A Round Top who's who — including a Texas TV personality — attended the festivities as the show goes on in earnest. Photos by Jordan Geibel
A who’s who of Round Top business owners, seasonal vendors and shopping devotees floated into a jewel-toned fall fantasy at Henkel Square Market for the Fall 2022 Antiques + Design Show Kick-Off Party hosted by Henkel Square Market and PaperCity.
A stellar collection of Texas-based brands were assembled for the festivities. Party goers were drawn in by the soothing sounds of Dripping Springs acoustic duo Jo & Floyd Music and the scent of a classic shrimp boil by Giddings-based Bo’s Boil N Geaux wafting through the air. An assortment of brownies, cookies, pie slices and mini cupcakes decorated in fall tones came from Houston’s Crave Cupcakes. Seasonal cocktails were served from beneath Henkel Square’s lush arbor courtesy of DASH Vodka out of Brookshire and Houston-based mixer master MyDrinkBomb.
A young guest enjoys an alcohol free mocktail with a MyDrinkBomb mixer and Topo Chico
Belly up: the arbor bar at Henkel Square
Witches Brew cocktail featuring DASH Vodka
Soundtrack Vodka
Crave cupcakes and treats were on hand to end the night on a sweet note
Fall display by Chloé Di Leo
The Bo’s Boil N Geaux crew
MyDrinkBomb owner Chloé Di Leo created three special drinks for the evening. A Black Magic cocktail made with gin, The Reaper with a shot of bourbon and a Witches Brew spiked with DASH Vodka. Each beverage was made with one of Di Leo’s flavored cocktail bombs, happily sipped by guests amidst Henkel Square’s rose laden garden. Teetotalers and the younger set enjoyed mocktail treats made with their choice of MyDrinkBomb’s fizzy, flavored orbs bathed in Topo Chico sparkling water (sans alcohol) and garnished with dried cranberries.
Di Leo also created a fall wonderland picnic display in the Henkel Square gardens anchored by rustic Turkish tea tables kitted out with bright gold place settings, silky, jewel-toned table linens, fluffy floor pillows and handwoven carpets.
A temporary art installation from Texas artist and television personality Alton DuLaney contributed to the visual delights of the evening. DuLaney stopped by to mingle and pose with the piece from his Art sign series, several others of which can be spotted at key locations throughout Round Top this fall season.
Artist Alton DuLaney poses with his installation at Henkel Square
Hosts Kasey and Mayor Mark Massey
Karen Dhont, Taz Ahmadi, artist Sabine Maes, Zabi Ahamdi and Ines Diricx
Courtney Barton and Sarah Rothwell
Mary Lou Marks an Jolie Helms
Case and Deanna Fischer
Lynne Meiers with Jerry and Joan Herring
Meghan Horne and Jan-Pieter Zweegers
Jacquelyn Bilek and Dauphine Araujo
Adair and Suzy Peeples pose with Linda Plant
Susannah and Mark Mikulin
Colin Grover and Lauren Wills Grover
Ann and Bobby Rauch with Kendall and Jordan Smashey
Chef Maggie Glaser and Tiffany Fusilier
Anna Kate Campbell, Mary Brown, Taylor Cooper and Sarah Beth Seifert
Hilda Medina with pup Pollyanna and Vivian Wise
Mary Hoang-Do, Zuzanna Kastleman, Verona Disdier and Jim Kastleman
Walker Wright, Lauren Grey, Adrianne Lebian, Hannah Swigger, William Finnorn. Photo by Chris Pierre Bachman
Marla and Matt Hurley
Karen Jamison, Camille Jamison, Mia Do, Chloe Di Leo, Mary Hoang-Do
Jordan, Bella and Clemencia Larimore
Camilla Valente and Bella Larimore
Daniel Goldberg, pup Tucker and Paula Lowe
Other attendees included Round Top Mayor Mark Massey and Kasey Massey of Casa Blanke, Meghan Horne of Susan Horne Antiques, Jan-Pieter Zweegers of Antiques & Vintage Texas, Case and Deanna Fischer of Fischer & Weiser, artist Sabine Maes, Ines Diricx, Karen Dohnt, Zabi and Taz Ahmadi of Amadi Carpets, Sarah Rothwell and Courtney Barton of Courtney Barton, Mary Lou Marks of Southern Beasts with Jolie Helms of Sapana, and Joan and Jerry Herring of Red & White Gallery. Also making the scene were Round Top realtor extraordinaire Linda Plant, Verona Disdier of Pierre Verona, Round Top publisher Mary Hoang-Do, Zuzanna and Jim Kastleman, and Susannah Mikulin of the Fayette Community Foundation.
Of course, this was just the Fall Show kickoff. The Antiques + Design Show fun continues through October 30th throughout the greater Round Top region.
