Beaux Eaux Ball 2008

Tonight was the latest edition of the Beaux Eaux Ball, the annual costume party and fundraiser that we do every year around this time of year. Despite the stormy weather early in the evening, there was a huge crowd there at D'Jais to enjoy the party. There was a hot and cold buffet, a silent art auction of work from our members, prizes from local businesses, and local legend Holme was there to play crowd favorites for dancing.

We would like to thank our sponsors and patrons:

Sponsors

Gold Pumpkin

D'Jais Oceanview Bar and Cafe

The Bruce Whitehead Family

Silver Pumpkin

Birdsall Service Group

Bronze Pumpkin

Gerard Stankiewicz

McManimon & Scotland

Pringle, Quinn, and Anzano

Nancy & Chris Lucas

Miss Belmar

Patrons

Tino's Family Auto Center

Patricia's Boutique

Apruzzese, McDermott, Mastro & Murphy

Lisa & Richard Mansefield

Connelly Station

The Melting Pot

Valdamiers

Housen Financial Group

Brandl

Artifacts Boutique

World Images

Klein's Restaurant

Veronica Lake

Leonia Mroczkowski

Foodtown of Wall

The Pizza Shop

Abraham & Susan Chasnoff

Thomas Ritchie Landscaping

Pumpkin Carving Night

The warm days of summer have finally given way to the cool of autumn, making a perfect day for the BAC Pumpkin Carving Contest. A nice crowd gathered late in the afternoon at the Boatworks. Our carvers got busy with knives and other implements, and the designs quickly took shape. When people were ready for a break, there were crock pots full of tasty hot homemade soups and chili provided by some of our members. At 7:00 pm all the entries were put together on the platform, lit with candles. (you can see them above with lights on, and glowing in the dark) All those present got to vote for their favorites, and the winners were announced. The winning pumpkins can be seen in the photo of the three lit jack-o'-lanterns: in order, left to right, 1st place Wendy Green, 2nd place Paul Bonelli, 3rd place Dolores Green.

As a special treat, following the awards, the room was quickly transformed for an improptu cabaret, with our own Tim McCorry performing solo with his keyboard. Next time we see those tables, they'll have art on them.

BAC Goes To Hot Sand

A dozen BAC members attended the October meeting, held at Hot Sand on the boardwalk in Asbury Park. After a brief general meeting, Paul Elyseev hosted and demonstrated glass casting techniques. First some of our members helped create a sand mold by pressing objects into loosely packed sand. Interest mounted and eyes opened wide as Paul gathered a ball of molten glass from his 2000+ degree furnace and poured it into the sand mold. The resulting glass sculpture must undergo an annealing process, a gradual cooling process necessary to keep the glass from cracking under stress. (photos courtesy Joe Villa)