RRV HOME & GARDEN SHOW

Warms Up Winter With Largest Regional Selection of Exhibits

Learn how to de-clutter your life and add elegance to your eats. Picture this: you regularly end a long day at the office by coming home to a clean, organized retreat. Better yet, because you are so on top of things, you have time and skills to host a delicious brunch or tailgating-theme party for a few good friends in your clutter-free home.

Make that scene a reality by visiting the 52nd annual Red River Valley Home & Garden Show and getting organizational and culinary tips from two of the best in the business: Jyll Everman, a chef and season seven finalist on “Next Food Network Star,” and Geralin Thomas, a personal organizer who regularly appears on A&E’s “Hoarders,” will host seminars at the show, running Feb. 22 – 24 at the Fargodome. Consumers will find the building overflowing with more than 300 exhibitors, including the largest selection of home and garden exhibits in the region. It is one-stop shopping!

Everman owns Jyllicious Bites, a catering company in Glendora, Calif., devoted to gourmet finger foods. She has been a guest on the “Rachel Ray Morning Show” and several national radio stations. She was a private chef for six years before opening Jyllicious Bites. She currently teaches monthly cooking classes in various venues in Los Angeles and is a parttime culinary specialist at Williams-Sonoma. Her seminars will run all three days of the show, covering tailgating, brunch and appetizers. She says, “I will give attendees fun, easy tips on entertaining, and adding a little elegance to your everyday dishes with very little extra work.

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For instance, beer brats are a staple tailgating food, but making two quick homemade sauces to go with them helps them stand out from the crowd!”

Attendees will also get some inside Food Network gossip.

Thomas offers real solutions for real people, emphasizing simplicity and excellence in her approach to organizing challenges both large and small. Based in Cary, N.C., Thomas has been published in an array of national magazines, featured on “The Nate Berkus Show” and “Today.” She founded her company, Metropolitan Organizing, in 2002, is past president of the North Carolina chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers, and is a chronic disorganization and ADHD specialist.

Attendees will walk away from Thomas’s seminars with awareness, appreciation and action. She presents seminars Saturday and Sunday of the show.

“I’ll share insights about the ‘stuff’ we accumulate and keep in our homes,” she says. “You will learn why you have so much stuff and, best of all, there will be practical skills and tips to handle clutterrelated challenges in your life.”

Both speakers present in an informal, entertaining style that is meant to be educational and light-hearted and appeal to all ages and stages of life.

• Show hours are 3-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday Feb. 24.

• Check www.hbafm.com for a seminar schedule as the show nears.

• Show guides will be published in The Forum Feb. 17 and become available at all Hornbacher’s Feb. 18.

• Admission is $8

• $1-off coupons will be available in the show guides and at www.hbafm.com (starting Feb. 18).

• Two-for-one admission specials will be 3-5 p.m. Friday and 3-5 p.m. Sunday ($1-off admission coupon not valid during two-forone hours).

• Platinum sponsor Accent Kitchen & Bath offers kitchen and bath seminars for consumers. Silver sponsor is Country Financial.

• The Home Depot will offer a Kids’ Workshop on the mezzanine level, above the lobby Feb. 23, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Feb. 24, noon –4 p.m. Read more in the show guide.

• Entrances on the east and west sides of the Fargodome will be open for consumer convenience.

• Visit www.hbafm.com for more details. Contact Alison at (701) 232-5846 or alison@hbafm.com for more information on exhibiting. For sponsorship information, contact Jenny at (701) 232-5846 or jenny@hbafm.com.

The HBA of F-M is a non-profit trade association of just under 800 members that has been in existence since 1956. Its mission is to provide quality services, benefits and education to members and the community while representing the collective interests of the home building industry. Its public events include the Spring Parade of Homes, Fall Parade of Homes, Red River Valley Home & Garden Show, Fall Home Show and Remodeled Home Tour.