PARTY LINES : HIGHWAY TO THEATER PHILANTHROPY.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Daily News Fashion Editor Guests at the Founders Circle Recognition Gala got their kicks on Route 66 Wednesday night, following a stretch of highway into the Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . As the black-tie crowd arrived at the party, sponsored by the Alliance for the Arts and Avalon Contemporary Entertainment and Marriott Hotels, they were greeted by Marilyn Monroe and Groucho Marx look-alikes. The actors led them down the temporary ``highway'' into the Founders Lobby for a lavish buffet of turkey, roast beef, pizzas, assorted pastas and salmon mousse, and later posed with guests for souvenir photos. Monroe, wearing her trademark white halter halter the simplest form of restraint for the head of farm animals. Comprises a poll strap, a nose band and a halter shank that brings the ends of the nose band together under the mandible. Made of leather or cotton or manila rope. dress and red lipstick, gathered a huge crowd of men who patiently waited for a picture with the blond bombshell on a motorcycle. Although it was the third annual event to applaud the financial supporters of the Civic Arts Plaza, this was the first time they'd partied in the building, and guests loved it, said Patricia Moore, executive director of the Alliance for the Arts. Dolores Dolores (or Delores) was a common given name (until the 1960s in the USA); it is cognate with the English word "dolorous" (meaning sorrowful) and equivalent in meaning. Simonds of Westlake Village agreed. ``Last year, the reception was at the Westlake Inn, but here it's more intimate, and we see all the guests coming in,'' she commented. She was there to represent her employer, American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , which is a member of the Founders' Circle. George Jones This article has multiple issues: * It needs additional references or sources for verification. * It may need a complete rewrite to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. * It contains a trivia section. , chairman of the Founders' Circle, was the master of ceremonies that night and introduced the newest members of this inner circle who donated $50,000 each to support the theater. Receiving applause were Donald and Sheryl Dickey of Lake Sherwood, Drs. Priscilla Partridge de Garcia and Pedro E. Garcia of Camarillo, Westlake magazine, the Boeing Company, Avalon Contemporary Entertainment and 2087 - An American Bistro, the snazzy snaz·zy adj. snaz·zi·er, snaz·zi·est Slang Fashionable or flashy. [Origin unknown.] snaz new restaurant across the street from the plaza. The evening's entertainment was provided by Chicago, the jazz-oriented rock group that had hit after hit in the '70s and '80s. The band is still groovin' after 31 years, with notable performances by James Pankou on the trombone trombone [Ital.,=large trumpet], brass wind musical instrument of cylindrical bore, twice bent on itself, having a sliding section that lengthens or shortens it and thus regulates the pitch. The descendant of the sackbut, it was developed in the 15th cent. and Lee Loughnane on the trumpet. After the concert, gala chairwoman Betsy Bourne Bourne, town (1990 pop. 16,064), Barnstable co., SE Mass., crossed by Cape Cod Canal; settled 1627, inc. 1884. Bourne Bridge (1935), across the canal, made the town an entry point to Cape Cod and a resort and commercial center. of Thousand Oaks had everybody gather in the Founders Room to graze on a variety of diet-breaker desserts, including a rich pumpkin pie topped with mounds of whipped cream and tangerines. Among the special guests were UCLA Bruins coach Bob Toledo and wife Elaine, UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Chancelor Emeritus Chuck Young and wife Sue, and actor Lyle Waggoner with wife Sharon. More UCLA folks - 416 to be exact - attended the UCLA College of Letters and Science The UCLA College of Letters and Science originated on May 23 1919, the day when the Governor of California (William D. Stephens) signed a bill into law which officially established the Southern Branch of the University of California. Awards Dinner at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The Feb. 23 fete starred John Lithgow, who plays a college professor on ``3rd Rock From the Sun,'' and is married in real life to UCLA history instructor Mary Yeager. He was a treat, but the big deal award for being outstanding volunteers and philanthropists went to Dr. Mitchel and Susan Covel of Bel-Air. They founded the Aesculapians, a group that has raised more than $18 million for the UCLA medical school. Besides receiving Honorary Fellow Awards, the highest honor bestowed by the College of Letters and Science, a building on the campus has been named Covel Commons in their honor. Hosts for the awards bash that raised $250,000 for the college were Brian and Kathleen Copenhaver, but they got plenty of help from dinner chairmen Teri and Roy Aaron and Cathy and Leon Wentz, who fed us roasted rack of lamb Noun 1. rack of lamb - a roast of the rib section of lamb crown roast rack - rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton lamb roast, roast lamb - a cut of lamb suitable for roasting , grilled asparagus and a trio of fruit-flavored sorbets stuffed in an almond tuile. CAPTION(S): 6 Photos PHOTO (1) Schmoozing at the annual Founders Circle Gala in Thousand Oaks are gala chairwoman Betsy Bourne, left, and Ron Polanski, and Mary Ann and Bill Bang. John McCoy/Daily News (2) Mary and Don Lieburan in their black-tie best at the Founders Circle Gala Wednesday night. The event honored patrons who had donated $50,000 to the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. . John McCoy/Daily News (3) Mickey Brown, left, is escorted to the Alliance for the Arts dinner by a Groucho Marx look-alike. The party was held at the Civic Arts Plaza. John McCoy/Daily (4) David Fischett and Patricia Moore are ready to ride on Route 66 at the Alliance for the Arts gala. John McCoy/Daily News (5) Victor Carlson gets bussed by a Marilyn Monroe look-alike at the Founders Circle Gala. John McCoy/Daily News (6) Past honoree Jeff Glassman, left, chats with Sally Thompson and Cecilia Glassman at the Fernando Awards dinner held Feb. 27 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel. The event was a roast for Flip Smith of Van Nuys, who was honored for his community service. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News |
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