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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
An upscale alternative to Fan Fest
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
So the overpopulated Fan Fest wasn’t your thing?
Here’s a less chaotic happening with some of the Braves.
The 16th annual Tom Glavine’s Spring Training event, benefiting the Georgia Transplant Foundation, is 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Georgia Aquarium.
Organizers expect a range of local sports celebs at the event, which will feature Wolfgang Puck’s cuisine, gaming tables and live and silent auctions.
Past attendees have included Braves Chipper Jones and John Smoltz, and Falcons Alge Crumpler and Keith Brooking.
Over the years Spring Training has raised $3.8 million for the Georgia Transplant Foundation, which provides emergency financial aid, mentoring and scholarships to Georgians affected by organ transplantation.
Tickets are $500. Call 678-514-1185 or see www.gatransplant.org.
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The scoop on an upcoming garden gala
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Debi Cziok and Charles Wayne
Let me tell you a little about the cause behind a fun upcoming gala.
The 2008 Southeastern Flower Show’s opening night party is planned for 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Georgia World Congress Center. The gala raises money for the Legacy Garden program.
Last year’s Legacy recipient was the Shepherd Center. I stopped by there Tuesday afternoon and visited with Debi Cziok, Shepherd Center’s horticulture specialist.
“It was a blessing for us,” she said of the garden donated through the Legacy program. “We were honored to have been chosen.”
The Shepherd Legacy Garden is just a rock’s throw from busy Peachtree Street, but you wouldn’t know it. It’s a cozy nook of raised beds planted with pansies, snapdragons, ornamental grasses, rosemary and camellias. The beds’ heights vary, allowing patients to access them from manual or motorized wheelchairs.
Patients can help with tasks like weeding, or just enjoy the garden with their families. Some have created “yard art” - stones decorated with college team colors or happy sayings.
Charles Wayne, recovering from a motorcycle accident, has been at Shepherd since October. He used to garden with his mother growing up, and always cut his grass and his neighbor’s. In fact, his lawn manicuring skills became so good that it became a side business for him.
Today, Wayne enjoys getting out in the sun and spending time in the garden at Shepherd.
“This is a getaway for people,” Cziok said.
This year’s Legacy Garden recipient will be Shepherd’s next-door neighbor, Piedmont Hospital. The program will enchance the Byrd Barrier-Free Garden, used for rehabilitative horticultural therapy, as well as a deck outside the Infusion Center. Patients and their families can enjoy the tranquil garden area during chemotherapy and other therapeutic drug infusions.
The Legacy Garden program was started in 1994, and other recipients have included the Wesley Woods Hospital, the Emory Winship Cancer Institute and Oakland Cemetery.
So, back to the gala.
The chairs are Mary Wayne Dixon and her daughter, Ginger Dixon Molloy. WSB-TV’s Jovita Moore will serve as gala host, along with colleagues Chuck Dowdle and David Chandley. Hirtle, Callaghan & Co. is sponsoring the gala. Tickets to the black-tie event are $200; call 404-351-1074.
Beth and Tom Ventulett are the show’s honorary chairs, and Timothy Martin is the show artist.
The 21st annual Southeastern Flower Show, themed “Imagine That!”, will be Jan. 30 through Feb. 3. The show chair is Nan Henson.
Information about the show: www.flowershow.org.
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Best in Shoe
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Shoot, I hate I missed this one, but had a Junior League meeting last Tuesday night when the Hello Stiletto Shoe Club met at Food Studio.
More than 50 people sipped “Cinderella” martinis and competed for prizes like “Most Outrageous Shoe,” “Sexiest Shoe” and “Best Shoe.” The well-heeled group turned out in everything from white fur boots to vintage blue sparkly Moschino heels.
Gina Bishop, Amanda Viciana and Jula Jane. Photo by Kareem Quow of KQP Photography.
Winners included Melanie Endsley (Best Shoe) and Jula Jane and Gina Bishop (a tie for Sexiest Shoe),
Amanda Viciana is the Shoe Club event coordinator.
The Hello Stiletto Shoe Club is a free social networking club for shoe lovers. For more information, visit www.shoeclub.us. You can also email Amanda at Amanda@shoeclub.us
Gwinnett is great
Hooray for Gwinnett County at landing the minor league Braves team. The booming county is also home to lots of arts organizations and the patrons who support them.
Backstage Pass, the annual black-tie bash supporting the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, is planned for 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 2, at the Historic Courthouse in downtown Lawrenceville.
The event features a gourmet buffet and bar, live jazz music, and raffles for prizes including a golf weekend at High Hampton, N.C.; a downtown Atlanta getaway featuring tickets to the Shakespeare Tavern and an overnight stay at the Georgian Terrace; a weekend stay at a mountain condo in Hiawasee with dinner and shopping; a Gwinnett Center package with tickets to the Gwinnett Gladiators, an overnight stay at the Holiday Inn and dinner at the Loafing Leprechaun; and a historic downtown Lawrenceville package.
The Backstage Pass chair is Katy Bockhop.
Committee members are Beth Guyton, Tiffany Messick, Tracy Ball, Missy Burnam, C. Suzette Ellis-Hoyle, Stephanie Bruno, Deb Saul, Ginny Ring, Holley Calmes, Jessica Polakowski, Kris Pappafotis, Karen Whitehead, Susan Meng, Meredith Retter, Melissa Mott, Mary Beth Wydock, Jennifer Silas, Lisa Scheaffer, and Lisa Sheppard Robson, the ballet’s artistic director.
Tickets are $50 each, 404-831-1048.
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