EDITOR'S LETTER
Spring Has Sprung COMEDIAN AND ACTOR ROBIN WILLIAMS ONCE NOTED, “Spring is nature’s way of
Teresa Kenney, editor TERESA.KENNEY@TIGEROAK.COM
saying, ‘Let’s party.’” And that is certainly true in Texas, where festivals begin blooming as soon as the wildflowers return to the fields. I live north of Houston in The Woodlands, and one of the annual events I always look forward to is the Waterway Arts Festival. Houston has the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; San Antonio has its Fiesta. Austin welcomes South by Southwest, and the Dallas Arboretum is abloom with its annual Dallas Blooms. Some of the more quirky or unique festivities that spring brings to the Lone Star State are the World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, the Llano Fiddle Fest and the Texas SandFest in Port Aransas. What are some of the spring festivals you look forward to attending each year? In this issue of Texas Meetings + Events, we pay homage to spring with our feature on floral trends (page 34). We asked four experts what’s in, what’s out and what they would love for planners to know when choosing flowers for their meetings and events. We also take a road trip to Denton, a city of originals (page 28). This college town in Texas’s horse country is a great spot for a destination meeting or event. For those of you looking to author a bestselling event, “check out” our venue report on bookish spaces (page 24). Texas libraries are smart options for private gatherings or galas, and we promise no one will shush your guests while they’re having fun. And don’t miss our profile on industry leader Hope Stokes. Director of brand management for the Amarillo Convention and Visitor Council, Stokes takes pride in promoting her hometown. Thank you for spending your time with us. As always, please reach out with any story ideas or news to teresa.kenney@tigeroak.com. In fact, share some photos of you enjoying a spring Texas festival on our Facebook page! I look forward to hearing from you!
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