This evening, Blandwood Mansion is hosting a Dining for Friends event in Greensboro from 6-9 pm. People will gather at Blandwood, the home of former governor Morehead, for the Community Red Party, a good evening of food, music, and fellowship. Proceeds go to the Triad Health Project, a group working tirelessly to fight against HIV/AIDS in Guilford County. Now in it's 21st year, Dining for Friends dinners will be hosted at homes and venues all over Greensboro this evening. The event culminates with a dessert gala at the Greensboro Coliseum. At the individual dinners, the hosts usually treat you to food with the hopes that you will make a generous donation to the Triad Health Project. However, for a nominal fee, anyone can go to the culminating event at the Coliseum to eat dessert and listen to good music. Last year, when we attended, we saw people from all walks of life, from Guilford County School teachers to downtown business owners.
In the photo above, you see a photo of this year's poster wallpapered in the display window of a downtown building on Elm Street. Each year, the posters are breathtaking works of art. They get more and more creative. Last year, we featured it here and almost missed it this year as it is a week earlier. With great pleasure, we're sharing this with our friends at Weekend Reflection.
Hi Jan...this sounds like an interesting and worthwhile endeavor...and fun, too. Hope that it was a great success!
Re your comment on Ocala DP - You're quite prescient as Lois suggested heading to Panera Bread shortly after we lost the Internet. In fact, we were planning to do just that when the Internet suddenly reappeared!
Have a great weekend, Mother's Day, etc...
Posted by: Jacob | Saturday, May 08, 2010 at 07:22 AM
That is such a funky poster! And the event sounds like a fun way to support a very worthwhile charity and make some new friends too!
April and May are our summer months and theater groups don't have performances. This is their time for summer workshops, both for children and adults. Theater season will begin in June and July.
Posted by: Hilda | Saturday, May 08, 2010 at 11:32 AM
Jan, sounds like a wonderful community event to support. Do you host?
Thanks for your head's-up about the fainting goat! I had no clue and have subsequently added that information to today's post, as well as a link back to your blog.
Happy Mother's Day, by the way -:)
Chuck
Posted by: Chuck | Saturday, May 08, 2010 at 12:09 PM
Lovely event and nice reflection photo,
Thanks for sharing the info.
Posted by: Maia | Saturday, May 08, 2010 at 03:48 PM