The HK House of Peers, in conjunction with Harmony Kingdom UK and Harmony Ball Company, featured SOUTHERN COMFORTS – April 4–7, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Peter Calvesbert and his family joined us for a successful event!
We took you back in time to the genteel South, just prior to the War Between the States as shown in Gone With The Wind, celebrating eight years of the HK House of Peers conventions, where we have support by the local clubs, enjoy seeing old friends, and making new ones.
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Peter Calvesbert and his family were featured at
SOUTHERN COMFORTS!
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SOUTHERN COMFORTS was chosen as the name of the event to reflect many of the things Georgia is best known for. Besides Southern hospitality, there's the well-known Civil War movie Gone With The Wind, and there's agricultural products Georgia is know for; including peaches, pecans, and peanuts. And now we were able to add Pete to the list of P's!
Registration at the Collector level was $225 and the Associate level was $140.
Peter Calvesbert, acting as Artistic Director for the event, chose the Old South/Antebellum period as his inspiration for the event figurines. The Early Bird offering, Paws for Belle, takes us back to before the Civil War and was inspired by the most famous movie made about that period, Gone With The Wind. This is Peter's cat-like version of how Rhett and Scarlett might be dressed for a day of fun! This piece was available only to those who registered at the Collector level (restrictions apply) before October 15, 2012.
Peter pulled out all the stops for our final "big" convention and carved an incredible box for us, reminiscent of the Ed's Safari boxes, as the event figurine. Tugaloo Hullabaloo, the main event piece, is a two-lid box representing the steamboat that moved people and cotton on the Savannah River. All Collector level attendees received this steamboat carrying many of the animals we've come to love from Pete's work. Peter created a second version of the event figurine, Tugaloo Hulabaloo II, as an event fundraiser. In Version 2 the weight of the manatee pilot caused the tower to collapse. The manatee has squashed the snake and other unlucky animals that were on top. Any Collector or Associate had the right-to-purchase any number of Version 2's desired.
As a note: The HK House of Peers has now held conventions all around the country – from Newport to Seattle and from Chicago to Phoenix. In the future, we may have one-day events in places like Las Vegas or other "fun" locations. Atlanta was our final "multi-day" convention, celebrating all the fun we've experienced over the past 9 years!
This may have been the BEST ever HOP event! In a celebration for your support of us and Harmony Kingdom over the years, thank you!
The 2013 HK HOP Atlanta Convention Yahoo! Groups event message board has ended!
Collector level registration included:
- Paws for Belle 'Early Bird' figurine carved by Peter Calvesbert (restrictions apply)
- Tugaloo Hullabaloo event figurine carved by Peter Calvesbert
- Andrea pendant carved by Peter Calvesbert as the Sunday Breakfast gift
- Paint-Your-Own figurine – an unpainted Eyes on the Prize figurine
- Friday Night Reception (with food)
- Saturday Night Banquet including Georgia a pendant carved by Peter Calvesbert
- Goodie Bag
- Personal 4-minute Signing Time with Peter Calvesbert
- Participation in all other activities throughout the weekend
Associate level registration included:
- Paint-Your-Own figurine
- Friday Night Reception (with food)
- Saturday Dinner Banquet
- Goodie Bag
- Participation in all other activities throughout the weekend
Optional items were available for both Collector and Associate level registrations, at an additional cost:
- "Version 2" of the Tugaloo Hullabaloo II Event figurine
- Peter Calvesbert exclusive Private Pete pendant – $25 (Peter's fundraiser to pay for his family attending)
- Optional Outings – include either Peaches or Cobbles (squirrel pendants with a peach), as part of the cost of the outings
- Southern Harmony Collector's Club (Local Club) fundraiser Shelly, a black squirrel with a peanut
- Charlie, a gray squirrel with a peanut, if you volunteer your time
- Skippy, a brown squirrel with a peanut, if you are a sponsor or get one or more Well Wisher Ads
- Raffle of a Lifetime and other fundraising events
- 'Personalized' Dollar Raffle Tickets – $1 each, as many as you like!
Public participation, including Collector and Associate level registrations, was able to purchase tickets for a 20-item "Public" Dollar Raffle. The proceeds were donated to our local charities Noah's Ark and Rainbow Children's Home. View the items available on our CHARITY PUBLIC DOLLAR RAFFLE page.
The HK House of Peers is proud of its charity fundraising success in the past. Visit our CHARITIES page and visit the pages of the charities we are supporting during this event: NAMI [www.nami.org], Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary [www.noahs-ark.org], and Rainbow Children's Home [rainbowchildrenshome.org].
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