Gift Idea for divas

A night designed for divas: Birthday bash benefits SoBo Central’s efforts

By Kendall Salter
ksalter@fosters.com

Click image to enlarge Ryan McBride/Staff photographer Women enjoy silent auctions, dancing, raffles, scavenger hunts that were all part of Diva Night Birthday Bash to benefit SoBo Central Friday evening.

   SOUTH BERWICK — Hundreds of women from around the Seacoast turned out for the biggest birthday bash of the year on Friday night, with only a few rules to govern the proceedings: relax, have fun, and of course, no boys allowed.

Well, almost.

    Helped by husbands and city officials serving as butlers, coat checkers, servers and greeters, the attendees of the third annual Diva Night, hosted by the Red Barn at Outlook Farm.
  The event was themed in the form of an extravagant birthday party to mark South Berwick’s bicentennial. All around, the trappings of a party bedecked the festive occasion: balloons, cake, sweets, drinks and a giant pinata.

  The night wasn’t only about frivolity and some fun at the expense of the men in their lives, however. For organizer Rachel Martin and the rest of those in attendance, it was a chance to raise funds for SoBo Central, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting everything the town has to offer, including local charity programs such as Home for the Holidays and Kee...
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