Larchmont Chronicle
May 2014
On the Town
HONOREE Gwynne Shotwell and Margo O’Connell.
GUESTS INCLUDED Jamie and Standolyn Robertson at the Muses event.
MORE AT the Muses were Shell Amega and Toby Horn.
VIOLIN CONCERT was enjoyed by Nicholas and Janet Ciriello.
(Continued from page 28) (LACO) turned that concept on its head on March 29 at the California Club. “Stradosphere” was a Strad-studded annual fund-raiser which honored eight exquisite and rare Stradivarius violins in a concert by world-class musicians. In addition to the musical feast, guests savored hors d’oeuvres of brie and almond phyllo flowers and dinner of sautéed Tuscan guinea hen with sauces of chanterelle mushrooms, Maderia wine and morel mushroom cream. Following dinner, guests retired to the Club’s French Lounge for cordials and listened to a special musical coda by violinist Elizabeth Pitcarin, who gave a compelling performance on her “Red Mendelssohn” Stradivarius of 1720, said to have inspired the film, “The Red Violin.” There to help raise $540,000 for LACO’s community engagement programs were Teresa Farrell, Consul General of Germany Dr. Bernd Fischer and his wife Jutta, Janet and Nicholas Ciriello, Consul General of Austria Ulrike Ritzinger, Annette and Leonard Shapiro, Karen and Les Weinstein, Consul General of Italy Giuseppe Perrone and John Brooks, Frederic Goldstein and David Pitt, LACO music director Jeffrey Kahane, LACO executive director Rachel Fine, and gala co-chairs Pat and Sanford Gage. And that’s the chat.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
HOLLYWOOD
Luncheon benefits St. John of God
Proceeds from a luncheon hosted by the Women’s League of St. John of God on Tues., May 13 at the Wilshire Country Club will benefit the West Adams area facility. Sister Gretchen Hailer will speak on “Myriam, Our Mother, The First Disciple” said Therese Holz, president. (Abject apologies: last month’s On the Town incorrectly identified a photo at the Hollygrove Gala of Myrna Gintel with Linda Dean as Myrna Gintel and Judy Zeller.)
SECTION One
Celebrate mom with brunch at Ebell Expect neither lines nor crowds, but an elegant brunch prepared by executive chef Louis Pechan at a Mother’s Day brunch at The Ebell Club, 4400 Wilshire Blvd., on Sun., May 11. Seatings at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. will offer a choice of prime rib, waffles, to-order omelets, eggs Benedict, bacon, sausage, poached salmon, bagels and pastries as well as charcuterie and assorted fruits and cheeses. In addition, a dessert table will offer petit fours and min-
iature tarts. Entertainment includes performances by the Yi Huan Zhao Trio, with Yi-Haun Zhao, concertmaster of L.A. Symphonic Camerata, on violin. Youngsters will be amazed by magician extraordinaire, The Amazing Dave. Tickets are $50; $30 for children six and over, and include bottomless champagne, mimosas and a selection of juices and coffee. Seatings must be reserved by Thurs., May 8 at www.ebelleventtickets.com.
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