OVER THE MOUNTAIN JOURNAL
Some Enchanted Evening
Thursday, March 23, 2017 • 27
SOCIAL/WEDDINGS
Ballerina Club Hosts 71st Ball in Celestial Setting
Photos special to the Journal
Ballerina Club hosted its 71st formal ball March 4 at the Country Club of Birmingham. Robert Logan created a celestial setting for the Some Enchanted Evening theme selected by ball co-chairs Olivia Alison and Renee Blalock. Anne and Tom Lamkin were BCC member hosts for the occasion. Twinkling stars and glittering replicas of the moon were combined with silver-toned ballerina cutouts to decorate the Country Club’s Terrace Room and Formal Dining Room. Lucite ballerina statuettes lit internly with miniature white lights greeted guests as they entered the party rooms and sparkled alongside the Just Friends Little Big Band as it played golden oldies for dancing. Round tables for dining were overlaid with royal blue satin. Centerpieces were tall Eiffel Tower vases topped off with blooming asparagus fern and a moon replica supporting a ballerina cut-out on pointe. Stars cascaded on silver beads from the vases – all reflected in large mirror mats set with votive candles and moon replicas.
This was some enchanted evening when no one saw a stranger. From cocktail hour to last dance, spirits were high. Ball chairman Olivia Alison and Ballerina President Anne Lamkin welcomed the congenial gathering as everyone was seated for a dinner of green salad with mandarin oranges and strawberries, filet mignon, potato soufflé, asparagus and crème brulee. Spotted in the crowd were Margaret and Bill Howell, Rusty and Don Kirkpatrick, Joanne and Art McConnell, Elouise Williams, Fay Hart, Janis Zeanah, Patricia and Cal Clark, Virginia and John Golightly, Judy and David Long, Olivia Alison and Buddy Palmer, Renee Blalock, Martha and Mallory Reeves, Jean Shanks, Nancy Walburn, Ginny and Bob Baxley, Carolyn and Whitfield King, Sahra and Roland Lee, and Barbara and Bill Morgan. Also, Cheree and Eric Carlton, Leigh and Kevin Collins, Peggi Davis, Margaret Rushton, Jean andCurtis Liles, Connie Bishop and Charlie Bearden, Anne and Tom Lamkin, Carolyn and Richard Waguespack, Marlea and John Foster, Pat and Perry Grant, Carmen and Randall Morrow, Vicki and Don Smith, Julie and Jimmy Crocker, Beth and Rufus Elliott, Lou Lanier, and Nell and Sam Williams. ❖
Renee Blalock, Buddy Palmer and Olivia Alison.
Bring in the Band
Lois Pickard Music Scholarship Luncheon Salutes Outstanding Young Musicians Members of the Symphony Volunteer Council of the Alabama Symphonic Association and their guests gathered at the Vestavia Country Club on Feb. 16 for a luncheon benefiting the scholarship program of the Lois Pickard Music Scholarship Competition. Since 1997, the Symphony Volunteer Council has awarded more than $133,000 in scholarships, including the Lois Pickard Summer Music Camp Scholarships of 2016, to outstanding young musicians. The vice presidents of education, Jody Weston, Debbie Reid, Mimi Jackson and Linda Griggs, facilitated the 2017 Lois Pickard Music Scholarship Competition, which was held in January. Eighteen contestants performed for a chance to win awards for first and second place in three performance categories: piano, strings and brass/woodwinds/percussion. Judges for this year’s competition were Chris Steele, piano; Samuel Nordlund, strings; Deanna Sirkot,
brass/woodwinds/percussion; and overall judge, Dr. Blake Richardson. Dr. Anthony Pattin served as accompanist at the competition. The Lois Pickard Music Scholarship Luncheon Chair was Debra Gilbreath. Herb Rossmeisl designed and wrote the program for the luncheon. Past President Cheree Carlton decorated the tables with bouquets of pink, white and red roses. Following a silent auction, Curt Long, president of the Alabama Symphonic Association, spoke to the luncheon guests about the importance of music education and the arts in a vibrant community. Reid introduced a program presented by the first and second place 2017 scholarship winners: Luke Turner, first place, piano; Eleanor Lee, second place, piano; Hauen Kim, first place, strings (violin), Bethany Simon, second place, strings (violin); Lindsey Waggoner, first place, brass/woodwinds/percussion (flute); and K’Mya
Ross-Sartain
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Lynn Ross of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Meagan Rebecca, to William Allen Sartain, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Allen Sartain of Decatur. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas James Ross of Orlando, Florida, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Dalbert Marsh of Enterprise. Miss Ross is a 2009 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and a 2013 cum laude graduate of Auburn University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in public relations and was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Miss Ross was presented as a 2012 Poinsettia Debutante. She is a member of the Birmingham Zoo junior board and serves as its marketing chairman. She is employed by BL Harbert International as the public relations|communications coordinator. The prospective groom is the grandson of Ms. Glenda Brakefield Sartain and the late Mr. Joseph Allen Sartain, both of Decatur, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fred Ferlisi of Vestavia Hills. Mr. Sartain is a 2008 graduate of Decatur High School and a 2012 graduate of Auburn University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business and was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. Mr. Sartain is a member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation junior board. He is employed by O’Neal Steel. The wedding is planned for April 29 at Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church. Burrell, second place, brass/woodwinds/percussion (clarinet). Jackson and Griggs presented the scholarship awards to the young performers. Dr. Richardson, music director of the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra and overall judge for the competition, recognized violinist Hauen Kim as the grand award winner; she will play with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in the near future. The luncheon guests enjoyed bidding on the silent auction items donated by area restaurants, businesses, arts organizations and SVC members before and after the luncheon and program. President Char Bonsack brought the event to a close with a preview of the 2017 Decorators’ ShowHouse, a Mountain Brook estate. ShowHouse dates are April 29 through May 14. For more information on this year’s ShowHouse, visit svcalabama.com. ❖
Estess-Blackmon
Mary Claire Estess and David Kenneth Blackmon were married Jan. 7 at Brookwood Baptist Church. The 6 p.m. ceremony was officiated by Dr. Jim Barnette. A reception followed at The Club. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Elton Estess Jr. of Mountain Brook. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Glenn Elton Estess Sr. of Birmingham and the late Mr. Estess, the late Mrs. Mary Ann Blanton Barr and the late Mr. James Thomas Tatum Jr., both of Huntsville. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Edwin Blackmon of Birmingham. He is the grandson of Mrs. Leon Albert Blackmon of Birmingham and the late Mr. Blackmon, Mr. Thomas Randolph Uzzell Jr. of Birmingham and the late Mrs. Uzzell. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a Judd Waddell Chantilly fit and flare gown with Alencon appliquéd tulle overlay featuring an illusion neckline. She wore a Cathedral-length illusion veil with
Bates-Vinson
Mr. and Mrs. Walter William Bates of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Brooke Bates, to Christopher Eric Vinson, son of Mrs. Edward Malvin Blanks and Mr. Don Carlos Vinson of Alexander City. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Eugene Casey Brock and the late Mr. Eugene Casey Brock of Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs. Emmett David Bates III and the late Allene Robertson Bates of
an Alencon lace border. Sarah Ann Estess, sister of the bride, of Madison was the maid of honor and Elizabeth Eddleman Estess, sister-in-law of the bride, of Birmingham was the matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Mary Jo Blackmon, sister of the groom, of Montgomery; Cady Minor Karras, Courtney Kyzar Parrish, Abigail Kathryn Rieger, Katherine Cain Sims and Anne DeWitt Thompson, all of Birmingham; Tabitha Wood Bice of Huntsville; and Maria Adell DiCarlo of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Evelyn Marelle Estess and Amelia Mayton Estess, nieces of the bride, of Birmingham were the flower girls. Jonathan Taylor Blackmon, brother of the groom, of Birmingham was the best man. Groomsmen were John Grantham Estess, brother of the bride, Patrick Daniel Bonovitch and Edward Howard Whatley III of Birmingham; Paul Lynn Barber of Huntsville; Kenneth Sellers Jackson of Montgomery; Micah Christian Mills of St. Louis, Missouri; Stephen James Smith of Fayetteville, Georgia; and James Joel Butler of New York City. Junior groomsman was David Grantham Estess, nephew of the bride, of Birmingham. Scripture Readers were Eugenia Maxwell Thompson and Mary Riley Deer of Birmingham. Program Attendants were Mallory Elizabeth Wilson and Anna Kinsey Martin, cousins of the bride, of Birmingham. Catherine Marie Martin of Birmingham was the soloist and the musicians were Katherine Sims on violin, Melinda Dressler on organ and Brent Reeves on piano. After a honeymoon trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica, the couple live in Birmingham. Birmingham. Miss Bates is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School, a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia Honors Program and a cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and was presented at the Beaux Arts Krewe Ball and Heritage Ball. Miss Bates is employed by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Birmingham. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Dodd Jones of Lafayette and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vinson Jr. of Roanoke. Mr. Vinson is a graduate of Benjamin Russell High School, a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama and a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law. He was named to Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board honor societies and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Mr. Vinson is employed by Starnes Davis Florie LLP in Birmingham. The wedding will be June 24 in Highlands, North Carolina.
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