Rebecca Hails and Trey Holtsford were married on March 2nd at seven o’clock in the evening at St. Peter Catholic Church in Montgomery, Alabama. The Reverend J. Francis Sofie officiated.

A rainy Saturday gave way to a beautiful late afternoon and evening as friends and family gathered together to celebrate the engagement of Catherine Patterson and Richard Crum on August 3rd. The joyful event took place at the lovely home of Elizabeth and Bart Crum. The happy couple and their…

The wedding of Mary Elizabeth Adams and Scott Stephen Grant was celebrated beside the beautiful waters of the Gulf of Mexico on May 4, 2019 in Seaside, Florida.  Pastor Gary Wingo officiated the 4 o’clock wedding.

Stormy skies and heavy rains cleared just in time for the magic to begin for “A Night at The Fair” annual gala benefiting the Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Museum in Old Cloverdale. Gala Chair Leslie Pescia, together with Rachel Boyd, Kendra Griggs and added just the right touches to honor th…

The Camellia Ball recently held its fiftieth dance for area high school students at the Montgomery Country Club on April 6, 2019. The Camellia Ball was founded in 1969 by Mrs. Anita Folmer to “foster interest among its honorees in social responsibilities.”

Renderings of Pegasus helped illustrate the theme of MANE’s Course for Hope 2019, which was to “Inspire New Heights”! Course for Hope is an event held every other year at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club to help provide funding for the equine-assisted activities program for River Region childr…

Tri Delta Alumnae Chapter of Montgomery celebrated its annual Pansy Brunch on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the lovely home of Susan Samuel, the chapter president. Arrangements of pansies, the sorority’s flower, decorated two beautiful tables for the seated brunch. The delicious menu included…

Friends and family gathered to celebrate Emily Elmgreen and Tripp Whatley, as they were honored with a dinner party celebrating their upcoming April marriage. Emily, the daughter of Beth Elmgreen of Denver, Colorado, and Diana and David Elmgreen, of South Pasadena, Florida, grew up in Evergr…

ART SPLASH 2019 TOOK PLACE THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 14TH, AT THE WAREHOUSE AT ALLEY STATION TO BENEFIT MONTGOMERY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. PROCEEDS FROM THIS SUCCESSFUL EVENT PROVIDED OVER 25 SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENABLE CHILDREN OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO RECEIVE STRONG ACADEMIC AND ARTISTIC INSTRUCTI…

Guests didn’t want to be late for the 56th Annual Bal Masque , held Saturday, January 26, 2019. White rabbits, tea parties, and colorful costumes encouraged guests to journey “Down the Rabbit Hole” to a wild and quirky take on Wonderland. The whimsical set of vibrant, overgrown mushrooms, gi…

Ringing out the old year and ringing in the new, the Mystic Order of Revelry ushered in 2019 in memorable fashion. Begun in 1928 and standing as the Capital City’s oldest mystic men’s society, M.O.R. held its 91st Annual Ball at the Montgomery Country Club on New Year’s Eve. This year’s ball…

The Anne Phillips Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held one of its favorite meetings recently during which the induction of this year’s Good Citizen honorees took place. This coveted award was given to selected area high school seniors, one from eac…

A time-honored tradition was the pinnacle of the holiday season for more than 500 Montgomery area high school students who gathered for the 58th annual dance sponsored by The Montgomery Assembly. The Holiday Dance was held December 27th at the RSA Activity Center in downtown Montgomery. The …

Rebecca Hails and Trey Holtsford recently celebrated their engagement with family and friends at the lovely Myrtlewood home of Gage and Mark LeQuire. As guests entered the LeQuire home on this cold November evening, they were warmed by dozens of torches, candles and a welcoming fire, roaring…

On December 8th, The Montgomery Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center was transformed into royal courts, as The Krewe of Athenians celebrated its 69th Annual Ball. Reigning over the revelry was Queen Mary Elmore DeMott, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother, both of whom…

The John and Joyce Caddell Sculpture Garden at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts gained its first permanent resident this fall when Jessie Duncan Wiggin’s (1872–1954) Untitled (Nymph) took center stage at the top of the new Garden. While many of its current sculptural residents are intended…

On the evening of Saturday, September 8 at the Montgomery Country Club, the Merrie Mimics Mystic Society officially opened the Montgomery Ball season with their 65th annual ball themed “You Can Call Me Zelda”. The Ladies of Merrie Mimics took its guests back to the 1920’s to celebrate and re…

Friends, family, and fans of preserving central Alabama’s history, culture, and architecture joined Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery to honor Nimrod T. “Rod” Frazer and The Beasley Allen Law Firm for their preservation efforts. A local organization founded 50 years ago, Landmarks Foundatio…

The wedding of Lesley Bianca Shinbaum to Dr. John Thomas Stewart was celebrated May 5, 2018 in Richmond, Virginia. Rabbi Ahu va Zaches officiated the 5 pm wedding.

On a beautiful spring evening in Montgomery, friends and family gathered to celebrate the engagement of Sara Cobb Birdsong to Graham Neeley. Lucy and Hans Luquire, longtime friends of the Birdsongs, hosted the engagement dinner in their lovely home, where guests of the couple also enjoyed th…

    Noted Alabama artists/educators Nancy Mims Hartsfield of Montgomery and George Allen ‘Bud’ Harris of Grady will arrive at the Johnson Center for the Arts in Troy on Thursday, July 12 to participate in two creative events—an artist’s reception for the opening of their exhibitions in the C…

A time-honored tradition was the pinnacle of the holiday season for more than 500 Montgomery area high school students who gathered for the 57th annual dance sponsored by The Montgomery Assembly.  The Holiday Dance was held December 27th at the RSA Activity Center in downtown Montgomery.  Th…