26 • Thursday, December 11, 2014
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OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
Piano Performance
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The Mountain Brook home of Diane and Reb Beck was a warm setting on a cold day for a meeting of the Guild of the Birmingham Music Club. A morning coffee and piano performance featuring Smith Williams and Dr. Lucy DeSa was held Nov. 14. Nancy Canada and Michele Smith. Photo special to the Journal Program Vice President Nancy VanWanderham introduced the performers. Performing together on one piano, Williams and DeSa played music from “Candide” and “The Nutcracker” along with renditions of Fats Waller’s “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “The Saber Dance.” Following the performance, Guild President Pat Grant presided at a business meeting and presented a $5,000 check from the Guild’s fundraising efforts to the Birmingham Music Club. BMC Executive Director Ron Bourdages accepted the donation. Expressing appreciation for the gift, Wyatt Haskell, president of the BMC board, commented on the Music Club’s distinguished history and cultural contributions since it began in 1905. Bourdages previewed upcoming programs for the 2015 BMC season. On Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m., opera singers Terrance and Tiffany Bostic-Brown will perform with the Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra at the Clubhouse on Highland. Program sponsors are Wyatt and Susan Haskell. On May 8 at 7:30 p.m. and May 10 at 2:30 p.m., “The Desert Song” will be presented at Virginia Samford Theatre. Kristin Kenning is directing the light opera. Performances will include a tribute to Edith and Robert Bauman, who met at a production of “The Desert Song” more than 50 years ago. Sponsors are Wyatt and Susan Haskell, Betty Healey, Patty McDonald and Judy and Edward Wiggins. Chairman Nancy Jones encouraged attendance at the Guild’s Christmas party, “Prelude to the Holidays,” on Dec. 12 at First Partners Bank. Judy Anderson reviewed items that will be available at the Guild’s auction and fundraiser, “Rhythm and Muse,” at Vestavia Country Club Jan. 31. Among members and guests attending the coffee and meeting were Shirley Brown, Anne Lamkin, Nancy VanWanderham, Linda Griggs, Martha Black, Elise Warren, Janis Zeanah, Tallulah Hargrove, Cheree Carlton, Audrey Cornutt, Heather Waldron, Theresa Griffin, Nancy Morrow, Lochrane Coleman Smith, Janine Goode, Olivia Weingarten, Liz Warren, Elouise Williams, Nancy Canada, Babs Simpson, Roberta Atkinson, Elaine Clark, Jane Ellis, Kay Clark, Kathie Ramsey, Sandra Holley, Michele Smith, Jeanne Bradford, Grace Norville and Judy Wiggins. ❖
Support for Scholarships More than 300 Turn out for Taste of Triumph Gala
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A recent event at Iron City gave those attending something to believe in as they helped raise money to support services for adults with developmental disabilities. Triumph Services’ annual Taste of Triumph gala Nov. 6 raised more than $75,000 to support the nonprofit agency’s scholarship program. All of the more than 300 guests who attended wore name tags showing their support of Triumph Services participants. The name tags read, “Hello, I Believe In…” and included
the name of a participant. Guests enjoyed live music by the Jimmy and Laine Band and a beer and wine tasting by International Wine and Craft Beers. Iron City provided food for the gala. The fundraiser also featured silent
Welcoming Young Writers NSAL Members Hear Students’ Presentations The warm fall colors of mums welcomed members and their guests to the Oct. 16 NSAL gathering at the Country Club of Birmingham. President Mildred Allen-Taub greeted members and their guests, including Anne Russell, Celine Chenoweth Russell and Lisa Bolton. Vice President Edie Barnes introduced Stuart Flynn, a professor at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. Flynn introduced three ASFA seniors–Dakotah Murphree, Elliott Emfinger and Julianna Schock–who each made a presentation of their writings to the group. Flynn then answered questions from NSAL members on creative writing. Those attending the event included Dr. Michael Meeks, director of ASFA, and Edith Bauman, Robert Bauman, Lisa Bolton, Peggy Carlisle, Lynn Russell Davis, Jane Hinds, Ruth Jenson, Nancy Jones, Melva Jones, Rayburn Jones, Marie Lewis, Miriam McClung, Jeannine McElroy, Libby Odom, Rebecca Rast, Mary Frances Reed, Catherine Rogers, Anne Jones Russell, Celine Russell, Dr. Carolyn Satterfield, Pat Southern, Sue Watkins and Janis Zeanah. ❖
Anne Jones Russell and Rebecca Rast. Photo special to the Journal
and live auctions. Those attending included Charles Yeates, Seth Poole, Brooke Bowles, Joe Carter, Debbie Wilson and Sara Walker. Others coming out to show their support of Triumph Services and its programs were Rebecca Hughes, Laine Poole, Alan Poole and Shea Bowles. Also on hand for the celebration were Hayden Couch, Ashlon Schum, George Kakoliris, Alicia Virciglio, Deb Thompson, Nadine Early, Jeffrey Baer, Joy Mann and Julie Morrow. ❖
Shea and Brooke Bowles. Photo special to the Journal