IS
IS EIGHT
IS EIGHT FORTY FOUR ON OUR MONDAY MORNING AND THIS MORNING WE'LL BE JOINED BY A VERY
SPECIAL GUEST FROM BALBOA PARK.
SO A GREAT WAY TO SPEND SOME
TIME OUTSIDE BEFORE THE RAIN
ARRIVES IS OF COURSE BY
VISITING THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS AT
THE JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN
IN BALBOA PARK. JOINING US IS
THEIR MARKETING COORDINATOR
JOHN OSSEO TO SHARE MORE ABOUT
THE SPECIAL EVENT. THANK YOU
FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING,
JOHN. THANK YOU. HOW'S
EVERYBODY GOING? WE'RE DOING
WELL THIS MORNING AND WE'RE
EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S IN STORE
FOR THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS THIS
YEAR. OF COURSE LAST YEAR IT
WAS I'M SURE A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT IN THE LAST YEAR OR
SO HAS JUST BEEN TOUGH WITH THE
PANDEMIC. SO I WANT YOU TO
START OFF BY TELLING US WITH
THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS OPENING
THIS YEAR, WHAT ARE THE BIG
CHANGES THAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT?
THANKS PANDEMIC. YOU HAD A BIG
ONE NOT MADE IT ANY ONE DAY OR
WEEKEND TO KIND OF HAVE THIS
CELEBRATION WITH THE CHERRY
BLOSSOMS BLOOMING AND
EVERYTHING WE HAVE BEEN
SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT ALL
OF MARCH DIGITALLY ON SITE SOME
PARTNERS AT THEIR
ESTABLISHMENTS AS WELL. SO
THAT'S AT OUR WEBSITE NIWOT NOT
WORK BUT YEAH, DON'T FEEL DON'T
FEEL LIKE THERE'S ONLY ONE DAY
YOU CAN COME SEE THE CHERRY
BLOSSOMS BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE
HERE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO BE LEAVING ANYTIME
SOON. SOME ARE CURRENTLY IN
BLOOM AS WELL AND SOME OF THEM
WILL BE COMING IN FULL BLOOM IN
A WEEK OR SO. AND I WAS READING
ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT YOU'RE AT
ABOUT FORTY PERCENT BLOOM RIGHT
NOW. WHAT WHAT IS THAT
PERCENTAGE MEAN AND WHAT SHOULD
PEOPLE WATCH OUT FOR IN TERMS
OF WHEN THEY WANT TO VISIT FOR
THOSE PEAK FOR THE PEAK BLOOM
TIME? YEAH SO SO THE BUTTONS
OF THE TREES ACTUALLY COME
AROUND END OF FEBRUARY BUT FOR
THEM TO OPEN UP WE NEED KIND
OF THAT WARM WEATHER TO COME IN
WHICH WE'VE BEEN GETTING FOR
THE PAST TWO WEEKS. SO YOU CAN
KIND OF SEE HERE BEHIND ME HOW
SOME ARE ALREADY BLOOMING BUT
THEN IF WE COME AROUND TO THE
OTHER SIDE THEY'RE JUST GETTING
STARTED. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE MEANING BY 40 PERCENT
RIGHT NOW WHERE SOME ARE KIND
OF GETTING TO THAT FULL BLOOM
STATE WHILE OTHERS ARE ALMOST
AND I SAW THAT YOU GUYS ALSO
ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME VENDORS
ON SITE. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE
PRACTICING SAFE SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND WEARING A MASK
AND ALL THAT BUT TELL US ABOUT
WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE
WITH THE VENDORS THAT YOU HAVE
FOR THE WEEKEND. YEAH, IT'S
GOING TO IT'S GOING TO REFLECT
A LITTLE BIT LIKE A FARMER'S
MARKETS. WE'RE DEFINITELY
LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF VENDORS
PARTICIPATING THE GUIDELINES
FROM THE COUNTY AND STATE ARE
GOING TO BE PRACTICED BY
EVERYBODY INCLUDING US. YES.
AND VENDORS AND ANY OTHER
PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT THE
MONTH. SO THEY'LL BE PROPERLY
SPACED. THEY'LL HAVE A LIMITED
AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT COULD BE
INSIDE OR NEAR THEIR BOOTS AS
WELL. SO THE CROWDS SHOULDN'T
BE TOO BAD. AND AGAIN, THE
CHERRY BLOSSOM ALMANZO REALLY
NO REASON TO REALLY RUSH AROUND
GETTING HERE, RIGHT? YEAH. GET
OUT TO BALBO PARK. ENJOY IT
ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT WILL
HOPEFULLY BE DRIER WEATHER BY
THE TIME WE GET TO THE WEEKEND.
JOHN, REMIND US WHERE WE CAN GO
TO BOOK TICKETS TO SEE YOUR
PRICES AND WHERE WE CAN VISIT
YOU. YEAH. SO THE OFFICIAL WEB
PAGE FOR THIS YEAR'S CHERRY
BLOSSOM SEASON IS NIWOT DOUG
CBW LASSOS CHERRY BLOSSOM BUT I
DON'T WANT TO KIND OF TAKE AWAY
FROM THAT SINCE YOU KNOW, KIND
OF AN OFF YEAR FOR EVERYBODY SO
THAT I KIND OF KEEP SOME
CONSISTENCY WITH OUR CHERRY
BLOSSOMS THIS YEAR YOU CAN FIND
OUR ADMISSION'S ALL THE
PROGRAMING THAT IS SCHEDULED
DIGITALLY AND ON SITE AND THE
PARTICIPATING VENDORS AND
EVERYTHING. AND LAST QUESTION
DO PEOPLE NEED TO BOOK TICKETS
IN ADVANCE OR CAN THEY SHOW UP
ON THE DAY OF AND BUY TICKETS
AT AT THE SITE? YEAH, THEY CAN
DO BOTH. IT'S JUST HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED TO DO IT BEFOREHAND
SINCE WE ARE EXPECTING A LOT
OF PEOPLE EVERY WEEKEND AND SO
WE DO HAVE TWO LINES GOING ON
FOR RESALE TICKETS OR PEOPLE
JUST TICKETS ONLINE VERSUS
TICKETS PURCHASING AT THE
WINDOW ON SITE HERE. ALL RIGHT.
PERFECT. JOHN, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US THIS MORNING. WE
HOPE THAT THE CISCOS
WONDERFULLY IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL
FROM THE PICTURES THAT WE'RE
SEEING. YEAH, WE LOOK FORWARD
TO HAVING YOU ALL