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Date Night at the Garden
Every Thursday
June 6 through August 29, 2013
Date Night admission rates in effect from 6 pm
Admission gates open until 8:30 pm
Garden stays open until dusk
The Devonian Botanic Garden would like to invite you on a date (we think your mother would approve)!
Bring your sweetheart or come with your friends! Stroll the Garden till dusk – it’s beautiful in the twilight! Add a different amusement every week (learn a tango, catch some live music, take in an outdoor movie). Share a bite to eat at The Birch Patio or bring a picnic, and you have all the elements of a great night out.
The Garden is delighted to be partnering with the University of Alberta Dance Club, who will offer a free dance lesson on select Date Nights. Bring your partner and dance “under the stars”.
Other Date Night offerings include live music, long table dinners, and other summer delights – check this site often to see what’s coming up! The last Date Night of the summer will be an outdoor movie night on August 29. Bring a lawn chair and take in a recent hit on a big screen, beneath an even bigger sky.
All about the food: A date night without food is like a flower without a bumblebee! You can bring in your own picnic (no alcohol, please). Or, the licensed outdoor Birch Patio is offering a dinner special every Thursday night, along with other light fare. Dining is at one of the Patio’s communal tables.
What happens if it rains? Don’t worry, we have you covered. Entertainment and food service will be moved under shelter in our Pine Pavilion. Date Night will run rain or shine. However, in the event of extreme weather, entertainment may be postponed or cancelled.
2013 Date Night Admission Rates:
$11 Adults / $6 Students / $8 Seniors / $8 Friends of the Garden/ $8 Garden Season Pass Holders
Includes admission to the Garden and entertainment. Prices do not include GST or food. With the exception of Movie Night on Aug 29, 2013, passes and coupons are accepted for Date Nights.
NEW! 2013 Date Night Multi-Pack:
Bring someone you love, gather a group of friends for some fun, or give them as a gift to a couple that deserves a night out - the choice is yours. Date Night Multi-Packs give you admission tickets to use during the 2013 Date Night series - you decide how, when and with whom you'd like to use them.
Date Night Teaser Pack - 8 Date Night admission tickets: $72 (Save $16)
Date Night Sampler Pack - 16 Date Night admission tickets: $128 (Save $48)
Date Night Season Pack - 26 Date Night admission tickets: $156 (Save $130)
Individual Date Night admission tickets can also be purchased in advance. Coupons and passes do not apply to Multi-Pack purchases.
To order your Date Night Multi-Pack, call (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243.
2013 Date Night Schedule of Events
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Seniors' Date Night
In celebration of Alberta Seniors' Week, it's Seniors' Date Night at the Garden! Enjoy the sounds of Brothers Two+One playing classic favourites, and a roast beef dinner special at The Birch Patio. Call to reserve dinner at (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243. |
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June 13, 2013
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A Taste of Opera
Mezzo-soprano Cathy Daniel of the Edmonton Opera will be performing a delicious sampling of Opera tidbits, to go along with a seasonal canapé menu. Performances and hors’ d’oeuvres will be served at the Wedding Patio.
There will be several performances between 6:30 and 8:30 pm.
Canapé Special Menu $25+tax
Served from 6:30-8 pm at the Wedding Patio. An assortment of canapés will include vegetarian, fish/seafood, meat, poultry/game and desserts.
Reservations required for canapé menu at (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243.
Birch Patio open till 9 for a la carte food & beverage items.
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June 20, 2013
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Rumba!
The University of Alberta Dance Club will be on hand to give you a free one-hour lesson at 7:30. Get your energy up with a Cuban-inspired dinner special at The Birch Patio.
Dinner Menu $25+tax
Appetizer: Chips 'n dip
Soup: Vine tomato gazpacho
Main: Cuban sandwiches with green salad
Dessert: Chocolate apricot cake
Coffee, tea, iced tea/lemonaid
Dinner special served between 6-7:30 pm
Reservations required for dinner special at (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243
Dance lesson 7:30-8:30; time after to practice your steps!
Birch Patio open till 9 for a la carte food & beverage items.
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June 27, 2013
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Long Table Dinner in the Kurimoto Japanese Garden
A feast for the senses! An extraordinary four-course meal served at a long table that winds its way along the paths of the beautiful Kurimoto Japanese Garden.
Dinner Menu $55+tax
Appetizer: Goat Cheese Crostini
Salad: Strawberries, basil, mint and arugula
Main: Roast chicken, wild rice pilaf, garden vegetables
Chocolate Mousse
Coffee, tea, iced tea/lemonade
Dinner served at 6:30 pm.
Reservations required for long table dinner at (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243.
Birch Patio open till 9 for a la carte food & beverage items.
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July 4,2013
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County Fair
A menu celebrating your favorite summer flavours - popcorn, caramel apples, burgers, hot dogs, ice cream sundaes and other goodies. Add some live bluegrass with "Up the Creek" at The Birch Patio and you have a date!
Menu items range from $5-$16 – no reservations required for this event.
Dinner served 6:30-8:30.
Birch Patio open till 9 for a la carte & beverage items.
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July 11, 2013
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Italian Feast
An Italian feast at the Birch Patio, and mini pasta-making and ricotta-making seminars. Ciao bella! Keeping things on the spicy side, latin-fusion trio Tangele will be providing live music at the Birch.
Dinner Special Menu $25+tax
Appetizer: Cured meat, olives, spicy vegetables
Salad: Fresh green summer squash
Main: Handmade pasta (lasagna)
Caramelized figs and cream
Coffee, tea, iced tea/lemonade
Dinner served 6:30-8 pm
Live music from 6:30-8
Ricotta-making Demo 8-8:30
Pasta- making Demo 8:30-9
Reservations required for dinner special at (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243.
Birch Patio open till 9 for a la carte food & beverage items.
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July 18, 2013
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Taiko and Teriyaki
A Japanese menu at The Birch Patio, and a mini-drumming workshop for you and your date on some very big Taiko drums. Be still thy beating heart.
Dinner Special Menu $25+tax
Salad: Soba Noodle Salad
Main: Teriyaki chicken and sticky rice
Dessert: Green tea ice cream
Coffee, tea, iced tea/lemonade
Dinner special served 6:30-8 pm.
Reservations required for dinner special at (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243.
Birch Patio open till 9 for a la carte food & beverage items.
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July 25, 2013
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Waltzing
Learn the steps of this lovely dance from the U of A Dance Club. Fuel up first with a dinner special at The Birch Patio.
Dinner Menu $25+tax
Appetizer: Pretzel with assorted mustards
Salad: Potato salad and tomato salad
Main: Bratwurst (pork and beef)
Dessert: Apple strudel with caramel ice cream
Apple cider, coffee, tea, iced tea/lemonaid
Dinner special served between 6-7:30 pm
Reservations required for dinner special at (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243
Dance lesson 7:30-8:30; time after to practice your steps!
Birch Patio open till 9 for a la carte food & beverage items.
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August 1, 2013
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It's Summer in Paris. It's also Summer in Edmonton, and we're celebrating with a long table dinner presented by The Birch Patio, a game of croquet, and other summery delights. Oooh la la!
Long Table Dinner Special Menu $55+tax
Appetizer: Crudite
Salad: Nicoise
Main: Baquette & coq au vin with potatoes, herb, red wine
Cheese course with stewed fruit
Dessert: Summer fruit & sabayon
Coffee, tea, iced tea/lemonade
Dinner served at 6:30 pm.
Seating is at a communal long table set up in the KJG.
Reservations required for dinner special at (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243.
Birch Patio open till 9 for a la carte food & beverage items.
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August 8, 2013
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Picnic in the Garden
Head over to the Wedding Patio for a picnic in the Garden, with live entertainment by The Gentlemen Callers, a rollicking 7-piece band covering funk, R&B and pop tunes.
Dinner Special Menu $20+tax
Picnic box with:
Fruit and cheese
Watermelon salad
Choice of gourmet flank steak or wild salmon sandwiches
Macerated berries & cream
Coffee/tea/iced tea/lemonaid
Pick up your picnic box between 6:30-7:30 pm at the Wedding Patio.
Entertainment from 7:30 to 9.
Reservations required for picnic box at (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243.
Birch Patio open till 9 for a la carte food & beverage items.
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August 15, 2013
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Alt Country Night
A two-step/line dance night at the Wedding Patio/Pine Pavilion with a steak dinner special. Entertainment TBC
Dinner Special Menu $25+tax
Grilled cornbread with honey and butter
Caesar salad
Steak and potatoes
Cobbler
Coffee/tea/iced tea/lemonaid
Dinner served 6:30-8 at Wedding Patio/Pine Pavilion.
Entertainment from 7:30 to 9.
Reservations required for dinner special at (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243.
Birch Patio open till 9 for a la carte food & beverage items.
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August 22, 2013
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Tango in the Twilight
Instructors from the University of Alberta Dance Club will show you how to do it with grace, starting at 7:30pm. Dinner at The Birch Patio will get you started with an Argentinian-inspired menu.
Dinner Menu $25+tax
Appetizer: Empanadas
Salad: Potato salad
Main: Asado beef, chimichurri, roast sweet potato with herbs
Dessert: Ice cream
Coffee, tea, iced tea/lemonaid
Dinner special served between 6-7:30 pm
Reservations required for dinner special at (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243
Dance lesson 7:30-8:30; time after to practice your steps!
Birch Patio open till 9 for a la carte food & beverage items.
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August 29, 2013
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Movie Night
Gates 6:30pm, Movie at dusk (approx. 9pm)
Kurimoto Japanese Garden
A perfect way to enjoy the last lingering moments of summer, and the culminating event of our 2013 Date Night series. Film title TBA by mid-June. Rating will be PG or G.
No dinner reservations required for this event.
The Birch Patio will be offering its regular selection of soup, sandwiches, special bowl, salads, hot and cold beverages, ice cream, wine & beer. Birch Patio open till 9.
There will be a concession in the Kurimoto Garden with popcorn, candy, pop and goodies. Proceeds support the Devonian Botanic Garden's Green School program.
Movie is free with regular admission to Garden. Special Date Night admission rates apply.
No passes or coupons accepted for Movie Night with the exception of “Date Night” specific passes.
FOG/Season Passholder discounted admission rates apply.
Additional info:
Bring your own LOW lawn chair or blanket.
Dress in layers - August evenings can be chilly.
Seating is limited. Advance ticket purchase strongly recommended to avoid disappointment. Call (780) 987-3054 ext. 2243 to purchase tickets.
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