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THURSDAY · JANUARY 7, 2010 LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS
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Wolfgang’s Gang, Friends and Voices, and a Jewel Box of Art Starry, starry nights
with Vincent Andrunas Now, as the winter holidays have wound down and we are returning to some semblance of normalcy (at least until the credit card statements arrive…), it’s fun to look back at a few of the parties that brightened our busy December. Mainly Mozart hosts several events each year for their elite support group, Club Amadeus. This year, their holiday party was held at an unusual venue: the Ronald McDonald House, near Children’s Hospital in the Kearney Mesa area. The facility provides a home away from home for children and their families while the child is being treated for serious, often life-threatening illnesses at San Diego hospitals. It is also quite a pleasant and beautiful place, with 47 bright guest rooms and comfortable, welcoming indoor and outdoor spaces. The Club Amadeus party took
place in the Great Room, where chef Ron McMillan and Catering Solutions served refreshing libations and foods that were not just tasty, but also quite attractive to the eye. Following the reception was a boffo one-man concert performance by widely acclaimed, award-winning cellist Robert DeMaine (who was also celebrating his “second 39th birthday” that day, he explained). The afternoon concluded with delicious desserts, coffee and conversation. Club Amadeus members always enjoy these elegant events, which they attend free of charge in recognition of their support of Mainly Mozart’s educational programs. Become a member, and you’ll be a part of it too! The Country Friends, headquartered in Rancho Santa Fe, draws members from the greater San Diego area, including many from La Jolla. The group’s 14th annual Holiday Tea was held at CF’s Village Consignment Shop. Local vendors offered clothing, jewelry and holiday gifts, and the tea featured delicious sandwiches and beautifully decorated desserts. The philanthropic organization is famed its annual “Art of Fashion” show, and funds from that September event were pre-
sented to this year’s beneficiary, Voices for Children — a local nonprofit organization assisting abused, neglected and abandoned children who have become dependents of our county’s court system. Voices for Children works to ensure that these children will have a safe and permanent home.
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The Timken Museum of Art — that fine jewel box of art in Balboa Park, right next door to the larger San Diego Museum of Art — treated its members and friends to a very elegant holiday party, amid a collection of art masterworks that includes the only Rembrandt paintings on public display in San Diego. The black tie event also featured Russian-inspired hors d’oeuvres, including blinis and caviar; wine and champagne; and a traditional holiday tree bedecked with more than 1,000 San Diego-influenced handmade ornaments designed by artists Elizabeth Schlappi and the late Florence Hord. More and more La Jollans (and San Diegans in general) have been “discovering” the Timken’s delights since executive director John Wilson took the reins just over a year ago. It’s a wonderful place to visit — and admission is free to everyone.
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3 Club Amadeus 1 Radomir Bojanic and Nancy Laturno Bojanic (she’s Mainly Mozart executive director), Robert DeMaine (cello soloist), Reena Horowitz, David Atherton (Mainly Mozart artistic director) 2 Esther Nahama (Club Amadeus chair), Joe and Linda Satz, Veryl Mortenson
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Timken 3 Jessie Knight and Joye Blount, Phemie Davis, Karen Zeisler, John Wilson (Timken executive director) 4 Martin and Joyce Nash, Brenda and Lou Alpinieri
Country Friends 5 Dana Fudurich (Voices committee member), Kim Penny (Voices marketing
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