Christmas Spirit From the Original Round Top Western Vintage Renegades Fashion Show

“The Original Round Top Western Vintage Renegades Fashion Show,” held during the Fall Round Top Antique Show at Market Hill, proved to be another successful fundraiser for Round Top Festival Institute. Beth Weishuhn, owner of Dirty Bohemian and The Crown Bar in La Grange, gathered pieces from her favorite Western vintage clothing dealers from Warrenton and Round Top for the show including clothing from Renee Rangel of Moontower Vintage. Proceeds from last Fall’s event will again be used to help Festival Hill improve their already amazing gardens and landscaping.

Fashion Show hosts Beth Weishuhn and Andy Johnson presented a $5000 check directed to a fund for the Festival Hill Gardens and Grounds through the Fayette Community Foundation. The presentation was made during a festive evening at the Round Top Chamber of Commerce Annual Christmas Party in the historic Menke House parlor at Festival Hill.

This is the fourth donation made by Beth and friends to help the needs of maintaining a 180 acre campus at Festival Hill. A percentage of the ticket sales from the past fashion shows were used to purchase a much needed state-of-theart lawnmower, pole saw and portable sprayer amongst other needed tools.

“We deeply appreciate the local commitment from Beth, Andy and their associates to contribute to our continued year round service towards the promotion of the arts and education in Fayette County,” stated James Dick, Founder of the Round Top Festival Institute.

A large group of volunteers meet on scheduled Saturday mornings on the grounds of the Institute where coffee and goodies are provided before work begins. The planning committee led by community volunteer Jamie Lee Manning, Cisco Village “Special Projects” manager Paloma Pinedo, Festival Hill Horticulturalist Julia Johnson and staff member Pat Johnson have been organizing another service day on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 9:30 a.m. and is looking for strong hands and backs for more trail clearing and preparing gardens for the spring.

For more information on how to volunteer for Gardens and Grounds at Festival Hill contact Julia Johnson at juliaj@ festivalhill.org or register at www.festivalhill.org under Events -Volunteer Service Day.