“Imagine India,” Macy’s 61st Annual Flower Show
Showcasing the art, architecture and history of Indian culture amid lush greens and thousands of blooms.
By Pavani Yalamanchili, April 2, 2007, Music, Fashion, Business, TV, Events, News, Daily
I used to think the coolest thing about Macy’s in San Francisco’s Union Square was its [1] nearly hidden subterranean post office. That’s where I dropped off a package today and noticed something that might be even cooler—Macy’s 61st Annual Flower Show, [2] “Imagine India.”
The store was transformed, from the miniature chocolate elephants on display downstairs, to the [3] huge Ganesh on the store’s façade, which I noticed on Friday night when it was [4] dramatically lit, with the wall of windows customized to look like part of a shrine. For the next two weeks, until April 14, the store will “showcase the art, architecture and history of Indian culture amid lush greens and thousands of blooms.”
I will go back again, and probably not just for stamps. [5] In-store scheduled events include a [6] Dosa cooking demo, the Lancôme Henna Lounge and [7] DJ Rekha live. Shoppers will have the chance to purchase authentic Indian textiles, jewelry, furniture and antiques from specialty shops, and to buy plants from the show at the end. Unscheduled events include dressing up in authentic textiles, pretending to be part of the display and then jumping out to startle wide-eyed shoppers.
More:
[8] Additional event information
[9] Local ABC news talk show interview with DJ Rekha and Macy’s (anchors seem to be fascinated by the DJ’s career choice.)
Update: [10] Photos of “Imagine India” from Darcy Vasudev.
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[1] nearly hidden subterranean post office: http://www.yelp.com/biz/0HEXm3Ql69kW7zOasn0ylA
[2] “Imagine India.”: http://www1.macys.com/campaign/flowershow/west.jsp
[3] huge Ganesh: http://www.flickr.com/photos/embem30/442141857/in/set-72157600038932367/
[4] dramatically lit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tekstyleslr/442778140/in/set-72157594551638204/
[5] In-store scheduled events: http://www1.macys.com/store/event/index.ognc?action=locatorSearch&ZipCode=&
#038;City=san+francisco&State=CA&Submit.x=17&Submit.y=10&Submit=Submit
[6] Dosa: http://dosasf.com
[7] DJ Rekha: http://niralimagazine.comniralimagazine.com/2007/10/clap-your-hands-say-yaar/
[8] Additional event information: http://www.federated-fds.com/pressroom/macys/macyswest/media_kits.asp?strAction=
ShowItem&itemid=3678
[9] Local ABC news talk show interview: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=viewfrombay&id=5166042
[10] Photos of “Imagine India” from Darcy Vasudev: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hennalounge/445175600/
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