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A Winter Fantasy
Debby Jacobs again chaired the La Jolla Playhouse’s annual gala. This year, she declared it a "black and white ball" and most of the 600 guests arrived in chic shades of silver, black, and winter white. A festive cocktail party began the event, which also featured a high-rolling live auction with fabulous packages including trips and walk-on play roles, an energetic performance by Tony Award-winning singer Patti LuPone, and a late-night "Solstice Soiree" dessert and dance party, with music by Zowie Bowie. — Paul Andrews
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Ralph and Gail Bryan
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Pam Slater-Price, Hershel Price, and Laurel McCrink
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| Don Breitenberg, Jeanne Jones, and Margret and Nevins McBride |
Nick and Jane Wyer with Tom Fat |
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| Barbara Bloom, Hermeen Scharaga, and Carole Laventhol |
Debby Jacobs, Marleigh Gleicher, Tammy Hershfield, Marci Morgan
and Laleh Roudi |
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| Clinton Walters, Suzanne Figi, Ingrid Hibben, and Victor LaMagna |
Ted Waitt with Kerri and Drew Smith |
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La Chaîne At The Del Mar Country Club
Founded in 1248, La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs is the world’s oldest food and wine society. The La Jolla chapter, or Bailliage, is headed by Dominick Addario MD, and includes members from La Jolla and Rancho Santa Fe. They hold three formal events each year, always at exceptionally fine establishments, where the region’s finest chefs prepare fabulous hors d’oeuvres and wonderful multi-course dinners served with carefully matched wines. The experience is a social and culinary delight of the highest order.
— Paul Andrews
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Angels’ Angels Winter Musicale
The San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservancy, dedicated to the development and enhancement of the musical experience through the teaching and performance of classical repertoire, annually educates over 450 student musicians. Performances are normally at Copley Symphony Hall, but SDYS’ elite support group, the Angels’ Angels, held a recent musicale at the beautiful Rancho Santa Fe home of Doug and Kathy Moore. Guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, dessert, and performances by five talented young musicians.
— Paul Andrews
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Dr. Dominick Addario and Marie Addario
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Reena Horowitz, Reinette and Marvin Levine, Kathy Moore,
Louarn Fleet-Schweitzer, and Doug Moore
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George and Irene Chandler with Shanley and
Ian Gardner-Smith
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Catharina Graves, Marjorie Barnes, Peter Cooper, Sherarn Wuerfel,
and Jeff Edmons
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| Virginia Monday with Ken and Sook Hansen |
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Hamp Atkinson, Peggy Hanley, Bob Wertheim, Joan Witt, and Sam Horowitz |
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| Sandy and Leanne Shapery with Valerie and Harry Cooper |
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Dalouge Smith, Tom and Cindy Goodman, and Pamela Hartwell |
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| Ray and Sharon Ferro with Laura Bradley and Fred Appelgate |
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Justin Rennilson, Shirl Stoller, and Barbara and Charley Crew |
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Symphony Stars On Stage
Symphony Stars is a group of San Diego women who enjoy classical music, understand the importance of philanthropy, and wish to get to know the orchestra from an insider’s perspective. Their fall event at Copley Symphony Hall gave approximately 120 guests the opportunity to enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres, dinner on stage catered by Pamplemousse Grille, and entertainment provided by a woodwind quintet of Symphony members that included John Lorge, Valentin Martchev, Dwight Parry, Sheryl Renk, and Sarah Tuck.
— Jane Shiomi
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Under The Tuscan Sun
Vista Hill’s 17th annual gala took place in the Aventine Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla, which was filled with the colors of Tuscany — golds, rusts, and long-stemmed sunflowers. Dee Ammon served as gala chair, and Ingrid B. Hibben received the 2006 In My Back Yard Award for her contributions to Vista Hill and the community. The event netted $188,000 for Vista Hill programs, which have been serving families in San Diego since 1957.
— Jane Shiomi, photos by Bob Ross
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| Charlotte Nielsen, Jay Kovtun, and Audrey Geisel |
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Elaine Lipinsky, Alex Butterfield, and Audrey Geisel |
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| Regina Kurtz and Al Isenberg |
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James and Marilyn Brown |
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| Mitch Woodbury, Lael Kovtun, and Ward Gill |
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Maggie Watkins, Dee Ammon, Connie Conard, Gretchen Bergman,
and Carol LeBeau
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Sandra Schafer and Dr. Jeffry Schafer
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Jerry and Sharon Stein, with Rob Dean |
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| Jahja Ling and Jessie Chang |
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Dee Ammon and Ingrid B. Hibben |
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Childhelp Fantasia
In 1959, Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson found Japanese-American children abandoned on the streets of Tokyo; thus was born Childhelp. The San Diego chapter of Childhelp held its 20th Annual Holiday Fantasia at the La Costa Resort and Spa. With honorary chairs Ray and Daran Grimm and chair Jo Ely at the helm, the event brought in scores of women who shopped at the ballroom-sized boutique, bid at the silent auctions, and enjoyed lunch, a live auction, and fashion show by Gretchen Productions.
— Sparkle Stiff, photos by Jennifer Nelson
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Preserving Balboa Park’s Legacy
The Friends of Balboa Park hosted the sixth annual Millennium Awards Luncheon, where keynote speaker Mayor Jerry Sanders honored Gene Trepte and our very own Darlene Davies for their amazing efforts and commitment to the betterment of the park. Inspiration Awards were also presented to five outstanding volunteers, and the Special Legacy Award was presented to the Committee of One Hundred to commemorate 40 years of dedication to Spanish Colonial Archiecture in Balboa Park.
— Jane Shiomi, photos by Bob Stefanko
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| Michelle Teran, Kimberly Hunt, and Mary Kaye |
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Darlene G. Davies and Maureen Lamberti |
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| Darah Grimm, Daran Grimm, and Danica Ciulli |
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Duane Pillsbury, Jane and Tom Fetter, and Joan Embery |
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| Laureen Bolstad, Jo Ely, and Jeanette Arthur |
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Bob Breitbard and Gene Trepte |
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| Kayla Berkman, Sue Berkman, and Marti Avila |
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Roger and Carol Showley |
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| Betsy Martin and Karin Wick |
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Rebecca Pollock, Charlotte Nielsen, and Barbara Brown |
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