The Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Society held its annual fundraising ball April 14 in support of preservation efforts of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum.

The signature “Best Bib & Tucker Ball,” a colonial term for one’s best dress, featured a Springtime in Paris theme with all profits from the ball and silent auction going towards the preservation, educational and outreach programs of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum.

“Last year one of the things the Society did with the money it raised was purchase a major manuscript collection for Gadsby’s Tavern called the Irwin Papers,” said Society president Nancy Kegan Smith. “This has the 1802 inventory and a lease for Gadsby’s Tavern, which at the time was called the City Hotel.”

Mayor Allison Silberberg attended the event, as did the Marquis de Lafayette, as portrayed by Michael Halbert. Entertainment was provided by Doc Scantlin and his band and Chou Chou.

For more information, visit www.gadsbystavernmuseum.us.