Bellevue Blossoms Garden Event - Tomorrow, May 19th.

This is one garden party you don’t want to miss!  From 10am until 5pm visitors can find “everything under the sun” for their garden, urban courtyard or country front porch - including live annuals, perennials and herbs, mosaic artwork, landscaping experts, outdoor furniture, metal ware, “green” products and services, garden antiquities, etc.  Details below....

Bellevue Renaissance Mid-May 2012 Bellevue Blossoms Our Bellevue Blossoms guest vendors:  One Small Garden with Juliann Gardner  www.1smallgarden.com At PNC Bank Juliann Gardner has operated a thriving container gardening business in Greater Cincinnati over the past decade. Her unique raised garden beds, fondly referred to as "Greenspots", are made with native red cedar planks (ranging in length up to 8 feet) and can be arranged to create a variety of shapes, sizes and configurations. Juliann will also feature gardening tools and offer coaching advice on local soil and growing your own food. "One Small Garden" will help you discover and develop your inner green thumb and explore the goodness of going green! East Row Garden Club & Ft. Thomas Garden Club  www.eastrowgardenclub.org At St. John United Church of Christ Members will be on hand to sell and share ticket information about their upcoming local community Garden Tours. These must-see, lovely annual walking tours of private courtyards and exclusive gardens spotlight the picturesque and historic neighborhoods of neighboring Newport and Ft. Thomas, KY. Bellevue Neighborhood Association       www.bna-ky.com At St. John United Church of Christ Bellevue's own BNA will feature a plant and gardening related items sale. Additionally representatives will be on hand to offer membership information. Front Door Home & Garden with Kathy Barrett At Little Moments Local Bellevue resident and garden expert, Kathy Barrett, will be presenting beautiful floral pots especially suited for the urban porch or patio. Plus, Kathy will offer information regarding professional garden design, installation and maintenance. She also specializes in expert home organization and home staging. Every Now & Zen with Diana Marra At Hilde's Gallery Cincinnati fine artist, Diana Marra, will be exhibiting and featuring for sale a unique selection of her beautiful Chinese brush paintings. The artist specializes in using Chinese ink and watercolor to produce one-of-a-kind floral and nature scenes. Diana will also sell her exquisite hand painted jewelry. Hater's Recycled Furniture & Vintage Garden At RSVP Services Featuring an awesome selection of locally made garden furniture and décor composed from recycled wood and vintage wares. Karen Townsend / Artist At Fabulous Finds For Less Karen will feature one-of-a-kind outdoor décor and garden themed original art. Ludlow/Bromley Garden Club At St. John United Church of Christ Members will offer for sale garden related crafts and plant selections. Bags by Bev At Healing Therapy Fine crafter, Beverly McClanahan, will exhibit for sale her beautiful floral related purses, totes and gardening aprons. Emy Lou's At The Trendy Gardener Emy will feature a great selection of hand crafted garden items from garden aprons, plant stands, butterfly houses and much more! Terrariums by Therese At The Trendy Gardener Plant enthusiast, Teri Degenhart, will be offering an assorted selection of beautiful terrariums. Teri's terrariums are constructed from repurposed glassware and come in a vast variety of sizes and shapes.  Each piece is uniquely different than the next. Audrey Ann Photography  At Cleves & Lonnemann Jewelers Local photographic artist, Audrey Ann Strinko, will help you bring the essence of nature into your home décor with her inspiring photographic images from the heart, mind and soul. Audrey Ann will also share her talent with helping you preserve memories of your own private garden or courtyard through making a professional photographic memoir capturing the essence of your unique garden, home or landscape!    Atwood Village Family Farm http://www.avff.org/   At Field of Vue Artworks  Amy Powell offers an incredible selection of organic heirloom vegetable plants raised at her family farm where they arekeeping their family's dreams alive and building some new ones.    Mixed Media Expressions Field of Vue Artworks hosts a truly inspiring show by students from Campbell County's special needs class during Bellevue Blossoms on Saturday, May 19.  Alonzo Shelton, sophomore Painted flowers on driftwood Tyler Clarkston, junior Mixed media, flowers, trees, and bees on driftwood Katrina Miller Mixed media, coffee filter flowers on canvas "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being" ~Goethe   In This Issue Bellevue Blossoms Upcoming Events ART FOR ALL On the Avenue Upcoming Events Shop Bellevue! Diva Dash Friday, June 1 beginning at 6 pm Calling ALL Glamour Girls -- it's a "Diva Dash"! Dress up and be outrageous. Enjoy live performances along The Avenue.  Earn coins and use them to vote for your favorite "Diva". Celebrate National Pride Month. Third Saturday Celebration City-Wide Yard Sale Saturday, June 16  beginning at 8 am ART FOR ALL Arrives in Bellevue Photography courtesy of the Taft Museum   In celebration of their 80th anniversary, the  Taft Museum of Art  presents ART FOR ALL which brings the Taft collection to area communities including Bellevue!  Eighty framed reproductions of paintings from the Taft Museum will adorn outdoor spaces around the Cincinnati metropolitan area from June through September. The program commemorates Charles and Anna Taft's gift of their home and art to the people of the region in 1932. As the Tafts stated in their deed of gift, "We desire to devote our collection of pictures, porcelains, and other works of art to the people of Cincinnati in such a manner that they may be readily available to all."  Modeled after successful programs launched by the Tate Gallery in London and the Detroit Institute of Arts, ART FOR ALL strives to give back to the community that has generously supported the Taft over the past 80 years as well as to make some new friends. See the installation of "Children of Mars" by Léonard Limosin located at Healing Therapy - 405 Fairfield Avenue. ART FOR ALL is generously sponsored by The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.   Quick Links  Bellevue Renaissance  City of Bellevue  Bellevue Farmers Market On the Avenue 205     Sigra Gallery        223      Pretty's    223      Amanda Greenwell Photography  -  2nd floor       224     Bridal 911   301     Ball Embroidery & Gifts       305     Fusion Gallery  307     The Cozy Cottage      309     RSVP Services  309    Lila Elliot Design  310     Avenue Brew      312     Splendid Things  313     Bellevue Bistro  318     Bella on the Avenue  319    Cleves and Lonnemann Jewelers 321     Little Moments         334     Past & Presents       334     Field of Vue Artworks  (rear Zen garden) 336     Purple Monkey      339     Mrs. Teapots Tea Room  341     The Bellevue Beadery   343     Pasquale's  400     Hilde's Gallery     401     Fabulous Finds for Less       402     Groneck Photographix 404     Interior Visions 405     Healing Therapy  Associates  406     Twice as Nice Antiques and More    411     Twisted Sisters Cafe       411     The Trendy Gardener          413     Belle Bridal Boutique     420     Schneider's Sweet Shop 421     Thyme Square        501     501 Salon & Spa        511      Siam Orchid      605      Crone Cottage   and Your Stamping Cottage      705      Bellevue Violins   707      Vintage @ 707      710      Virgil's Cafe