WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013
LIFE
FOREST HILLS JOURNAL
PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES
At the RetroFittings Preview Party are Dhani Jones and Marsha Ashley of Hyde Park, Paul and Meg Tarvin of Anderson Township. THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN
PREVIEW PARTY S
t. Vincent de Paul’s RetroFittings Preview Party officially kicked-off the 11th annual RetroFittings event to be conducted Thursday, Oct. 10. The preview party was Sept. 3, at the home of Meg and Paul Tarvin, founder and CEO-president of Frontgate Catalog, to announce the event’s move to Music Hall and this year’s theme, “A Night at the Opera.” To accommodate growing ticket demand and repeat sellout crowds, St. Vincent de Paul’s 11th annual RetroFittings event will move to Music Hall on Thursday, Oct. 10, with emcee Artrell Hawkins, Fox Sports Daybreak Talk Radio host and former Cincinnati Bengal. The new Creative Director, Joe Rigotti, used the new venue as inspiration for this year’s theme, “A Night at the Opera.” RetroFittings is an innovative event that spotlights the fashion designs of more than 50 fashion design students from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. Each student was given a $10 voucher to shop at one of St. Vincent de Paul’s seven Thrift Stores to redesign and create an ensemble inspired by one of eight famous operas. Each design will be modeled by UC students in a New York style fashion show. The event will also feature boutique shopping, cocktails
Enjoying the RetroFittings Preview Party are Bob Gramann of RetroFittings Sponsor GBBN Architects, Carol Gramann, RetroFittings Committee Member Mary Casella and Mark Casella, all of Mt. Adams. THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN
and h’ors d’oeuvres, raffle prizes, and a live auction with special guest Jen Dalton of Local12. Proceeds from the event benefit St. Vincent de Paul’s efforts to bring hope to the front line of poverty, with more than 900 parish volunteers visiting the homes of neighbors in need to provide innovative, practical emergency assistance throughout Greater Cincinnati. Tickets are on sale at SVDPcincinnati.org, $100 for VIP, $60 for general admission and $20 for students. RetroFittings Committee Members Barb Rinehart of Anderson Township, Mary Sexton of Mt. Washington, Peggy Mossbarger of Hyde Park, and Kathleen Stenger of Newport, Ky., enjoy the RetroFittings Preview Party together. THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN
RetroFittings Committee Members Meg Tarvin, left, of Anderson Township and Tamie Sullivan, right, of Loveland with RetroFittings Sponsor Heather Krombholz of Indian Hill attend the RetroFittings Preview Party. THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN
RetroFittings Chair Taren Kinebrew of Avondale, Dhani Jones and Marsha Ashley of Hyde Park chat at the RetroFittings Preview Party THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN
St. Vincent de Paul District Council President Andrew Curran of Anderson Township, Advisory Board Member and RetroFittings Committee Member Tamie Sullivan of Loveland, and RetroFittings Sponsor Dr. Amar Bhati, of Indian Hill attend the RetroFittings Preview Party. THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN