Post 421: PWAS Christmas Party Dec 11, 2023

PWAS Christmas Party Dec 11, 2023

Every year, in the month of December, the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) foregoes their typical fourth Monday of the month meeting format (and date) and pencils in their annual PWAS plus one Christmas party. Everyone brings a dish or other refreshment/nibbles, their glitter and glow and enjoys the camaraderie of getting together with friends.

Special Thanks

A lot of people helped to organize, decorate and setup/takedown of our party and a very special thanks must go to Evelyn Chatters. You go girl!! And to everyone that pitches in with all the to-dos, thank you! We LOVED the color scheme of silver, black and white - great idea!

Our in-house designated official photo taker is Otis Stanley. A BIG thanks to Otis for recording the 2023 PWAS Christmas Party.

On with the show...

 

Anna Gatling (PWAS Membership Chair) and Evelyn Chatters (former PWAS Secretary 2023) get the party up and running

 

Digging in

 

The Christmas party was at the Tall Oaks Community Center at the corner of Hedges Run and Cotton Mill (where we hold our monthly meetings)

 

Fun-do anyone?

 

Richard Tyler, Tom Payne and Rita Nolan

 

Tom Payne

 

CJ Davis and Bettie Sperty

 

More digging in

 

Penny Shaw, Sheri Herrick, Bettie Sperty, Sandra McClelland Lewin, and Staci Blanchard

 

Connie Huebner (new PWAS co-Secretary)

 

Showing off the Creators gift exchange

 

Donna, Bettie, Staci, the Herricks, Robert Dew

 

Jasmin Rashid

 

Elizabeth Stathis (new PWAS President), Mark Murphy (PWAS Treasurer 2022-23) and Mr Stathis.

 

PWAS Band members, Scott, Tom Payne (new PWAS Member Rep) and Brian Sperty. After all, artists typically are talented in so many ways. Great music for all of the members to enjoy.

 

Teresa Jackson, friend of Donna Liguria (PWAS Blogmaster) and Larry Burch (PWAS Webmaster)

 

Mr Herrick and Sheri Herrick in the foreground

 

Bettie Sperty (new PWAS Co-Secretary) and Sandra McClelland Lewin (new PWAS Vice President and former PWAS President 2021)

 

Elizabeth Stathis

 

Staci Blanchard (former PWAS Vice President 2022-23)

 

Helen Burroughs (PWCAC Rep), Evelyn and Elizabeth

 

CJ Davis

 

Anna Gatling and Connie Huebner

 

Teresa Jackson and Richard Tyler

 

Evelyn and Donna

 

Helen Burroughs and Teresa

 

Mark Murphy leading the game, Penny Shaw in the foreground

 

"Just because most of you ARE artists, doesn't mean you can put your Pictionary designs for sale. And NO, you don't need to sign it."

 

One of the most important party duties known to man, opening of the beverages...

 

Another very important part of party particulars is the patient participation of the pause in awaiting the opening of the beverages.

 

The Paynes - Becky and Tom

 

Kathleen Gates, Mark Murphy and Lori Murphy

 

Sandra, Donna and Teresa 

 

That jacket that Tom was wearing deserved another look!

 

A fun time was had by all. It was wonderful to see everyone and if you couldn't be there - we missed you! 

 

Now please help me out here...with a group of over 100 members (and a plus one), I do NOT know everyone. Let alone know the names of the plus people. If you can pinpoint the name(s) to the exact pictures, please let me know and I would be happy to update. And by all means, if I got a name wrong...let me know!

 

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Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA and Artistry Spin Blog Admin, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits: Otis Stanley

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Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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