Nineteenth Annual RMHC Fashion Show Tomorrow SARATOGA SPRINGS – When you, and 500+ people attend tomorrow’s spectacular 19th Annual Saratoga Fashion Show, benefitting Ronald McDonald House Charities, you can be sure all the details will be in place. And the spectacular setting (At the Rail Pavilion at the Saratoga Racecourse) will become, once again,...
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Saratoga WarHorse: Commitment – Down the Line.
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...
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...
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...
The Real ‘Mad Men’ Frozen in Time
“After Hours” – The Vintage Photography of Bradford J. Smith – Comes Home – Literally — To Brookside Tonight Editor’s Note: With all the whoop-dee-doo of a Saratoga season, this one might be under your radar, but it is not to be missed. I had the pleasure of being introduced to Bradford J. Smith,...
SHHA Presents Donation to Two Retired Racehorse Adoption Charities
SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Monday, August 7, The Saratoga Harness Horseperson’s Association (SHHA) presented donations totaling $5,000 to two upstate New York charities created to advocate and find homes for retired Thoroughbred and Standardbred racehorses. Both Sunshine Horses Inc. and Heading for Home Racehorse Retraining and Adoption Center Inc. received a $2,500 donation that...
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...
The Mighty White Party: Bridges Raises $113,000!
Bright, White, and Festive Tonight Carrie Rowlands Johnson Heads thrown back, laughter erupting from wide open mouths, half-closed eyes, crinkled noses. Bodies move in synch with each other, mostly in pairs but also in threes and fours and groups even larger. Feet, knees, hips, arms, shoulders, hands… swaying, strobing, waving; my own body eagerly...