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From left, Jamie Brownlee, Jane Fonda and Lila Hertz. Photo by Poane’.
Saturday night we ran by the Atlanta History Center, where jugglers on stilts welcomed patrons for Fun Fete, which raised $350,000 for Prevent Child Abuse Georgia.
The event honored community activist Lila Hertz.
Jamie Brownlee chaired the event, Jane Fonda was honorary chair and Dave FM’s Mara Davis served as emcee. The gala committee included Hilary Abbott, Michael Axelrod, Mary Bondurant, Sarah Borders, Michele Boushka, Nancy Bryant, Susan Callaway, Nancy Caswell, Mary Delmer, Elly Dobbs, Marie Godsell, Michael Habif, Kelli Keb, Elizabeth Klump, Lisa McGahan, Victoria Palefsky, Pam Parke, Kellie Reifenberger, Cindy Stancil, Caroline Tucker, Elizabeth Willett and Barbara Zacks.
From left, Shivon Stewart, Tanya Rodriguez and Kristen Gibbs. Photo by Cathy Athaide.
Our next stop Saturday was the Masterpiece Gala, held at the Emory Conference Center Hotel. The event, co-chaired by Kathy Pilkenton and Shivon Stewart, raised money for Sophia Academy, a private Christian school for children with learning differences.
John Anderton served as emcee, the Rev. Laurence McCullough asked the blessing and author Tommy Newberry gave the keynote address. The crowd also heard heartfelt remarks from Stewart and Marie Corrigan, Sophia’s founding director.
“Sophia Academy is an amazing place to be every day,” Corrigan said. “There are incredible miracles that happen.”
We ran into Caroline Duffy and sat with Kristen and Duncan Gibbs and Tanya Rodriguez. She and husband Frank Ski, and Sherri and Alan Herrick, are now Sophia royalty, having emerged as top bidders for the “carpool king/queen” auction item, winning them convenient parking spaces and front-of-the-line status during carpool pickup.
Lisa Adler, left, and Emily Kisber
Sunday afternoon was the Horizon Theatre’s season preview party. Chef Ago Go CEO Sidney Corum, who attended with wife Bernadette, donated the glorious spread of nibbles and wine.
“I think what they do here is good work,” the civic-minded chef said. “It’s diverse work. It represents Atlanta.”
Sunday’s event featured readings, scenes and short discussions of the Horizon’s upcoming season. We visited with Horizon co-artistic directors and founders Lisa and Jeff Adler, Emily Kisber, a member of the senior ensemble, and actress Tess Malis Kincaid, who performed a monologue from “Missionary Position,” a political satire running Feb. 15 to March 16. The theater crowd also included Faye Adams, Hilda Brucker, Jenn Dwyer, Celeste Harris, Terrie Hill, Marguerite Simmons, Leonora Weaver and Ann Wilson.
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