A Timeless Affair

On October 4, 2025, nearly 400 attendees gathered for an elegant black-tie gala to benefit Fernbank Museum

Photographed by Janet Howard Studio

Group in formal wear poses in front of dinosaur statues and a brick building.

Jennifer Grant Warner, Ned Montag, Andrea Montag, James Freeman, Jessi Freeman, Caryl Greenberg Smith, Kendrick Smith, Sara Nastopoulos, John Nastopoulos, Bill Holbert, Luci Holbert, Juliet McClatchey Allan, John Allan, and Carrie Lawson

Four women smiling at a table with drinks and clutches. A dinosaur sculpture is in the background.

Julie Berenson, Wanda Rodwell, Karyn Greer, and Feebie Martin

Group of six people in formal attire posing for a photo outdoors

Padraig Greene, Jessica Thompson, Dan Shipe, Sinead Connaughton, Teresa Finley, and Foster Finley

Group of people in formal attire posing for a photo at a formal event with floral arrangements.

Jackson Wilson, Tracy Wilson, Karen Boor, Steve Boor, Doug Weiss, Dawn Tresh, Eric Tresh, Katie Johnson, West Johnson, and Chris Casey

Three women in formal dresses holding champagne glasses outdoors.

Sylvia Kochler, Caryl Greenberg Smith, and Jane Casavant

Two couples in formal wear stand outside a building with large glass doors.

Greg Blount, Jane Blount, Janine Brown, and Alex Simmons

Group in formal wear posing in front of dinosaur skeletons at a museum gala.

K-Rob Thomas, Marcia Thomas, Vick van Staden, Jelena Andrin, Joel Stenson, Kay Stenson, Chris Deitrich, and Megan Deitrich

People seated at a blue-clothed table in a museum with dinosaur skeletons in the background.

Natasha Swann, Christopher Swann, Dean Stamoulis, Luci Holbert, Ashley Stamoulis, Walker Anderson, Laura Anderson, Dana Hudson, Will Hudson, Adam Carll, and Amber Carll

On October 4th at the Fernbank Museum, attendees experienced a sunset cocktail hour on the Dinosaur Plaza, a seated dinner in the Great Hall, silent and live auctions, and a viewing of the special exhibit Sunken Treasures, Ancient Seas. The event raised more than $790,000, which included over $93,000 for Fernbank’s Scholarship Fund.

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