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The 50th annual Ebony Fashion Fair Show "Glam Odyssey," a traveling fashion production hosted by the East Texas Chapter of Links Inc., is scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday at Caldwell Auditorium, Tyler.

Tickets to the show are $25 and may be purchased from any Links member in Tyler, Longview or Marshall.

The price of the ticket entitles the ticketholder to a one-year subscription to Ebony or six months to Jet. Tickets may be purchased from East Texas Chapter of Links members, or Art From The Soul in the West Erwin Shopping Center.

"In spite of strife around the globe, the fashion world is projecting an upbeat attitude. Renowned designers around the world have declared liveliness and vibrancy to be the feel and ambience for the 2007-2008 fashion season," Links spokesperson Darlene Lewis said.

"Consequently, what we wear from this point forward should lift the spirit and enliven your personal style. It is a time to reflect your positive outlook on life with your wardrobe and your attitude," she said.

"Many of the glamorous looks of seasons past were showcased on the runways of the world in remixed versions to create new, trendy glam for today," Ms. Lewis said.

Ebony Fashion Fair Show is the Links' main fundraiser benefiting its four facets - services to youth, international trends and services, national trends and services and the arts.

LINKS' EVENTS

The East Texas Links also sponsors a Jazz Brunch, Health Fare in Marshall, etiquette sessions for youth, ages 12-18 (males and females), LIFT (Links Involving Fantastic Teens) working with middle school males, National Black Initiative on Cancer (screening for colon, prostrate, and breast cancer), cholesterol and blood pressure screening, Teen Summit and gives scholarship to deserving high school seniors in the Tyler, Longview and Marshall area each year.

MEMBERS

Members of the East Texas Chapter of Links are Henria Armstrong, Joyce Armstrong-Scurry, Ann Beasley, Sebetha Jenkins Booker, Lurenia Bratton, Dara Brazile, Berdine Craddock, Ollie Crawford, Clara Dickerson, Dorothy Edwards, Tracie Fisher, Kathy Edwards-Hart, Lillian Gee, Rosalyn Gooch, Carolyn Harvey, Karen Helton, Carol Henry, Ira Jean Henry, Cynthia Howland, Gwendolyn Huntington, Nettie Jones, Ms. Lewis, Janice Lindsey Roxie Mayfield, Greta Moore-Dixon, Carol Pruitt, Sharon Roy, Serena Sentell, Mary Shankle, Ora Taylor, VaLita Waits, Jodie Ward, Jean Washington, Sonja Watson, Elaine Wells, Tina Wesley, Artelia Williams, April Gaston Willis, Lizzie Willis, and Amanda Winters. Ms. Huntington is the president and Ms. Wesley is the chairperson for The Ebony Fashion Show.

This ensemble by Roberta Scarpa and Stizzoli of Italy is one of many fashions to be featured in “Glam Odyssey” at this year’s Ebony Fashion Fair Show, to be held Saturday at Caldwell Auditorium, Tyler
(Courtesy Photo)