SOCIAL LIGHTS/SALLY GERAK American Art. They kicked off the celebration of their 50 years at a groovy, ‘60s theme party and more than 200 attended. They strolled by classic 1963 cars displayed at the museum entrance. Many, like event chair Sharon Madison who resembled Jackie Kennedy, wore ‘60s-style hair dos and frocks. They supped, sipped, danced the night away, raised $100,000 for the FAAAA and got in the mood for the grand finale, Bal Africain on June 15, 2013. Madison also mentioned that celebration plans include pre-events five Art in the Home parties and an Art Auction featuring major artists to be held In April 2013. The best way to get invitations is to join the FAAAA on the DIA web site.
Parade Company’s Grand Jesters
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1. Grand Jester Beckie Sorensen (center) of Bloomfield with event host Norm LePage (left) of W. Bloomfield and Parade Company CEO Tony Michaels of Rochester. 2. Austin Kanter (left) of W. Bloomfield and past Grand Jester Syd Ross of Bloomfield. 3. Maggie Allesee (left) with Jeff Palmer and his wife Jenny of Bloomfield. 4. Linda Orlans (left) of Birmingham, sponsor Ernst & Young’s Lisa Bower of Bloomfield and past Grand Jester John Landis of Livonia. 5. Ron Rashid (center) of Bloomfield with Diane and Mort Scholnick of Bloomfield. 6. Gale Pope-Rashid (left) and Mollie Proctor of Bloomfield with Barry and Lynn Connelly of Birmingham. 7. Rachelle Nozero (left) of Novi, Charlie Wickins of Birmingham, Dr. Larry Walsh and Bonnie Jobe of Bloomfield.
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African American Art’s Summer of ’62
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1. Tina (left) and Leland Basset of Farmington Hills and Vivian Pickard of Bloomfield. 2. Jim (left) and Janet Cosby Bridges and Dr. Lorna Thomas of Detroit with Dr. Patricia Maryland of Bloomfield. 3. Event chair Sharon Madison (left) of Detroit with Roy and Maureen Roberts of Bloomfield. 4. Julie Canner (center) of Birmingham with Michael Wolf and his wife Allicia Masse of W. Bloomfield.
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DIFFA Benefit for Michigan AIDS Coalition The Design Industry Foundation Fighting AIDS introduced Dining by Design in 1997 and it has been wildly popular in cities across the country ever since. Ann Duke and Kelly Deines chaired Detroit‘s inaugural event in 2010 and they, along with Bruce MacDonald, are still the chairs of the two-part benefit for Michigan AIDS Coalition. They have changed the venue each year, but incorporated MAC’s longstanding ArtWorks auction into Thursday night’s Cocktails by Design. It attracted a record-breaking crowd of 1,000 to the Joe Dumars Field House at the State Fair Grounds, which was a great showcase for the 25 designercreated, imaginative dining installations. During a program, former MAC CEO Helen Hicks presented a special award to long time ArtWorks supporter Dr. Daniel Haddad. More than 20 restaurants provided the strolling supper fare which was judged by Georges Mokbel, Helen Phillips and Between the Lines’ Benjamin and Tony. First place went to Detroit Prime; second place went to Cork Wine Pub; third place went to AHI. Both the first and third place winners are owned by Matt Prentice, who catered Saturday night’s culinary Dining by Design experience for 350 guests. Menu highlights included a fried rock shrimp appetizer passed in a bamboo cone and the entrée tenderloin with pomegranate jus. During dessert, all guests could see the program on an elevated stage placed in the center of the room that featured reality TV star Madison Hildebrand chatting with emcee Jon Jordan. Hildebrand revealed 11.12