the Painting Activist

6″ x 9″ watercolor, $70 ($10 donated to Brightside)
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As a result of the massive number of fundraisers I’ve attended, I have developed a very critical eye for these social events. Of course, I keep my mouth shut because what arrogant know-it-all would be so pompous as to critique a party benefiting a worthwhile organization?

Fortunately for me, and vicariously fortunate for you, not all fundraiser are one size fits all. This weekend I had the pleasure of going to the Young Professional Assoc of Louisville’s Green Tie Bash to bring you this painting. First of all, let me say that I LOVE theme parties! Ethnically themed potlucks to my latest Havana Nights Rumba; give me a reason to dress up or cook, and I’m there.

This event benefited Louisville’s Brightside city beautification projects, so green was the theme. The venue was a stunning, newly renovated building downtown, the Henry Clay. A live band drew people from their candle lit tables adorned with white orchids, funky finger foods floated from one cluster of guests to the next on silver platters, a photographer positioned at the entrance took glam-shots of the guests in their creative uses of green garments, and my favorite part, Henna tattoo artists decorated guests with earthy red body art. I even spied a politician or two, such as congressman John Yarmuth, socializing the younger professionals.

To point out the obvious, the fuss with all the green was a tie-in to Brightside’s mission to make Louisville a cleaner, greener city. The work is done by volunteers, and I know they have a pre-Derby clean up event in the works if you’re interested. Hey, I’d rather clean before Derby than after!