Ball of Roses to support Ballet

The annual Ball of Roses will be held on Saturday, June 1 in the East Room of the Country Club of Birmingham.  The presentation begins at 9 p.m.

Each year, the ball is sponsored by the Ballet Guild of Birmingham, an invitational organization of young women dedicated to supporting the ballet in Birmingham through fundraising and volunteer work. Founded in 1959, the Ballet Guild was organized to promote and foster development of ballet in Birmingham in addition to raising funds for its support. Since its inception, the Ballet Guild has raised more than $1 million for the Alabama Ballet.

This year, the Ball of Roses celebrates its 53rd anniversary and continues to serve as a vital fundraiser for the Alabama Ballet.

Ball of Roses Chairman Ellen McCulley Faust and Ball Co-Chairman Mary Bradley Hosch Anderson have collaborated with Carole Sullivan of Lagniappe Designs on a whimsical palette of pink and blush for the ball decor. This year’s Men’s Committee Dinner Chair Sarah Norville Peinhardt has planned a formal seated dinner for donors prior to the presentation. 

Ellen McCulley Faust is serving as chairman of the 2013 Ball of Roses exactly 30 years after the year her mother, Sheard Mason McCulley, served as chairman of the Ball of Roses in 1983. 

The Ball of Roses is sponsored by Ballet Guild of Birmingham President Lindsey Tomlinson Druhanth and Guild Executive Vice-President Grace Kipp.

The First Ball of Roses was held in August of 1961. Eleven young women from Birmingham were presented.