THE RETURN OF A SUMMERTIME TRADITION: GARDEN GRAPES AND HOPS AT DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS

May 22, 2012

THE RETURN OF A SUMMERTIME TRADITION: GARDEN GRAPES AND HOPS AT DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS

Friday, June 8, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Preview Hour – 5-6:30 p.m.
After Party – 9:30-11 p.m.

DENVER—Adults will enjoy great food, great music and great fun in the summer sun when the Garden Grapes and Hops garden party returns to Denver Botanic Gardens on Friday, June 8. This festive summer evening party features live music along with all-you-can-eat food and drink samples from more than 20 local restaurants, along with 15 breweries and wineries!

Restaurants include Wazee Supper Club, Rialto Café, The Cherry Cricket, Marlowe’s Denver Restaurant, Bombay Clay Oven, Goosetown Tavern and Lala’s Wine Bar & Pizzeria.

Colorado breweries and wineries such as New Belgium Brewing Company, Great Divide Brewing Company, Odell Brewing Company, Left Hand Brewing Company and Zonin USA will provide beer and wine samples.

A variety of soft drinks will also be available. A single ticket price includes admission to the Gardens, all food and drink samples, and entertainment.

VIP ticket includes one and a half hour early admission, complimentary valet parking, and admission to the one and half hour after party.

TAXI STAND: We’ll call a taxi for you! Leave your car in our parking garage and pick it up the next day (the Gardens’ parking garage will be closed and locked from midnight-5:30 a.m.). Take a taxi and receive one free general admission pass.

Proceeds from this event will benefit the Gardens’ education, research, conservation and community outreach programs. Party takes place rain or shine.

Time:
5-6:30 p.m. – Preview Hour
6:30-9:30 p.m. – Regular Admission
9:30-11 p.m. – After Party

Ticket Prices:
VIP Ticket - $100 (limited quantity)
Adult General Ticket - $60
Adult Member Ticket - $55
Designated Driver Ticket - $30 (entitled to soft drinks, water and food – no alcohol)

Tickets can be purchased online until June 10 at www.botanicgardens.org/content/garden-grapes-and-hops.

There will be 200 adult general tickets available at the door on the night of the event. They will be sold on a first come, first served basis for $75 each.

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About Denver Botanic Gardens:

Green inside and out, the Gardens is considered one of the top botanical gardens in the United States and a pioneer in water conservation. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Gardens’ living collections encompass specimens from the tropics to the tundra, showcasing a plant palette chosen to thrive in Colorado’s semi-arid climate. The Gardens' dynamic, 24-acre urban oasis in the heart of the city is now in its 53rd year, offering unforgettable opportunities to flourish with unique garden experiences for the whole family – as well as world-class education and plant conservation research programs. Additional sites at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, a 750-acre wildlife and native plant refuge in Jefferson County; and Mount Goliath, a high-altitude trail and interpretive site on the Mount Evans Scenic Byway, extend this experience throughout the Front Range. For more information, visit us online at www.botanicgardens.org or call 720-865-3500.