Garden Club Is Planting Seeds:

Get Ready For ‘Art In Bloom’

Celebrate spring with The Garden Club of Newtown on Saturday, May 3, from 4 to 6 pm. “Art in Bloom,” an elegant wine and hors d’oeuvres event at the historic Budd House at 50 Main Street, will feature the work of Newtown artists displayed with complementary flower arrangements designed by members of the club.

Shane Miller, a member of the club, and her husband George are the owners of the 1869 house that is a wonderful example of the Empire Style. Originally known as the Glover House for its first owner, Henry Beers Glover, who was a founder of Newtown Savings Bank, it remained in the Glover family for over 100 years. It became known locally as the Budd House after Mr Glover’s granddaughter married Stephen Budd.

All of the artists being featured in “Art in Bloom” are Newtown residents. Betty Christensen, Dick McEvoy, Ruth Newquist and Virginia Zic are painters, and Bob Berthier and Frank Gardner are photographers. At least ten artwork-floral arrangements have been confirmed, with a few more that may be added by the afternoon of the event.

This is not a traditional flower show with judges and rules to follow. The only instruction to the club members who create the arrangements is to make something that is attractive and coordinates with or interprets the specific artwork. Most of the art will be available for purchase, and the floral arrangements will be raffled at the end of the event.

Members of the club will also prepare the hors d’oeuvres that will be served along with wine. In recent years this group has organized a tea which was so popular that a cookbook was compiled of recipes from members and special friends. Flower Buds To Taste Buds, the club’s cookbook, will also be available for purchase during “Art in Bloom.”

Tickets are $25 per person and reservations can be made by calling club president Beth Caldwell at 270-0665. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit Newtown Scholarship Association, a group the garden club has supported for a number of years.