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Selby hosts Lunch in the Gardens: Sex, Lies, and Orchids

Dr. Antonio Toscano de Brito spoke at the event on Oct. 18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.


  • By Cliff Roles
  • | 6:13 p.m. October 18, 2017
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This luncheon proved that, with more than 20,000 species spread around the globe, orchids are the sexiest of all plant families.

Martha and David Angel with Kathryn Carr
Martha and David Angel with Kathryn Carr
Jennifer Rominiecki, Mish Tworkowski and Pauline Wamsler Joerger
Jennifer Rominiecki, Mish Tworkowski and Pauline Wamsler Joerger
Event Chairwomen Pauline Wamsler Joerger and Ariane Dart together with Selby CEO Jennifer Rominiecki
Event Chairwomen Pauline Wamsler Joerger and Ariane Dart together with Selby CEO Jennifer Rominiecki
Chairwomen Pauline Wamsler Joerger and Ariane Dart
Chairwomen Pauline Wamsler Joerger and Ariane Dart
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Dale Horwitz and Ida Zito
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Christina and Hoby Buppert
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Mitzie Henson and Christine Schlesinger
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Kelly Romanoff and Marlo Turner
The tablescapes were flawlessly decorated at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
The tablescapes were flawlessly decorated at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
Jena Wilson, Bianca Lawrence, Jamie Becker and Shelley Sarbey
Jena Wilson, Bianca Lawrence, Jamie Becker and Shelley Sarbey
Lee Barsky and Gloria Moss
Lee Barsky and Gloria Moss
The tablescapes were flawlessly decorated at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
The tablescapes were flawlessly decorated at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
Linda Dominico and Ana Molinari
Linda Dominico and Ana Molinari
Michelle Kapreilian and Roxie Jerde
Michelle Kapreilian and Roxie Jerde
The tablescapes were flawlessly decorated at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
The tablescapes were flawlessly decorated at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
Donna Koffman and Hermione Gilpin
Donna Koffman and Hermione Gilpin
Cathleen Studdiford, Jerilynn Towsley and Crystal Lahners
Cathleen Studdiford, Jerilynn Towsley and Crystal Lahners
It was a full house at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
It was a full house at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
Margot Coville and Jean Weidner Goldstein
Margot Coville and Jean Weidner Goldstein
Deborah Blue, Susan Jones and Roger Capote
Deborah Blue, Susan Jones and Roger Capote
Jewelry Designer Mish Tworkowski
Jewelry Designer Mish Tworkowski
Monique Paterson and Kim Bleach
Monique Paterson and Kim Bleach
Sylvia Barber, Isabel Anchin-Becker and Ann Logan
Sylvia Barber, Isabel Anchin-Becker and Ann Logan
Speaker Dr. Antonio Toscano De Brito, research botanist, speaks to the crowd.
Speaker Dr. Antonio Toscano De Brito, research botanist, speaks to the crowd.
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Veronica Brady, Susan Jones, Sally Schule and Jennifer Compton
Michael Ann Wells, Mischa Kirby  and Shirley Hicks
Michael Ann Wells, Mischa Kirby and Shirley Hicks

 

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