The Crowd -- B.W. Cook
They are calling the show “Discover the Magic.” The Lido Isle Women’s
Charitable Foundation will present its third annual antique extravaganza
April 11 to April 14 under an enormous white tent pavilion at the Newport
Dunes Waterfront Resort Hotel. The Newport Beach Spring Antiques Show has
become one of the premier exhibits on the West Coast in three brief
years.
The success belongs to the ladies and gentlemen backing the charitable
foundation, led by Diana Miner of Newport Beach, in conjunction with the
super-dedicated volunteers who organize and staff the presentation. This
year’s chairwoman is the dynamic and lovely Pamela Nestande, who is
taking the event to a new expanded plateau.
“We have taken the decidedly American penchant for mixing styles and
periods by fusing European formality with the elegant, witty sensibility
of the 21st century,” says Nestande, also a talented decorator in her own
right.
She adds, “Dealers are eager to talk to new, young collectors. They
want to educate the client, explain the history and the value of an
antique piece.”
Nestande also shares that the show this year will present three
outstanding guest speakers. Best-selling author Arianna Huffington, White
House social secretary Laurie Firestone and internationally acclaimed
designer Ann Fraser will each preside over a luncheon during the show’s
run.
Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz USA, Whittier Trust Co., Coldwell
Banker-Coast Newport Properties, South Coast Plaza and George Argyros and
his wife, Julia (who has gone back to her original name from Judie), the
show will debut April 11 with a preview dinner and reception under the
tent. It will run through April 14. This event is a must-do. Proceeds
from the show will benefit 10 charities chosen by the committee. For
information, call (949) 451-4546.
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It was luncheon on the “Isle of Capri” for the National Charity League
Juniors. The 16th annual mother-daughter fashion show was a true breath
of spring. It’s pleasant to know that not all traditional forms of human
contact have been overthrown in our contemporary world. Perhaps even more
telling is that the assemblage of women and their daughters represents a
very modern group, with many balancing careers and family, but still
making time for Old World traditions that represent family values and
community service.
More than 500 guests of the juniors converged upon the Palm Garden of
the Four Seasons Hotel in Newport Beach to blend the old and the new. At
the end of a very full day -- which included a fashion show featuring
many of the children of league members modeling Roxy and Oilily garments,
and a vast auction that included everything from diamond jewelry to a
Hawaiian trip -- the group of children and their mothers graduated from
the junior status to the National Charity League Chapter.
Co-chaired by Ton Hilton and Leonie Lumpkin -- with able support from
President Kathy Hancock and board members Kathy Stuart, Erin Meyer, Kathy
Kelter, Kathleen Farmer, Suzanne Searles, Anne Burger, Debbie Johnson,
Yvonne Scholemer, Gay Butera, Kristina Grace, Diane Cotton and Diane
Edmonston -- the event raised in excess of $75,000.
The money will benefit league-sponsored charities, including High
Hopes Neurological Recovery Group, Rehabilitation Center, the Harry and
Grace Steele Children’s Center and the Pediatric Cancer Research
Foundation.
Spotted in the very fashionable crowd were Jennifer Van Berg, Mary
Fallon, Ann Ramser, Betsy Van’t Hof, Evan Corkett, Stephanie Rados and
Marion Palley.
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Art of Dining XV, the anticipated June 1 event supporting the Orange
County Museum of Art, will be previewed at an elegant cocktail reception
May 9 hosted by the much in demand Newport Beach hostess Joan Riach and
her husband, Tom. Bronze sculptures by French artist Guy Ferrer and
exquisite contemporary glasswork by Caleb Siemon will be on display at
the Riach waterfront estate.
This season’s Art of Dining will honor Henry Segerstrom, Orange County
patron of the arts, along with artist John Baldessari. Jazz performer
Diane Schuur is set to entertain. To support Art of Dining, call Brian
Langston at the museum at (949) 759-1122, Ext. 207.
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