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DEL.ICIO.USReturn of the Butterfly
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’m back!
Since early January is sort of a lull on the social calendar, the Butterfly took last week off. I did pick up one social column tidbit during my time away. The Junior League of Cobb-Marietta’s planned “Dames Through the Decades” gala, originally planned for Feb. 23, has been rescheduled for later this spring, so stay tuned.
If you called or e-mailed last week, I promise I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. Right now I’m having a great time sifting through the mail which included, and I’m not making this up, an item sent from Johnson State Prison. Who knew S.B. had a following inside the Big House? I believe that’s what they call street cred, y’all.
Alright, let’s get to it.
When potential donors and volunteers want to learn more about the Shepherd Center, they’ll often tour the hospital with the gracious Alana Shepherd leading the way. One of the founders of the private hospital that cares for patients with spinal cord injury and disease, acquired brain injury, multiple sclerosis or other neuromuscular problems, Shepherd keeps tours to a brisk clip but pauses here and there to visit with doctors, staffers and patients, all of whom she greets by name.
Alana Shepherd
The Iris Garden Club, which counts Shepherd among its members, plans an upcoming luncheon to raise money for a garden on the terrace outside the new Shepherd Center cafeteria. The event, themed Tablescapes Adventure: An Exhibition of Dining Styles by Leaders of Design, is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 12 at 103 West in Buckhead.
Tables at the luncheon will boast the creative talents of 30 Atlanta interior and floral designers, many of whom are donating items to be raffled. Patrons will also have the opportunity to purchase floral centerpiece arrangements made by garden club members. Performers from the Atlanta Lyric Theatre will provide entertainment.
Pam Wakefield is the Iris Garden Club’s president and executive adviser for the event, being chaired by Kay Quigley and Cindy Voyles. Committee chairs include Bonnie Burnette, Melissa Davis, Stacy Deloach, Diane Drake, Patra Evans, Anne Orndahl, Linda Peterson and Seashols Starks.
Tickets are $100 each. Email Patra Evans at patra312@gmail.com. For information on Shepherd: www.shepherd.org.
Chef Yves Samake
A delicious way to celebrate
Yves Samake, executive chef at the downtown Ritz-Carlton, has created a unique menu featuring African cuisine paired with African wines in recognition of Black History Month, celebrated in February.
The special menu begins with babaganoush on pita bread and a light seafood stew with coriander, cumin and Moroccan spices and includes quail pastilla with Moroccan salad and seared quail breast, couscous with chicken, beef, lamb and merguez sausages. Then it’s on to poached persimmons and tangerine with orange blossom water and blood orange sorbet and Algerian stuffed dates. The meal will be paired with white wines from South Africa and northern Morocco, and finishes with Ethiopian coffee.
Samake expresses his family heritage in his food: his father immigrated to France from Mali. His mother, an accomplished cook who stoked young Yves’ interest in cuisine early on, mastered a diverse range of ethnic dishes. The four-course menu is offered Feb. 1 and 2; Feb. 7-9 and Feb. 21-23. The cost is $108 per person with paired wines. $78 per person without. Call 404-221-6550 for reservations.
A special night for a special school
Sophia Academy, a Christian school devoted solely to students with learning differences, plans its annual fundraiser, The Masterpiece Gala, at 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Emory Conference Center.
The event will feature live and silent auctions, music by The Neons and a keynote address by author and motivational speaker Tommy Newberry. Auctioneers are Bob Russell and State Rep. Brooks Coleman (R-Duluth). The event is cocktail attire. Tickets are $100 per person and $1,000 for a table.
Co-chairs are Shivon Stewart and Kathy Pilkenton. For more info call 404-303-8722. Sophia serves 135 students in kindergarten through 8th grade and recently moved to a renovated building on Dresden Drive. www.sophiaacademy.org.
Students (left to right, bottom to top) Nolan Gibbs, Jack Kistler, Dean Eith, Landon Bryant, Mary Mitchell Tucker, and Brayden Moraes enjoy the new playground with gala committee members Kristen Gibbs, Shivon Stewart, Kelly Ryan, Jayne Train and Jeannie Collins.
And finally
The 13th annual Port O’ Call benefiting the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House programs is planned for 8 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the Foundry at Puritan Mill. The evening features hors d’oeuvres provided by local eateries, an open bar and live and silent auctions.
Don’t miss the raffle drawing for a seven-night stay at a villa in St. Barts including airfare. Raffle tickets are $10 each or six for $50. Tickets are $75 in advance, $85 the day of the event. See www.armh.com or call 404-315-1133 ext. 1104.
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