Shhh...it's a secret (unless you have the password). Come inside...
Benjamin Galland, h2o creative group
Shhhh! It's a secret...
Event co-chair Whitney Lay welcomes you to the Cabaret 2016 Speakeasy Soiree.
Just like the amazing transformation of Historic Downtown Brunswick into Prohibition Era Ybor City (which is the setting for this special photo shoot EIL was granted permission to do on site after a certain dapper Mr. Affleck had completed work), The Cloister Ballroom will become an upscale speakeasy where the cloak and dagger secrecy of Al Capone’s illicit clubs melds with the exclusivity and opulence of a Gatsby gala for Cabaret 2016: A Speakeasy Soirée, benefiting the Coastal Symphony of Georgia. Scroll through the photos below to get a glimpse of that great film set and to find out more details about this fantastic upcoming event.
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Sarah Spivey, The Darkroom Photography
Step Lively!
Take a page from Brion and Beverly Trainor’s book, and hurry on over to The Cloister on January 23. It will be an unforgettable evening and the live auction will be one for the books! Whether you need a weekend getaway, or a trip overseas, there is something for everyone. There are six fabulous trips that will be part of the live auction, as well as small weekend getaways offered in the silent auction.
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Sarah Spivey, The Darkroom Photography
High-Class Style
For fashion conscious ladies like Lila Magbee, Ally Urquhart and Dana Parker, there’s a tantalizing trip to New York City, where you will stay in the beautiful Michelangelo hotel located in the heart of Times Square. You and a guest will attend a Broadway show, wine & dine in one the city’s finest restaurants, and attend a fashion show at New York Fashion Week!
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Sarah Spivey, The Darkroom Photography
Dreaming of Italy?
If fine wine or spirits and a good cigar are more your style, like Joey Greene and Brian Zeh, imagine yourself in Chianti, Italy on an exclusive compound perched up on a hilltop with captivating views of the vineyard and centennial olive trees! Another available trip is at a gorgeous country estate located between Florence and Siena, where some of the best Tuscan wines and olive oils are produced. The estate sleeps fourteen among the seven apartment compound, so it makes for the perfect couple’s retreat or family vacation. Extra excursions that are available to be added include: truffle hunting, cooking classes, deep sea fishing, big game hunting, bird hunting, and much more! There is also a wonderful array of fine wine in the silent auction that has been donated by some of the Golden Isles’ most avid collectors.
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Sarah Spivey, The Darkroom Photography
Grab a Drink and a Table
Before you try your luck at one of our gaming tables, you’ll want to make like Hadley and Will Mann and grab one of the free flowing cocktails upon your arrival at 6:00 p.m. There will be an open bar until 9:00 p.m. and cash bar to follow. While mingling, you will be able to bid on the fantastic silent auction that houses truly opulent treasures and fine art from a variety of local artists with a combined value of more than $10,000. The three course seated dinner will feature the most divine delicacies of the era. A menu that is a take on the classics, but has the volume turned up by the chefs at Sea Island.
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Sarah Spivey, The Darkroom Photography
The Heavies
Don’t forget your password to get in the speakeasy. The tough guy bouncers might be even more intimidating than Jonathan Lowe, Edmund Cassidy, Ty McGinty and John Gibson (pictured from left with the real star of the shot, a 1936 Ford Phaeton). And there’s going to be some money exchanging hands too. “Funny money,” that is. In a new twist on an old favorite, you will notice that this year’s raffle tickets are designed as faux bank notes, and for each $10 purchased, you will get a “twofer.” First, you will receive one entry into a drawing for a $1,000 cash prize. Second, on the evening of Cabaret you can exchange your funny money for $100 in casino chips that you can use to play the fabulous casino games!
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Sarah Spivey, The Darkroom Photography
A Fun-Filled Night Awaits
After dinner and the live auction, the casino tables will open up for you to try your luck. The attendee with the most chips at the end of the evening will win a prize. But don’t slip out to the back alley once your chips are gone, like Charlotte Zell, Whitney Lay and Vivian Edwards. Stay to enjoy some lively Motown music with six of the very best musicians in the Carolinas. The Finesse Band is guaranteed to keep the party rolling with their incredible stage presence which radiates energy through every song.
The 12th annual Cabaret proceeds benefit the Coastal Symphony of Georgia. Co-chairs Whitney Lay, Hadley Mann, and Ally Urquhart, along with 40+ volunteers, and honorary chairs Charles and Sue Cansler, have pulled out all the stops to make this a night to remember. For tickets and information, visit coastalsymphonyofgeorgia.org.
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Benjamin Galland, h2o creative group
2015 Cabaret Committee
Front, from left: Nancy Matthews, Jennifer Broadus, Hadley Mann, Ally Urquhart, Lila Magbee, Frances McCrary, Sharon Flores; back: Vivian Edwards, Will Mann, Alice Barlow, Whitney Lay, Ben Lee, Susan Imhoff, Meg Barton, Dana Parker, Kalista Morton, Charlotte Zell.
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Benjamin Galland, h2o creative group
Cabaret Steering Committee
Alice Barlow, Frances McCrary, Susan Imhoff, Jennifer Broadus, Dana Parker
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Benjamin Galland, h2o creative group
Men's Committee Chairs
Will Mann, Ben Lee
THANKS FROM EIL for making the film set photo shoot possible: Sarah Spivey, Lauren Roberts, Lisa Martin, Tracy Sanford, and Donna Kalteyer, Laurie Zawadowicz, Jack Lipthratt, and Major Ricky Potter from Millennium Security.
