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Voices of Our Times Features Alex Hitz
Huntsville Museum of Art presented their Voices of Our Times series on February 9 in Loretta Spencer Hall. They welcomed Alex Hitz as the featured speaker. Hitz returned for the series to highlight his new cookbook. The event also served to honor Chef Narvell Patton, who has recipes in that cookbook, as an accomplished chef and business owner in town.
Among the 200 guests was Chef Narvell Patton herself. Flowers were provided by Jean Warren and Kelli Markwalter, with fare by Chef James Boyce. Jane Troup and Jean Warren set the tables with supplies from Mullins Special Occasions. Sponsors were PNC and IronMountain Solutions.
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The event featured a video honoring Chef Narvell that was produced by Kudzu Productions and is available on the museum’s YouTube channel. n
HMA Hosts Gala Luncheon
The Huntsville Museum of Art and its Gala Committee hosted the 32nd Annual Gala to benefit the museum’s programing in the upcoming exhibition year. The first of the three events was the Gala Luncheon, on February 28. The event featured celebrated entrepreneur and tastemaker Jane Scott Hodges, who signed copies of her book for luncheon guests.
The community showed its support for the museum by selling out both the luncheon and the Benefactor Dinner. Gala Chair Betty Hornsby said, “We were thrilled to have Mazzara’s Vinoteca serve a wonderful meal for our Gala Luncheon.”
Considered one of Huntsville’s premiere events, the Huntsville Museum of Art’s Annual Gala, presented by the Gala Committee, is a tangible force aiding the museum in its effort to bring people and art together in the community. The Gala Committee has lent well over $4 million in support of the museum throughout its 32-year history. n
Huntsville Museum of Art’s Gala Benefactor Dinner
The 32nd Annual Gala hosted its Benefactor Black Tie Dinner and Live Auction on March 2. The sold-out event offered guests the perfect opportunity to support the museum through an exciting live art auction featuring beautiful art pieces as well as over-the-top trips and parties.
Leading up to the Gala, the auction art, trips, parties and treasures were on exhibit in the galleries and available for immediate purchase in the museum’s Buy Now/Take Later program. Guests could secure their favorite items before the Gala and take them home after the event.
After mingling in the museum’s galleries during cocktail hour, guests were seated for dinner. Gala Chair Betty Hornsby said, “Chef James Boyce created a delectable menu for our Benefactor Dinner.” She added, “It was a wonderful evening supporting the museum with friends and art patrons.”
The 2023 Gala sponsors included Blue Diamond Sponsors: Loewen Window and Door Center, Progress Bank and Trust; Red Diamond Sponsors: Twickenham Advisors – A Hightower Company; and Diamond Sponsor Christine Wicks –Keller Williams Realty. n continued on page 46
