Tyler Kidd

Tyler is excited to be apart of this years event. Outside of being a dance instructor he’s also an actor that has had the chance to work at multiple theaters in the Atlanta area. On top of that he loves being involved with TV/Film, Commercial type opportunities and making music.

Kendra Scott

“I’ve always had a love of natural gemstones, and noticed a white space in the jewelry market for quality styles and stones at an affordable price. So, I decided to create them myself.”Kendra Scott

Our products are thoughtfully crafted in our Austin, Texas studio, pushing the boundaries of design and innovation while staying true to our principles: color, shape, material, and value. Through the use of natural materials, including genuine stone and shell, we create quality, affordable luxury products that make fashion and its trends truly accessible.

WE TREAT EACH OTHER & OUR CUSTOMERS LIKE FAMILY.

 “I am a mom to three boys, and started this company when my first son was just three months old. Family has always come first here, and it always will.”

WE BELIEVE THAT GIVING BACK IS THE TRUEST FORM OF SUCCESS. 

A portion of our annual proceeds directly supports women’s and children’s causes that improve lives, advance knowledge, and unlock opportunity. Our customers and employees are the heart and soul of our brand, and we are committed to them and their communities. 

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Fancy by Francesca Watson

Francesca Watson is a model, celebrity fashion designer and event producer. Her experience in the fashion industry as a model spans over the last 19 years since the age of 15. She has been a selftaught high fashion designer for the last 8 years. Her designs have been featured on countless celebrities, magazines and music videos. Stay tunned to see Francesca's Small collection of highend swim and resort pieces at the youth fashion extreme.

Dicey Approved

Dicey is a stand-up comedian, writer, and celebrity nail artist residing in Los Angeles CA. Currently, Dicey tours the country on standup comedy tours featuring Punkie Johnson (SNL, HBO’s Love Life), Ryan Davis (Insecure) and Tony Hinchcliff (Netflix, Kill Tony Podcast). Dicey is also Punkie’s unofficial co-host and producer of SWAMP EDUCATION, a podcast on Sirius XM radio on Kevin Hart’s LOL Network.  Dicey also plays a lead character in the podcast drama THE IMPERFECTION, which was an official selection for Tribeca Film Festival 2021, rated in the top 5 podcast dramas on ITUNES, and was nominated for Best Podcast of the Year and Best Original Screenplay at the AMBI awards 2022.  Dicey has also appeared on VH1, Trutv, and REVOLT TV, and holds a bachelor's degree in Theatre from the University of Houston with a Minor in Creative Writing.

Atlanta Zoo

THEN

Atlanta’s oldest cultural destination began the day a menagerie came to town – and never left. In March 1889, a traveling show bound for Marietta, Ga., stalled just south of its destination when cash flow problems forced its owner into bankruptcy. Left behind by defecting circus employees, the animals began to draw crowds of curious onlookers. Two weeks later, businessman George Valentine Gress purchased the collection at public auction and donated the animals to the city of Atlanta. City leaders relocated them to picturesque Grant Park, a favorite local picnic and promenade destination. Featuring a jaguar, a hyena, a black bear, a raccoon, an elk, a gazelle, a Mexican hog, lionesses, pumas, camels and snakes, Atlanta’s first zoological venue opened to the public that April.

NOW

1999 was an unforgettable year for the Zoo with the arrival of Lun Lun and Yang Yang, a pair of giant pandas on loan from China. Even as the city celebrated the beloved bears, Atlanta joined the Zoo in mourning Willie B., who passed away in 2000 at the age of 42. The gorilla who had become the symbol of the Zoo’s resurgence was eulogized by Ambassador Andrew Young, memorialized by a crowd of over 5,000 people, and remembered by media throughout the U.S., including Time magazine.The early years of the 21st century were challenging ones for Zoo Atlanta. Like many of the nation’s cultural destinations, the Zoo felt the impact of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center in 2001. Zoo leaders embarked on a crucial period of evaluation, aligning the Zoo’s mission of conservation, education and family fun with a new strategic plan that would guide the institution in a growing and changing city and state.

Maple announced his retirement from Zoo Atlanta in 2002, and Dennis W. Kelly assumed leadership as President and CEO in 2003. Outback Station, the final phase of the Orkin Children’s Zoo, opened in 2004, followed by The Living Treehouse, a new addition to The Ford African Rain Forest.

Gorillas were household names again in 2005 when Kuchi delivered a rare set of twins. At that time, no mother gorilla had ever successfully reared twins in a zoo without the benefit of the human intervention, but Kuchi proved a record-breaker. Willie B.’s first grandchild, Macy Baby, was born to Kudzoo in December 2005. Macy would later be joined by five more of Willie B.’s grandchildren: Gunther, born to Sukari in 2006; Merry Leigh, born to Kudzoo in 2011; Andi, born to Lulu in 2013; Anaka, born to Sukari in 2013; and a female infant born to Kudzoo in 2016.

Stealing the spotlight from baby gorillas would prove difficult, but in 2006, a tiny, hairless creature took the stage. Lun Lun and Yang Yang’s firstborn, Mei Lan, was the only giant panda cub born in the U.S. that year. Mei Lan would later be followed by a younger brother and five sisters: Xi Lan in 2008; Po in 2010; twins Mei Lun and Mei Huan in 2013; and twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun in 2016. Mei Lan, Xi Lan, Po, Mei Lun and Mei Huan all now live at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China.

A new decade also brought new leadership. Following the departure of Dennis Kelly, who accepted a position at Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Atlanta native Raymond B. King took the helm as President and CEO of Zoo Atlanta in 2010. King’s first Zoo Atlanta opening was Trader’s Alley: Wildlife’s Fading Footprints (2010), followed by Complex Carnivores (2011) and Twiga Terrace (2012). Splash Fountain presented by Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority opened in 2013. The award-winning Scaly Slimy Spectacular: The Amphibian and Reptile Experience opened in 2015 and is the world’s first LEED Gold-certified reptile and amphibian exhibit.

Animal firsts would include Zuri, the Zoo’s first giraffe calf (2010); Sohni and Sanjiv, the first Sumatran tiger cubs born at Zoo Atlanta in more than a decade (2011); Beauregard, the Zoo’s first eastern bongo calf (2011); Zoo Atlanta’s first Guatemalan beaded lizard hatchling (2012); and Jabari, the first black rhino calf ever born in Zoo Atlanta history (2013).

Now more than 125 years removed from its historical origins, Zoo Atlanta has evolved from a quaint picnic stop where people visited wild animals to a conservation organization seeking to engage the public in the lives of its animal ambassadors and the preservation of their counterparts in the wild. The long journey from Victorian curiosity to national leader has not been without its challenges, but the mission, animals, programs and people of Zoo Atlanta will ensure that history will continue to be made.

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