Go green with Huntsville Botanical Garden | al.com Site Search Sign in | Register for free Page 1 of 3 Brought to you by: Search Local Business Listings Search for keywords, people, locations, obituaries, Web ID and more... Submit Qu Home News Weather Top Stories Sports Entertainment No shortage of ideas at Coastal Recovery Commission... Travel Interact Jobs Autos Real Estate Ham: The other Thanksgiving main dish Home > Entertainment from The Huntsville Times Rentals Classified Ads Shop Follow Black Friday updates with Bargain Mom Sponsored By: Go green with Huntsville Botanical Garden Published: Monday, August 23, 2010, 4:03 PM Updated: Monday, August 23, 2010, 4:07 PM Amy Mayfield, The Huntsville Times Share this story Story tools Follow Tuesday night, dig out your green dresses and ties and get ready to have a ball with the Huntsville Botanical Garden. As the excitement builds for the Green U Festival on Saturday, the celebration begins early with the second annual Green Tie event. Robin Conn / The Huntsville Times Allied Waste representative Bill Brinkley, Green Tie Awards co-chairs Lori Severin and Ruchi Singhal, Huntsville Botanical Garden Director of Advancement Tish Pegues and liasons Donna Parsons and Melissa Riley get ready for the 2nd Annual Green Tie Awards Aug. 24, 2010 in the HUntsville Botanical Garden Arbor. 0 The event, hosted by Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and Madison Mayor Paul Finley, gets going at 5:30 p.m. with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. The mayors, along with Tony Jones of Boeing, Bill Brinkley of Allied Waste, Ron Poteat of Regions, Paula Steigerwald and Harvey Cotten of the Huntsville Botanical Garden, will officially kick off the festivities with a ribbon cutting at 6 p.m. 0 Attendees will enjoy fresh, local foods from Earth Fare, some tasty treats 2 from Old Towne Brewery and organic tweets wine from The Little Green Store. The highlight of the evening will be the Share retweet presentation of the Greenies. Local citizens, businesses and builders with exemplary sustainable practices will be honored and recognized. 0 The event is also a great way to meet leaders in the movement toward sustainability and provides a forum where attendees can chat about best practices and gather ideas to incorporate into their own lifestyle and businesses. Tickets are $35 and may be purchased online. Related topics: Green U, Huntsville Botanical Garden Sponsored Links Connect with al.com What's this? All al.com Facebook & Twitter accounts » Recommendations Don't keep it under your hat; Les Miles just outcoached Nick Saban Zack Butler and 346 people shared this. Video: Watch, listen to emotional Gene Chizik defend Auburn quarterback Cam Newton 6,350 people shared this. Herndon: Goodell, NFL pick favorites, fine others 905 people shared this. Notes: If Crimson Tide can tie for SEC West title, it will go to Atlanta 188 people shared this. 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