Avanti, Da Vinci! - Center for Puppetry Arts
Avanti, Da Vinci! - Center for Puppetry Arts
Avanti, Da Vinci! - Center for Puppetry Arts
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String Fling Gala<br />
2005<br />
The theme was “Joie de Vivre!” And what better way to celebrate life than with a party of puppets? Savannah<br />
College of Art and Design (SCAD) hosted the <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Puppetry</strong> <strong>Arts</strong>’ String Fling Gala 2005 on September<br />
17. More than 350 people attended and over $185,000 was raised, making it the largest and most financially<br />
successful String Fling yet!<br />
Puppet from Toy Shop,<br />
per<strong>for</strong>med at String Fling by the<br />
National Marionette Theatre<br />
Guests enjoyed a sparkling evening of Parisian<br />
cocktails, French cuisine and Tableau Vivants<br />
(live period paintings), per<strong>for</strong>med by SCAD<br />
students. <strong>Da</strong>vid Syrotiak and his son, Peter,<br />
of Vermont’s National Marionette Theatre<br />
delighted the crowd with a per<strong>for</strong>mance of their<br />
whimsical production, Toy Shop. Throughout the<br />
night, party-goers bid on an array of spectacular<br />
silent auction items. The fun continued with a<br />
rousing live auction hosted by special guest<br />
Kelly Stevens of B98.5FM and <strong>Center</strong> board<br />
member Kip Caffey. Guests dueled over such<br />
elaborate packages as an Air Combat USA<br />
training experience; a drive around the BMW<br />
Per<strong>for</strong>mance <strong>Center</strong> racetrack in Greenville,<br />
South Carolina; and a specially catered dinner<br />
provided by Mark Killiron of Dining In. Belinda<br />
Reed was the lucky recipient of a one-of-a-kind<br />
piece of jewelry specially designed and donated<br />
by Knox Jewelers.<br />
Sally Schilling Seeds and Elaine Rogers Walsh<br />
co-chaired the gala in honor of the late Mr.<br />
and Mrs. John A. Conant, who were generous<br />
contributors to the <strong>Center</strong> and prominent<br />
philanthropists in the Atlanta community.<br />
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