76th Central Region Meeting
“Autumn Spectacular”
October 26, 27, 28 2008

Iowa has the pleasure of hosting the 2008 Central Region meeting on October 26, 27 and 28th at the Marriott Hotel in Cedar Rapids.  Our goal is to welcome these six neighboring states with a fun, educational and entertaining event.  Be sure to mark your calendars now and make plans to attend.

We are especially excited that Tony Todesco accepted Iowa’s invitation to share his design talents and expertise during a program following the Monday night banquet.

Tony Todesco of One Main Street Studio, of Stow, Massachusetts has designed and commented for trade shows and has appeared on television promoting the use and enjoyment of flowers.

Tony is a regular guest designer, lecturer and instructor for Civic groups, Design groups as Garden Clubs on state and national levels.  He has judged many flower shows including New York, Philadelphia and Boston.

Among his many accomplishments are set design and staging for many flower shows, including the Massachusetts Horticultural Societies Annual New England Spring Flower Show.  He is proud to be a National Garden Club Master Flower Show Judge and has presented programs to Flower Show judges nationwide.  He is an active member and serves on the National Garden Clubs Flower Show Committee, as New Design Development Chairman.  Tony’s  programs have also been presented to numerous museums, including Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and the Minneapolis Institute of Art.  His large scale designs have been regular exhibits for over 30 years at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

In addition to over 35 years of experience in management and ownership of prestigious design studios in the Boston area, Tony’s colorful style and expertise make him a sought after designer, commentator and lecturer.  Because of his creative use of plant material, in his designs, and extensive technical knowledge, he not only interprets current design trends, but helps create them.

Following Tony’s design program Monday night, he will also hold a design workshop.  Sunday evening, 28 lucky members will have their designs critiqued by the master himself.  Each state will be invited to select four members to attend this workshop at a cost of $35.00 each.  The designer will provide their own containers and plant materials.  If they wish, arrangements can be made to purchase plant materials for them and the cost will be passed on to that designer.

Let’s give Tony Todesco a warm Midwest welcome!!