sidewalk to the stage of the Detroit Opera House, with tours across the US and to Russia along the way. “Sometimes I wonder how we did it,” confessed Laurie Eisenhower, founder of Michigan’s premiere contemporary dance company. She addressed the 170 enthusiastic loyalists ($175 ticket) gathered at the Westin Book Cadillac to celebrate the milestone anniversary. The evening was chaired by Dodie David, Amy Jidov and Kathy Ryan but all were anxious to put the spotlight on others. Like 12-year board chair Debra Bernstein-Siegel, past executive director Maury Okun and donors like Maggie Allesee, Carol Halsted and the Lee Barthels. The pre-dinner program featured two dance performances which drew standing ovations, as did Eisenhower herself. She was quick to credit Stephanie Pizzo for her 25 years of loyalty, talent and passion for ED. Small silent and live auctions, a wine pull and dedicated giving accounted for more than $30,600 of the $61,580 the event raised. Information about the company’s performance and audition schedules and classes at both the Rochester and Birmingham centers are available at eisenhowerdance.org/. Variety’s A Star is Born The Michigan Celebrity Hall of Fame at Emagine Entertainment’s Royal Oak home has its first corporate star – the Shinola Company. The induction occurred at Variety, the Children’s Charity’s sixth annual A Star is Born fundraiser which drew 300 supporters ($150 & up tickets) to Emagine’s Star Lanes and Grille. Lois Shaevsky and Felicia Palazzolo-Shaw chaired the gala evening which featured scrumptious food from new executive chef/Birmingham native Andy Begole’s crew. From a stage erected on the Star (bowling) Lanes singers from FAR Therapeutic conservancy kicked off the program which last year’s co-honoree Paul W. Smith emceed. Honorary co-chair Ana Sanchez spoke for her absent husband, who was pitching for the Tigers, and credited their interior designer/Variety past president Michael Coyne for introducing the couple to Variety. Shinola president Jacques Panis emphasized that the honor “…is not about me. It’s about the 540 people who work at Shinola.” Dancing to Ben Sharkey’s music, dessert, gaming, bowling and movies rounded out the evening. All guests downtownpublications.com
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1. Sheila Kasselman (left) of W. Bloomfield, Bluma Schechter of Bloomfield, Dr. Diane Simeone of Ann Arbor. 2. Sally Mezey (left) of Birmingham, Nancy Smith of Bloomfield. 3. Becky Walton (left), Marsha Wester and Jan Bird of Birmingham. 4. Debbie Fellberg and Janice Steinhardt of Birmingham. 5. Irfana Muqbil (left) of Canton, Laura Zubeck of Royal Oak , Dr. Philip A. Philip of Farmington Hills, Linda Remington of Bloomfield. 6. Judy Anderson (left) and Wendy Powers of Bloomfield, Mary Jane Vogt of Berkley. 7. Roberta Madorsky (left) of Bloomfield, Sandy Schwartz of Franklin, Cis Kellman of Southfield.
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1. Linda Dresner of Birmingham and Rosemary Bannon of Beverly Hills. 2. Cynthia LaMaide (left) of Rochester, Suzy Farbman of Franklin, Brenda Rosenberg of Bloomfield, Contessa Bannon of Beverly Hills. 3. Cheryl Hall Lindsay (left) of W. Bloomfield, Marie Brigstock and Harriett Fuller of Bloomfield. 4. Peggy Brown (left), Caro Lee Markley and Lorraine Schultz of Bloomfield. 5. Linda Buchzeiger and Carol Minowitz of W. Bloomfield.
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1. Stephanie Pizzo (left) of Rochester Hills, Marty Testasecca of Northviile, Laurie Eisenhower of Rochester. 2. Debra Bernstein-Siegel (left) of Bloomfield, Dodie David of Oxford, Amy Jidov of Milford and Kathy Ryan of Troy. 3. Maury Okun (center) of Northville, Maggie Allesee (left) and Carol Halsted of Bloomfield. 4. Carolyn Demps (left) and Celeste Demps-Simons of Birmingham, Pat Demps of Oklahoma City, OK. 5. Bridget & Michael Morin of Bloomfield. 6. Sandra Moers (center) and Jeff Davison (left) & Anthony Marsalese of Bloomfield 7. Debra Bernstein-Siegel (left) and Olivia & Massoud Batmanghelichi of Bloomfield.
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