The Ringling toasts Mable’s birthday with Wine & Roses

On March 25, under a full moon and amid roses in full bloom, The Ringling threw a dinner party Mable Ringling herself would be proud of. The annual event, which benefits the museum’s bayfront gardens, celebrates Mable’s birthday as well as The Ringling museum that now thrives on the property she and husband John developed as their winter home.

Guests enjoyed a multicourse meal complete with wine pairings, live music and a Champagne toast staged in Mable’s Rose Garden, which was decorated with chandeliers, strings of white lights and, of course, bouquets of roses. Two “rose” performers also strolled the grounds to provide attendees with a one-of-a-kind photo op.