It was a day of celebration Saturday for ballet star Olivier Wevers. Friends gathered to celebrate Wevers 40th birthday, his recent retirement from Pacific Northwest Ballet and his continuing role as Artistic Director for Whim W’him.
The 48th Annual 2011 Regional Emmy Awards shined at the Snoqualmie Casino earlier this month with 140 recipients from TV stations in Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Montana and Idaho. It was a star-studded night.
The Bellevue Schools Foundation Spring for Schools luncheon at Meydenbauer Center was packed May 26 with more than 1000 guests who gave $555,000 to support the Bellevue School District. This is extremely crucial as our state ranks 42nd in the country for per capita student spending.
Couture fashion designer Zandra Rhodes personal style still reflects her having come of age in London in the ’60s. She likes stopping traffic, and ensures that it will happen with her magenta coiffure.
Philanthropists Chap and Eve Alvord opened up their beautiful home the evening of March 29 to celebrate the upcoming PONCHO 20th Wine Auction on May 14 at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel. One of the Alvord favorite pastimes is collecting art: Glass artists Dale Chihuly, Robert Morris, Anna Skibska, Dante Maroni, Lino Tagliapetra, to name a few; along with paintings created by Northwest artist Kenneth Callahan.
The 4th Annual Ten Grands concert took place on April 1 to a sold out performance of 2500 at Benaroya Hall in Seattle. Kathy Fahlman DeWalt, Ten Grands Executive Producer and Eastside resident shared that “this annual concert has become one of the top concerts in Seattle!”
Mirror ball trophy and ballet stars
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