Travel to Ireland

GARDEN JEWELS OF IRELAND

May 1 – 10, 2014

We would like to invite you to join us on Myriad Gardens Foundation’s first abroad garden tour on a trip to Ireland, May 1 - 10, 2014, to see and experience many of its most beautiful and enchanting gardens, historic cultural attractions and stunning natural landscapes.

We are excited to share highlights from the itinerary with you. Executive Director Maureen Heffernan and Myriad Gardens Foundation Community Board Member and professional garden expert, Linda Horn, will be your hosts for the trip. We are working with Valerie Wilson Travel Agency, a trusted travel company for discriminating travelers to ensure the entire experience exceeds your expectations.

Lovely gardens by day will be matched by gracious accommodations at night, delicious dinners and of course, a few fun pub nights! You’ll be doing good by having a wonderfully good adventure too. A portion of your trip fee includes a tax-deductible donation to the Myriad Gardens Foundation.

Thank you and do consider joining us and your fellow Oklahoman garden lovers for an exceptional travel and garden experience.

Cost per person is $4,146 double occupancy; or $4,796 for single occupancy. Excludes airfaire. A deposit of $1,200 per person is required at reservation. For more information, questions or reservations, please contact Patricia West, Valerie Wilson Travel, at 207.633.4883 or distvoy@gwi.net. The full itinerary can be viewed or downloaded at myriadgardens.org.

Deadline for registration and payment is Feb. 1, 2014.

P.S. The Trip highlights include: Trinity College, The Book of Kells, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, The National Botanic Gardens, Farmleigh, Mount Usher Gardens in County Wicklow, Robinsonian wild gardens, Powerscourt Gardens, Dillon Gardens, Birr Castle, a private cooking class at Cookery School of Ballymaloe, Muckross House and Gardens, The Lakes of Killarney, The Ring of Kerry and MUCH more. Visit myriadgardens.org for the full itinerary.

Welcome Ice House and Park House

The Myriad Botanical Gardens is pleased to welcome Peter and Sheree Holloway and their team to the Gardens.

The Holloways are the proprietors of Gardens’ new Park House and Ice House restaurants. “We are very pleased to welcome our new partners. After a thoughtful process, we found a proprietor in Peter Holloway who understands the complexities of operating in this space and whose experience, expertise and creativity will ensure that our restaurants will be terrific additions to downtown and will serve our many audiences,” said Gardens Chairman Emeritus Jim Tolbert.

The two restaurants are the Park House, located in the restaurant building, and the Ice House, located in the smaller building just north of the Park House. The Ice House, opening October 1, will serve authentic Nic’s burgers, along with fries and shakes. It will be open eight months per year, and will close during skating season. Nic’s, Oklahoma City’s favorite burger joint, has been featured on Food Network’s “Diners, Drive Ins and Dives,” and the current issue of Slice Magazine’s ‘Bodacious Burgers’ feature. The Park House will open in November and will serve a variety of lunch and dinner items, with a full bar. Menus, interior design and build-out of the spaces are currently underway. Project architect is Elliott+Associates and general contractor will be Stacy Witter & Associates, Inc. Rachel, Nic, Peter

Peter Holloway, whose restaurant group now includes Edmond restaurants Boulevard Steakhouse, Café 501 and the Martini Lounge, as well as the Classen Curve location of Café 501, has been a part of the restaurant scene in the state since college. He began his career at the Hungry Peddler and discovered he loved the restaurant business and the rest is history. “The opportunity for offering a diverse experience in the Gardens is very exciting. From the BEST burgers and shakes at the Ice House to casual dining in The Park House, we couldn’t ask for a more unique setting!,” said Holloway.

Great Perk: Garden members will recieve a 10% discount at Park House.

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Devon Ice Rink at Myriad Botanical Gardens

Opens November 15

It’s back! OKC’s favorite wintertime activity is great fun (plus a little exercise) for the whole family! The Devon Ice Rink opens Nov. 15. Gardens Members skate for $7; nonmembers skate for $10. Includes skate rentals. Give the Gift of Membership! Wouldn’t you love to give the folks on your Christmas list a whole year’s worth of fun? This holiday season give the gift that does that and keeps the gardens growing! When you give a gift of membership, your friends or family will receive a festively-wrapped membership card and membership packet. You can request to have it mailed to you or we can mail it directly to the recipient. If you choose to have it mailed to the recipient, we will include your information the card. To purchase a membership as a gift for friends or family, please visit www.myriadgardens.org or call 405.445.7080.

November/December Membership Promotion

New and renewing members: during the months of November and December, purchase a Family Membership (up to 4 adults and 4 children) for $65.00 and receive two passes for FREE ice time in addition to free ice skate rental. Limited to the first 50 family memberships purchased starting November 1, 2013.

Mon. – Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. 3 – 9pm 3 – 11pm 11am – 11pm 11am – 7pm Friday nights are Rock N Skate nights, complete with a DJ, from 6 - 9pm Friday night, and Saturdays are Cartoon Skate days from 11am -1pm.

Private and group rentals are available, too! A one-hour session for up to 100 guests is $750; and a two-hour session for up to 100 guests is $1,200. This includes skate time and skate rentals.

Call 405.708.6499 or email jim.littlejohn@rinkmanagement.com

for more information. Join today and receive invitations to exclusive members-only events and discounts to public events. Three easy ways to join:

1. 2. 3. Visit myriadgardens.org Call 405.445.7080 In person at the Crystal Bridge