Ballet in Bel Air; Designs of Excellence in Houston

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Ballet in Bel Air; Designs of Excellence in Houston

A performance by ABT dancers at the Bel Air home of Robin and Elliott Broidy.

Robin and Elliott Broidy hosted the American Ballet Theatre and its Dancers at their Bel Air home with a private dinner party and a very special performance to benefit the ABT. The ABT Dancers performed a program of highlight from The Sleeping Beauty, Gopak and Don Quixote. The evening raised $350,000 for the American Ballet Theatre in its commitment as “America’s National Ballet Company” to continue to perform in Los Angeles on a regular basis – bringing dance to America and American dance to the world.

Co-Chairs of the evening: Avery and Andy Barth, Lori and Michael Milken, Phyllis and Angelo Mozilo, Laura and Jamie Rosenwald and Max Palevsky. Guests included: The Honorable Gray Davis, Elizabeth and Dennis Tito, Susan and Alan Casden, Patricia Kennedy, Kelly and Martin Katz, Assemblywoman Karen Bass, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Sondra and David Silverstein, Pamela and Dr. Steven Hoefflin, Sheriff Lee Baca, Sandy and Larry Post, Florence and Harry Sloan, Pam Dawber, Jon Bosse, Nancy Jane and Mark Goldston, Ghada and Dr. Ray Irani.

Angelo and Phyllis Mozilo

Arline and Henry Gluck

Catherine Jones and Sheriff Lee Baca

Andy and Avery Barth with Robin and Elliott Broidy

Elliott Broidy, Michele Wiles, Robin Broidy, and Kevin McKenzie

Jenny Alden and Tyler Barth

Ken Rickel and Nancy Davis

Laura and Jamie Rosenwald

Monique Lhuillier and Magda Berliner

Harry and Florence Sloan

Monique Lhuillier and Tom Bugbee

Debra Ramo, Assembly Member Karen Bass, and Robin Broidy

Pam Dawber with Dr. Steven and Pamela Hoefflin

David Javdan and Babareh Ramin

Kevin McKenzie and Michele Wiles

Joan and John Hotchkis

Greg Williams, Missy Barth, Jenny Alden, and Tyler Barth

Rachel Moore, Michele Wiles, and Gina Knox Holzman

Yuki Bouzari, Kevin McKenzie, and Patricia Kennedy

Liane Weintraub and Constantine

Lisa and Bradley Mindlin with daughter JT

Michael and Lori Milken

Marty and Nina Rosenzweig

Robin Broidy and Maria Riccetto

Sharon Davis and the Honorable Gray Davis

Decorative Center Houston (DCH) announced the winners of their 2007 Designs of Excellence Awards. The awards were recently presented to the winners during the Spring Design Market, which was held at DCH and showcased what the latest trends and designs are in the interior design industry.

Each of the winners was chosen from many entries in each category. The categories and winners are:

• Single Residential Space: Marlys Tokerud, Tokerud & Co. Interior Design

• House Less Than 3,500 Sq. Ft.: Collaborative Designworks

• House More Than 3,500 Sq. Ft.: Stern & Bucek Architects

• Office: Residential or Commercial: Page Southerland Page

• Retail Design: Gems by Chao/35th Anniversary Store Design Project

• Preservation/Restoration: Residential: Allegro Builders

• Preservation/Restoration: Commercial: Stern & Bucek Architects

• Preservation/Restoration: Commercial: Honorable Mention: Enter Architecture Karen Lantz, AIA

Judges for the 2007 Designs of Excellence were: Beverly Field, Principal of Beverly Field Interiors, Dallas, Texas; Ty Burks and Christopher Ridolfi, Principals of William-Christopher Interior Design, Dallas, Texas; and, Rob Brinkley, Co-editor and Home-Design Editor of the Dallas edition of PaperCity.