Experience the Old Wild West in Mesa, Arizona

The western frontier town of Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass is situated in the Gila River Indian Community near Mesa, AZ and in Rawhide, the west is still wild!

On Sunday, March 30th 2008 Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass hosts the 23rd Annual M&I Bank Bon Vivant ~ A celebration of food and drink in wild western style. This festive event features more than 300 varieties of wines, ales, liqueurs, microbrews and non-alcoholic beverages and draws more than 3,500 people to Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass near Mesa, each year.

Mesa, Arizona also is a perfect destination for horseback riding vacations. Enjoy the impressive landscape of Arizona at a Wild West adventure!

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Winter Days, Orchid Nights in Columbus, Ohio

From January 12th – February 24th 2008 orchids will transform the Conservatory’s Pacific Island Water Garden in Columbus, OH with thousands of bright pink, yellow, orange, lime-green, and purple blooms.
Each year, the orchid’s beauty and mystique is highlighted in a special way!
Visitors will be able to view the orchid up close along the rocks, water features, and tropical foliage. The exhibition will show several species including vanda, masdevallias, oncidium, dendrobium, cymbidium, and phalaenopsis.
Featured in the Grand Atruim galleries are works celebrating the orchid by Gunter Schwegler, a fiber artist specializing in silk painting.
The popular two-part course, The Orchid Series and Orchid Forest Tours are scheduled in January and February. Orchids, plant books, and gardening tools for all ages are available at Botanica, the Conservatory’s gift shop and greenhouse.
A new feature this year, Winter Days, Orchid Nights will be held on Wednesdays, January 16, 23, and 30 from 5 until 8 p.m. Each evening will feature island themed music, tropical refreshments, and the warmth and color of orchids. The Winter Days, Orchid Nights is the perfect event to fight back the winter blahs and to spend an evening with friends, coworkers, or family with warm, tropical, orchids. It's a unique way to spend a mid-winter evening!

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