RollIng out the Red Carpet! LIGHTS. CAMERA.

The red carpet rolled out and commenced the community’s most robust bash of the year.

Not to salute cinema, lure Hollywood’s elite, or parade the fashion prowess of matinee idols and movie moguls.

Rather, for St. Thomas to celebrate its annual Auction & Gala which applauds and honors the relentless Basilian commitment to innovative scholarship and the deeper purposes of Catholic higher education.

On a night when Astro slugging hero Yordan Alvarez detonated

The enthusiastic, overflow gathering of supporters, donors, and contributors embraced an occasion to assure the continued excellence in the tradition of goodness, discipline, and knowledge.

Style with considerable vigor and substance. A ripe moment to make a statement minus velvet Versace gowns or the powder blue Prada that makes one the belle of the ball. Dolce & Gabbana largely given the night off.

Yet a swanning mood with classic and elegant glitz to match. Glam squads galore. Black-tie ensembles, some occasional