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Larchmont Chronicle
FEbruary 2011
SECTION ONE
‘Billy’ starred at zoo event along with Asian food, dance Close to 200 intrepid enZOOthiasts boarded the VIP shuttles for a twilight safari up the mountain to the palatial new six-acre Elephants of Asia habitat on Dec. 15. The event featured live performances by musicians and dancers, highlighted by the Ceremonial Dance of the Ganesh performed by Amrapali Ambegaokar as well as food and cocktails from Thailand, China, Cambodia and India. Also performing were Indian music ensemble Arohi, a Chinese classical music en-
Around the Town with
Patty Hill semble featuring Peacock and Dia Dances and Cambodian music group, Dengue Fever. Connie Morgan, president of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, noted that the habitat also features 9,628 plants from Asia, reminding
the assembled that our zoo is also a world class botanical garden. Councilman Tom LaBonge and Connie introduced the star of the evening, the 1,300-pound “Billy,” who raised his trunk and strutted for the crowd. He was followed by “Tina” and “Jewel,” his girlfriends who are visiting from San Diego. Among those cheering in hopes of happy generations of pachyderms to come were: everybody’s guitar hero and animal activist Slash, Pauley Perette, Holly Robinson
ELEPHANT habitat inauguration at the Los Angeles Zoo drew a crowd including Ann Nobele and Carolyn Ramsey.
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Peete, Gacelle Beauvais, Gavin Rossdale, Ann Nobele, Carolyn Ramsey and Wells Fargo’s John Manning. *** Ben and Delores Kerr hosted a reception at their Tremaine Ave. home for members of the Hollywood Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, following a graveside ceremony in honor of Dr. Nelle Becker Slaton.
Dr. Slaton, who made history as one of the first African American D.A.R. members on the west coast, spent three decades tracing and authenticating her lineage back to Revolutionary War ancestor Pvt. Daniel Perry of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, an all-black regiment of 450 soldiers. Attending were second (Please turn to page 29)