Transcript Staff
The 25th Annual Oklahoma City Home and Garden Show will be Jan. 19-21 at the Oklahoma Fairgrounds. The theme for this year’s show is “Blooming with New Ideas.”
With more than 400 local and national exhibitors, eight are from the Norman area. The exhibits will provide new products, ideas and trends, which are expected to “explode” onto the market during the year.
Mark Framz said the show “probably generates 50 percent of our business for the year, as far as sales go.” He had his wife, Joy, own Perma Glass in Norman, a company that turns vinyl liner pools into fiber-glass liner pools. They’ve been going to the show, which Mark calls “great,” for as long as they can remember.
While there will be a lot of companies showcasing items for the home and garden, Norman exhibitor Belinda Jayne’s exhibit is about helping kids “bloom” in the home. Her company, Discovery Toys, offers an exclusive line of educational toys, books and games, Jayne said.
“For us it’s just an important event for families,” Jayne said. “It’s all related to the home.”
Other Norman exhibitors include:
• Tom Worthing, Adworth Garage Cabinets, LLC.
• Carol Sasnett, Budget Blinds of Norman
• Eric Vonholt, Elite Decorative Concrete
• David Krueger, Home and Garden Party
• Jeff Bonebrake, Morton Buildings, Inc.; and
• Jaime Usry, Re-Bath of Oklahoma
The latest products, which recently hit the market, will be highlighted in a special addition to this year’s show. Organizers say to look for flags that indicate the newest home and garden products to watch for in 2007.
Admission is $8 for adults, $2 for children ages 6-12 and free for children 5 and under. Show hours are Friday 2 to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday and Saturday only, the Living Garden characters will perform as Fountain, a statue who dance with water that flows from her fingertips, and DiVine, a vine that stretches to 16 feet tall as she glides gracefully through the show. The show is interactive.
For more information, visit www.oklahomacityhomeshow.com or call (800) 527-SHOW.
