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ANTIQUES SHOW By Candice Cowin. Additional reporting Catherine D. Anspon. Photography Chris Pierre Bachman and Jordan Geibel. A beloved Round Top tradition wrapped with a flourish as The Halles, PaperCity m a g a z i n e , a n d Round Top Publishers celebrated both the finale of the Round Top Spring Antiques & Design Show and 50 years of Festival Hill, aka the internationally known music conservatory Round Top Festival Institute. Gillie and Marc's life -size bronze Paparazzi Dogs greeted guests (courtesy exhibitor West Chelsea Contemporary), as a crowd of more than 250 assembled in The Halles' VIP Pavilion. On the menu: dinner, drinks, and dancing to Black Cat Choir. John Lowery of Humble Donkey Studio even joined the musical lineup, after being invited on stage to play the cowbell by the gentlemen in the band. Chef Trang (Lena) Le of Lena's Asian Kitchen got the party rolling with a Southern supper of red beans and rice, Cajun chicken pasta, and meatloaf and mashed potatoes, and a tower of Crave Cupcakes. Meanwhile, The Crown Halles bar served up cocktails crafted with spirits from Still Austin Whiskey Co. and Frankly Organic Vodka. Making merry: Hosts Round Top Publishers' Jim Kastleman, Mary Hoang-Do, Ben Kastleman, Lizzy Welch, and Alli Stark; Festival Hill founder and the evening's honoree James Dick with colleagues Lamar Lentz and Pat Johnson; Marsha and David Smith; Humble Donkey's Laurie Lowery; jeweler Richard Schmidt and wife Janet; jeweler Heather Benjamin; Mill Collective founders Tim Branscome and Luciana Mikos; The Crown Bar's Beth Weishuhn and Larr y Weishuhn; Billy Fong; Zoe Bonnette; Nancy Littlejohn with daughter Isabella Littlejohn; Sally and Norman Reynolds; Linda Plant; Robin Conner; Tim Grimes; Paul Kilian; Clemencia and Jordan Larimore; Andrea S c h u t t e r R i e b e l i n g ; R o b e r t Willey; Pamela West; Lauren Wills Grover and husband Colin Grover; Kim Rolland; Lucy Sharp; Joan and Jerry Herring; Wendy and Cade Burks; Craig Moreau; Christi Hay; Susan Wheeler; Deanna and Case Fischer of Fischer & Wieser; West Chelsea Contemporary's Gary Seals; artist Chaney Trotter who created the site-specific hay installation, In Between, for The Halles VIP Pavilion with her folks Mary and John Eads; DeeAnn and Marcus Thigpen; Still Austin's Amanda Vavra and Katie Crenshaw; Antonio Cortez of Christopher Martin Gallery; Frances Chenne; Kelly Hoang Bui; Sean Finn; Brigid Brumby of Covet Aspen; Katy Bader; Danny Tran; Caroline Layne; and Corey Layne. VIPS, A SOUTHERN SUPPER, AND BLACK CAT CHOIR CLOSE OUT ROUND TOP SPRING Beth Weishuhn Andrea Schuer Riebeling DeeAnn & Marcus Thigpen Black Cat Choir James Dick Craig Moreau, Jordan Larimore Marsha & David Smith Isabella Lilejohn Nancy Lilejohn, Hank Bond Caroline Layne, Danny Tran, Corey Layne, Ben Kastleman John & Laurie Lowery Julie Alkire, Marla Hurley Dana Vidal, Jason Alkire Lauren Wills Grover Lizzy Welch 54