Stone Mountain jazz maven's latest gig is a church hat show
We've heard from tons of you since Hazel and Al Whitfield and the club they founded, the Stone Mountain Jazz Society, were featured in the SB column a while back.
Gerald P. Selby, Kay Copilevitz, Maurice Almon, Calvin H. Neal, Wes Eisenberg and a bunch of people who didn't sign their names have e-mailed, eager to find out more about this music-loving group. Janet Stevenson wrote to say the Whitfields had inspired her to start a similar group and later reported that the newly formed Dunwoody Jazz Society had a great house concert featuring the music of Mace Hibbard. How great is that? (Info: www.dunwoodyjazzsociety.com).
Anyway, Hazel Whitfield is a fashion show producer as well as a jazz fan and singer. She and Cherise Peters plan a spring and summer hat show at 5 p.m. May 17 at Antioch AME Church, 765 S. Hairston Road, Stone Mountain. Refreshments will be served. Admission is $10, or $5 for children, and proceeds benefit the church's youth ministries. For information, call 404-299-3388.
A salute to service
The second annual Catholic Charities gala, held on April 16 at the Buckhead Marriott Hotel in Buckhead, raised $225,000 for the group's community programs. More than 500 guests attended and heard from Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Catholic Charities CEO Joseph Krygiel and Rev. Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA. The Archbishop Donoghue Award was presented to attorney Charles T. Lester Jr., who was recognized for his community service in the area of immigration law. More than 500 people attended, including Nancy Lester, Alan and Sue Colussy, Scott and Mary Ellen Garrett and Lee and Sheila Shaw.
Most exciting two minutes = one great party
The third annual Johns Creek Derby Day, hosted by Johns Creek Friends of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Rotary Club of Johns Creek/North Fulton, was held May 2 at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth. Chaired by Teri Ehrlich and Julie Milam, the event raised money for the pediatric hospital. Over the past three years, it's raised nearly $100,000. This year's crowd included Sandi Jones, Shelley Evans, Shannon Smith, Chris Costas, Wendy Roper, Heather Forkey, Charlie and Keri Michaelis ,Kelli Fisher, Kelley Linn, Dottie Lackey, Dan Getzewich, Greg and Leigh Ann Paugh, Lisa Odendahl, Gwen Levit and Pete Yensel. For info on the group, e-mail teri.ehrlich@gmail.com or julianna.rue@choa.org.
A lively live auction
Georgia Shakespeare associate artist and local comedian Rob Cleveland will part patrons and their wallets with dramatic flourish at Bard's Bash, planned for 6:30 p.m. May 30 at the Conant Performing Arts Center, 4484 Peachtree Road. Cleveland presides over a live auction. The event, themed "A Mad Hatter Gala," features dinner by Dennis Dean Catering.
The evening will honor Atlanta arts advocates Bob and Margaret Reiser with the inaugural Spirit of Will Award. Co-chairs are Ashley Preisinger and Amanda Trevelino. Katy Pattillo is patron committee chair and Cheryl Zander chairs the aforementioned auction. Tickets are $150 each, and all proceeds benefit the theater's educational programs. For information, call 404-264-0020 or go to www.gashakespeare.org.
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