Schedule

It’s your first chance to discover the wonders of the weekend and shop the show. Join us for a day full of fine food and drink, incredible art and antiques, and good company. Tickets include valet parking, a open bar, and the opportunity to mix and mingle with fellow design enthusiasts and garden supporters.  

Hosted by: Julie and Jim Anderson, Jane and John Ellsworth, Dr. Mary Finnegan, Jamie and Ted Friedland, Karen and Cal German, Karen and Kim Hawkins, Emily and Mike Jung, Kerry and Craig Kelley, Jackie and Terry Kroeger, Laura and Michael Luther, Cathy and Dr. Mike McNamara, Jill and George Morrissey, Michelle and Dr. Michael Morrison, Tori and John Reed, Seline Family Foundation, Kara and Joe Spitzenberger, Tara and Marc Wisdom

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Enjoy a tour of the Lauritzen Gardens Antiques Show through the lens of local designer Susan McMannama. Learn about the pieces in the show that she loves and how she would incorporate them into a home. Included with preview day admission. Please meet at the front desk.

Pre-registration is required and reservations will open soon.

An exclusive champagne reception for sponsors at the Lily Level and above.

Sponsored by Porsche of Omaha

Presented by Beverly McAuley, Moore & Giles

On Friday, September 10 at 10 a.m., the show will offer a complimentary one-hour CEU course so that area designers can stay up-to-date with industry tools, trends, products and best practices.  Open to design professionals. Pre-registration is required and reservations will open soon.

THIS LUNCHEON IS SOLD OUT. CALL (402) 346-4002, EXT. 267 TO PAY FOR EXISTING RESERVATIONS OR TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. Named to virtually every top designer list, including Architectural Digest’s ‘AD 100’ and the ELLE Decor ‘A-List’, Timothy Corrigan has completed projects around the world, including landmark restorations of 18th century French estates Château du Grand-Lucé and Château de la Chevallerie. Join us as Corrigan highlights his book The New Elegance: Stylish, Comfortable Rooms for Today, and discusses his building blocks for successful décor. 

Luncheon hosts: Krista Anderson, Mindy Geis, and Carmen Smith

Sponsored by FNBO

Presented by Jeanette Aurdal, The Oak & Rope Company

Learn from the experts in antiques and design in these educational and inspirational sessions. Session details to be announced. FREE with paid show admission or a Friday luncheon reservation. Pre-registration is required and reservations will open soon.

Sponsored by the Dixon Family Foundation and the Amy L. Scott Family Foundation

Enjoy a tour of the Lauritzen Gardens Antiques Show through the lens of local designer Ellen Pandorf. Learn about the pieces in the show that she loves and how she would incorporate them into a home. Included with show admission. Please meet at the front desk.

Pre-registration is required and reservations will open soon.

Saturday’s luncheon & lecture features the enviable sense of color and eye for detail of Dallas-based interior designer Cathy Kincaid. Cathy mixes old and new design elements to create inviting, livable spaces which express the personalities of her clients. Her book, The Well-Adorned Home: Making Luxury Livable, highlights her commitment to restoring old houses and filling them with stylish antiques and furnishings to evoke a sense of comfortable elegance. 

Luncheon hosts: Jody Carstens & Alyson Manning, Marilyn Martin & Melissa O’Neill, Susan McMannama & Carolyn Sutton

Sponsored by Inroads to Recovery

Presented by Laura Chambers

A highly regarded professor of art history and humanities, Laura Chambers will lead an informative and interactive experience where the audience is entertained with objects of curiosity. Laura will delight patrons with antiquities where the owner often misunderstood the object’s actual purpose. This hilarious and captivating presentation will make you gasp as you hear stories of collectors and their stunning, yet strange acquisitions, and may inspire to create your own cabinet of curiosity!

FREE with paid show admission or a Saturday luncheon reservation. Pre-registration is required and reservations will open soon.

Sponsored by the Dixon Family Foundation and the Amy L. Scott Family Foundation

Enjoy a tour of the Lauritzen Gardens Antiques Show through the lens of local designer Diane Luxford. Learn about the pieces in the show that she loves and how she would incorporate them into a home. Included with show admission. Please meet at the front desk.

Pre-registration is required and reservations will open soon.

Enjoy a tour of the Lauritzen Gardens Antiques Show through the lens of local designer Richard White. Learn about the pieces in the show that he loves and how he would incorporate them into a home. Included with show admission. Please meet at the front desk.

Pre-registration is required and reservations will open soon. 

THIS LUNCHEON IS SOLD OUT. CALL (402) 346-4002, EXT. 267 TO PAY FOR EXISTING RESERVATIONS OR TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. Lawrence Fairchild has turned serendipitous moments into opportunities, taking him from a crop farm in rural Nebraska to his real passion- producing some of the most collectable wines in the world in Napa Valley. Learn about the highly-rated Stones Wine and Perrasus and discover how Fairchild fuses his eye for art and design with his dedication to meticulously-crafted wine and taste his exclusive, limited-production wine.   

Luncheon hosts: Erica and Aaron Bryant, Jennifer and Tony Buda, Nicole Clifton-Mills, Jessica and Dr. Mike Feilmeier, Ellie and Ryan Grace, Carrie and John Jenkins, Ashley and Dr. Matt McMahon, Jeannie O’Donnell, Stephanie and Robb Pantano, Jill Thomsen and Mike Rogers, Autumn Foland and Thomas Steigleder, and Suellen and Bill Willett

Sponsored by Omaha Steaks

Presented by Trace Mayer, Trace Mayer Antiques     

Learn from the experts in antiques and design in these educational and inspirational sessions. Session details to be announced. FREE with paid show admission or a Sunday luncheon reservation. Pre-registration is required and reservations will open soon.

Sponsored by the Dixon Family Foundation and the Amy L. Scott Family Foundation

This special virtual presentation will take participants on a tour of the life and work of world-renowned party planner Bronson van Wyck. Bronson’s style of entertaining combines sophistication and wit with the gracious warmth of his Southern upbringing and his rise to success has produced some of the most imaginative parties of the past two decades.

Sponsored by: Esther and Dan Brabec, Rae and Bill Dyer, Julie and Lance Fritz, and Susan and Mike Lebens