# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: "The Orchid Thief" by Susan Orlean is a nonfiction book that blends true crime, botany, and memoir. It centers around John Laroche, an eccentric plant dealer in Florida who was arrested for stealing rare orchids from a protected swamp in the Fakahatchee Strand.

Orlean, intrigued by Laroche and the world of orchid collectors (called orchid obsessives), dives deep into the subculture of orchid hunting, the history of orchid mania, and the strange allure these flowers have on people. Along the way, she explores Florida's natural landscape, conservation issues, and her own growing fascination with obsession and beauty.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/saint-petersburg/the-orchid-thief-a-true-story-of-beauty-and-obsession-by-susan-orlean/200028851712139
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028851712139?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=saint+petersburg-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Saint Petersburg
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Green Bench Brewing Co.
- **lat**: 27.771615372561
- **long**: -82.650649922643
- **full address**: Green Bench Brewing Co., 1133 Baum Avenue North,Saint Petersburg,FL,United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean being held?
  - **A:** The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean takes place on Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm at Green Bench Brewing Co., 1133 Baum Avenue North,Saint Petersburg,FL,United States.

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