OUT & ABOUT
People, places and events
Tulsa Ballet’s Icons & Idols On Feb. 16, “Icons & Idols” transformed the Tulsa Convention Center for a second year in celebration of Tulsa Ballet. Among ballet sets and costumes, the ballroom also featured breathtaking video installations displaying the artistry of the Tulsa Ballet dancers from studio to stage. Guests enjoyed a cocktail hour and dinner, a performance by the artists of Tulsa Ballet and a live auction. Chaired by Steve and Betty Pirnat, this year’s “Icons & Idols” raised more than $1.1 million for Tulsa Ballet’s world-renowned artistic performances and education programs that reach more than 40,000 individuals annually.
Gary Paxton and Jackie Kouri
David and Julia Harper
Event chairs Steve and Betty Pirnat and auction chairs Sarah Jane and Matt Gillett
Joe and Hannah Robson
Billie and Howard Barnett
Rachel Zebrowski, Ben Costello, and Nancy and Bruce Bolzle
Mayor Dewey Bartlett and First Lady Victoria Bartlett
Tulsa Ballet principal dancer Ma Cong and golden paddle winner Tanya Shaw
NatureWorks Art Show & Sale The annual event on March 2 and 3 raised a record $560,000 to support the participating wildlife artists and the nonprofit NatureWorks’ mission of conservation and education in northeast Oklahoma. Pictured are John Reaves, art show director; Treak Tasker, NatureWorks president; and Melinda and Mel Mercer, a member of the board of directors.
Tiny Tomsen, one of the founders of NatureWorks in 1977 and a current NatureWorks board member, with wildlife artists Mark Anderson and Melanie Fain at the Art Show & Sale. NatureWorks Inc. originated and resides exclusively in Tulsa. The organization fosters the development and conservation of wildlife preserves.
Designer Showcase Dr. Keith Ballard, Doug Mann, Steve Fate and Lucky Lamons gathered to promote The Foundation for Tulsa Schools’ Showcase Dinner, which is April 5 at Southern Hills Country Club. This year’s Designer Showcase marks its 40th anniversary. The home opens to the public April 26.
Tulsa Historical Society The Tulsa Historical Society welcomed author and Route 66 historian Michael Wallis as its historian in residence during a private reception at the society’s home, the Travis Mansion. Pictured at the Feb. 21 event are Wallis; Michelle Place, executive director of the Tulsa Historical Society; and Wallis’ wife, Suzanne.
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TulsaPeople APRIL 2013