Couples and singles took the dance floor to celebrate Valentine’s Day Friday night at the 21st Annual Golden Sweetheart’s Ball.
The event took place at the San Marcos Activity Center where guests 50 and older arrived and lines formed to enter the center’s ballroom. Ballroom doors opened at 6:15 p.m., and attendees entered to music hosted by Sound Experience Wedding & Event Entertainment.
Root Cellar Cafe & Brewery made food available to guests, and volunteers helped serve and clear dinnerware from the tables throughout the evening.
As the night progressed, guests began shifting from dinner to the dance floor. Couples and individuals danced to love songs ranging from Stand by Me by Ben E. King to Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton.
The event closed out with event attendees dancing to Santana and Rob Thomas’ Smooth.
Couples hold each other close during a slow song as the 21st Annual Golden Sweetheart’s Ball wraps up, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at the San Marcos Activity Center.
Henry (right) and Deborah Maxfield dance together, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, during the 21st Annual Golden Sweetheart’s Ball at the San Marcos Activity Center.
Doug (left) and Cindi Scheid cross the center of the dance floor, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, during the 21st Annual Golden Sweetheart’s Ball at the San Marcos Activity Center.
Tim (left) and Pam Jones walk through the entrance to the 21st Annual Golden Sweetheart’s Ball, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at the San Marcos Activity Center.
Guests converse as they wait in line for entrance into a ballroom for the 21st Golden Sweetheart’s Ball, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at the San Marcos Activity Center.
Colored spotlights hit Greg and Kate Schnautz’s lower half while the two dance, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, during the 21st Annual Golden Sweetheart’s Ball at the San Marcos Activity Center.
Guests sit at their tables while a raffle takes place, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, during the 21st Annual Golden Sweetheart’s Ball at the San Marcos Activity Center.
Alma (right) and Cornelio “Corn” Tristan smile as they dance together, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, during the 21st Annual Golden Sweetheart’s Ball at the San Marcos Activity Center.
Greg (left) and Kate Schnautz hold each other as they dance together, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, during the 21st Annual Golden Sweetheart’s Ball at the San Marcos Activity Center.
Guests attending the 21st Annual Golden Sweetheart’s Ball serve themselves food, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at the San Marcos Activity Center. The Root Cellar Cafe & Brewery catered the event.
Rosa Aldape waits in line for the ballroom doors to open for the 21st Annual Golden Sweetheart’s Ball, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at the San Marcos Activity Center.
