A Night at the Roxbury Article

A night of Opulence

There was a big buzz going around in Toronto, about the new art gallery Flazzo Opening up on Church Street. The next thing you know, I get an invitation to the grand opening of Flazzo on Friday June 2. The opening presented exhibits from artists all around Canada, dancers, singers complimented with extravagant wine. It was a semi- formal event, with full dress code in effect, I wore my usual black maxi dress, with some old pearls that my mom had given to me. As I anticipated this event, I expected the ticket price to be quite high, as the event was called “a night of Art and Opulence”, but the tickets went for $20-$40 dollars. As I entered the art gallery, to my surprise it was quite large, it gave me the feel of an old art gallery in Europe. It had a high ceiling, everything was black and white, with a marble floor and sophisticated lighting. I enjoyed walking around, viewing the art and meeting the artists behind the beautiful pieces of work. I found one art piece quite interesting, it reminded me of something that I drew as a child, but a much polished version offcuorse. The art piece was a drawing of the sun, setting along the shore, with a woman sitting on the ground starring at it. As I wandered about, with one hand holding my glass of Shiraz and the other greeting people, I started to notice all the photographers shouting and taking pictures “Geanie look at the camera!”, as I look over it is none other than Geanie Becker! Famous fashion editor and fashion analyst. She wore a beautiful gold gown, her hair was in a French twist complimented by her large but classy diamond earings. A sworm of photographers made their way after her, asking her to strike a different pose every time the camera clicked. The survers came out with havarti cheease on a stick and shrimp that was absolutely exquisite. I met a man named John Ortner, who was one of the photographers of the night; he was kind enough to take a few shots of me. The music was smoothe...