Ocean City Flower Show Runs Friday to Sunday

The auditorium of the Ocean City Music Pier will explode with color this weekend when the Garden Club of Ocean City presents its 41^st annual Flower Show.

The theme will be "Let's Go to the Movies" with artistic design displays featuring entries like "My Fair Lady" and "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea."

At the same time, a Trade Fair in the Pavilion of the Music Pier will feature the sale of products related to flowers and gardening.

The event schedule is as follows:

• Friday, May 31: Show hours 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Trade hours 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Saturday, June 1: Show hours 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Trade hours 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Sunday, June 2: Show hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Trade hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is free, and a donation to support the show is optional.

There show will include divisions for Arts and Crafts, Celebration of the Cinema and Horticulture (with classes for roses, orchids and a variety of plants).

The show was started by the late Ocean City artist and businessman James Penland in cooperation with Ocean City's Public Relations Office. Penland contacted the Garden Club, as he knew there could be no show without the club's leadership.