Thank You and Please

School is officially back in session. So, please blame my inactive blog on my pursuit of higher education. It "be like that sometimes."

I have a lot of overdue thank yous to dole out. Since my last post, Jamilary set it off at the 3rd Art Hop Struts. I'm going to be New York (circa 1998): "My jewelry looked fly on those models, yo." Seriously. The production of both shows was overwhelming. Salon Pure, a full-service salon in Williston, VT, did the make-up and hair, which brought a definitive level of professionalism to the show. (Thank you to Chris and the ladies of Pure!) And the Fusion Management Group provided us with Keith McManis, the shows' director/manager/coordinator, and several professional models. (We couldn't have done it without y'all - thank you!) So, in addition to a couple of friends who volunteered to model (thanks Victoria Marini and Lauren Brush!), Linda, Alex, Lienne, Campbell, and Jill donned Jamilary superbly. Thanks to Vermont Community Access Media (VCAM), VT's public access channel, I've been able to see footage of the show from centerstage. (I was backstage during both shows, so was unable to see how Jamilary looked onstage.) The film's quality isn't perfect, but it was much appreciated. Check out Strut 2008 on VCAM to see when they're airing it, again. And if you took pictures of Jamilary in the show, please send them my way (sales@jamilary.com). Additionally, my mom came through to help keep me stay organized and to run my table while I was backstage. (Thank you, Mami for helping out, and thank you Airtran for having reasonable airfares from ATL to BTV.)

*Click the pic or here to see a news clip about the shows, which includes a short interview with me. Click on the red camera under the headline when you get there. (Thank you WCAX & the interviewer, Jack Thurston, who was also one of the hilarious emcees at the event.)

In other news - next weekend, I will have Jamilary on display and for sale at the Pine Lake Lakefest in a suburb of Atlanta. Please stop by!

Here are the details:

Lakeshore Drive, Pine Lake, GA 30072
Saturday, October 4 - 10am 'til dark
Sunday, October 5 - 10am 'til 6pm


Check out the map here.

Directions: From the North: I-75 or I-85 South to I-285 East to Memorial Drive. Make right onto Rockbridge Road. Follow Rockbridge Road to Clubhouse Drive and make left. Follow Clubhouse Drive to Lakeshore Drive where vendors are lined up along Pine Lake. From the South: I-285 East to Memorial Drive, turn right off ramp and follow Memorial Drive to Rockbridge Road. Make right turn onto Rockbridge Road. Follow Rockbridge Road to Clubhouse Drive in Pine Lake. Turn left onto Clubhouse Drive and go to Lakeshore Drive where vendors are lined along Pine Lake. From the East: 78 West to Mountain Industrial and make left off ramp. Follow Mountain Industrial and it will become North Hairston Road. Cross over Memorial Drive and continue to Rockbridge Road and make a right onto Rockbridge Road. Follow Rockbridge Road to Spruce Drive and make a right. Continue to Lakeshore Drive and make a left. Vendors are lined up on Lakeshore Drive along Pine Lake.