Oh, What a Night!

Shoreline Arts Alliance celebrated it's 2nd annual Mardi Gras Gala ~ laissex les bon temps rouler ~ on Saturday night at Saybrook Point Inn.  Guests were masked, bedecked with strands of beads, and strolling through the French Quarter led by our Royal Court. Senator Art Linares performed the duties as the Captain for the night and Jocelyn Maminta, Medical Reporter for WTNH and Kevin Walsh, Vice-President of Development for Yale-New Haven Hospital were the 2014 King and Queen.  In between posing on the red carpet (photos by Judy Barbosa), dancing to Bourbon Street style jazz provided by Galvanized Jazz Band and dining on New Orleans inspired cuising we successfully raised funds to support our scholarships, programs and services.
We want to thank the 125 guests who joined us for the evening to support our mission to educate, encourage, enrich and engage our community through arts, culture and heritage.  Additionally, this evening would not have been possible without our sponsors including: Sennheiser Electronic Corporation who not only proivde Shoreline Arts Alliance major organizational support but also installed the sound system for the evening's festivities.  Other sponsorship support was provided by Guilford Savings Bank, ARIA-Asset & Retirement Investment Associates, Sally Scott Interior Design, Shore Publishing, LLC, The Day, Royal Printing Service, Magenta Simply Brilliant Events, CT Office of the Arts, Vein Centers of Southern Connecticut, Community Foundation of Greater New Haven, Morningside Productions, Paul Cleary, Jacqueline Hubbard and Norman Needleman.  A special thanks to all of our auction donors, who are listed on our web site and to the more than 20 volunteers who organized and oversaw this beautiful, fun-filled evening.  
We look forward to Mardi Gras 2015 and hope to see you there!