When Stephani Salazar was in high school, it was all about swimming and the poms squad. Then she went to college and discovered fire dancing, LED dancing and spoken word, which led to gigs all over the world.
Now the 20-something daughter of Cherry Hills Village residents Lorraine and Francis Salazar is developing quite a following for her feathered and bejeweled hats. The hats evolved from the costumes she was making for herself and other artists that she and partner Keile Ament have in their multidiscipline performance company, CyberRhythm.
Sharon Cooper, whose husband, Steve, is Hospice of St. John’s chief executive, saw some of Stephani’s creations recently. She liked them them so much she asked Stephani to participate in the hospice’s Mad Hatter Tea on May 2.
Stephani designs under her stage name, Stephinity, and is creating a special wedding hat for the occasion; she’ll also bring an assortment of other styles to sell in the tea’s boutique.
Longtime hospice volunteers Peter and Gillian Drummond are the honorary chairmen for the family-oriented event being held at the Denver Design District. Tickets can be purchased from Apryl Burton, 303-865-7214.
More good stuff.
Musicians from Denver Young Artists Orchestra will perform at 910Arts on Friday evening to help promote DYAO’s May 3 Painted Violin Gala. Nine “retired” violins have been given new life by artists Lucien Hut, Sandra Kaplan, Kevin Kowal- czyk, Tony Ortega, Kati Rosenbaugh, Patricia Rucker, Gretchen Schaefer, Pamela Spika-Nicolson and Reed Philip Weimer and will be raffled off at the gala. Learn more at . . . . Friends of Nursing is having its scholarship luncheon April 18 at Lakewood Country Club. MaryJo Coast is the chairwoman, and KEZW’s Rick Crandall emcees. . . . The CU Buffoons and 7Dancers are to entertain April 23 when Denver Ballet Guild meets for lunch at Cherry Hills Country Club. Co- chairs Pamela O’Neal and Cindy Read encourage prospective members to attend. RSVP via e-mail to cindybread@aol.com. . . . Jim Palenchar and Liz Lynner open their Denver home April 22 for Italian Wine & Opera, a “friend-raising” venture for the Central City Opera House Association Guild. Details are available from co-chair Anne Groves, 303-744-9672.
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