A BLUE SPANGLED EYE-OPENER Bella Grimes SARATOGA SPRINGS- Saratoga WarHorse Foundation held their Fifth Annual Blue Spangled Evening Gala at The Hall of Springs on Monday, August 14. This Foundation benefits our Veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and related mental illnesses. These may occur because of a life-altering or threatening experience...
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Hospital Gala Wrap: $371,184 Raised for Our Community
Editor’s Note: A previous post (read it here) discussed the gala itself from several perspectives. But, long after the linens are put away, and the tents come down – the real impact begins. It’s sometimes easy to be seduced by all the pretty pretties that constitute the galas we are privileged to attend, and...
Generations of Support
The 30th Annual National Museum of Dance Gala A NIGHT OF PURE POETRY Mandy Mittler “Every pearl’s a star above Wrapped in dreams, and filled with love” – The Glenn Miller Orchestra – “A String of Pearls” SARATOGA SPRINGS – According to UrbanDictionary.com, a ballerina can be described as “a dancer of the utmost...
Big Papi to Get All Fired Up!
Red Sox Legend David “Big Papi” Ortiz Highlights Saratoga Wine and Food Festival, September 8 + 9 SARATOGA SPRINGS – A special guest appearance by Boston Red Sox baseball legend David Ortiz will be among the highlights of this year’s Saratoga Wine and Food Festival, September 8 and 9 in Saratoga Springs, at SPAC....
Sizzling!
NYRA hosts annual Fabulous Fillies Day at Saratoga Race Course SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Thursday, August 10, The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) celebrated women and their contributions to the thoroughbred industry while raising funds to support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) during Fabulous Fillies Day at Saratoga Race Course. The celebration...
Hospital-ity
Saratoga Hospital Foundation and the Important Business of Goodness Photos by Matthew J. Campbell and Arthur Gonick —————————– The Cause is Vital – The Experience is Worthwhile Carrie Rowlands Johnson SARATOGA SPRINGS – The soft pads of my fingertips prickle, brushing against rough canvas as I pull back a flap of the fabric. Simultaneously,...
Croquet on the Green: Not Just Any Tuesday Afternoon
SARATOGA SPRINGS (Tuesday, August 1) – Cue music, please… Let it settle in, and scroll awhile…. this is the long version of the song, so take your time. Let’s play… …and let us savor… It’s a cliche’ of course, but it works here… it’s hard to believe the Moody Blues didn’t write this song...
Planet Mandy: A Feast For All My Senses
‘Fire Feast On The Farm’ At Pitney Meadows SARATOGA SPRINGS – Journey’s lyric, “Just a small town girl…” is beyond apropos for me. I was raised in apple country, in a town where my graduating class was 96. A town where people worked in acres – not in hours. So it made perfect sense...
Cornelia Guest, Jeff Gural and Retired KY Congressman Ed Whitfield to be Honored
Equine Advocates 16th Annual Awards Dinner + Charity Auction this Thursday SARATOGA SPRINGS – Actress, author and humanitarian, Cornelia Guest will honored by Equine Advocates with the Safe Home Equine Protection Award for her rescue of slaughter-bound equines and her work and outspoken views to end horse slaughter. This event, which will be held...
Skidmore at Play: For An Important Cause – At Twilight
38th annual Palamountain Scholarship Benefit: Polo by Twilight SARATOGA SPRINGS – Good day, class. As you know, this is not a mathematics blog, but some numbers are too incredible to ignore: – On Tuesday, July 25, The Saratoga Polo Association Fields was once again the site of Skidmore College’s 38th annual event to benefit...