2011 Great Big Home & Garden Expo opens Saturday at I-X Center
CLEVELAND -- The 2011 Great Big Home & Garden Expo Presented by Time Warner Cable will offer inspiring exhibitors, celebrities and special features to Northeast Ohioans when it is held Saturday through Feb. 13 at Cleveland's I-X Center.
Appearances by popular home and garden personalities, new features and returning attractions from the 2010 show are among the many highlights.
"Our attendees are passionate about their homes and we're sure that after experiencing our breathtaking Garden Showcase, beautiful custom-built Idea Home and creative Celebrity Designer Rooms, they'll walk away with many new ideas," said Rosanna Hrabnicky, show manager with Marketplace Events, the show's producer. "We've even expanded the show floor to offer more choices for attendees interested in a variety of products and services."
Celebrities Shine on the Cleveland.com Main Stage
John Gidding, architect, interior designer and host of HGTV's popular "Curb Appeal: The Block" is scheduled to appear on the Cleveland.com Main Stage Feb. 5 and 6. As owner of the New York City-based John Gidding Design Inc., Gidding has worked on residential and institutional architecture and landscape and urban design projects across the world. He is also a designer for the Atlanta team of HGTV's "Designed to Sell." Learn more about Gidding and his designs at johngidding.com.
Matt Fox and Shari Hiller, best known for creating and hosting the first and longest-running show to air on HGTV, "Room by Room," will provide home and garden tips and trends on the Main Stage throughout the show. Their "Great Weekend Projects" presentation will provide ideas for simple, easy and money-saving projects that anyone can do in a weekend. Catch up with the pair on their new public television show "Around the House with Matt and Shari" and at mattandshari.com.
P. Allen Smith, award-winning garden designer and author, as well as popular television show host of "P. Allen Smith Gardens," broadcast on commercial networks, and "P. Allen Smith's Garden Home," airing on PBS member stations, will make Main Stage appearances on Feb. 12. Smith's best-selling works and his website, pallensmith.com, encourage people to enjoy the pleasures and rewards of gardening.
Mariel Hemingway will make Main Stage appearances sponsored by Cambria on Friday, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 12 at noon. An autograph session in Club Cambria will follow each appearance. Always on the quest to find the perfect balance of health and wellness in her life, Hemingway will bring that message to her appearances. As the granddaughter of illustrious author Ernest Hemingway, she became famous in her own right by the age of sixteen, earning a Golden Globe nomination for "Lipstick" and an Oscar nomination for Woody Allen's "Manhattan." Since then, she has made 30 films and published three wellness books. Her quest for healthy living inspired the current renovation of her Malibu kitchen. Inevitably, she discovered Cambria, quartz countertops that are stain resistant, nonporous, easier to care for than other stone surfaces and require no sealing with chemical-based conditioners, polishers or wax. In 2010, Cambria announced its partnership with Hemingway. She embodies Cambria's quest for healthy and eco-friendly living, all while staying beautiful and resilient. Learn more at CambriaUSA.com.
Sally Morse, director of creative services for Hunter Douglas and internationally recognized for her work in the interior design field, will make Main Stage appearances on Feb. 8 sponsored by Timan Custom Window Treatments. Most recently, she was honored with the 2008 International Window Coverings Expo 'Window Fashions Industry Icon' award. Frequently a featured guest on TV and radio programs, she also contributes articles on interior design to magazines such as Better Homes & Gardens, Windows and Walls and Real Simple. Learn more at HunterDouglas.com.
The beautifully-crafted 3,350-square-foot Idea Home, built by CMJ Development and sponsored by Cleveland Magazine, has a value that exceeds $1 million and promises to inspire visitors with more than a million ideas for their own homes. Attendees will marvel at the majestic entryway featuring a chandelier and a waterfall streaming into a koi pond. Inside, an elevator, island fish tank and second waterfall complete this eclectic-style home. "Green" elements include a solar-powered air conditioner and a towering wind turbine. Stephanie Schwarz of Distinctive Home Décor provided the interior design for this relaxing, efficient and contemporary retreat.
The Idea Home's outdoor living space includes an in-ground swimming pool created by American Pools and Fountains, a half-court basketball court and playground set supplied by Playground World. Morton's Landscaping provided the landscaping for the home.
The Loretta Paganini School of Cooking Presents Brand New Cooking Stage The Cooking Stage presented by The Loretta Paganini School of Cooking and sponsored by WDOK-FM will feature several themed 30-minute cooking demonstrations every day of the show. Demonstrations will be lead by local chefs, chefs from the school and the school's professional chefs-in-training. Themes include eating locally, preparing a romantic dinner (just in time for Valentine's Day), cooking Italian pasta and mastering comfort foods. Making this feature even more unique is the luxurious stage by Cambria that replicates an in-home kitchen.
Northeast Ohio's top landscape designers will showcase their gardens inspired by movies like "Alice in Wonderland," "Edward Scissorhands" and "Father of the Bride" in the Garden Showcase, sponsored by WKYC-TV, WDOK-FM and WQAL-FM. A vegetable garden designed by Northeast Ohio's Meyer Hatchery with vegetables provided by Avon's Willoway Nurseries is part of the attraction. Cocktails and refreshments will be served among the beauty of the gardens in Club Cambria Café, sponsored by Ohio Magazine. There, visitors can vote for their favorite garden in the People's Choice Awards sponsored by The Plain Dealer and listen to music provided by a player piano from Solich Piano and Music Company.
This new attraction includes custom-designed rooms, each created by the partnership of a local celebrity and Northeast Ohio-based interior design business or exhibitor. Explore rooms designed by pairings of Nancy Alden from WDOK-FM and Arcadia Glass House; musician Jim Brickman and Timan Custom Windows; Wayne Dawson from WJW-TV and Home Depot; Lee Jordan from WEWS-TV and Andreas Furniture; Roxanne Washington, Inside & Out Reporter of The Plain Dealer, and designer DesAnn Collins; Jimmy Malone from WMJI-FM and Justice & Company; Stefanie Paganini from the Loretta Paganini School of Cooking and Freedom Design; Romona Robinson from WKYC-TV and Lee Meier Interiors; and Jen Toohey from WQAL-FM and Trot Home.
Attendees can also explore the new Man Cave sponsored by WOIO-TV and Ohio State Waterproofing. Built by Avon's Creative Construction Solutions, this 1,000-square-foot guy-friendly basement features a luxury bathroom, finished office and game room with a poker table and fireplace. Explore the designer bar and home theater room complete with surround sound, plush seating and a flat-screen TV. In the outdoor living area you'll find glamorous patio furniture, a fountain and fire pit.
The hottest products of 2011 will be on display at Innovation Avenue sponsored by The Plain Dealer and Post-Up Stand and Wallzaz. Attendees will learn more about these ground-breaking products and design trends during home and garden expert Matt Fox's main stage appearances.
Help the Jimmy Malone Scholarship Fund of the Cleveland Scholarship Program send a deserving local student to the college of his or her choice for four years. Donate to shoot for a chance to win a basketball hoop valued at $2,000 at the "Majic Court" Sport Court sponsored by Majic 105.7 FM.
The Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity, which builds homes to strengthen neighborhoods and bring urban and suburban communities together, will have a Restore booth at the show where attendees can contribute to the fund to build a Habitat for Humanity home or purchase home products and appliances at extremely discounted prices.
Attendees can support the Jimmy Malone Scholarship Fund or the Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity by donating $1.00 when they purchase their tickets online.
See the work of the Top 10 finalists on display throughout the show in the 2011 Student Model Home Design Contest: Great Living - Inside and Out. Finalists will be selected from all participating students in grades 10 through 12, currently taking classes in the building trades at schools across Northeast Ohio.
At the show, attendees can enter to win a trip to New York City to attend a live taping of the "Nate Berkus Show."
Cave Cards give attendees the opportunity to enter to win items from the Man Cave. Picked up from designated locations at the show, attendees must have them stamped at the booths of each of the partners listed on the card to be entered to win.
On Super Bowl Sunday, attendees can participate in the Big Game Super Bowl Sunday Giveaway sponsored by WTAM-AM to have the chance to win lots of exciting prizes from show partners.
The Great Big Home & Garden Expo is so sure attendees will love their day at the show that it's offering an admission refund to anyone who is not completely satisfied. Attendees simply visit the show office at the expo to submit a refund request.
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