Chicago Groove Collective got people on the dance floor.
Kehoe Designs transformed the tent with flowers and lighting.
Lucas and Tiffany Erickson
Chris Hall and CBG President and CEO Jean M. Franczyk
Harvest Ball co-chairs Sophie Goodwillie and Leslie Martin
Harvest Ball co-chairs Sophie Goodwillie and Leslie Martin
The silent and live auctions raised over $100,000.
Whitley Bouma Herbert and David Herbert
Chicago Botanic Garden celebrated the end of summer with Harvest Ball, a flower-inspired black-tie gala.
THE PARTY
A kaleidoscope of dazzling early autumn foliage supplied the ideal backdrop for Chicago Botanic Garden’s warmest Harvest Ball yet. Guests began the evening by raising a glass filled with the evening’s signature bourbon and mint cocktail, the Lune d’Automne. The over 300 attendees then moved to a sumptuous dinner on the Esplanade, which was ornately decorated by Kehoe Designs in the style of a French farmers market. The evening continued with the live auction, which contributed to the event raising an astonishing $335,000.
THE PEOPLE
Kudos to CBG Guild co-presidents Amy Brock and Emily Reynolds, and auction co-chairs Maxie Clarke, Whitley Bouma Herbert and Sarah Vaile for breaking the live auction record with a spectacular seven-night escape to the exquisite Casa de Campo Resort in the Caribbean that fetched almost $20,000!
THE PINNACLE
The evening’s proceeds will support the garden’s Science Career Continuum, which extends a helping hand to low-income, first-generation college students. Cheers to a blooming future! ‒Solomiya Chuyko
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