People Pics Archive

Black & White Polka Dot Delight

This luncheon at Hickory Hills Country Club benefited the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks. Guests were invited to wear black and white hats.

ArtsFest

This annual two-day celebration of art took place on Historic Walnut Street in Springfield and featured music, dancing, crafts, local food and booths housing the wares of juried artists.

Red Ball Gala

This cocktail hour, silent auction and gala at University Plaza Convention Center benefited the American Diabetes Association.

Spring Ball

This gala event at the Vandivort Grande Ballroom in Springfield benefited the Family Violence Center.

Downtown In Denim

This dinner at The Tower Club benefited the Good Samaritan Boys Ranch.

The Art of Ending Hunger

This art auction to benefit the Ozarks Food Harvest was held at Patton Alley Pub in downtown Springfield. Guests could bid on locally made pottery and blown glass.

Everyday Heroes

The Red Cross honors 417's everyday heroes with 417 Magazine and KY3-TV at the Oasis Inn and Convention Center on March 26th, 2008.

Salute to Travel & Tourism

David Leong, creator of Springfield-style cashew chicken, was honored at this event for the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau. The dinner and ceremony were held at the Clarion Hotel.

The List Party

Years worth of names on 417 Magazine’s The List gathered at The Tower Club for hors d’oeuvres, drinks and celebration.

Best of 417 Party 2008

Best of 417 Party 2008 held at the Springfield Expo Center. February 24, 2008.

The Heart Ball

Held at the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center, American Heart Association's Heart Ball celebrated the Heart of Rock N Roll this year... and raised thousands for the fight against cardiovascular disease.

Eyes In Disguise

A Mardi Gras–themed dinner and auction gala at the White River Room at Bass Pro Shops benefited The Kitchen, Inc.

Habitat for Humanity Luncheon

At the White River Room at Bass Pro Shops, Habitat for Humanity held its annual meeting and recognition luncheon honoring its big players.

Little Theatre Big Party

Partygoers channeled their inner Jimmy Buffett at this fundraiser for the Springfield Little Theatre at Wellington Place.

Town & County Anniversary

An afternoon of food and music outside Town & County celebrated the store's 50th anniversary and benefited Lost & Found.

Wine & Food Celebration

An afternoon of sampling the fare of many 417-land restaurants, with a live music backdrop, benefited Ozarks Public Television.

Hooked On Dance

Dining, dancing and a live auction at the White River Room benefited the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks.

Holiday Concert Benefit

A cocktail hour at Ophelia’s was hosted by Crescendo, the young patrons of Springfield Symphony. It benefited the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and preceded a holiday concert.

Festival of Trees

Live and silent auctions (plus plenty of Christmas trees) took place at and benefited the Discovery Center.

Charity Fashion Show

The Women’s Council of Realtors sponsored this event at the Oasis Convention Center to benefit TK CHARITY.

Bricks & Sticks

This meet-and-greet at the Home Builders Association was in recognition of the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway.

Macaroni Grill Fundraiser

The day before Macaroni Grill’s grand opening, the restaurant hosted a fundraiser to benefit Springfield Catholic Schools and its 2007 land acquisition.

One Night of Grace

This reception at the Discovery Center was held by Nigerian Art Ambassador Ibiyinka Alao, who gives talks at local schools. His artwork was featured along with food from different African countries.

Toolbelts & Bowties

This fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity at University Plaza Convention Center had a silent auction that even featured pre-constructed playhouses.

New Year’s Eve Charity Dinner

This New Year’s celebration at Riverside Inn in Ozark benefited the Finley River Community Foundation’s grand-making fund for local organizations and public schools.

Walk to D'Feet ALS

This three-mile walk at Chesterfield Park in Springfield benefited the ALS Association.

Step Out to Fight Diabetes

To raise money for the American Diabetes Association, walkers made their way around Burrell Lake and Cox Wheeler Heart and Vascular Center, with a lunch following from Pasta Express.

Susan Sommer-Luarca Gallery Opening

The grand opening of Susan Sommer-Luarca’s new fine art gallery took place pre-Art Walk and benefited the Alzheimer’s Association and Boys and Girls Club of Springfield.

Heroes of the Ozarks

This annual bachelor and bachelorette auction at Ernie Biggs Piano Bar benefited OACAC.

Emerald Evening

This fundraising gala with big-prize raffles at Oasis Hotel and Convention Center benefited the technology needs of Springfield Catholic Schools.

Woman’s Story Premier

Proceeds from this movie premiere, wine tasting and silent wine and art auction at Palate Fine Wine & Provisions benefited the Miss America/Miss Missouri Scholarship Organization.

Burgundy Ball

The Central Care Cancer Center benefited from Citizens Memorial Hospital's annual ball at Unversity Plaza Convention Center, featuring an appearance by NASCAR driver and native Missourian, Carl...

Shop to Adopt

This holiday shopping bizarre at South Street Christian Church benefited Adoption for Families.

Evening of Enchantment

Cocktails, dinner, wine, a performance by the Springfield Ballet and entertainment by Kim Crosby at the Oasis Convention Center benefited the Springfield Ballet.

Celebrate the Season

Christmas shopping started early at this event filled with shoppers and vendors at the Oasis Convention Center. Money raised benefited the Junior League of Springfield.

A Night for the Y

live auction, cocktail buffet and dancing took center stage at the Oasis Hotel and Convention Center at this 20th annual event benefiting the YMCA.

Friday Night TV Dinner

This dinner and auction at the Newberry Building benefited the children’s programming on Ozarks Public Television.

Evening of Hope

White River Room, 10/25/07, Greater Ozarks Area Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Big Smith, live auction, dinner

MASH Bash

Handbags of Hope

Autism Walk

DCO Wine Walk

DCO Wine Barrel Derby

A New Taste

A New Taste White River Room, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World

Malibu Beach Bash 2007

19th Hole Party 2007

Best Places to Work

Red Ball Gala

Underwriters' Reception

417 Winners Dinner

Rock'n Ribs

Season Preview Party

2007 Interior Designs of the Year

July Taste Club

Photos By Gary Whitaker

Gift of Time 2007

Isabels House

Everyday Heroes

The 15 winners of the American Red Cross Everyday Heroes awards were recognized for their good deeds at a breakfast at the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center.

Colors of CASA

Hickory Hills Country Club hosted this art auction, with works from nationally known artists and music by the Liverpool Legends. All proceeds benefited CASA.

High Tea, High Fashion

This afternoon of tea for the Springfield Symphony Guild took place at Hickory Hills Golf Course.

Men About Town

This bachelor auction at The Tower Club that’s put on annually by the Queen City Sertoma Club benefited the Springfield Boys and Girls Club’s Power of Music program.

Kick-Off Gala

The Show-Me Missouri International Film Festival, sponsored by GO Magazine, started with an upscale party at University Plaza Hotel.

Face of Russia

Edward Biamonte, 417 Magazine’s photographer, exhibited photos he took in Russia at the Credo Art Center. Donations and proceeds benefited Messiah Project Global Outreach.

Ball of the Wild

Tour de Cure

Lost & Found Auction

Hickory Hills Country Club was host to the annual charity auction, which benefits Lost & Found, an organization that helps children grieve the loss of loved ones.

New Year's Eve Charity Dinner

The Finley River Community Foundation, serving charities in Ozark, held its annual charity dinner at Riverside Inn.

Sertoma Chili Cookoff

This beany, meaty, chili-makin' competition took place at the Springfield Expo Center and benefited the Boys and Girls Club of Missouri.

Art & Romance of Chocolate

The Keyes Gallery hosted this wine and chocolate event, which benefited the Springfield Art Museum.

Brunch with Beethoven

At this brunch to benefit the Springfield Symphony, supporters dined at University Plaza Hotel.

Tool Belts & Bowties

The Tool Belts & Bowties Party held on November 17 at the University Plaza Convention Center raised money for Habitat for Humanity of Springfield.

Heart Ball

Oasis Hotel & Convention Center was host to this annual dining and dancing gala with an auction to benefit the American Heart Association.

More Than Houses

The Habitat for Humanity annual meeting and recognition luncheon was held at University Plaza Hotel.

A New Year’s Night for Life

Partygoers rang in the new year at the Oasis Hotel to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Little Theatre… Big Party

With a Margaritaville theme, Jimmy Buffet music, limbo, The Skinny Improv, hula and a tropical vibe, this laid back celebration at Wellington Place benefited the Springfield Little Theatre.

Diamond Night

Dining, dancing, live music and even the chance to win a diamond from Manoli’s Jewelers: It was all at the Tower Club and benefited Boys and Girls Town of Missouri.

Celebration of Women

The celebration of Women luncheon in the White River Room at Bass Pro Shops benefited The Kitchen, which serves low-income and homeless individuals and families.

OACAC Heroes of the Ozarks

People piled into Ernie Biggs Piano Bar to bid on eight local heroes and philanthropists to benefit OACAC.

Best of 417 Party

This was a fun-filled afternoon of mingling with local personalities and sampling the wares of some of the 2007 Best of 417 readers' poll winners at the Springfield Expo Center.

Celebration of Sharing

Highland Springs Country Club was the setting for this thank-you lunch for spouses of the 2006 Price Cutter Charity Championship. The tournament raised more than $600,000 last year, all of which...

A Night for the Y

A silent auction, live auction, entertainment, dinner and dancing all took place at The Tower Club and benefited Ozarks Regional YMCA.

Signature Chefs

This competition, in the spirit of Food Network's Iron Chef shows, benefited the March of Dimes and took place at the Oasis Hotel and Convention Center.

United Way Report Breakfast

United Way of the Ozarks reported at the Salvation Army on progress in meeting the group's goals.

Friday Night TV Dinner

Ozarks Public Television benefited from this party at the Newberry Building, which featured catering by Bijan's Sea & Grill, live music and a live auction.

Sertoma Winapalooza

The Shrine Mosque filled with all kinds of Springfield's best chicken wings for the partygoers' tasting pleasure. A silent auction later in the night benefited Boys and Girls Club.

Wine, Linen and Song

This benefit for the Parenting Life Skills Center at The Tower Club was a night of food by well-known local chefs: The Tower Club's Brad Lyons and Vic Pace, Nicola Gilardi of Gilardi's Italian...

Hooked On Dance

The Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks' dining, dancing and auction event raised more than $500,000 for the organization in October at the White River Room at Bass Pro Shops.

Denim, Dinin' and Dancin'

This casual event (denim and barbecue) at Riverside Inn raised money for the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks.

Burgundy Ball

More than 600 people filled the University Plaza Convention Center for a night of food, drinks and dancing in honor of Citizens Memorial Healthcare in Joplin. This marked the third year for the...

Black Tie Affair

This year’s theme at this annual event was Abracadabra. With food, entertainment, dancing and a silent auction at the Newberry Building, the gala benefited AIDS Project of the Ozarks, the Gay and...

Emerald Evening

Dining, dancing, an auction—and even men on giant stilts—all set the tone at this colorful evening fundraiser for Springfield Catholic Schools at University Plaza Hotel.

Gift of Time

The recipients of the Gift of Time volunteer awards, given out by the Ozarks Council of Churches of the Ozarks, were awarded their plaques at the Busch Municipal Building.

Go Red for Women Luncheon

This luncheon at the Oasis Convention Center—where nearly everyone sported red clothes—raised money for the American Heart Association with a silent auction with red purses donated and filled...

Symphony Guild Luncheon

The Symphony Guild celebrated their 50th anniversary with lunch at the Tower Club and a ceremony commemorating the group’s 50 years.