Sep 12-14  Ozark Florists Association - Joplin, Mo
Fri-Sun       Convention - "Cirque du Fleur"
                    Holiday Inn - Joplin
                         contact:  Butch Johnston, Executive Director 
                         479-783-5146  - butch@aboutozark.com

Sep 13-14  Mays Wholesale Florist - Hayleyville, AL
Sat-Sun      Christmas Show
                         Featuring - J Ted Lewis, Commentator
                         contact:  Reba or Larry Butler - 205-486-7106

Sep 21        Southern Wholesale Florists - Little Rock, AR
Sun             Christmas Show
                    7501 Fluid Drive
                         contact: Jack Gaston - 501-372-4747 
                         jgaston@swflorists.com

Sep 28       Southern Wholesale Florists - Fort Smith, AR
Sun            Christmas Show & Grand Opening of New Building
                   6301 Prairie Drive - Near Highway 45 off South Zero
                   featured designers - Scott Snow - Scott's Florist - Paris
                                                             Kelly Warden- Southern Wholesale
                                                                                       Little Rock 
                   contact: Jim Gaston - 479-452-1199 
                                       email jmg@southernfs.net 

Oct 4-5      Magnolia Wholesale - Tupelo, MS
Sat-Sun      Christmas Show

Oct 5         Betty's Wholesale - Kensett, AR
Sun           Christmas Open House 
                  1244 W Searcy St 
                       featuring Ron Johnson - The Thicket - Springfield, MO 
                       contact:  Jack or Debbie Norris - 800-621-9230

 Some of these events only have dates established. Details are not
complete on others, however, you can mark your calendar and
watch the website for updates as we receive them.

Please call 501-666-7673 or email garlene@floralx.com with any events you would like posted on the website.

ARKANSAS MASTER FLORIST CLASS SCHEDULE FOR 2008

Classes are held at Southern Wholesale in Little Rock.

See Education section for full information

Feb 23 -10A–12P       Care and Handling of Cut Flowers and Foliage

Feb 23 –1P–4P          Care and Handling of Foliage Plants

Feb 24 – 9A–12P       Marketing and Promoting Flowers

Feb 24 – 1P–4P         Selling and Customer Relations

Mar 1–10A–12P        Visual Merchandising

Mar 1–1P–4P            Delivery

Mar 2–10A–12P       Employee Relations

Mar 2–1P-4P            Principles of Design

Mar 15–10A–12P    Current Floral Design (hands on )

Mar 15-1P–4P         Current Floral Design (hands-on)

Mar 16–9A-12P      Current Floral Design (hands-on)

Mar 16–1P–4P        Current Floral Design (hands-on)

Apr 5–10A–12P      Designing Wedding Flowers (hands-on)

Apr 5–1P–4P           Designing Wedding Flowers (hands-on)

Apr 6–9A-12P         Designing Wedding Flowers (hands-on)

Apr 6–12P–4P        Designing Wedding flowers (hands-on)

May 24–10A–12P  Designing Sympathy Flowers (hands-on)

May 24–1P–4P      Designing Sympathy Flowers (hands on)

May 25–9A–12P    Designing Sympathy Flowers (hands-on)

May 25–1P–4P      Designing Sympathy Flowers (hands-on)

Jun 14–10A–12P   Accounting for The Retail Flower Shop

Jun 14–1P–4P      Accounting for The Retail Flower Shop

Jun 15–9A-12P    Review of all Lecture Classes

Jun 15–1P - ?       Review of all Lecture Classes

Jul 20–9A–11A    Make Up Testing

Jul 20–1P–4P      Final Testing