{"id":14975,"date":"2025-01-16T20:52:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=14975"},"modified":"2025-01-16T20:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:53:08","slug":"a-holiday-masquerade-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/a-holiday-masquerade-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"A Holiday Masquerade Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14981\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14981\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Grand-Prize-winner-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Grand-Prize-winner-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Grand-Prize-winner-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Grand-Prize-winner.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand Prize winner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>The Truth Staff<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nikola Welcome-Bovell and Toni Battle-Gaines organized a masquerade ball at The Truth Colours Gallery\u00a0 (7 East Bancroft St. in Minority Way Plaza) on Saturday night, December 28. The event featured delicious food, drinks and music by DJ Big Lou, The Mayor.<\/p>\n<p>The ball, said Welcome-Bovell, \u201cwas designed for mature people to come together in a space at the end of the year \u2026 to have some clen safe fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Part of the celebration included a contest to see who was modeling the best mask; the winner was awarded a painting from the gallery \u2013 a piece of art by Welcome-Bovell \u2013 as the grand prize.<\/p>\n<p>To rent The Truth Colours Gallery contact Nikola Welcome-Bovell at 347-286-9227.<\/p>\n<p>Visit and Like The Truth Colours Gallery Facebook Page.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14975 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/a-holiday-masquerade-ball\/kristin-moncrief-of-optigo\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" 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