“I began to like Wilmington, the racy, adventurous feel of it at night, and the satisfaction that the constant flicker of men and women and machines gives to the restless eye. And I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy. Whiskey in your glass is a thing you never blame deeply.

No amount of fire or freshness can challenge my memories of that night at Brantwyn in 1922 with its glamourous outfits, endless cocktails, silent auctions, photo ops, VIPs and valets. The tragic heroes, long-lost loves, cigars, and champagne of those Roaring Twenties have been turning over in my mind ever since.”

Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can. Join us October 28 for a night to remember. Dance the Charleston, drink a gin rickey and celebrate the Jazz Age dressed in your 1920s finest at the 2nd Annual Gatsby Gala, benefiting Safe Haven Healing.

“So, let’s beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”