Gardens will host Girls’ Night Out
Special to The Vindicator
FRIENDS: Among those members of Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens who have completed plans for an evening of activities for area women are, from left, Beverly Gronvall, co-chairperson; Phylis Bacon, vice president; Lori Mowad, co-chairperson; Jeanie Simeone, buyer for Shops in the Gardens; and Linda Ference, committee member.
Those participating will have the opportunity to browse, buy and socialize.
YOUNGSTOWN — Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek MetroParks will be transformed into a New York summer runway for a Girls’ Night Out event to be sponsored by Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens from 5 to 9 p.m. May 29.
Available for shoppers will be specialty giftware and elegant accent decor from the Shop in the Gardens; handmade note cards from Crisci Designs; lifestyle accessories by Fragrance Collection; gardening hardscape from Lutz Greenhouse; and acrylic giftware from Personalities. Artists Lynn Cardwell and Marcie Applegate of the Mahoning Commons will present their own pottery and glass-blown beads. While strolling through the on-site boutiques, guests will have the opportunity to sip a glass of wine, taste pastries and sample delicate finger sandwiches and gourmet salads by David Armstrong’s Cater 2U.
Tickets for a grand raffle will be on sale at the Shop in the Gardens. Winners must be present for the drawing.
Informative program
The program will begin with Keith Kaiser, horticulture director at the parks, who will speak on how the gardens were made possible and developed through a generous gift from Elizabeth Fellows.
After an interlude of “Garden Goddess Planting” by Heather Connely of Lutz Greenhouse, Susan Kessler of Susanne’s Tennis and Golf will present “The Highlighted Style Show, Change That Little Black Outfit into a WOW Outfit.”
Dr. Richard Gentile, board certified facial plastic surgeon, will explain products and processes that are available to enhance natural beauty, such as Botox, scar revisions, little nips and tucks, and tattoo removal treatments.
Reservations are required. Tickets for the event are $15 for members and $20 for guests and are available by calling (330) 740-7116. Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens memberships will be available for purchase.