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Tie High Brow Bahamian Affair of Fun & Frolic is huge success,
raising well over $100,000 for Save The Bay charity
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Mickey
Micarelli and Douglas Studley
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Larz
and Jenny Svenstrup
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Peter
de Savary
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Peter
de Savary, English entrepreneur, conservationist, yachtsman, and seasonal
resident of Newport again hosted a grand charity
affair with his
wife Lana at their home “Oakwood” last Saturday. Save The Bay
was the beneficiary of the second annual Carnegie Ball.
The island lifestyle of the Bahamas was clearly in evidence from the moment
guests arrived at the gates of Oakwood. Greeted by customs officials and
local Bahamian girls in native dress, participants were immediately swept
into a Nassau, Bay Street Marketplace. From cigar rollers, Bahamian chefs
preparing conch fritters, bars serving Bacardi island rum specials, to
stalls showing off island wear, jewelry, and a bazaar of fantasy auction
cruises, trips, and watches the evening certainly started on a high note.
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John
Graham and Jennifer Mercer
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Just as guests were
being plied with drinks and canapés The Royal
Bahamian Police Force Band, flown in especially for the occasion, sprang
into full military stride as they marched in formation down the newly created
Bay Street Marketplace. The rousing sounds of this band brought all in
attendance to a stand still as they watched the parade of white clad, pith
helmeted members performing a mixture of precise marching music and more
contemporary jazz & dance numbers.
While barely catching their breath, the 500 guests were
then treated to the exotic 50 piece Junkanoo Bahamian group, Colors. These
creative musician/dancers
went wild throughout the grounds of Oakwood playing island music
while dancing in a most festive, fast paced and spirited fashion. They
then gathered all of the guests together for a march into the dining tent.
While seated, guests were further entertained by a fire eater, magician,
and contortionist/limbo dancer.
Just watching all the goings on created quite an appetite and a Royal Bahamian
feast was just the answer to the cravings of those in attendance. After
a sumptuous repast consisting of Bahamian langouste, grilled filet
mignon with shitake mushroom mojo followed by Tahitian vanilla
crème brulee
and miniature macadamia rum tartlets, things heated up with the live auction.
Presided over by host de Savary, the boundless list of cruises: an afternoon
charter on White Hawk (donated by Brian O’Neil), five day sail on
Tree of Life (donated by John and Sheri Laramee), trips: to Bovey Castle,
The Abaco Club, Cherokee Plantation, Carnegie Abbey (donated by Peter de
Savary), a week stay at Il Borro (donated by the Ferragamo family) a three
night stay at Nassau’s premier resort, Atlantis (donated by Atlantis),
plus rare watches: Tutima Military Watch (donated by John Walsh), Breitling
Chronograph (donated by Ray Grenon Jewelers), Jaeger-Le Coultre Reverso
(donated by Colombian Emeralds), brandy, and cigars (donated by Bacardi & Greycliff)
were auctioned off at top dollar by the supportive audience.
The high bid of $45,000 was reached by a trio of bidders, each receiving
a week at Peter de Savary’s new Club in The Bahamas, The Abaco Club
on Winding Bay. The most talked about bid centered on the purchase of Ric
Hallam’s colorful trousers by an admirer for the outrageous sum of
$3,200! When the sand settled, over one hundred thousand dollars had been
raised for Save The Bay.
After the auction it was time for everyone to let their hair down and jive
to the island music of Bahamian Stone McEwan and his group Thunder and
calypso music by Groupo Fantasia. For those looking to cool their jets,
twin ice sculpted Bacardi bars were fully stocked with a full array of
rum and after dinner drinks as well as Bahamian lager, Kalik. Late night
revelers were seen relaxing in the Aqua Bar enjoying the last vestiges
of island music and reflecting on a most extraordinary evening of fun and
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Sarah
Bullock and Brady Schofield
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Ally
and Allen Haines
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Sargent
Dean of the Nassua Bahamas police
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Stacey
and Bill Murphy
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Pamela
O’Conner and Ruth Orthwein
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Beth
Dickerson
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Oliver
Bennett , Katharine Flynn, and Larry Flynn
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Doug
Cohen and David Drubner
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Rocky
and Linda Kempner
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Marlene
Leatherbee, Joellen Quaglietta, and Linda Cerce
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Richard
Carbotti and Mike Weiner
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John
Baxter and Gail Cammisa
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John
Douglas and Ally Haines with a friend
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Chris
Avery and Caitlin Burbridge
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Mark
and Sherry Brice with Arthur Grover
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| Photographs
by Brent Jenkins |
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