24th Annual Festival of Trees at Discovery Center in Springfield

24th Annual Festival of Trees Event
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24th Annual
Festival of Trees Event
Discovery Center of Springfield
DATE: Saturday, November 21, 2009
TIME: 6:30pm
LOCATION: Discovery Center
RESERVATIONS:  $100.00 per person
 
Discovery Center of Springfield
438 E. St. Louis Street
Springfield, Missouri 65806
www.DiscoveryCenter.org
Discovery Center 24th Annual Festival of Trees Event
Discovery Center of Springfield presents the 24th annual Festival of Trees benefit on Saturday, November 21, 2009. Experience, indulge and enjoy food, beverages, live and silent auction, and the science behind 3 different topics. The 3 topics that will be presented are Diamonds by Maxon's Diamond Merchants, Chocolate by Askinosie Chocolate and Scotch by Brown Derby.
           
Activites will begin at 6:30 p.m. with open bidding on over 150 silent auction items and informal presentations of the science behind Diamonds, Chocolate and Scotch. At 8:15 p.m. silent auction bidding ends and destination live auction begins at 8:30 p.m.

Charlotte McCoy, Marketing Director of Discovery Center comments on the event,  "Discovery Center continues to enhance and change our Festival of Trees event.  This year we want all guests to experience the evening with some of our favorite things Diamonds, Chocolate and Scotch.  Science is in our everyday life and we want adults to experience life long learning which is what Discovery Center is all about."
 
Tickets are $100 per peron which include food, tastings and opportunities to bid.  You can bid on auction items on-line now at Discovery Center website. Reservations may also be made by calling (417) 862-9910 ext. 713.

Indulge, Experience and enjoy at Discovery Center 24th Annual Festival of Trees event on Saturday, November 21st at 6:30pm.
Discovery Center of Springfield is a hands-on interactive science center located at 438 E St. Louis in downtown Springfield, Missouri.  Completing an expansion project in September, 2006 to be the 1st LEED Gold Certified building in southwest Missouri.  Discovery Center is open Tuesday-Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 1-5pm.  Admission is free to members and children 2 & under.  $9.00 adults, $8.00 seniors and $7.00 children (3-15).
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