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Local Limelight | November 2008

Photos by Mary P. Felter and Nadja Maril

Annapolis

About 400 guests attended the Arts Alive 10! benefit for Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts on September 5 at the arts center in Annapolis. Proceeds will help fund the arts programs and ongoing renovations to the building, formerly Annapolis High School. The trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, donated by Reginald McNamara and always one of the most popular live auction items, was won by Dorothy and Ron Fitzgerald.


From left, Maryland Hall Executive Director Linnell Bowen, Harry Jones, and Bill and Patti Nalley.	From left, event sponsors Jeremy and Julie Parks, Parks Corporation, and John Belcher, president of ARINC.

From left, Dania Blair, Steve Schuh, President of the Board Lily Openshaw, Master of Ceremonies Jeff Holland, and Event Chairman Debbie Siebert.

The first annual Bag Lady Auction was held on September 12th at the Westfield Annapolis Mall to raise funds for the Anne Arundel County Arts Council. Over 50 handbags ranging from handmade creations and designer bags to specially painted canvas bags created specifically for the event were sold at auction.


Volunteer Laura Phillips, prospective customer Connie Scott, and Arts Council Program Director Betsy Stewart.	Holding the bags they hope to purchase at the first annual bag lady auction (left to right) Carolyn Kirby, President of the Board of Directors of Annapolis Summer Garden Theater, Davina Grace Hill, Executive Director of the Chesapeake Arts Center, and Eloise Vaughn, board member of the Arts Council.

From left, Penny Evans, Board Member of Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts; Nancy Almgren, Board Member of the Arts Council; and April Nyman, executive director of Anne Arundel County Arts Council.

More than 3,000 people attended the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra’s end-of-summer Pops Concert at Quiet Waters Park on a warm, sunny afternoon on Aug. 30. The crowd enjoyed the orchestra and its musical selections, and was thoroughly entertained by Music Director José-Luis Novo.


George and Sara Jones of Severna Park.	Marilyn Bockman of Edgewater and Marshall Mentz, ASO general manager, of Annapolis.

Sharon Dickerson, ASO business manager, of Columbia, and Larry Innis, ASO board treasurer, of Arnold.	From left, having a picnic before the ASO Pops Concert, are Buzz Mauro of Annapolis, Lisa Smith and David Taylor of Alexandria, Virginia, and Steve Daigler of Annapolis.

Paul Herman, violinist with the ASO, and his wife Karen Goldman picnic before the ASO Pops Concert.

St. John’s College in Annapolis noted the successful completion of its Capital Campaign, “With a Clear and Single Purpose,” with a celebration held Sept. 13 in Francis Scott Key lobby. St. John’s College President Christopher Nelson and Capital Campaign Chairman Ron Fielding, a 1970 alumnus from Rochester, N.Y., thanked the college’s board members, alumni, friends, and foundations for surpassing the original goal of $125 million, raising $134.2 million. The funds are to be used for capital construction and improvements and need-based student financial aid on both the Annapolis and Santa Fe, New Mexico, campuses.


Christopher Nelson (left), president, St. John's College of Annapolis, and Charles “Chuck” Trefrey of Eastport, president of the Friends of SJC.	Ruth Anderson Coggeshall of Annapolis, director of major gifts, St. John’s College, and Ron Fielding, of Rochester, N.Y., Capital Campaign chairman.

(From left) Ellen and David Ponder of Edgewater; Eva Brann, retired dean, St. John's College; and Anna E. Greenberg, both of Annapolis.	Retired Air Force General and former Naval Academy Academic Dean Bruce and Mary Davidson of Annapolis, and Betty and retired Army Major Joe Ball of Annapolis.

Eastern Shore

Chesapeake Film Festival Opening Gala | Easton
The opening gala of the inaugural Chesapeake Film Festival brought Hollywood (or maybe Sundance, more accurately) to the Eastern Shore for an evening of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the Tidewater Inn before the premiere of Flash of Genius, directed by Marc Abraham and starring Greg Kinnear, at the Avalon Theatre. A Q&A followed the premiere with the film’s creators and the son of Robert Kearns, the film’s protagonist and a Talbot County resident before his death in 2005.


Oxford Town Commissioner Tim Kearns, the son of Flash of Genius’ protagonist Robert Kearns, and the film’s director, Marc Abraham.	Chesapeake Film Festival Board Members Todd and Diana Albrecht of Easton, and Artistic Director Doug Sadler of Easton/New York City.

Laura Ambler, writer of The White Pony, and husband Cary Ambler, owner of East Coast Flight Services, of Easton.

Dorchester Center for the Arts’ Grand Opening | Cambridge
Celebrating its move from just down the block, the Dorchester Center for the Arts’ grand opening celebrated its past and welcomed its future with a cocktail reception attended by founders John Bannon and Robert Tolley, and members of founder Shirley Brannock’s family.


Shane Walker, operations manager of MTS Broadcasting, and Delegate Addie Eckardt.	Cambridge Mayor Victoria Jackson-Stanley.

Barbara Lane, Dorchester Center for the Arts’ director of donor relations, John Bannon, founding artist, and Jim Middleton of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation.

Adkins Arboretum Magic in the Meadow | Ridgely
Adkins Arboretum’s inaugural “Magic in the Meadow” fundraising event saw the announcement of a $1 million gift to the arboretum’s capital campaign, “Campaign to Build a Green Legacy,” from Dr. Peter Stifel, a retired University of Maryland geology professor who is also the Arboretum’s board president. The $5 million campaign supports the expansion of an “environmentally sensitive” Arboretum Center.

Kathy Carmean, Chair of Adkins Arboretum’s capital campaign, Arboretum Executive Director Ellie Altman, and Arboretum Board President Dr. Peter Stifel.

Academy Art Museum Patron’s Preview | Easton
Marking the start of the museum’s 50-year anniversary, the Academy Art Museum hosted a preview for patrons who have donated work to the museum’s collection, as well as past and present board members. The occasion was commemorated by house and senate resolutions presented to the museum by State Senator Richard F. Colburn, along with Delegates Addie Eckardt and Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio.

State Senator Richard F. Colburn, Chris Brownawell, Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, and Delegate Addie Eckardt, a Museum Board of Trustees member.

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