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The Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
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OMNI Charlottesville
212 Ridge McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 971-5500
Group rate is $169 per night plus taxes.
When making reservations please refer to Garden Club of Virginia
Reserve by October 2, 2016, at 5 pm
Garden Club of Virginia
The Garden Club of Virginia is an active association of forty-seven garden clubs, whose members collectively form a group of more than 3,300 civic leaders from around the Commonwealth.
The Garden Club of Virginia exists to celebrate the beauty of the land, to conserve the gifts of nature and to challenge future generations to build on this heritage. Our mission is to restore historic gardens and landscapes, conserve Virginia’s natural resources, inspire a love of gardening and provide education for our members and the general public.
Learn more about the Garden Club of Virginia.
Looking for Something Fun to do in and Around Charlottesville?
Garden Club of Virginia restorations:
Kitchen Road, the GCV's most recent restoration project at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.
University of Virginia's Pavilion Gardens and north forecourt of the Rotunda.
Following our Forum, the Paramount Theater will host an event for the University of Virginia’s annual Virginia Film Festival. For information, go to virginiafilmfestival.org
The Downtown Mall features more than 120 shops and 30 restaurants (many with outdoor cafes) housed in the historic buildings on and around old Main Street.
Nov. 3, 2016
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Open to the Public
$30 per person (includes continental breakfast)
Student admission is free.
The Conservation and Beautification Committee of the Garden Club of Virginia
presents this year’s Conservation Forum on wind and solar energy.
8:30-9:15 a.m. – Check in and Continental Breakfast
9:30-9:40 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks
Nina Mustard, President, Garden Club of Virginia
Wendy Vaughn, Chairman, Garden Club of Virginia Conservation & Beautification Committee
9:40-9:45 a.m. – Will Cleveland, Staff Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center
9:45 -10:45 a.m. – Panelists' Remarks
Sandy Reisky, CEO, Apex Clean Energy
Andrew Foukal, Vice President of Operations, Coronal Energy
Dave Belote, Senior Vice President, Cassidy & Associates
John Warren, Agency Head, Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
Katharine Bond, Senior Policy Advisor, Dominion Resources
10:45-11 a.m. – Break
11 a.m.-noon – Panel discussion and questions from the audience.
Moderated by Will Cleveland.
Noon-12:10 – Wrap-up Remarks
12:10-12:30 p.m. – Presentation of the Elizabeth Cabell Dugdale Award for Meritorious Achievement in Conservation and Garden Club of Virginia Conservation Educator Award
12:30 – Adjournment
Lunch on your own. Recommended restaurants nearby.
Generously Sponsored by
Sue W. Massie Charitable Trust