Didier Ludot
At the Didier Ludot event, Neiman Marcus vice president and general manager John Capizzi hosted a luncheon featuring the French designer’s dresses on behalf of the Junior Committee for the de Young Museum.
Escada
At Escada vice president of wholesale Kimberly Jetnil was here from New York to present a fashion show and luncheon featuring the latest Escada looks.
Slow Food
At Fish restaurant in Sausalito, guests celebrated Fat Tuesday with Slow Food Marin-Petaluma at a benefit for White Boot Brigade. The organization encourages and assists commercial fisherman in the Gulf Coast region to transition from high-volume industrial harvesting to sustainable practices.
Crab Feast
More than 130 Redwoods residents and 239 members of the community had their fill of fresh Dungeness crab at the third annual Friends of the Redwoods Crab Feast. The event, chaired by Friends President Mary Jo Barnett, supports the Redwoods’ bus and other services aimed at enhancing the lives of senior citizens.
Marin Humane Society
In Novato, man’s best friend took to the runway at Puppy Love, a fashion show benefit to support animals at the Marin Humane Society. Dogs were accompanied by models dressed in clothing from Rumors and Gene Hiller.
Dominican's Honorees
Supporters of UCSF’s Foundation for Cardiac Research, led by Dr. Kanu Chatterjee, celebrated the foundation’s work at an evening hosted by Ann and Gordon Getty. Guests enjoyed a private concert by country music singer Kris Kristofferson, who credits Dr. Chatterjee with saving his life. More than 200 guests attended the Dominican University President’s Dinner at San Francisco’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The event honors past and current chairs of the board of trustees. The dinner’s highlight was an unveiling of nine $100,000 annual scholarships named after the honorees.
Science in Marin
In Novato, Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway electronic scooter, made an appearance at the Marin Country Club to ask science and math educators to initiate a FIRST program in Marin. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) hopes to inspire teams of middle school and high school students to work alongside engineers and other mentors to solve real-world problems by applying math, science and technology.
Academy Awards in Larkspur
The Lark Theater hosted an Academy Awards party complete with a full house of decked-out guests. When not watching the show in high definition, patrons enjoyed gourmet cooking from Left Bank, Emporio Rulli, Rustic Bakery and others.
Jerry Day
At Sweetwater in Mill Valley almost $5,000 was raised at Jerry Day through a sold-out show with Pat Nevins, Ragged Glory, Jelly with Jeff Chimenti and special guest Bob Weir for the fifth annual Excelsior District Jerry Garcia birthday.
Generation Chefs
In San Rafael, the first Pizza Smack Down cooking contest and celebrity chef pizza toss event starring seven-time world pizza toss champion Tony Gemignani was a fundraising success for the new Marin Youth Center. Proceeds will support the youth-run cafe and health, nutrition and cooking classes at the center.
