Catching up with the social sceneIt’s Leap Year, after all, so when the Shining Stars Foundation started planning its sixth Snowball Gala, someone wisely decided the 2008 edition should be something so special that it could be repeated only every four years.
“Leap Around the World” is going to wow its guests with fire and flamenco dancing performances; music by Hazel Miller and Tom Hagerman, the violinist for DeVotchKa; a silent film furnished by the Denver Film Society; painters completing works of art to be auctioned on the spot; and food from such new and old favorites as Three Tomatoes Catering, Strings, Jing Modern Chinese, Tambien, Mezcal, Steuben’s and Vesta Dipping Grill. Beverage Distributors will furnish libations.
In addition, tribute will be paid to Peggy Rudden and Roxane White for their long-standing commitment to the welfare of children. Rudden is executive director of Advocates for Children, and White is Denver’s manager of Human Services.
It all happens Feb. 29 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and tickets are $100 advance or $125 the day of.
The Shining Stars Foundation provides sport, recreational and outreach programs for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Proceeds will help fund the foundation’s National Winter Games Week held every March at Buttermilk Mountain. It brings 55 recently diagnosed children into the Shining Stars program through a week of snow sports, team-building, dancing, games and music.
For details, call 970-726-8009 or e-mail Ryanne@shiningstarsfoun .
Did you know
That the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation is having its annual Rare And Not-So-Rare Book Auction Feb. 28 at the Central Library? Information on tickets at 720-865-2051 . . . That Denverites Meredith and Preston Quick are among the world’s elite squash players taking part in the 29th Hashim Khan Tournament Feb. 28-March 3 at the Denver Athletic Club? A portion of the proceeds go to Cancer League of Colorado, and tournament director Christine DeRose, 303-595-1124, can talk more about it and the accompanying social events . . . That Mod Livin’ Gallery is hosting its second Best in Show benefit for the Downtown Animal Care Foundation? Individuals ($35) and corporations ($500) can purchase an Eero Aarnio dog sculpture at the gallery, then decorate and return it by March 1. The public can view the decked-out pooches at Mod Livin’, 5327 E. Colfax Ave., through March 27; the highest vote-getters will be part of an auction/cocktail party on March 28 . . . That Michael and Debbie Feiner’s daughter, Lisa, is now outreach coordinator for GesherCity, a Robert Loup Jewish Community Center program aimed at bringing more young professionals back into the fold? . . . That former 9News and Colorado Symphony exec Larry Deutsch is a principal in ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers?
