Two-Day Garden Event:

Friday, April 26: A Toast to the Arts from 7 - 10pm
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​Saturday, April 27 Nature Meets Art Garden Tour from 11 am - 5 pm

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW - visit the art center ~ OR ~ call us at 770-207-8937 ~ OR ~ buy online HERE !!!
​Tickets:
Early bird/combo prize:  First 150 people to buy a COMBO ticket get a free hand-painted wine glass, one per ticket purchased.  These are beautifully painted florals by our artists!  Original art on a wine glass!  

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW at the art center ~ OR ~ call us at 770-207-8937 ~ OR ~ buy online HERE !!!
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REGULAR PRICE (April 1 until we sell out!!)
  • $45 for A Toast to the Arts
  • $30 for Garden Tour
  • Combo ticket for both events: $65
Please note if you buy online, you must pick up the printed ticket/map at the Art Center (205 South Broad Street) anytime before the events during our regular open hours. They are printed and ready to be picked up now!   Please keep your receipt and bring it with you when you come to pick up your ticket.

2024 Gardens

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Come meet Dr. Allan Armitage, our guest speaker for MWCA's two-day Garden Tour Event. He will attend BOTH the Friday evening event and the Garden Tour.  

Serious gardeners know well Dr. Armitage's name, work, books and honors, but just in case you're new to gardening, here is a little introduction to Dr. Armitage.

Dr. Armitage is Emeritus Professor of Horticulture at the University of Georgia (retired 2014). He is a well known writer, speaker, and horticulturist. Born and raised in Quebec and Ontario, Allan now resides in Athens, GA. He has worked with gardeners, landscapers, growers and retailers in the North and South, and travels the world sharing his passion for plants. He has been presented with almost every prestigious award for his writing and work in the world of horticulture.

Allan has written 17 books, countless academic papers and hundreds of articles for both professional and weekend gardeners alike.

To view informative, and instructional short videos filmed in his personal garden, visit his YouTube channel.  To learn more, visit his website, too!
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​Nature Meets Art Show & Tell at The Roe!
Drop by the private dining room at The Roe to view this lovely garden-themed show and sale.  Take home some beautiful local art created by 17 of our member-artists!
Our SILENT AUCTION to be held Friday evening has some fabulous items ready, and more to come!  Here's a highlight of some of the amazing items you don't want to miss!  
  • Art and jewelry by our artist-members including a gorgeous segmented wood Japanese garden sculpture by Dan Grey
  • Gift cards to Growers Outlet
  • Gift cards to The Roe
  • Various Gift baskets filled with fun gift cards and more
  • Golf for four at The Georgia Club
  • a bottle of Port, Chateau Elon 
  • Private paint party with Jennifer for four
  • Folk Art Face Jug 
  • Tickets to Gibbs Gardens
  • Leigh Woodard Mental Health Coach, Reiki Practitioner and Certified Hypnotherapist
  • Kelly Channell photography studio gift certificate
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​Music and more music!

While we will have a DJ and dancing under the stars outside at Sparrow Grove Manor, we will have some quiet acoustic music played by Carly King inside the Manor.

Carly is a board certified music therapist, private music teacher, and singer-songwriter. She owns Discovery Music Therapy, LLC, in Peachtree Corners where she works with children and teenagers with and without disabilities providing music therapy, traditional and adapted music lessons.

VOLUNTEER and get a F*R*E*E ticket!
THANK YOU - we have all our volunteer slots filled! 
  • Helpers/Servers for Friday evening's Gala on 4/27 (pre-event set up, during the event, and end-of-event clean up)
    • Friday evening volunteers will be asked to work for approximately two hours.
  • Garden Greeters for Saturday​​
    • Garden Volunteers work one shift of either 11 - 2  or 2 - 5
  • All volunteers will get ONE free ticket to each event!!  
Plein Air Painters
are needed for Saturday during the Garden Tour!

Please email Juli Tredwell if you are interested.

Plein air painters paint for half of the time during the tour (three hours).  They will receive a free ticket to the Tour to enjoy the gardens for the other three hours.

guidelines
​Please read these guidelines before making your purchase:
  • Purchase of the ticket is an agreement to assume full responsibility for any personal injury and that both MWCA and the property owner are not liable for any injuries or accidents which may be incurred during the tour.  
  • Purchase of tickets is required for all attendees; *recommended* age limit for children is age 10 or older for the Garden Tour.
  • A Toast to the Arts is an adults-only event. 
  • All guests must have a ticket. Please do not lose your ticket! It will not be replaced.
  • NO REFUNDS
  • These are rain or shine events!
  • FOR THE GARDEN TOUR: We recommend walking shoes and comfortable clothing. This is an outdoor experience. Gardens may have pebble, mulch or uneven walkways and steep inclines.  Be mindful of these.
    • No Pets, No Food & Drink, No Strollers
    • Public restrooms are available only at MWCA, not in the private homes.
    • Please leave the gardens as you found them; do not pick the flowers
    • PARKING: Be mindful of traffic on narrow streets so that no driveways are blocked and emergency vehicles have room to pass.  Do not park on the grass unless approved by the homeowner.  If possible park in one of the nearby public parking lots and walk to the garden on the sidewalk.
    • Please follow instructions given by the Volunteer Docents.

BIG thanks to these "Toast and Tour" sponsors 

​please support our generous and community-minded sponsors ... See THIS PAGE if you'd like to sponsor our non-profit community arts center!

thanks also to ...

Monroe-Walton Center for the Arts
​205 South Broad Street
Monroe, Georgia 30655

​770-207-8937
email: [email protected]

​Facebook: 
www.facebook.com/monroewaltoncenterforthearts

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