10 • THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011
Preparing for a ‘Magical Night’
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he 44th annual ball and pageant produced by the Beaux Arts Krewe for the benefit of the Birmingham Museum of Art will be March 4 at Boutwell Auditorium. The event includes the annual coronation of the King and Queen of the Krewe. The evening’s theme is “Aladdin’s Magic Night.” With stone minarets and golden onion domes in the background, 27 princesses escorted more photos at by Krewe members will be presented to their friends and family. The announcement of the queen and her court will be made at the ball. Beaux Arts Krewe is a men’s organization dating back to 1967 whose primary purpose is to support the Birmingham Museum of Art with an annual debutante ball. The presentees are: Bess Bouchelle Ager of Birmingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Minor Shepard Ager; Julia Dorothy Andrews of Birmingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Seldon Andrews; Elizabeth Tucker Bolvig of Birmingham, daughter of Mr. Christoffer Peter Bolvig and Mrs. Caroline Stevens Bolvig; Caroline Christian Bromberg of Birmingham, daughter of Mr.
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William Gregory Bromberg II and Mrs. Michael Cummings Randle; Elizabeth Taliaferro Bromberg of Birmingham, daughter of Mr. John Keenon Bromberg and Mrs. Elizabeth Longino Waller; Caroline Jane Christopher of Columbus, Ga., daughter of Mrs. Jane Lowery Christopher and Mr. Bryan Stanley Christopher; Elizabeth Cunningham DeBardeleben of Birmingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Whitney DeBardeleben; Margaret Alice Drew of Birmingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Livingston Drew; Julia Anna Mary Ezell of Tuscaloosa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Agnew Ezell III; Anne Eliza Fite of Decatur, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Blackwell Fite; Dorothy Monnish Grenier of Birmingham, daughter of Mrs. Celeste Crowe Grenier and Mr. John Beaulieu Grenier; Mary Bentley Rainer Hammet of Nashville, Tenn., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Buford Hammet II; Rebecca Lucille Kissel of Birmingham, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Urban Kissel III; Hillary Benners Marbury of Birmingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Collier Marbury; Julia Jemison Matthews of Birmingham, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George Wheeler Matthews III; Elizabeth Pride
At the mother/daughter social were, from left: Allison Brown, Alice Brown, Sue Register, Kate Register, Carolyn Greene and Margaret Greene. Photo special to the Journal
A mother/daughter social was held ...
Nov. 14 at the Country Club of Birmingham to kick off plans for the spring Starlight Ball for Mountain Brook 10th grade girls. Chairing the 2011 ball are Sue Register, Allison Brown and Carolyn Greene.
The kick-off celebration for a new ... arts support group in Greystone honored philanthropist Patty McDonald and Caron Thornton, founding executive
director of the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, who retired in 2009. Mindy Boggs, organizer and president of the newly formed Arts and Lectures Club of Greystone, served as mistress of ceremonies. Following an introduction of the honorees, she presented “You Make a Difference” awards to McDonald as Patron of the Year and Thornton as Arts Executive of the Year. The new club plans to annually honor a couple or individual in each category. As guests arrived at Greystone Golf and Country Club, they were greeted by several club officers
Nix of Birmingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Dean Nix; Blair Henderson Parks of Montgomery, daughter of Mr. Jack Darrell Parks and the late Lore Poundstone Parks; Caroline Elizabeth Parks of Senatobia, Miss., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Baker Parks; Susan Gabreilla Puffer of Hixson, Tenn., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Puffer; Elizabeth Bradshaw Ratcliffe of Birmingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester O’Neal Hamiter and Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Goode Ratcliffe Jr.; Stephanie Starr Robinson of Birmingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Gordon Robinson III; Marguerite Ashford Rowe of Birmingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ashford Rowe; Anna Michelle Scott of Sylvan Springs, daughter of Rev. Dorothy Stabler Scott and George E. Scott IV; Kathleen Anne Shearer of Mobile, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Lewis Shearer; Dorothy Ryals Thompson of Birmingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Clinton Thompson; Virginia Manning Weatherly of Tuscaloosa, daughter of Mr. Robert Stone Weatherly III and Mrs. Frances Y. Weatherly; and Martha Kennan Wood of Memphis, Tenn., daughter of Mrs. Martha Bradford Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Wood. ❖
dressed in Roaring 20s style. Under the direction of ALCG member Wilma Thompson, Robert Logan of Backstage Florist transformed the clubhouse into a 1920s speakeasy. Highlighting the evening was an announcement by Allen Franklin, incoming Greystone Country Club board president, and former board president Ron Ward that the second Symphony on the Green at Greystone, performed by the full Alabama Symphony, is scheduled for June 4. Boggs was credited for organizing a committee which worked to make the first Symphony on the Green at Greystone a success. Arts executives present included Alabama Ballet Board president John Lacey and executive director Gia Rabito; Alabama Symphony Orchestra Association executive director Curt Long and marketing director Kate Cleveland; Birmingham Children’s Theatre executives Wes Taylor and Stacy Turner; Magic City Actors Theatre managing director Leah Faulkner; Opera Birmingham board president Dr. Julius Linn and director of marketing Eleanor Parker; Red Mountain Theatre Company Board president Ginger Milam and executive director Keith Cromwell; and Cathy Rye Gilmore, president of the Virginia
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Among young women who will be presented at the Beaux Arts Krewe Ball are, from left: Stephie Robinson, Liza Nix, Julia Andrews, Elizabeth DeBardeleben and Dorothy Thompson. Photo special to the Journal
Presentees at the 44th annual Beaux Arts Krewe Ball will include, from left: Christian Bromberg, Elizabeth Bromberg, Bentley Hammet, Bradshaw Ratcliffe and Julia Anna Ezell. Photo special to the Journal Samford Theatre. Gilmore produced and directed a major segment of the cabaret show, which opened with a rendition of “Cabaret,” sung by Kristi Tingle-Higginbotham. Jan Hunter performed “Le Jazz Hot,” and the Hot Tamales duo presented song and dance numbers. Kristin Staskowski, Red Mountain Theatre’s managing director, directed another segment which featured the Spotlights,
RMT’s ensemble for ages 11-13. Tam DeBolt sang “Follow the Light” from RMT’s recent original production of “13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey,” in which she starred. Debbie Mielke was musical accompanist. Event sponsors included Mindy and Larry Boggs with NettWorth Financial Group; Bishop and Tony Chavers with Alabama Magazine; Janice Folmar and Richard Hayes with
Among those celebrating the kickoff for a new arts support group in Greystone were from left: Mindy Boggs, Virginia Samford Theater’s liaison Wilma Thompson and VST co-liaison Lisa Roberts.
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