Fabulous night last night, with patrons coming out in their finest Black and White outfits. It has become a thing to try to outdo each other with fabulous black and white outfits and I am thrilled. Ken's quiz seeemed harder this year, but people still liked it. Ken did a great job of auctioneering, and the donors were amazing. We're so lucky to have the support of the visual artists and craftspeople of Nova Scotia and happy to be able to give our art back to them.
The meal was incredible, by Cocoa Pesto's Scott Geddes and what a wonderful guy to work with. Calm, easy going and everything went smoothly, also thanks to the twenty volunteers and staff. We even had two people, friends of Dan and Roxy's who spent part of their holiday volunteering in coat check! We want to know what people thought of doing a buffet instead fo table service - it seemed easier for sure, but is that okay for a gala night?
A minor glitch with the bar early on - last year no one drank white wine, this year they all wanted it - Mr. Strickland of Gaspereau Vineyards drove back to the winery in the early evening to restock us!
Bridget Bezanson and Steve Dooks performed, and were beautiful, as always. It will be a pleasure to have Bridget with us for the summer in Rockbound.
