For a time there it looked like the Central City Opera Guild’s signature fund-raiser, L’Esprit de Noel, was going to be in big trouble sponsorship-wise. As in, more of them were needed.
A feather or two was ruffled when we said so in print (“That kind of information is NOT for public consumption,” one member declared via e-mail) but the column that I wrote apparently did some good because at a guild luncheon held the other day at Prime 121, it was announced that everything’s cool and the three-day home tour and holiday boutique is going to be well-supported.
Perry & Co. was the first to sign on, reprising its role as Presenting Sponsor. Cherry Hills Village is the Host Sponsor; Stevinson Imports came in as the Gold Sponsor while Mercedes-Benz of Westminster and Whole Foods Tamarac stepped up as Sterling Silver Sponsors. Bronze Sponsors are Robert Lucker of Charles Schwab, the Rickert State Farm Agency, Security Title and Wells Fargo Private Mortgage Banking. Denver Newspaper Agency is the Media Sponsor.
L’Esprit de Noel’s patron preview is on Nov. 15, with five homes in Old Cherry Hills open for public tours on Nov. 16, 17 and 18. Each will feature lavish holiday and table-top decor by such firms as Plum Gallery, Pottery Barn, Ramah Flower Co., Compleat Gourmet & Gifts, Flower Power, Vario, Side Effects, Heritage Floral and The Lark. Tickets are $18 advance or $20 at the door. Call 303-292-6700 or visit .
Other fun stuff
Sewall Child Development Center (303-399-1800) honors Denver Center for the Performing Arts Chairman Dan Ritchie at a dinner that begins at 6 p.m. today at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center; Joy Burns is the honorary chair and committee members include Elizabeth and Evan Anderman, Nan and Spike Eklund, Millie and Del Hock and Gene and Walt Koelbel … Cancer League of Colorado starts the planning process for its 2008 Hope Ball, “Just My Imagination,” when Don and Arlene Johnson host a cocktail reception at their home Thursday evening. The ball will honor Elaine Wolf and her daughter, Sandy Wolf-Yearick, of the Melvin & Elaine Wolf Foundation … On Saturday, AWARE celebrates its 10th anniversary by honoring founder Helen Ginsburg at a dinner-dance chaired by Cinnie Auer and Debbie Davis and held at the Marriott City Center. AWARE is a guild of the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado; for tickets, visit blacktie-colorado.com/rsvp and use the event code Lost&Found07.
