ON THE FLIP SIDE: A+E Marc Chagall: Selby Gardens examines the artist like never before. Van Wezel Foundation Gala: Reflect on a star-studded affair.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2017 Photo by Cliff Roles
ORCHID BALL:
UNE SOIRÉE EN FLEURS PERFECT PAIR This year Selby’s Senior Director of Special Projects Roger Capote tied every detail of the event’s decor into the garden’s new model of horticulture + art. He says that the paint cans on each table during cocktail hour made a simple statement of introducing “paint” to the gardens,” along with several other art-inspired decor items.
WHAT’S IN A NAME? All Orchid Ball attendees got to bring a slice of the gardens (and the event name) home with them in the form of a phalaenopsis orchid provided by Better-Gro as a centerpiece/giveaway.
Saturday, Feb. 11, at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Benefiting Marie Selby Gardens NIKI KOTTMANN BLACK TIE REPORTER
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tepping into Orchid Ball: une soirée en fleurs was like stepping into a French impressionist painting. As guests entered Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, they walked beneath a sky of red lights and hanging plant life before winding their way through the new Marc Chagall, Flowers, and the French Riviera: The Color of Dreams exhibit. After a photo opp and a glimpse at the breathtaking stained glass artwork of the exhibit, event-goers headed to the Great Lawn for drinks and mingling under garden lights and white paper lanterns. From afar, guests saw what looked like three enormous and colorful abstract paintings, but upon further inspection they discovered that blending into each framed piece was a model painted in the same colors. PAGE 2
Co-Chairwomen Liebe Gamble, Katie Hollingsworth, Emily Stroud and Ashley Kozel
Annette and Bill Lloyd
Photos by Niki Kottmann
Deborah Blue and Katherine Scott
Kathryn Parks