Gatherings - Ranch & Coast

Cirque de Santa Fe Want to wander the terraces of The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe and meet and greet your friends? Or win a Napa getaway, a week's stay on the Upper East Side? Well - you missed your chance if you missed this year's Rancho Santa Fe Community Center gala, Cirque de Santa Fe, title sponsored by Jet Source, which included Fern Street Circus jugglers. Organized by chairs Carey Cimino and Dorinda Miller, committee members Nora Kaiser and Margot Kerr, and several others, the ball concluded with hundreds of smiling guests and significant funds raised. - Sparkle Stiff, photos by Jennifer Nelson

Kevin Andrew, Jackie Key, Ron and Pat Merino, David Merino, and Stacie Jewell		Carey Cimino and Dorinda Miller

Members of the title sponsor company, Jet Source: Ian and Diane Ewing, Frank and Susan Milian, Richard and Monica Brown, Heather Miller, Megan and Travis Cunningham, and Anas Shpayer		Tim and Cheryl Holcombe with Katie and Jeff Holcombe

Laurie Carvajal, Laura Barry, John Taibe, and Alchera Ayyad		Stuart and Karen Tanz, Muffy Walker, and John Reed

Jim and Carey Cimino, Pete Morimoto, Mary Murray, and Laura Stansberry		Jack and Susie Burger with Anna and Lance Waite

Meet The Chefs The 10th annual Meet the Chefs of Del Mar, at the Hilton Del Mar, benefitted the children of Casa de Amparo. Guests enjoyed a sampling of sumptuous cuisine prepared by 16 esteemed chefs (Randy Gruber, Ryan Johnston, Steve Floyd, Chuck Samuelson, Andrew Knudtson, Francisco Castaneda, Nicola Calamari, Paul McCabe, Dustin Anselm, Hanis Cavin, Chris Idso, Brad Luckinbill, Jeffrey Strauss, Brett Nicholson, Susan Sbicca, and Silvano Renteria), along with wines, desserts, live music, and a silent auction. - Jane Shiomi, photos by S. McCoy
		Sandra Osborn, Sally Johnson, and Donna Reichhardt

Chuck Samuelson and Susan Sbicca		Kelly and Derek Poirier

Cindy and John Klinedinst		Kelly Giebel and Brad Luckinbill

Joe and Stacy Bean

Art Auction The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego must have been very pleased with the at-capacity attendance and spirited bidding at its fifth benefit art auction. Christie's Los Angeles conducted the live auction, which is a much-awaited biennial attraction. A silent auction, comprised of a wide range of visual art pieces, accompanied the main event. Most importantly, a sizeable amount of money was raised for the museum, and art collectors were pleased with their new acquisitions. - Darlene G. Davies, photos by S. McCoy		Spinoff Auction There was an outpouring of love and gratitude for Dr. John Trombold, director of the Scripps Cancer Center, Stevens Division, at the 15th annual Spinoff Auction. Trombold has served at Scripps for 43 years and inspired to become a physician by his own teenage experience with illness. The evening's auction and gala, titled And All That Jazz, as an acknowledgment of his love of jazz, was a tribute to his years of commitment and dedication to the treatment and, hopefully, the eventual eradication of cancer. - Nanette Martin, photos by S. McCoy

Andrea Meyer, Debbie Friedlaender, and Kathy Connor		Marcia and John Trombold with Gary Fybel

Courtney Ann Coyle and Steven P. McDonald		Jane Fusinato with Skeets and Sharon Dunn

Patsy and David Marino		Susan Kazmarek-Biddick, Craig Biddick, and Claudia Knorr

Stacy Jacobs with Harvey and Sheryl White		Bill and Dorothy Menish with Rosemary and Chris Van Gorder

Robert and Deanna Mackey		Fred and Copper Gilmann

Karen and Robert Hoehn		Ken and Bobbi Martini

Celebrity Chefs Cook Gala The Moores UCSD Cancer Center's 2006 Celebrity Chefs Cook Gala took place at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Chaired by board member Howard Cohen and his wife Toby, the event celebrated the 25th anniversary of the gala by honoring Anne Otterson, who launched the first Celebrity Chefs gala in 1981. Guests enjoyed silent and live auctions and appetizers paired with fine wines by local chefs including Pierre Albaladejo of Four Seasons Resort Aviara and Paul McCabe of J. Taylor's Restaurant at L'Auberge Del Mar, among others. - Jane Shiomi, photos by S. McCoy		10th Annual Hats Off To Children What better cause than making sure our county's children are afforded the best possible medical care? Local broadcast journalist Andrea Naversen was one of the women who, ten years ago, spearheaded the first Hats Off to Children event to raise money for, and honor, the efforts of Children's Hospital. At the event, put on by the Del Mar unit of the Children's Hospital Auxiliary, Naversen appeared as guest speaker, while Sandra Maas emceed. Sarena Talbert and Rebecca Klein chaired the luncheon. - Sparkle Stiff, photos by Jennifer Nelson

Bill and Jenny Griffith		Sarena Talbert and Rebecca Klein

Howard Cohen, Anne Otterson, and Toby Cohen		Beverly Beck Ellman and Micki Jones

William and Jolyn Parker		Hal Melzner, MD with Andrea Naversen

Salah Hassanein and Zandra Rhodes with Jay and Lael Kovton		Julie Sarno and Tamara Chow

Marilyn and Roger Boesky		Sylvia Anderson, Kaley Palmieri, Alicia Palmieri, and Dallas Dyson