Lights in Bloom, Sarasota's Selby Gardens Ends Dec. 27th

Don't let your holiday end without taking in a favorite of our family!
Enhance your holiday by visiting Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' Lights in Bloom. The originator of Lights in Bloom, Bob McComb ("Mr. Illuminator"), is bringing new excitement to this glittering holiday event. Selby is adding more

These giant dragonflies, butterflies and a red-eyed tree frog will light up the night, as tree men and sugar plum faeries guide your journey. There will be live music and dance performances nightly. Dine under the Banyans featuring grilled entrées, kids' "Merry Meals," cinnamon popcorn, beer, wine and hot chocolate available for purchase. Don't miss Santa's workshop area, featuring Santa and his reindeer plus interactive games for kids of all ages. There will be Hanukkah happenings, Kwanzaa activities, and inside the Kids' Corner will be nightly holiday crafts. The Florida Garden Railway Society will be "all-board" with their Garden trains. These trains are "G"-scale locomotives featuring holiday-themed cars and a miniature village display (train details: www.fgrs.org).

In addition, Selby Gardens will feature "Holiday Splendor at the Payne Mansion." This spectacular Holiday Showhouse will be open Dec. 1, 2011, through Jan. 2, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily and during the evenings of Lights in Bloom. The Florida West Coast Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) will deck the entire first floor with stunning holiday décor. For more details, please visit the Selby website, the ASID website or the ASID Facebook page.

Tickets available beginning Dec. 1 at selby.org or Selby Gardens, 900 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota.

Read more: http://www.sarasotafl.org/events/#ixzz1hbPbMulT

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