White County
 Gardening
Podcast
October 26, 2009
Chris Olsen to be featured speaker in Beebe
(1:55 minutes)
Audio/Video Script:
Sherri Sanders
County Extension Agent - Agriculture
Hello this is Sherri Sanders, County Extension Agent – Agriculture in White
County. The White County Master Gardeners will host Chris Olsen on Tuesday,
November 3 at 6:30 p.m. Chris will teach decorating for the holidays in a
program entitled "Easy and Chic Christmas Ideas" as a fund raising event
for the White County Master gardener program. The evening will feature a buffet
of seasonal hors d’ oeuvres and beverages, catered by ASU’s University Café
Catering Service. Admission for the evening will be $25.00 per person. The event
will be held at the University Café located in the Student Center on the ASU
Beebe campus.
Attendees will be eligible for door prize drawings and will have the
opportunity to purchase items from Chris Olsen and his store, Botanica Gardens.
A themed Christmas tree will be auctioned off for a scholarship fund as well.
Chris has been associated with KTHV Channel 11, where he is known as the
"Garden Guru". He is featured on the morning, noon, and evening segments in the
Weather Garden, and has appeared several times in Arkansas Living: Holiday Style
with Chris Olsen. Prior to his work at Channel 11, Chris was featured on
Arkansas View on KKYK WB22.
There will be a limited number of seats available for the evening. Tickets
must be purchased in advance. Tickets will be held on a "will call" basis or
mailed, if desired. Admission is by pre-purchased tickets only. Tickets will not
be available at the door. For additional information or to purchase tickets
contact the White County Cooperative Extension service by phone at 501-268-5394
or by email at ssanders@uaex.edu.
This has been Sherri Sanders in Searcy.
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