Art and Antiques Show Gala glows with glamour, glitz

Posted on January 3, 2017 By Editor Social Events

Co-Chair Anna and Dr. Kevin Neal with Archua and Ron Patel, Erin and Shaun West, Anamika and Bryan Farford, Gina Galani, Justin and Paige Terry, Catarina and Flavio Soares with Rachael and Chad Bunnell

This year’s Seventies-inspired theme delivered disco balls and dance moves at the Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s annual opening night gala. This year was special, as the 40th anniversary marked the first Wolfson Boehm Exhibit back in 1976. Boehm was the first Women’s Board event to raise funds for Wolfson Children’s Hospital and, in its first year, was followed by the winter Antiques Show.

The gala, now called the Art & Antiques Show, is one of the most highly-anticipated events of Jacksonville’s social season. Each year, the gala has a new theme and plays host to between 1,200-1,400 patrons, kicking off the weekend of festivities.

The weekend included iconic lecturers, from celebrities and designers to architects and party planners, as well as renowned antiques dealers from across the country and the world. On the final day, the Children’s Fashion Show featured current and former Wolfson patients.