Lunch in the Gardens brings scents of the French Riviera to Selby
The third and final event in the lecture series took place on April 19 at Michael’s on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
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Niki Kottmann
| 2:05 p.m. April 19, 2017
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There were many unique scents in the air April 19 at the final Lunch in the Gardens event of the season.
The third luncheon/lecture, themed “Scents of the French Riviera,” attracted a throng of (mostly) women to Michael’s on the Bay at Selby Gardens, most of whom were decked out in their best floral and/or pastel-colored attire.
Guests enjoyed a Michael’s On East meal while listening to speaker Ashley Wilberding Balavoine, a perfumer with Firmenich — the largest privately-owned fragrance company in the world. Wilberding Balavoine spoke about the famous perfume heritage of the French Riviera, an area that many of Selby’s events have focused on due to the gardens’ latest exhibit, Marc Chagall, Flowers and the French Riviera: The Color of Dreams.
Eventgoers also attempted to make their own fragrances at their tables and had the chance to bid on a one-of-a-kind, gold and pearl brooch handmade by Co-Chairwoman Nikki Sedacca, which was eventually sold for $3,000.
Co-Chairwomen Renee Hamad, Bev Bartner and Nikki Sedacca
Organizers adorned every table with vibrant watercolor-print tablecloths and floral centerpieces at Lunch in the Gardens: “Scents of the French Riviera” on April 19 at Michael’s on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
Salena Wilhoit, Ann Miller and Jen Rust
Sandra Miller and Dorothy Sherwood
Mary Lou Loughlin and Emily Chalker Lane
Bettina Von Walhof, Jennifer Rominiecki, Lois Lucek and Margaret Wise
Gwen Kruse and Andrea Latimer
Several orchids were for sale at Lunch in the Gardens: “Scents of the French Riviera” on April 19 at Michael’s on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
Artist Margaret Neher of 530 Burns Gallery created several glass orchid-shaped perfume bottles that were for sale at Lunch in the Gardens: “Scents of the French Riviera” on April 19 at Michael’s on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
Shannon Rohrer-Phillips, Lesley France and Marty Katz
Pat Tyler and Redenta Picazio
Jayne Cantwell, Joan Irwin and Carolyn Fuccy
Marian Price, Rita Collins, Karen Grieger, Deborah Beacham and Stephany Dreher
Co-Chairwoman Renee Hamad and Hillary Steele
Montana Taplinger, Jen Rust, Kameron Hodgens and Kelsey Alholm
Iris Starr and Barbara Mei
Wendy Deming, Margie Barancik, Ann Charters, Teri Hansen, Marianne McCombs and Kelly Romanoff
Elisabeth Waters and Heather Dunhill
B.J. Creighton and Ida Zito
Maria Heise and Amy Sussman
Jennie Famiglio, Ariane Dart and Aimee Cogan
Beau Wilberding, Crystal Hansen, Theo Balavoine, Teri Hansen, Olivier Balavoine, Hugo Balavoine, Ashley Wilberding Balavoine and Ann Spalding (front)
Gloria Moss checks out the orchids for sale at Lunch in the Gardens: “Scents of the French Riviera” on April 19 at Michael’s on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
Ashley Wilberding Balavoine speaks at Lunch in the Gardens: “Scents of the French Riviera” on April 19 at Michael’s on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
