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JOIN US at the Gainesville Civic Center NOVEMBER 1-3, 2018 PREVIEW PARTY Thursday, November 1 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Complimentary Valet Parking Silent and Live Auction Delicious Hor d oeuvres by Chef Kern s Cash Bars by Scott s Downtown Tickets for the Preview Party are $50 and include a return admission to Marketplace. Please visit nghs.com/marketplace to purchase Preview Party tickets or call 770-219-1830. Shopping vouchers will also be given away to several lucky guests compliments of The Medical Center Auxiliary and Willis Investment Council. HOLIDAY SHOPPING Friday, November 2 9:30 am - 6 pm Saturday, November 3 9:30 am - 5 pm General admission tickets are $5 and children under 12 are admitted free. In addition to our fabulous Marketplace merchants within the Civic Center, our Artist s Row merchants will offer beautiful and unique artistic creations from original artwork to hand crafted woodwork and hand crafted lighting under the tent. Lunch begins at 11:00 am on Friday and Saturday so slip out to the porch or down to the Chestatee Room to enjoy a delicious lunch from 2 Dog Restaurant or Honeybaked Ham Company and Café. Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County One hundred percent of the proceeds raised by Marketplace will benefit Safe Kids Gainesville/ Hall County, an initiative of The Medical Center Foundation s Healthy Journey Campaign, which works to prevent accidental childhood injury, the leading killer of children in the U.S. To learn more visit nghs.com/safekids. This year s Marketplace is made possible by the positive spirit and dedication of the 2018 Tri-Chairs and Marketplace Committee. This group began volunteering months ago to ensure that this year s Marketplace has tasty treats, tempting treasures, beautiful jewelry and clothing and many more items to get your holiday shopping started. We are all so grateful to Willis Investment Counsel for their 10th consecutive year as the premier sponsor and all the community sponsors who ensure the annual success of Marketplace. Remember that the fun shopping event benefits Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County. Thank you 2018 Marketplace Committee and to each volunteer serving over the weekend! Ellen Toms, Auxiliary President Marketplace Committee Front row (L-R): Katie Propes, Callie Hughs, Kaylan Bradley, Ginny Early, Laura Fowler, Liz Wood, Brooke Johnson, Ashley Sliger; Back row (L-R): Sara Billingsley, Alyssa McClure, Tessa Hatfield, Ashton Meeks, Jenny Floyd, Morgan Wood, Katie Crumley, Elizabeth Latta, Havolynne Saxon, Olivia Shockley, Natalie Challen, Sally Veatch, Brittni Curtis; Committee members not pictured: McCay Crumley, Kristy Davis, Barbara Griffeth, Angie Kennedy, Mary Mobley, Dallas Sage, Elizabeth Thompson, Staci Vinton, Meredith West and Whitney Williams 2018 Marketplace Tri-Chairs Katie Crumley, Jenny Floyd, Morgan Wood 1
Gather!...with friends at the Marketplace Preview Party to get a sneak peak of our fabulous merchants and to shop before Marketplace opens to the public. Enjoy scrumptious hors d oeuvres and desserts prepared by Chef Kern s along with cash bars and a fabulous silent and live auction. Thursday, November 1 6:30 9:30 p.m. $50 per person P R E V I E W P A R T Y 2
The Medical Center Auxiliary is sincerely grateful to Philip Wilheit, Sr. who continues to share his talents as Preview Party auctioneer. His expertise has made a tremendous impact on the success of Marketplace through the years. Guests may bid on these and many more exciting silent and live auction items! Exciting Stays A New You Children are Sure to Love Brasstown Valley Spa and Resort Young Harris Four Seasons Atlanta King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort St. Simons Island Aloft - Greenville Downtown Winghaven - David and Maggie Griffin s Hilltop Cottage in Highlands St. Simons Condo - Courtenay Wishousky and Debbie Jacobs The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga Original Art Parrish Brown Hoag - 2018 Signature Artist Alison Odom Designs Angela Chrusciaki Blehm Christie Gregory Kristy Davies Leigh-Anne Gross O Brien Fine Art Suzanne Johnson Molly Boone Ban Shakir Coolsculpting Treatment by Aesthetic Center of Gainesville In Home Floral Design Class for six compliments of Enemies of the Average $2,500 toward Services by Sosebee and Britt Orthodontics Bleaching Trays and a Professional Phillips Sonicare from Gainesville Dental Group Adventures in the Outdoors Quail Hunt for four at Burnt Pine Plantation with Philip Wilheit One Day Pruning Service from New Leaf Landscaping Services Sail on Lake Lanier for six Including Food and Beverage with Roger Sulhoff An Evening of Fun and Fellowship at Walters Barn Atlanta Botanical Garden Guest Passes Wine Pull The Preview Party Committee will host a Wine Pull during the Preview Party; each participant is guaranteed to go home with a wonderful bottle of wine. Custom Playhouse by Chestatee High School Architecture and Construction Department and Parks Lumber and Building Supply Laurel Park Sprayground Rental Savory Selections Private Wine Tasting Party for twenty at Scott s Downtown Southern Baked Pie Co. Cookbook and Gift Cards Luna s Restaurant Gift Certificate Collection of Fine Wine from Rafael Pascual, Jock Horner, Bruce Nixon and Dallas Gay Home Décor Garden & Gun Curated Made in the South Crate donated by Carroll Daniel Construction 4 Round Table Made of Salvaged Wood Handcrafted by Jess Clark Pillows from Maggie Griffin Design 3
Marketplace 2018 Signature Artist Parrish Brown Hoag Sitting in her exposed-brick studio in Virginia Highlands, Parrish Brown Hoag, this year s featured signature artist, reminisced about her earliest memories of Marketplace. As a child, I d go with my mother to the Civic Center when she volunteered for Marketplace, she says. This event has been a part of the holiday season for me all of my life. Parrish, the daughter of Clarissa and Pepper Brown, MD, has always been an artist, spending hours in her craft room as a child. Even after graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in Business Administration and working in downtown Atlanta, she would find herself pulling out her paint brushes to relax and restore herself. One day in early 2017, she and her husband sat enjoying lattes at one of their favorite neighborhood coffee shops just off the BeltLine in Atlanta. We were discussing our goals for the year; and Chris suggested I blend my creative drive and business skills to start my fine art business. Thanks to his encouragement and the support of many others, I now have the honor of creating artwork for wonderful clients. Parrish s fine art paintings are inspired by nature, traveling and the peace she feels when she s outdoors. Painting reminds me to live freely, she says, and to embrace freedom in the process. My hope is that followers of my art share in that refreshment and peace. 4 Website: parrishhoag.com Email: hello@parrishhoag.com Cover painting: From a Distance, 30x30 abstract painting on canvas, created using acrylic paint, pastels, and charcoal
Featured Merchants Built By Bees Atlanta, GA Built By Bees is a natural and organic marketplace committed to providing the finest bee related products in the world. Discover the power of raw bee ingredients in a prestigious line-up of gourmet raw honey and healthy skincare products. These bee products contain one or more of five bee ingredients: Beeswax, Raw Honey, Propolis, Pollen and Royal Jelly (a few of our products have only honey scents). Charleston Shoe Co. Charleston, SC Charleston Shoe Co. offers affordable, comfortable and long-wearing shoes for every woman. Their many cobblestones-to-cocktails shoe styles are geared toward the modern woman who is on-the-go and wants fashionable versatility all day long! In 2010, Neely opened Savannah Shoe Co in Savannah and then a small storefront called Charleston Shoe Co. on a quiet and historic section of King Street in downtown Charleston, SC. From Boca Grande to Nantucket & Del Mar to Carmel, women can t get enough of these stylish, FUNctional shoes. The Charleston Shoe Co. line is now currently sold in over 150 boutiques and more than 18 branded stores nationwide. Elmari Designs Suwanee, GA Elmari Designs creates one of a kind pieces of wearable art using Italian leather, deerskin, metal & rare Italian vintage beads. Leather items are hand cut, punched & hand sewn using an old 1800's technique to preserve the lost art of handcrafted leather & bead work. Components & materials used to create the designs are rare 1800 s vintage old stock Murano Italian beads, white bronze, sterling silver, copper & pewter, natural stones such as jasper and antique agate, hand blown glass, deerskin, camel, buffalo bone & horn. Designer Victoria Elmore-Thomas s British-Irish and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage drives her desire to work with leather & Old World Beads. Lauri Jo s Norman Park, GA Lauri Jo s products taste like grandmother s. They are her great-grandmothers recipes that her family grew up on. Lauri Jo s doesn t cut corners; they are about more than food. They want to be your friend. They want to brighten up your party, spruce up your dinner and put smiles on the faces at your breakfast table. Most of all, they want to bring you flavor, food and fun! Provence Antiques Decatur, GA Kathleen Morris, the owner of Provence Antiques, first discovered beautiful European antiques while living in Belgium. When the family returned to the United States, she opened her first shop in Dallas, Texas wanting to share the love of those antiques with others. Since then, she has traveled throughout France, England and Scotland searching for extraordinary 19 th century furnishings. Behind every piece of furniture, rich with the patina of age, the lovely and evocative paintings of the English and European countryside, or copper cookware that would be at home in Downton Abbey, lies a story since Kathleen has sourced each and every piece herself. 5
Southern Hospitality Acworth, GA Julie and Ashlyn Pederson, a mother-daughter team, formed the Southern Hospitality Company with the simple goal of serving others with their talents. They have combined their individual experiences to create a Storology Grayson, GA Storology specializes in charming antique coin purses (Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian) from France and England that have been repurposed into beautiful necklaces and made relevant for today. They take a time in history and find a way to enjoy something old in a new way. lifestyle brand that encourages others to make their home and events, memorable and welcoming to friends and family. Their hope is to hear the words, Well done, good and faithful servants from their customers. Southern Baked Pie Company Gainesville, GA Founded in Gainesville, Georgia in 2012, Southern Baked Pie Company (formerly Buttermilk Pie Company) was launched by University of Georgia graduate and creative entrepreneur, Amanda Wilbanks. With family recipes, Southern charm and an all-butter pie dough that melts in your mouth, Amanda and her team of bakers create gourmet sweet and savory pies for all of life s special occasions and celebrations. Southern Baked Pie Company masterfully creates a variety of decadent flavors and specialty selections utilizing seasonal fresh fruit from local Georgia farmers and businesses. They offer pies in a variety of sizes including: whole pies, petite pies, and bite-size tassies. The Crystal Plate Kids Gainesville, GA The Crystal Plate Kids, Silver Sponsor of Marketplace 2018, is a sister store of The Crystal Plate, which specializes in bridal registries and gifts, and is located on Brenau Avenue in downtown Gainesville. The Crystal Plate Kids can help you dress your littles in clothes that last AND make a lasting impression. Whether you're looking for everyday basics or the perfect outfit for a special occasion, your search stops here with a brand lineup including Little English, The Beaufort Bonnet Company, James and Lottie, The Proper Peony and Honey Bee Tees. 6
Wool & Flax Gainesville & Clarkesville, GA Wool & Flax is a women's boutique located in Gainesville and Clarkesville, offering unique quality clothing that is timeless, yet fashionable. You will find on trend statement jewelry, accessories and gift items such as small batch apothecary, art and paper goods supporting local artists, candles by Illume and Magnolia Home, luxe bath & body products, perfumes, candies by Sugarfina, and gorgeous leather bags and clutches by Satchel Savannah and Parker & Hyde that pair perfectly with their great selection of designer denim! They love partnering with local designers to bring unique pieces. Their goal is for women to leave the store feeling beautiful in the items they chose. Alison Hudgins Odom Gainesville, GA Alison is from Gainesville. She graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Fine Art in Interior Design. After working for six years as an interior designer, she earned her art education certification and now shares her passion with the students of Centennial Arts Academy. As a doglover and dawg-lover, she enjoys painting Georgia s favorite dog, Uga, as well as your family s best friend. Designs By Laurel Leigh Athens, GA Laurel Leigh is an artist/designer who lives in Athens, GA. She has a passion for interior decorating/design and uses her sewing skills in interior decorating projects for clients. During a much needed hiatus from her professional human resources career, she explored new hobbies- drawing and painting. Many of her creations are inspired by her late mother-in-law and their connection over blue and white decor. Children s Statue for Auction Marketplace 2018 is proud to display Man s Best Friend, by Gregory Johnson. Gregory is a local artist whose sculptures can be spotted throughout North Georgia and across the country. His figurative themes that are cast in bronze can be seen in Gainesville as well as more contemporary sets of work in stainless steel. Man s Best Friend is truly a collector s item as the artist is no longer producing smaller works in cast bronze. Marketplace 2018 thanks Gregory for not only displaying his beautiful art but donating the sculpture to the 2018 Marketplace Auction. 7
Merchant List 8 2 Dog Restaurant and Catering 2 Dog is more than a restaurant, it's a movement Beaded with Love by Sydney Phillips Quality, trendy, handmade jewelry Beautiful Chaos (Newnan) Handcrafted jewelry Bee s Knees & Nectar (Gainesville ) Fashionable ladies apparel, handbags and jewelry, and young girl s latest fashion Best Friends Finds (Dunwoody) Christmas and collegiate décor Billie's Pecans and More, Inc. (Crenshaw, MS) Homemade flavors of pecans, toffee, brittle and cheese crispies Built by Bees (Atlanta) Honey and related products Catherine Goolsby (Scottdale) Art using fabric, ribbon, silver, copper Charleston Shoe Co. (Charleston, SC) Offers affordable, comfortable handmade cobblestones-to-cocktails shoes Ciao Bella Boutique (Montgomery, AL) Glenda Gies vintage inspired, sophisticated handbags Clara's Cookies (Buford) Homemade bite sized thin cookies in 3 flavors Dario Perla Collection Custom men s shirts, ties, clothing & accessories Discovery Toys (Buford) Educational toys, books and games Earth Soaps (Mount Airy) All natural handcrafted soaps and bath accessories Elachee Nature Science Center Nature related gifts Elmari Designs (Suwanee) Hand Crafted Jewelry using Deerskin, Italian Leather, Sterling, Pewter, Copper & Venetian Italian Murano Erin London (Clarkesville) Women's apparel Family Jewels & Purse Strings (Gainesville, FL) Romantic, chic, handbags, jewelry, and baby clothing & gifts Four Sisters and Friends (Silverwear) (Woodstock) Unique handcrafted jewelry designed with semiprecious stones, beads, pearls and vintage finds. Collections of sterling silver and Turkish jewelry. Full Bloom Nursery (Clermont) Vintage home & garden décor, pottery, plants Gift N Green (Cumming) Gifts - Eco friendly products Gypsy Threads, LLC Women's clothing, bath & beauty House Dressing Interiors Home décor, furniture, accessories Image Boutique Ladies' clothing, accessories, jewelry JMac's Clothiers (Bogart) Custom men's clothing, shoes, accessories Lauri Jo's Southern Style Canning (Norman Park) Jams & jellies, salsas, pepper jelly, pickled products (Grandmas' receipe) Leigh-Anne Gross O'Brien Fine Art Watercolor & acrylic paintings Lipsense by Senegence (Alpharetta) Longlasting lipstick & makeup Looms & Lighting Vintage rugs & lighting Lou's Seaside Gifts (Clarkesville) Caribbean sea glass jewelry, hand wrapped crocheted crystal necklaces LRC Products (Oakwood) Custom wooden wall art, letter signs LuLaRoe by McFabulous Fashions, LLC (Commerce) Women & children s leggings & apparel LW Glass & Fiber Studio (Blairsville) Wearable art, handwoven alpaca vests & scarves, handblown glass beads Nest Feathers (Oakwood) Home accessories, gifts, scarves, jewelry NYR Organic (Alpharetta) Organic skincare Oli + Ve (Roswell) Bottles of flavored oils, aged balsamics Oliver Farm Artisan Oils (Pitts) Cold pressed, unrefined, non-gmo oils. Gluten-free flours Painting Delightfuls (Flowery Branch) Christmas themed ornaments, hand painted vintage furniture pieces, etc. Parrish Hoag Art (Atlanta) Marketplace 2018 Feature Artist, watercolor & acrylic paintings Provence Antiques (Decatur) English & French antiques Purchase Effect Handmade leather purses, journals, jewelry Rahab's Rope Handmade, fair-trade jewelry, scarves, gift items Rodan & Fields (Clermont) Skincare: redefine, soothe, unblemish Shamrock and Peach LLC (Roswell) Irish art, cookbooks, linens & tours of Ireland SISU One of a kind handmade gifts Snooty Hooty Too LLC (Hoschton) Hand crafted sterling silver and natural gemstone jewelry with complimentary on-site engraving Southern Hospitality Company (Acworth) Misc. gift items, tableware, stationery Southern Baked Pie Company Fresh baked & handmade pies, new cookbook, and merchandise Spider Monkey Paparazzi Jewelry Contemporary jewelry Stephanie Kenney Designs (Atlanta) Upscale, unique jewelry Storyology Design (Grayson) Vintage handmade jewelry Strawberry Tree Farms (Manlius, NY) DIY gourmet-in-minutes soups and seasonings continued next page
Shop Local Gainesville restaurant 2 Dog will be located on the Green Street porch during Marketplace beginning at 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday. 2 Dog Restaurant, owned by Tim and Tina Roberts, is located in Gainesville just off the downtown square near Brenau University in a century old renovated home and serves delicious rustic euro soul food. Artist s Row at Marketplace A place for local artists to showcase their artistic talent. Style Collectif Stylish, contemporary clothing for women Sundara Unique, one-of-a-kind clothing and accessories Sydney's Dollhouse (Montezuma) Children's clothing, dolls, gifts The Crystal Plate Kids Children's clothing & gifts The Family Apothecary (Winder) Organic skincare & aromatherapy, herbal teas, essential oils The Gainesville Ballet Company Nutcrackers, holiday items and ornaments The Gift Box Gift items The Golden Phae Company (Roswell) 100% all natural skin creams/products The Honey Baked Ham Company & Café Boxed lunches & tea The Medical Center Auxiliary Susansnaps, Southern Straws, Georgia Sourdough and Marketplace notecards and totes with signature art by Parrish Hoag The Vintage Peach Boutique (Braselton) Clothing, jewelry, home goods Three Birds Studio (Cumming) Hand soldered Jewelry Totally Wicked Designs (Cumming) Jewelry - limited edition artisan pieces Tween Bee (Gainesville ) Trendy fashion for Teens Usborne Books & More (Atlanta) Entertaining, educational books for children of all ages Vanessa Nabors Artisan Jewelry (Monroe) Handcrafted jewelry Water and Word Original watercolors & prints Weezie s Sewing Kitchen/Holly Lively Baseball tee s with sports & Christmas appliques and reversible children s dresses Whirled Piece Cookies Assortment of fresh baked jumbo gourmet cookies Wool & Flax Women's high fashion Worthwhile Pursuits (Macon) Interactive children s books and toys, Find me Funzy the Fox Alison Odom Watercolor and acrylics paintings Designs by Laurel Leigh (Athens) Handmade jewelry, painted ornaments, original art Emily Gaddy Author of Go Bulldogs and Roll Tide Roll Jenny Highsmith Lettering (Marietta) Hand lettered artwork Quilted Wall Inspirations Quilted art for walls and pillows Pot of Gems (Duluth) Handcrafted jewelry using wire wrapping and stringing techniques The Art Colony - Sara Oakley and Mary Beth Stager Fine art and handcrafted original jewelry and accessories - The Bobbsey Twins (Hoschton) Handcrafted cuff bracelets, collage on wood The Honeybaked Ham Company and Café is again partnering with The Medical Center Auxiliary to make delicious Honeybaked ham, turkey and roast beef sandwich boxed lunches with chips and a delicious cookie available at the Chestatee Room Tea Cart. A special thank you to local non-profits for participating: Elachee Nature Science Center Rahab s Rope SISU The Gainesville Ballet Company The Medical Center Auxiliary Volunteer Services Staff: Lynne Allen, Director; Lajuania Lester, Manager, NGMC Braselton and Barrow; Lauren Bell, Retail Business Manager; Katy Akridge, Financial Account Coordinator; Louise Robison, Coordinator, NGMC Gainesville; Whitney Newton, Retail and Volunteer Services Coordinator, NGMC Braselton; Vickie Casper, Retail Business Assistant, Marie Braswell, Administrative Assistant. 9
The Medical Center Auxiliary, Inc. 743 Spring Street Gainesville, GA 30501 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Presorted First Class U.S. POSTAGE PAID Gainesville, GA Permit #82 Thank you to our 2018 Marketplace sponsors! We appreciate your generous support! and Premier Sponsor The Medical Center Auxiliary Gold Sponsors Meg & Allen Nivens Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Morgan & Trey Wood All Outdoor Lawn Services BGW Dental Group Carroll Daniel Construction Cathey & Strain, LLC Elizabeth & Andy Latta Gibson Dental Designs J Geyer Advertising Jake Martin & Son Contractors, Inc. Mansfield Oil Company Patrons Marquee Tents & Rents McDonald & Cody Law Group Michael Callahan, MD Northeast Georgia ENT Milton Martin Honda Parks Lumber & Building Supply, Inc. Peach State Bank & Trust Pittman Dental Laboratory Property Creations Inc. Friend Tri Star Solutions, Inc. Riverside Pharmacy Signs by Tomorrow Smith, Gilliam, Williams & Miles South State Bank Springer Mountain Farms The Mailworks, Inc. Treadstone Construction United Community Bank Whelchel, Dunlap, Jarrard & Walker, LLP