The 10th annual Audrain Auto Museum Driving Miss Daffodil parade made its journey on Sunday, April 21, 2024. The 10 mile route took approximately 45 minutes. The final destination was Audrain Cars & Coffee at Sachuest Beach.
Author: The Social Diary
Blithewold in Bloom with Daffodils
The Bristol Garden Club and Blithewold Mansion put on quite the Daffodils show for their preview party on Friday, April 19th. Moreover, Blithewold in Bloom with Daffodils highlighted the pop of colours, shapes and sizes from these delightful blooms.
Let’s Get Daffy Newport
Let’s Get Daffy Newport kicked off on Saturday, April 6, 2024. This is the story of how Newport Rhode Island celebrated the bloom of nearly 1.5 million Daffodil bulbs. The Daffy Newport Dog Paw-rade was all the rage!
La Forge Casino Beyond Yelp
LaForge Casino Beyond Yelp is the story about an historically significant community-oriented restaurant, unpretentious in manner, serving locals and visitors since the Gilded Age.
Butlers in Love Table Setting
The Social Diary presents Butlers in Love table setting errors from the Hallmark Channel. This is the story of how the production design team for this movie got it so wrong. The protagonist Emma (Stacy Farber) has a life goal of becoming a butler to a grand estate in Europe. Unfortunately, the Hallmark Channel’s butler school is a table setting fail.
American Express Platinum Lifestyle
The Platinum card made its debut in 1984, with an annual fee of $250 In 2021. This is the story of how the American Express Platinum evolved into the Lifestyle luxury card for high flying travellers.
Gilded Age Newport In Color
This exhibit visually depicts the black heritage success stories in Newport, Rhode Island and beyond. Many of the black heritage business entrepreneurs who thrived during the Gilded Age had a particular link to slavery, either directly or indirectly through their parents or grandparents. That’s what makes their entrepreneurial spirit so extraordinary.
Gilded Age Orchestra of Newport
Listen to the stories of the Gilded Age, from women who shatter the glass ceiling to the rise of black elite composers. The beautiful ballroom at Rosecliff transformed as the Gilded Age Orchestra of Newport took centre stage. A delightful medley in music and song ensued, transforming guests to a bygone era.
Newport Wedding Show Wrap Up
This is a wrap up story with a postscript on ‘data farming’ by Newport Life Magazine, the organisers for the Newport Wedding Show. The 21st annual Newport Wedding Show kicked off with a reception at Gardiner House. Pranzi catering provided nourishment for this “out of the world” evening.
The Preserve Resort and Spa
The Preserve Resort & Spa review is the story about a membership class in free fall. The Preserve Resort & Spa is open to the public, which begs the question, is the Spa, Dining and Range Membership Worth It?