annice and Glenn Overall Erin Riordan and Kevin Sharp Mary Jo Phillips Connie and Dr. Lou Adams Kathy and Ben Adams L. Kirkpatrick Bobo Mrs. Snowden Boyle* Dr. and Mrs. Dee J. Canale Janet Holley Cox Patricia Dudley Mr. and Mrs. G. Douglas Edwards, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Ellis III Mr. and Mrs. Graham D.S. Fulton Mr. and Mrs. Samuel N. Graham Emily W. Haizlip Independent Bank Robert E. Loeb Suzanne and Neely Mallory* Dr. and Mrs. Chris McEwan Mr. and Mrs. Phillip H. McNeill, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson W. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Allen B. Morgan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Murff

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The birthdays of Sophia and Dr. James G. Sousoulas Nicole and Jack Lewis

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The birthday of Steve Morrow Erin Riordan and Kevin Sharp

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The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Esposito Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff

JEAN-LOUIS FORAIN, La Cavalière, ca. 1882, Gouache, india ink, chalk on paper, Museum purchase with funds provided

by Brenda and Lester Crain, Hyde Family Foundations, Irene and Joe Orgill and the Rose Family Foundation, 1993.7.13

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Dewitt Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff

Kim and John Pitts Julie and Jim Raines Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck PLC Jim Pitt Mrs. McKinnie Weaver Dr. Carroll Pridgen Christina and Richard Roberts Helen Louise Lovell Reynolds Chairman Steve Morrow, Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Catherine Smithwick Mr. and Mrs. William L. Huettel, Sr. Suzanne and Neely Mallory* Chairman Steve Morrow, Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Melva Smithwick Chairman Steve Morrow, Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Dr. Edmund Utkov Mary and Grant Bales John Willingham Danette W. and Daniel Beck Lawrie Claire Zoller Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Eckels

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4339 PARK AVENUE • MEMPHIS

MEMBERS $60

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DAY OF TICKETS $75

TO PURCHASE TICKETS CALL 901.761.5250 or GO TO DIXON.ORG

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Enjoy music in the galleries Sundays in December 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Dec. 1 Aron Shiers, guitar Dec. 8 Lila, violin Dec. 15 Mark Allen, guitar Dec. 22 Tamar Love, cello

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special thanks to

HOLIDAYS AT THE DIXON SPONSORED BY

4339 Park Ave.

dixon.org

901.761.5250

Stacey and Thomas Hussey, Anne and Mike Keeney, Pam and McNeal McDonnell, and Mabel and Phil McNeill

ART AFTER

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Third Thursdays. Galleries and Gardens open until 9:00 pm. Free with admission.

Light refreshments. Cash bar.

October 17 Fall Color

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Fall is in the air at the Dixon. Take a tour of the trees and gardens and learn what’s changing and what’s blooming! Live music.

6:00 pm - tour with Dale Skaggs FOOD PROVIDED BY CABOT CREAMERY.

November 21 Art at Sunset with Brian Russell 6:00 pm - tour with Brian Russell Live music.

FOOD PROVIDED BY WHOLE FOODS.

December 19 Ashe to Amen Musical performance by Hattiloo Theatre members.

7:00 pm - tour by Dr. Earnestine Jenkins FOOD PROVIDED BY WHOLE FOODS.

See beautiful and fascinating

Dresden and Berlin, Germany

with Dixon Director Kevin Sharp and Curator Julie Pierotti

May 31 – June 8, 2014

For details, contact Glenda Owen, REGENCY TRAVEL, 844-6106 or gowen@regencytravel.net