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| I posted this on the exhibiting forum too. But seriously, does anyone go there except poor Ron who faithfully posts the new introductions? (And thank you, Ron, for doing so.) So I'm posting it here as well in the hopes that someone here can answer the questions I have.
Through some interesting developments in our rose society I am putting together the arrangement schedule for our spring rose show. I've never done any kind of schedule, let alone an arrangements one, before. I want to keep it as simple as possible because it's not known if or how many people will be interested in entering at this time and I don't want a string of empty niches come show day. That said, I have come up with my theme for the section and some different titles for classes. The problem is that my theme doesn't readily lend itself to any oriental designs. Is it mandatory to have oriental classes? Or can I just have traditional and modern classes? And are there rules about how many classes there need to be in this section? At this time I'm thinking just one class for traditional and one for modern in both standard size and miniatures for a total of 4 classes. Do I need to do more than that? Any help or suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated! |
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- Posted by mad_gallica Z5 Eastern NY (My Page) on Thu, Jan 26, 12 at 15:55
| Who is the district arrangement chair? I'd ask them for (quasi) official guidance. I'd definitely ask them to proof the schedule before printing it. Oriental tends to be a popular class since it doesn't require a lot of roses. Some of the most effective Oriental entries I've seen have had only one or two blooms. So if your arrangers also want to have horticultural entries, they don't have to cannibalize one for the other. |
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| Thanks, Mad! Yes, I know it has to be OKed by the district chair before it gets published but I have to get it written first. I'm just looking for some idea of how I need to go about that and if there are any specific classes that must be included. |
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| Seil, You could search for a schedule from a previous year and ask permission to cannibalize it. (Esp if you don't have the ARS pubs about arrangements.) Do know that if you're going to offer rosettes as uber-prizes you need to order them well in advance from Shreveport. Take a look at the link below for the houston rose soc 2011 show. The wording of the catagories - you could simply lump some of them (mass or line-mass or line) under traditional if you want a single entry. One thing you must remember is to have a catagory for every arrangement type that is standard for your shows. People are like cats: they don't like change and if your members are used to doing dried rose arrangements, you must have a catagory for them. If they haven't done them in the past, they won't jump on the chance to start doing it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: One large society's show schedule
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| Thanks for the link, Ann. I do have a few other schedules I'm using for reference but they all include an oriental class so I still don't know if it's just because they're bigger shows and they need more classes or if an oriental class is mandatory. |
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| Seil, we include it for the reasons Mad Gallica stated: they are easy for arrangers to enter. As far as I know, there are no mandatory classes in an arrangement schedule, but your district arrangement chair can answer that for you. Talk to that person now, they can help you shape your schedule. The person who writes our arrangement schedule always consults with the district chair in advance. |
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| Thank you, Diane. I'm trying to get contact information for our district chair now. |
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- Posted by karl_bapst_rosenut 5a NW Indiana (rosenut@rosenut.com) on Sun, Jan 29, 12 at 15:05
| I don't do arrangements nor have I made schedules but we require that arrangers register before hand so we know how many nitches we need. If no one registers we still set up a couple of nitches and take them down if not used. BTW, You do know that people who do arrangements by themselves are known as the "Lone Arrangers"? |
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