Night of wine and roses

FORT SMITH — It takes a lot of hard work by a lot of people for the yearly Wine & Roses Gala to fully unfold like beautiful roses arranged inside the house that hosts it.

This year should be no exception.

Already, a team of three creative couples have been working for months on the 2012 Wine & Roses gala for the Donald D. Reynolds Cancer Support House. Rosalba & Tony de Mondesert, Brooke & Steven Spradlin and Sondi & George Catsavis,  with help from experienced committees, will be ready to unveil the fruits of their labor to the public at 6:30 p.m. Saturday (March 31) at the cancer support house.

A red carpet and live classical music will drawn guests into the house among dozens of bouquets of roses, each serving as a tribute to someone who is facing or has faced cancer. The real draw, however, is a combination of good food, live music, great art and award-winning wines.

Reservations can be made here or by calling (479) 424-1812.