This Thanksgiving ASF is thankful for our loyal patrons and we love to hear stories like this one...
A mother walked into the gift shop this evening and brought two packages of fairy dust to the counter. She looked around to make sure her family was out of sight and told us the story of Peter Pan and her family. Three years ago her daughter was 4 years old and they took her to Peter Pan at ASF. The little girl sat patiently through the entire show but was disappointed at the end when she realized she was never sprinkled with fairy dust. The parents were able to buy some at the gift shop without her noticing and on the way home they told her maybe they could ask Peter Pan to visit them that night. The little girl woke up the next morning to find fairy dust all over her and her bed with a trail leading outside which only means Peter Pan did visit her while she was sleeping. On the way to the show tonight the now 7 year old asked her parents if they could invite Peter Pan back again tonight. Her mom is ready with two bags of fairy dust for the daughter who still believes...
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"She is mine own, And I as rich in having such a jewel..." -The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) approached Lyle Fields, owner of Marquirette’s EXQUISITE Jewelry, to design a Signature Renaissance Necklace to mark ASF’s 25th Anniversary in Montgomery, Alabama. The inspiration was found in a 15th century Hugo van der Goes painting entitled The Portinari Altarpiece, which portrays one of the daughters of a Florentine banker wearing a necklace with rows of pearls, a gem between every pair of pearls, and a lily-shaped jeweled pendant and a suspended, large drop-shaped pearl. 
This double-strand, large pearl necklace linked by 18 carat rondelles is separated by 170 carats of garnets and features a 4.85 carat deep pink morganite tear drop that hypnotizes with its overwhelming beauty. A detachable turn-of-the-century inspirited medallion of 18 carat gold cradles vivid rhodolite garnet, topaz and green amethyst, totaling 54 carats of pure perfection. The necklace is expected to raise over $50,000 for the ASF, making it one of the most anticipated gifts donated to its eighth annual Armchair Auction.
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