Tuesday night was the culmination of all the hard work that the Saratoga Steeplechasers put in to the planning of the Universal Preservation Hall Fundraiser auction. The auction was a huge success, raising more than $20,000 for UPH and giving more than 150 people a chance to see the work to date on the building. It was an amazing, fun, and uplifting evening. So many people — the band, Garland the emcee, the “day in the life of” auctionees, the food and liquor donors, photographer Niki Rossi — deserve a huge thank you. So on behalf of the Steeplechasers, thank you all for such an incredible evening!
You can view photos from the A_nderson camera here (and a select two below):
Party people Niki, Seth, Gabe, and Jen
A few Steeplechasers: Betsy, Alsya, and Gabe
The true photographic brilliance of the evening, of course, came from Niki, who created this online photo jam that highlights the evening. A select few photos from Niki (I’ll later provide the link where you can order prints):
Garland Nelson and the UPH Revelators rock the house
Mayor & Auctionee Valerie Keehn, Peter (my dad), and Gabe
Party people Gabe and Jen
Saratoga County Supervisor & Auctionee Joanne Yepsen and Gabe
Garland and Mayor Keehn convince the crowd to bid on a day at the track with the Mayor
It was one year ago today when I first wrote about UPH, following last year’s auction (and before the Steeplechasers came into existence).
