Swan Related Event Photo Gallery
With the unveiling of the first 25 swan sculptures and the Swan Ball, the Pine Belt Region has definitely been taken over with Swanmania!
It was an exciting and proud day for the ADP when the first 25 swans were unveiled during a much anticipated press conference at the Lake Terrace Convention Center on March 21st. But this could not even compare to the joy that was felt on the following day when the former first lady of the United States of America, Mrs. Barbara Bush, attended the Forrest General Hospital’s Spirit of Women conference at the Lake Terrace Convention Center, where she viewed and took pictures with the swans.
The first 25 swans were on display throughout Easter weekend at the Lake Terrace Convention Center lawn for the public to view, and since then have been moved to designated locations chosen by the sponsors. The second series of 25 swan sculptures arrived from Spain on Thursday, April 5th and were distributed to their sponsors for painting. The second series of swans will be on display Thursday, April 26th through Sunday, May 13th (Mother's Day).
Nearly 400 patrons attended the Swan Ball held on April 3rd at the Lake Terrace Convention Center as one of several ancillary events of the Festival of Swans. It was a lovely evening of great food and entertainment. The black-tie gala event featured swan-themed decorations, a silent auction of swan-themed paintings by professional artists and musical entertainment by Gary Fields. The first 24 swans were placed throughout the ball for patrons to view.
Congratulations to Sally Sullivan for winning the raffle for the $750 value 14-carat gold and diamond double swan pin-dant courtesy of Lights Jewelers Gemologists. Also, congratulations to Alan Conley for winning the raffle for the $3,250 value swan sculpture and the painting of the swan sculpture courtesy of the Hattiesburg American.
A quality of life initiative of the ADP, the Festival of Swans is an outdoor public arts project which features large decorative sculptures of swans. The swan sculptures measure approximately five feet long by five feet high by three and one half feet wide in size, and will be on display throughout the duration of 2007.
A special thanks to Women’s Services of Forrest General Hospital for being the presenting sponsor of the Festival of Swans and the Swan Ball. For information about the festival of swans, contact Jack Kyle, Director of Cultural Development, at 601.296.7500 or j.kyle@theADP.com.
The Area Development Partnership would like to thank its current sponsors of swan sculptures:
•Albert & Associates Architects, P.A. / A Gallery
•Ashley Furniture HomeStore
•BancorpSouth
•Bristles Art Studio
•Camellia Home Health & Hospice
•Carriage Inn
•Coldwell Banker, Don Nace, Inc. Realtors
•Community Bank
•Crescent City Grill
•DeLois L. Smith All-Star Team, LLC
•Employees of Regions Mortgage
•Forrest General Hospital
•Hattiesburg American
•Hattiesburg Arts Council
•Hattiesburg Clinic Obstetrics & Gynecology, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
•Hattiesburg Convalescent Center
•Hattiesburg-Forrest County-Petal Library
•Hattiesburg Public Schools
•Hattiesburg Radiology Center
•Hattiesburg Tourism/Convention Commissions
•Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association
•Hudson’s Salvage, LLC
•Keith’s Superstores
•London & Stetelman Commercial Realtors/ Andy & Laurie Stetelman
•Lynn & Stewart Gammill
•Mississippi Power Company
•NAN Family Healthcare
•Newpointe Shopping Center
•Noetic Technologies, Inc.
•Oak Grove High School
•Oak Grove Lower Elementary
•Perry County School District
•Pine Grove Women’s Center
•Purple Parrot Café
•Rare Design
•Regions Bank
•RE/MAX Real Estate Partners, Inc.
•Simply TeaVine
•Smith Petroleum Company, Inc.
•South Mississippi Art Association
•Southern Eye Center
•Southern Neurologic & Spinal Institute
•Southern Oaks House & Gardens
•St. Thomas Catholic Church
•The Landscape Studio / Landscape Architects LLC
•The University of Southern Mississippi
•The University of Southern Mississippi College of Business
•The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Curriculum, Instruction & Special Education
•Trustmark National Bank & Sacred Heart School
•Waiting for a Cure Fund
•Walnut Street Development
•Wesley Manor Retirement Community
•William Carey University