CONTENTS
Contents December 201 1
From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Signature Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Joe Birch invites RSVP to the Action News 5 set.
RSVP Watch List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Brighten someone’s holiday with an item from our annual gift guide.
10 SIGNATURE MEMPHIS Joe Birch
Hockadoo Hullabaloo Gala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 The Orpheum Theatre kicked off the arrival of “Memphis” with a grand affair at The Peabody.
StreetSeens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 22 & 24
42 MERRY MARKETPLACE GALA Monica Skipper and April Britt
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He’s turning on new audiences to Shakespeare. She’s been keeping up with some of this city’s most talented musicians for half a century. A skilled archer himself, this regional coach for Junior Olympic Archery Development is sharing his skills with a younger set. StreetSeens highlight Dan McCleary, Jean de Frank and Ty Davis.
Art on Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 The giant bonfire was back at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens for a second year.
Vox Popular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
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Q&A with Benny Lendermon.
14 HOCKADOO HULLABALOO GALA Cyndy and Roy Shepherd
Onsites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38, 40, 48 & 49 Gatherings that have earned an honorable mention.
Merry Marketplace Gala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
50 CHEFS’ CELEBRITY GALA Brian Miles and Gina Capizzani
Shoppers descended on Agricenter International for the Junior League of Memphis’ largest annual fund-raiser.
Chefs’ Celebrity Gala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Supporters of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center dined in style for a special dinner at the U of M Holiday Inn.
MIFA “Feed the Soul” Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association celebrated “giving back” in a big way at The Warehouse.
26 ART ON FIRE Damon and Susan Arney
RSVPhillippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Baby, You Can Buy My Car Dennis Phillippi might be dragging his feet about helping his wife buy a new car, but his reasoning about the slow purchase has made it worth the wait.
Cover Photo Melanie and Kerr Tigrett at Art on Fire Photo by Don Perry
52 MIFA “FEED THE SOUL” PARTY Lee Clarke and Lucy Barnhart