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The Social Whirl Check Out ‘The Roost' at Taste of Arcadia For all of you who would enjoy tasting the myriad of choices from over 35 restaurants and breweries, wineries and the Martini Bar, meet and great old friends, city V.I.P.s and be a part of the buzz, but enjoy a bit quieter opportunity to visit, have I got news for you. Its time to come on down to “The Roost,� a new addition to the “Taste of Arcadia� this year. Chair of this successful event, Verena Somer, announced sponsors: Merrill Lynch/BofA, 2010 GOLD sponsor; Westfield Santa
Anita, Silver sponsor, and Oak Tree Racing Association, BRONZE sponsor. In addition, media sponsors are Arcadia Weekly, Pasadena Star News and Townzilla. com. Many other Arcadia merchants have also contributed to make this event an evening to remember. Among the other highlights of this dazzling evening are music by the Cold Duck band, Brazilian dancers and free parking. Call (626) 447-2159. Monies earned to benefit Foothill Unity Center, Arboretum Foundation and Arcadia Red Cross.
Please Send Your Social announcements and Invitations to Floretta Lauber at: socialwhirl@ beaconmedianews.com
By Floretta Lauber
Mardi Gras 2011 Committee Kick Off Verena Somer, event chair for Taste of Arcadia, September 20th.
Press Previews 24th Home and Kitchen Tour Hosted by ASID Open to the public, the tour is set for Sunday, October 3rd, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., announced Eileen Atwood event chair for the Pasadena chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers. “Our tour is very strong on value,â€? Atwood explained. “It offers entrĂŠe to four fabulous and diverse homes, plus opportunities to meet designers, learn about products and services from key industry vendors and shop unusual boutiques – all for $30 per ticket.â€? This year’s self-guided tour, which features houses built from 1941-2000 throughout Pasadena, South Pasadena, San Marino and La CaĂąada, offers two very different takes on traditional design (a sophisticated Colonial style residence and a gracious French provincial home), plus a modern Craftsman and an architecturally significant contemporary home. Designers had to take into account existing furniture, artwork and
personal collections. “These are real homes for real people,� said Carol Cobabe, Pasadena ASID 2010 Home & Kitchen Tour co-chair. Participating ASID and Allied ASID designers for 2010 include Firoozeh Khorraai (Design Schematic), Susan Sawasy (Casawasy), Leona Valone (Valone Design), and Rozalynn Woods (Rozalynn Woods Interiors). Shopping for treasures and discovering resources are added benefits of the tour, which includes retail boutiques and displays of the best home design products. Guests can also purchase chances to win a KitchenAid barbecue (a $3,400 value), donated by Gold sponsor Sierra Custom Kitchens and Sterling sponsor Ferguson’s Bath & Kitchen Gallery. Tickets to the tour, $30 in advance and $35 day of the event, are available by calling (800) 237-2634, or the ASID Pasadena chapter office at
Methodist Hospital’s Mardi Gras committee held its Kick Off meeting on Thursday, August 27, at Casa del Rey Restaurant in Sierra Madre. Mardi Gras 2011 will honor Arcadia residents Dave and Grace Cashion for their many years of service to Methodist Hospital. Proceeds from this year’s fund-raiser will benefit emergency services at Methodist Hospital. Two thousand eleven marks the 16th year this festive event
has paid homage to Mardi Gras by throwing a New Orleans style celebration featuring several of San Gabriel Valley’s best restaurants, an exciting silent auction, live entertainment with plenty of dancing, and an authentic parade. Invite your friends and colleagues, bring your appetites and they will provide the beads on Fat Tuesday, March 8, at Sirona’s in Santa Anita Park. They hope to see you there.
Tour home on Indiana Avenue, South Pasadena. Interior design and remodel of 3,500 square foot, two story build in 1971. Susan Sawasy ASID. (626) 795-6898 (1000 Walnut St., Suite 108, Pasadena). Tour tickets and tickets for the barbecue drawing ($10 each or $25 for three) are also available at Anthony’s Art & Frames, 1120 Huntington Dr., San Marino, (800) 237-2634; Cynthia Bennett & associates, 501 Fair Oaks Ave., South Pasadena, (626) 799-9701; Ferguson Bath & Kitchen Gallery, 157 Vista Ave., Pasadena, (626)
795-9551; French Laundry, 606 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena, (626) 792-3881; Pzazz Hair Salon, 840 Foothill Blvd., La Members of Mardi Gras Kick Off committee for Methodist HospiCaĂąada (818) 790-1334, and tal Foundation are: (standing) Dr. John Quigley, Margaret Quig7ESTMINSTER 'ARDENS 3PEC? X ?2OCKY s 3'6. KCT RH Sierra Custom Kitchens, 2534 ley, Annie Lu, Mari Claveran, Barbara Lyle, Michael Driebe, Jan E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, McEachern, Cheryl Wolf, Babs Kleiman, Deborah Wilkie, You(626) 792-8080. landa Denson, Carmela Griswold, Joan Francone, Ulanda Lee, Members of the press Sherry Wang, and Gloria Rico. (Seated) Beth Oberon, Janet attending enjoyed tasty box Hanson, Sherri Taylor, Lisa Hanly-Gruppie, Noemi Biely, Stacey lunches and drinks while pre- Nyberg, Evelyn Greathouse, and Dr. Brian Venerable. viewing the four homes.
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Tour home on Oak Knoll Avenue, San Marino. The addition of a second story master suite and a redesign of the kitchen and family areas of the designer’s 3,700 square foot French provincial home built in 1941. Leona Valone, Allied Member ASID.
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