U of M students to construct a 'This is It' floral display blanket to honor Michael Jackson
MEDIA NOTE: Best time for visuals is between 4 and 6 p.m.
What: Construction of a floral “grave blanket” by University of Minnesota horticulture students
When: 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 (best time for visuals is between 4 and 6 p.m.)
Where: 423 Alderman Hall, 1970 Folwell Ave., St. Paul
Contacts: Becky Beyers, College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences, (612) 626-5754
Patty Mattern, University News Service, (612) 624-2801
Students enrolled in a University of Minnesota floral design class are creating a “grave blanket” this year to honor singer Michael Jackson, who died last summer. Construction of the blanket will begin at about 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 in Room 423 Alderman Hall, 1970 Folwell Ave., on the university’s St. Paul campus. Photo opportunities will be available anytime after that.
The ‘This Is It’ Grave Blanket will be installed Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the AMC Rosedale 14 Theaters, 850 Rosedale Center, Roseville. It will be on display for a week near the theaters showing the movie about Jackson, ‘This Is It.’
The grave blanket project is under the direction of horticultural science professor Neil Anderson, who in the past has overseen similar blanket projects to commemorate victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse and for 'El Dia de los Muertos' (the Day of the Dead). The class, working in teams, will gather flowers, newspaper clippings and photographs for the memorial.
