Pictures from SoutholdVOICE's sold-out Barbecue-by-the Bay on Claudios Dock Thursday, August 21st 2008.

"… it was
the place to be"

The bar scene.  All the beer and wine you could drink plus delicious passed hors d'œuvres and veggie dips.

Dianne Castaldi's Events Committee had everything under control.  Here Gloria Groocock, Dolores Betsch, Dianne Castaldi and Leo Alessi check in some of the 230 ticket holders.

Right:  John Kramer, SoutholdVOICE's
Chairman,
freshly returned
from the Olympics
in Beijing was
a bit jet lagged,
but was enjoying the commotion
around him.



Left:
Doug Rose,
SoutholdVOICE's
Treasurer,
made a grand
entrance
by yacht.

Above: a banner thanks the generous sponsors, whose participation made the event a success.  Right:  The bar scene begins to heat up as darkness falls

Michael LoGrande, left, Chairman of the Suffolk County Water Authority enjoys a beer with Paul Torpey

DJ Ed. Wright entertained

Assemblyman Marc Alessi with SoutholdVOICE Vice Chair John Betsch and Treasurer Doug Rose

Guido and Marge Dossena, Events Committee volunteer, chat with John Betsch

Sea Tow's Joe Frohnhoefer with Trustee David Bergen

SoutholdVOICE board member Barbara Christianson
with Michelle Schor

Sir Roy Morrow's  Saffron United Pipe and Drum Band arrived on Costello's Plum Island motorized  barge to the cheers of the partygoers

The kilt-clad pipers disembarked … piping away!

Color Guard

Sir Roy Morrow

Drummer

The party continued after the piper concert with a delicious BBQ
of burgers, dogs, codfish, beans, corn on the cob, salads, drinks and desserts.