Jared Hardell and Amy Gallo.
Photographs by Howard Margules, Steve Podeszwa and Olwen Logan From left to right, Chris Arnold, David Graybill, Lauren Kilian Graybill, and Amy Arnold.
Left to right, John Johnson, husband of College Board of Trustees Chairman, Diana Atwood Johnson, shares a smile with College Board of Trustees member Tracey Jacey and her husband Paul. Mundy Hepburn’s dramatic light sculptures added an exotic air to the tent
All smiles on the dance floor.
Jan Cummings Good (left), principal in the Chesterbased graphic design firm Cummings & Good, and Patrice Nelson enjoying the evening.
Lyme Academy College Captures The Style and Spice of Miami On Saturday, June 1, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts hosted almost 400 guests from throughout the region for a memorable evening at the College’s annual gala for student scholarships, this year titled, ArtsBall Miami: Art & Attitude.
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his sensational celebration, inspired by the spicy culture and glamorous style of Miami, was held under a series of lavishly decorated tents where guests enjoyed cocktails, dinner, dancing, and a silent auction offering a diverse array of art and non-art items. Major sponsors of the event were Essex Savings Bank and Essex Financial Services, Inc., Outthink, Venü Magazine, The Herb Chambers Companies, Essex Meadows Lifecare Retirement Community, The Gallery at Firehouse Square, Sennheiser Electronic Corporation and Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah LLP.
Jeff Cooley, owner of The Cooley Gallery in Old Lyme, strikes a pose with his wife Betsey.
Erica Tannen (center), owner and publisher of The-e-List, stands with Sara Qua (left) and Kitty Stalsburg, both from High Hopes Therapeutic Riding in Old Lyme.
ArtsBall Miami Chair, Patricia Spratt, who is President and owner of Patricia Spratt for the Home.
Jim Fitzpatrick, owner of the Cuckoo’s Nest in Old Saybrook, and his wife, realtor Lucretia Bingham, are ready for the sun.
From left to right, College alumna Brenda Baker, College President Dr. Scott Colley with his wife Christine Colley, and Vice President of Development Fritz Jellinghaus.
College alumnus and sculptor Bruce Wallace and his wife Joyce evoked the Miami color theme.
From left to right, Jan Ayer, owner of the Freash Ayer Gallery in Old Lyme joins Linda Improte, and Lisa Rhoades.
From left to right, Jan Ayer, owner of the Fresh Ayer Gallery in Old Lyme, joins Linda Improte and Lisa Rhoades. CONTEMPORARY CULTURE//MAGAZINE The foyer of the College’s Chandler Center was transformed to a Miami scene.
Dancers from the Fred Astaire Studio in Old Saybrook gave a show-stopping salsa dancing performance.
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