Hanukkah began at sundown last night, so what better time to tell you about C Lighting's annual holiday party?
The bash, catered by Alon's Bakery & Market, was Dec. 11 and benefited the Center for the Visually Impaired (www.cviga.org). C Lighting owner Yaacov Golan says he is "proud to continue the Israeli tradition of providing support to the visually impaired community, especially during Hanukkah, the season of light."
More than 300 revelers attended, including CVI president Subie Green, board of trustees chairman Frank Virgin, Steven Buchwald, Karin Klein and former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell.
And I want to remind you about two events coming up on the evening of Dec. 24 for Jewish singles. The Ball will be at Aja (the former site of Emeril's). Tix are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Info: www.theball2008.com. The Matzo Ball will be at Tongue & Groove nightclub in the Lindbergh City Center. Tix are $30 and can be purchased online or at the door. Info: www.matzoball.org.
Party like it's 1935
A grand gala to officially christen the newly renovated Strand Theatre on the Marietta Square is coming up. The event, themed appropriately "Tribute to the Movies," will be Jan. 10.
"I was at the Strand every Saturday of my junior high years and it is a dream come true to be involved in the rebirth and the reopening of the Strand," executive director Earl Reece said.
The cocktail reception starts at 6 p.m., followed by dinner, live performance and champagne toast and dessert reception. Tickets are $500 or $4,000 for a table of eight. Tickets to the show and reception only are $75. Parking is free, in the parking garage across the street. Info: www.EarlSmithStrand.org or 770-293-0080.
Here and there
Sandy and Susi Smith hosted a Dec. 11 reception for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School board trustees, parents, alumni and friends at their Ansley Park home. Guests included head of school John Marshall and board chairman Steve Gilliam, chairman emeritus Robert Rearden Jr. and trustee G. Niles Bolton. Sandy Smith serves on the school's executive committee. . . . Also on Dec. 11, the Atlanta Woman's Club held its annual holiday party at the Wimbish Mansion. Enjoying the event were past presidents Susan Carter, Daisy Luckey Aukerman and Dr. Sarah Helen Killgore, and current president Dr. Karen M. Thomson. . . . Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford partied with 25 children from the Stepping Ahead Program at Dave & Buster's in Marietta on Dec. 18. Horford and the kids enjoyed dinner and arcade games, and the youths each received gifts, including pairs of Nike shoes. . . . This year's Frank Ski Celebrity Wine Tasting & Live Auction raised more than $166,000 for the Frank Ski Kids Foundation. Celebs in attendance included Young Jeezy, DJ Spindarella, Elder Bernice King, author E. Lynn Harris, Trumpet Awards CEO Xernona Clayton, Kenny Leon, artistic director of True Colors Theatre Company, and Atlanta Dream players Chantal Anderson and Tanya Alleyne.
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