“font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana;”>AbesiPR put together a rather enjoyable and festive evening for Roland Williams’ Night of Heroes Celebrity Gala at Lumiere Place’s newest restaurant, Stadium, last Friday night. I must say that Stadium is a very nice replacement to Sleek, which closed earlier this year. In place of the upscale pricey eatery is the sports lounge that features St. Louis sports memorabilia, numerous HD flatscreen televisions, and is also home to a broadcast of Fox Sports Midwest Cardinals post-game show in a custom-made studio. Roland was all smiles as everyone from professional athletes to St. Louis big wigs were all on hand in cocktail dresses and button ups to celebrate highlighted police officers, firefighters, and community activists who have made a strong impact in the area. The influx of notable faces was so much, I couldn’t retain them all. However, from what I could, I saw
“mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;”>Orlando Pace, Cedric Cobb and Sande Stevenson. Based on the many chiseled jaw lines and robust frames, I know there were also a host of professional athletes present. I would have tried to meet and greet the eye candy, but I was way too busy helping myself to the delicious ribs and steak that were provided. Who wants to greet anyone with a barbeque sauced ring around the mouth? Overall this was a pretty nice night to rub elbows with champions. A special shoutout goes to Abesi for taking care of us media folk.