On the Town - Over the rainbow at the Harvest Moon Ball

Friday, October 30, 2009 11:03 AM |

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Kay and Bob Austin enjoy the live music at the Harvest Moon Ball, held recently at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks. Photo by Katie Scarvey, Salisbury Post.

Kathy Sperry and Julian Manigault were named Queen and King of the Harvest Moon Ball, held recently at Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks. Behind them is Catawba College student Anastasia Barkova, of Volunteer Catawba, who planned the event. Photo by Steve Norman.

Leon Williams dances with Prudy Taylor, his date for the Harvest Moon Ball at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks, held Oct. 23. Both Leon and his mother, Juanita Williams, are residents there. Photo by Katie Scarvey, Salisbury Post.

Tina St. Peter and Robert Miller share a dance at the Harvest Moon Ball, held recently at Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks. Photo by Steve Norman.

Social worker Becky Norman dances with Odell Edwards at the Harvest Moon Ball, held recently at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks. Photo by Katie Scarvey, Salisbury Post.

Era Craver poses with a student from Catawba College at the Harvest Moon Ball, held recently at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks. Photo by Katie Scarvey, Salisbury Post.

Friday morning the halls of the Lutheran home were abuzz with activity: comb-outs, makeup, manicures, dresses being delivered to resident rooms, last-minute alterations on a tux!

It was all in preparation for the fourth annual Harvest Moon Ball Oct. 23 at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks. A carefully coordinated effort between the home and Volunteer Catawba, the event packed the house.

Starting the music off was the band The Polka Dots, followed by the Salisbury Swing Band. Steve Norman provided photography services for "prom shots," while Paul Canup documented the party with his video equipment.

In keeping with the theme "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," guests entered the room via the yellow brick road and faced a beautiful rainbow of bouncing balloons over nine feet high. Residents and family members appeared in long dresses and tuxedos, often complemented by corsages and boutonnires. Catawba students provided programs for the evening and assisted everyone with seating.

Staff, volunteers, family members and students contributed many hours to assure the event's success.

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