Kirkwood Community College will present its annual Floral Careers Show Sunday afternoon, June 28. The program will be from 2 p.m.to 4 p.m. in Kirkwood’s Ballantyne Auditorium.
Students in the college’s Floral Careers program will present flower arrangements and designs displaying knowledge and skills gained in their Kirkwood course work.
The theme of this year’s program is “Lights, Camera, Flowers!” The guest commentator is Fran Newsom, Iowa Master Florist, with Design Studio Floral and Accessories of Waterloo, Iowa. Newsom has been in the floral industry for over thirty years. She participated in the Charter class of the Certified Iowa Florist program and has designed for political events, stage productions and the big screen.
Newsom is past president of the Iowa Florist Association and is currently serving on the IFA board of Directors. Her focus is on educating the future florists of America and the customers served by Iowa florists. She is part owner of Design Studio Floral & Accessories, Inc. in Waterloo, Iowa and has received numerous awards for her professional design skills.
Kirkwood offers the only Floral Careers program in the state, and draws students from a wide geographic area to the program. Professors are Linette Geissler AIFD, IMF and Lora Dodd- Brosseau IMF. The “Lights, Camera, Flowers!” program is free and open to the public. More information on Kirkwood’s Floral Careers program is available by calling 319-398-5441.