HIGH POINT, NC - The deadline for ordering tickets for the 2015 International Casual Furnishings Association Awards Gala has been extended through this week. The Sept 18 event will be held at the Field Museum in Chicago during the International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market.

The event gathers all segments of the outdoor furnishings industry together to recognize and celebrate top retail stores, manufacturers, sales representatives and product designs. Tickets for ICFA members can be ordered from the ICFA website, www.icfanet.org, for $65 per person or $600 for a table for 10.

Tickets for non-members are $85 per person or $800 for a table of 10.
The cutoff date for preferred seating ticket orders is Friday, August 21.

Among the awards presented during the gala will be the Apollo Awards for retail excellence. Finalists have been named in each of two categories – single store and multi-store – and all 11 will be honored before the winners in each category are announced.

In addition, the ICFA Manufacturer of the Year and Sales Representative of the Year will be announced. The Awards Gala also includes presentation of the Lillian B. Winchester “Best of Show” Award, which is selected from among 11 category winners in the annual Design Excellence competition honoring top outdoor product designs, plus the new Lilly Award presented to the top furniture and non-furniture entries.

Finally, ICFA will present a video tribute to the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, Dudley Flanders of Lloyd Flanders and Buzz Homsy of California Backyard.

The evening begins with a 6:30 p.m. cocktail reception. Dinner, entertainment and the awards program follow the reception.

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