15th Annual Texas Bamboo Festival -Vendor Application - Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin, TX
August 25 - 26, 2007 - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm, Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
Only bamboo and bamboo related items will be permitted at the Texas Bamboo Festival.

Your Name(s)____________________________________________________

Business Name (if applicable)________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________

City____________________________________State_____Zip____________

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email____________________________________website_______________________________
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I WOULD LIKE TO BE A BAMBOO PLANT VENDOR:_______
Attach a list of plant species that you expect to bring. All plants must be labeled with species name, healthy and pest free. The plant vendor area is outdoors in the grassy area next to the garden center building. Please provide your own shade canopy and table(s).
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I WOULD LIKE TO BE A VENDOR OF BAMBOO CRAFTS OR BAMBOO RELATED ITEMS_______
Circle preference: outside or inside. Describe items: ___________________________________________________
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Outside vendor spaces are 10 x 10. Indoor vendor spaces are equal to 2 six foot tables.
Additional 10x10 outside spaces and/or indoor table spaces can be reserved in advance.
All vendors must be members of the American Bamboo Society and the Texas Bamboo Society.

Early Vendor Reservation (before June 1, 2007) Vendor Fee -----$50 ______________
Additional Space $25_______________
Vendor Reservation (after June 1, 2007) Vendor Fee ----$100_______________
Additional space $50_______________
Check payable to the "The Texas Bamboo Society"Total Enclosed___________________
Mail the application with fees attached to TX Bamboo Festival, c/o Carole Meckes, 6707 Willamette Drive, Austin, TX 78723.
Inquiries: Call 512-929-9565 or email: bamboo@bamboocentral.net
Membership dues if not a current member: Annual Membership Dues $40________
Please make separate check for membership payable to the: American Bamboo Society
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Vendor Set up times are: Friday, August 24, 2007 1:00 pm - 7 pm & Sat. 8 am - 9:30 am. The festival is free and open to the public. Parking fee $3. Additional parking is available on Stratford Drive. All vendors are asked to park on Stratford Drive after unloading or in the staff area. Parking is free and shady underneath the bridge on Stratford Drive. see map
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It is the responsibility of the vendor to obtain and display the Texas Sales Tax and Use Permit and Nursery Certificate required to conduct business in the state of Texas.
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The Bamboo Festival is the annual fund raiser for the Texas Bamboo Society Chapter of the American Bamboo Society, a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization. Proceeds are used to provide research, information, education, assistance to public bamboo gardens, support for bamboo artists, and to bring new varieties to the multi-state region represented by the Texas Bamboo Society.
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More Texas Bamboo Festival Info: www.texasbamboosociety.org & www.bamboocentral.net