Page 28 - South Mississippi Living - October, 2019

Light the Night
FOR BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS
photos courtesy of Chefs of the Coast
hefs of the Coast has a new month and a new theme this year. “Magnolias, Roux and Brews” will take place October 20, 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the Coast Coliseum. The VIP reception is from 5 to 6 p.m.
“The theme highlights the Coastal South, our cooking style, and our local craft beers,” said Susan Perkins, executive director of the Coast Restaurant & Beverage Association. “We are expecting 20 to 25 restaurants and four to six wine brokers.”
With Dominique Patton as the event chair, this year’s Chefs of the Coast will have a food truck corral set up with a beer garden featuring local brews. “We are also having the first Culinary Gladiator Battle, a mystery basket cooking competition to take place among local chefs during the event,” Patton said.
For the third year there will be a High School Cooking Competition with local high school culinary programs invited to participate. The winning team receives a cash stipend to support the school’s program, and all schools receive cash stipends for participating.
Tickets are $55 for general admission, $65 for VIPs and may be purchased at ticketmaster.com or the Coliseum box office.
228.324.0032 | www.chefsofthecoast.org
COASTNOTES
story by Lynn Lofton
L Lymphoma Society
anterns will glow in Gulfport’s Jones Park on October 17 when walkers gather to raise funds and shed light on blood cancer. Registration is at 5:30 p.m. and the walk begins at 7:00. The walk is free to attend and all registered participants will receive
an illuminated lantern. Walkers who raise $100 will
be Champions for a Cure and will receive a wristband that will give them a limited edition Light the Night T-Shirt and access to food. The walk is sponsored by the Mississippi-Louisiana Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).
Julie Capdeville with LLS says the Light the Night Walk helps bring light to the darkness of cancer. “During Light the Night, friends, families and co- workers will come together to celebrate, honor,
and remember those touched by blood cancer,” she added. “Money raised during the campaign will fund life-saving cancer research and patient support. An estimated 1,540 people in Mississippi will be diagnosed with a blood cancer this year. An estimated 510 people in Mississippi will pass away from a blood cancer this year.”
Mississippi-Louisiana Chapter Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 504.837.0945 | 888.290.0945 www.lightthenight.org
story by Lynn Lofton photo courtesy of the Mississippi-Louisiana Chapter Leukemia and
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