Former Columnist
Joanne Davidson
Joanne Davidson was The Denver Post's society editor for 29 years before retiring in July 2015. She quickly discovered she wasn't ready for the rocking chair, so she dusted off her evening gowns and returned to the paper as a freelance reporter, writing feature stories and covering charitable fundraising events in the metro area. When she's not attending a gala, you can find her out walking her dogs or sampling the food in one of Denver's great restaurants.
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Central City Flower Girls have represented Colorado’s rich history for 87 years
For 87 years, the presentation of the Central City Flower Girls has been the social centerpiece of the Central City Opera's annual summer festival.

Seen: Charlie and Karin Woolley honored at Rendezvous Gala
You can read about Four Mile House, Denver's oldest standing structure, in the history books: how it was built in 1859 by the Brantner brothers, and acquired in 1860 by...

Seen: Denver Health Foundation’s Hot Rocks Griller Challenge
Who knows best? Fellow chefs or 1,000 guests?

SEEN: The Owl Club Debutante Cotillion
The 11 young women who accepted bids to be presented at the 68th Owl Club Debutante Cotillion came to the program filled with self-confidence and a clear sense of direction.

Seen: Artist Nengudi honored at Bonfils-Stanton Foundation awards
What do pantyhose, masking tape, gravel, sand, dirt and seed pods have in common? They're elements often found in the art of Senga Nengudi, one of the four people honored...

Seen: LivLyme Foundation recognizes detection heroes
With summer fast approaching, the warning that was sounded at the third annual LivLyme Foundation Gala bears repeating: 2019 is predicted to be the worst tick season ever and anyone...

Seen: Shaka Franklin Foundation’s Love Our Children Luncheon uplifting and therapeutic
Those who attended the Shaka Franklin Foundation’s 29th Love Our Children Luncheon are all too familiar with teen suicide. Some had lost a loved one, others may have been survivors.

Seen: Opera Colorado’s fundraiser, A Night in Monte Carlo
Opera Colorado's fundraising gala, A Night in Monte Carlo, nets $208,883 for the company's education and community engagement programs

Seen: $1 million in 10 minutes at Firefly Autism’s Laugh Yourself Blue
I've seen a lot of wonderful things while covering charitable fundraising events. But never have I witnessed anything like what happened at the 2019 edition of Firefly Autism's Laugh Yourself...

Seen: Denver Health Foundation’s NightShine fundraiser 2019
I'll bet you anything that as we speak, the staff at the Denver Health Foundation is turning cartwheels, either literally or figuratively, over the $1.4 million success of NightShine, its...