{"id":52529,"date":"2016-03-17T16:07:49","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T20:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=52529"},"modified":"2016-03-17T16:07:49","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T20:07:49","slug":"orchid-evenings-featuring-lgbt-nybg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/03\/garden-programming\/orchid-evenings-featuring-lgbt-nybg\/","title":{"rendered":"Orchid Evenings Featuring: LGBT @ NYBG"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_52532\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52532\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/0316-samba-ny-800x896.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"52532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/03\/garden-programming\/orchid-evenings-featuring-lgbt-nybg\/attachment\/0316-samba-ny-800x896\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/0316-samba-ny-800x896.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,896\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0316-samba-ny-800&#215;896\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/0316-samba-ny-800x896-268x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/0316-samba-ny-800x896.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/0316-samba-ny-800x896-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"Samba New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show\" width=\"250\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/0316-samba-ny-800x896-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/0316-samba-ny-800x896.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samba New York!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/exhibitions\/2016\/orchid-show\/index.php\">The Orchid Show: Orchidelirium<\/a><\/em> continues\u00a0to great acclaim, along with a new season\u00a0of our popular event series of cocktail evenings with live music, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/exhibitions\/2016\/orchid-show\/evenings.php\">Orchid Evenings<\/a>. As part of the LGBT @ NYBG outreach initiative, next Thursday, March 24 will be our next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/exhibitions\/2016\/orchid-show\/evenings.php\">LGBT Night<\/a>. For\u00a0this special\u00a0Orchid Evening\u00a0we have partnered with the National Gay &amp; Lesbian Chamber of Commerce NY (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nglccny.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">NGLCCNY<\/a>) and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/loftgaycenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The LOFT<\/a>, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &amp; Transgender Community Services Center to create a festive and welcoming space for our friends in the LGBT community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Come enjoy the thousands of orchids filling our landmark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/conservatory\/index.php\">Enid A. Haupt Conservatory<\/a> alongside Brooklyn-based\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundcloud.com\/spaceonjason\" target=\"_blank\">DJ SpaceOnJason<\/a>, with\u00a0drinks and light bites available for purchase.\u00a0This special night\u00a0will feature live performances\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sambanewyork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Samba New York!<\/a>\u00a0evoking Brazil&#8217;s celebrated dance. Bring\u00a0your friends and colleagues\u00a0for the\u00a0perfect group outing.\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">There is no better way to admire this<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0stunning exhibition in all its color and fragrance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>View photos below from recent Orchid Evenings, and join us for LGBT @ NYBG at\u00a0<em>The Orchid Show<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-52529-1-slideshow\" class=\"slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nybg.org\\\/blogs\\\/plant-talk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/0316-samba-aquatic-house-1200x800.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;52535&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;0316-samba-aquatic-house-1200\\u0026#215;800&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Orchid Evenings&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nybg.org\\\/blogs\\\/plant-talk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/0316-orchid-evenings-crowd-1200x800.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;52539&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;0316-orchid-evenings-crowd-1200\\u0026#215;800&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Orchid Evenings&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nybg.org\\\/blogs\\\/plant-talk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/0316-conservatory-cocktail-1200x800.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;52538&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;0316-conservatory-cocktail-1200\\u0026#215;800&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Orchid Evenings&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nybg.org\\\/blogs\\\/plant-talk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/0316-orchid-evenings-1200x800.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;52536&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;0316-orchid-evenings-1200\\u0026#215;800&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Orchid Evenings&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nybg.org\\\/blogs\\\/plant-talk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/0316-ygc-lounge-1200x800.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;52537&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;0316-ygc-lounge-1200\\u0026#215;800&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Orchid Evenings&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nybg.org\\\/blogs\\\/plant-talk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/0316-orchid-dj-1200x800.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;52534&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;0316-orchid-dj-1200\\u0026#215;800&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Orchid Evenings&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the LGBT @ NYBG outreach initiative, next Thursday, March 24 will be our next LGBT Night. 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