{"id":292,"date":"2011-02-09T00:49:38","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T08:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=292"},"modified":"2011-02-09T00:50:24","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T08:50:24","slug":"wistaria-shuttle-tickets-available-news-net-readers-save","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=292","title":{"rendered":"Wistaria Shuttle Tickets Available, News Net Readers Save $"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wistarialogo_2011_600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-293\" title=\"wistarialogo_2011_600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wistarialogo_2011_600-150x125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wistarialogo_2011_600-150x125.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wistarialogo_2011_600-300x251.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wistarialogo_2011_600.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce reminds you that shuttle tickets to ride up to view the Wistaria Vine at its annual Wistaria Festival are now available online.\u00a0 The 2011 Wistaria Festival will take place on March 20<sup>th<\/sup>, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The Wistaria Festival features tours of the world\u2019s largest blossoming plant, certified as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.\u00a0 Each year, the property owners upon whose land the vine sits, the Solts and the Dorrances, open their property to allow thousands to view the vine.\u00a0 Dozens of Sierra Madre residents volunteer to act as docents at the property, telling the story of the vine, which was originally planted from a 1-gallon pot that was purchased for $0.75 in 1894.\u00a0 At its peak, the vine covered more than an acre of ground, and in the early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century was so large that it even destroyed a home that was under it.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the tours of the vine, the two main downtown streets of Sierra Madre are closed to traffic so that 175 juried crafters and artists can set up booths to display and sell their arts\/crafts.\u00a0 Downtown village shops are open, and more than a dozen musical acts perform at outdoor venues.\u00a0 Memorial Park is transformed into a combination Kids\/Food zone, as bouncy houses, slides, rock climbing and other kids attractions set up in the park alongside food vendors, both for profit and non-profit alike.<\/p>\n<p>The shuttle to the vine from downtown avoids a long uphill walk from downtown to the neighborhood in which the vine sits.\u00a0 \u201cDay of\u201d tickets for the shuttle have been reduced from $15 to $12 this year, and pre-sale tickets are just $10.\u00a0 This year, for the first time, seniors and kids (6 to 16) receive a discounted rate of $7.\u00a0 Children under five ride for free.\u00a0 There is no charge to view the vine.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SierraMadreNews.Net readers that purchase non-discounted ($10) pre-sale tickets on line can also receive a $1 savings on their ticket by entering promo code SMNN01 on the ticket order page when prompted.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To order tickets online, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.WistariaTickets.com\"><strong>www.WistariaTickets.com<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 For more information on the Festival and photos and videos from prior years, click on the link to Sierra Madre Wistaria Festival at the top of this page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce reminds you that shuttle tickets to ride up to view the Wistaria Vine at its annual Wistaria Festival are now available online.\u00a0 The 2011 Wistaria Festival will take 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