People, places and events
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Mother Daughter Tea The Tulsa Midtown Chapter of National Charity League Inc. (NCL) held its second annual Mother Daughter Tea on Feb. 8 at Southern Hills. The chapter has 250 members and will welcome its provisional Class of 2021 this April. Pictured are Heather Skeith, vice president of communications; Ashley Bracken, tea mistress; Laura Colgan, president; and Julie Nickel, tea chairwoman.
Heart of Henry The third annual Heart of Henry was Feb. 7 and benefited the Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless. In the spirit of Henry Zarrow, the event honored David Boren, president of the University of Oklahoma. Pictured are Molly Shi Boren and David Boren, 2015 Heart of Henry Award recipient; Judy Kishner of the Zarrow Family Foundation; Sandra Lewis, executive director of the Tulsa Day Center; and Dr. Gerry Clancy, honorary chairman.
Volunteers of America Oklahoma The glitzy side of the American West will come alive this spring at the eighth annual Rhinestone Cowboy: A Tribute to the Glamorous West. Proceeds from the May 1 event at Cain’s Ballroom benefit the Volunteers of America Oklahoma. Pictured are Dan Higgins, Rhinestone Cowboy event chairman; Renee Huffaker, event co-chair; Ryan LeFler, VAO board member; and Shelley Holmes, VAO director of development.
Flight Night Flight Night, a nonprofit event focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, presented $361,000 in 2014 event proceeds to Fab Lab Tulsa and the Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance. The funds will support area students’ STEM studies. Pictured are organizers Mandy Leemhuis, Xan Black, Nathan Pritchett, Bailey J. Siegfried and Terrell Siegfried.
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Philbrook The New York-based Vilcek Foundation partnered with Philbrook Museum of Art to make possible a special exhibition, “From New York to New Mexico: Masterworks of American Modernism from The Vilcek Foundation Collection.” The exhibit runs through May 3 and features works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Marsden Hartley and more. Pictured are representatives from the foundation: Seamus McKillip, registrar; Emily Schuchardt Navratil, associate curator; Joyce Li, communications manager; and Rick Kinsel, executive director.
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Icons & Idols The Tulsa Ballet gala on Feb. 7 celebrated Marcello Angelini’s 20 years as artistic director for the company. Pictured at the event are Angelini; his wife, Ballet Mistress Daniela Buson; and Icons & Idols Co-chairs Jim and Suzanne Kneale. TulsaPeople.com
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