Lisa Herzlich started the fabulously successful Mask Project, an event at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center that raised 3.1 million bucks over 10 years for Denver Hospice. She left for a big-buck job in Los Angeles – so people wondered if the MP would survive.
Oh, yeah.
Former Colorado first lady Frances Owens is on the mask-acquisition committee, and they already have a bunch of faces painted by celebs, pols and local do-gooders.
“It’s only October, and I’m just blown away,” says Owens. “The committee is just on fire. I am so impressed. We’re really bringing in a phenomenal amount of celebrities.”
You got that right. A quick glance of the mask roster confirms painted mugs by Kris Kristofferson, Patti LaBelle, Yoko Ono, Rod Stewart, Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, LeAnn Rimes, Sinbad, Hilary Swank, Darrell Anderson, the Avalanche (yup, the entire team), Broncos, Nuggets, John Elway, the Rockies (they’ll get to the mask after they win the World Series), Frank Bonanno, Elise Wiggins, Lannie Garrett, Frank McCourt, Eddie Murphy, Norm Clarke. Politicians include Mayor Hick, Mitt Romney, Rudi Giuliani, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Chris Dodd.
What about Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore?
“I’ll let someone else get that one,” says Owens.
The Mask Project kicks off Nov. 1 at Epicurean Euro Kitchen with gala chairs Douglas Kerbs, Geoff McFarlane, Roselyn Saunders and Valere Shane.
Vroom. Richard and Teresa Beauchamp of Steamboat Springs made an offer that Andre Agassi couldn’t refuse.
At Agassi’s annual Grand Slam for Children dinner in Las Vegas, one of the glitziest parties of the year anywhere, the Beauchamps wowed the crowd by bidding $90,000 for a Porsche Cayenne that was driven on “The Sopranos” and signed by T and Carm. The auctioneer threw in an extra $10,000 to make it an even $100,000. That’s a lotta SUV.
But is it art? If you have a few extra mil lying around, stop by the Museum Residences (opposite the Denver Art Museum) Monday through Wednesday to check out the Western art from Christie’s in NYC. It’s a tour of some nice pieces that go on the block Nov. 29. You interested in two Frederic Remington bronzes ($2.5 million to $5 million), a Remington painting ($4 million to $6 million) or a Georgia O’Keeffe ($3 million to $5 million)?
City spirits. Former Rocky society writer and former Shine editor (for a cuppa coffee) Dahlia Weinstein has taken the helm as editor in chief of the upcoming Denver Magazine. First issue due out in January … Carl Bernstein speaks about Hillary at lunch Monday at the Denver Press Club; call 303-571-5260 … His fans have tats, so Jake La Botz sings at Kitchen’s Ink tattoo parlor 7:30 tonight … Sez who: “I’ve come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.” Bob Lemon
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