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a delightful day in the gardens
Attending the Birmingham Botanical Gardens’ first Cocktail in The Gardens were from left: Ben and Hillary Whipple, Ashley Tate, Louisa Warren and Megan Guthman. Also at the event were: above, from left: Mary Kat McCarmick and Hiller Burton. Below from left: Sara Horton and Linda Roley.
Seen at the Aug. 11 Cocktails at The Gardens were, above from left: Angela Grove and Ashlyn Rogers. Below, from he Birmingham Botanical Gardens Jenkins, Kreskin Lee, Kirkland Woodside left: Kelsey Wood and Megan Larussa. kicked off its fifth season of and Jerome Queyriaux. Cocktails in The Gardens Aug. Also there were Doris Earl, Emily 11. Wykle, Shaun Sheehan, Robert Garrett, Birmingham’s Jon Black provided the Angel Fischer, Sarah Stokes, Alana evening’s soundtrack, with War Jacket Crowe, Molly Cashion, Dawn Hurley, opening the set. Seafood-inspired hors Samantha Smith, Tiffany Leonard, d’oeuvres were provided by Imperial Sue Nuby, Katherine Koenig, Michelle Catering, and Decor by Kirsti created table Benton, John Edge, Hillary Whipple, settings for the evening’s theme, Ashley Tate and L.K. Whitney. “Surf on the Turf.” The next event in the series more photos at will be Sept. 8. Featuring the Among the more than 400 guests at the Aug. 11 event were music of Matthew DeVine, Michael Cohn, Matt Waldrep, the theme will be “Green and Serene.” Bob Tedrow, Sanders Bohlke, General admission tickets are Danielle Spacer, Leigh Ann free for members or can be purchased for Callaway, Haley Young, Ken West, Anna $15. V.I.P. tickets are available to everyone Martin, Terri Ray, Ella McCain, Mike for $25. For more information, visit www. Malone, Bettie Morales, Marie Garner, bbgardens.org/cocktails or call Shelly Cynthia Turner, Connie Grund, Greg McCarty at 414-3965. ❖ Knight, Maria Zito, Debra George, Tim
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Journal photos by John Pope