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Guest conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson made her first appearances with the Utah Symphony Oct. 13 and 14, basking in the honor of being selected as the first Evelyn Rosenblatt Artist, an annual recognition of a young soloist or conductor of exceptional promise.
Calling the award, "The icing on the cake," Wilson thanked Rosenblatt, who personally selected this year's award recipient, at a pre-concert lecture Oct. 14 and again at the concert intermission unveiling of the Rosenblatt Artist sculptural plaque in the Abravanel Room.
Created in honor of Rosenblatt's 90th birthday by her children, their families and the Joseph and Evelyn Rosenblatt Charitable Fund, the Evelyn Rosenblatt Artist Endowment is endowed in perpetuity by Evelyn Rosenblatt, Norman and Nan Rosenblatt, Tiburon, Calif., and Stephen and Martha Rosenblatt, Sonoma, Calif., who were in Salt Lake City for the event, and Toby and Sally Rosen-blatt, San Francisco, and Mindy Rosen-blatt, Seattle.
Longtime community philanthropists, Evelyn Rosenblatt and her late husband, Joseph Rosenblatt, served as the first chairs of the Symphony's Annual Fund.
Family members and close friends joining the Rosenblatts at a pre-concert dinner in Abravanel Hall's First Tier Reception Room and attending the performance of pianist Sergio Tiempo included Ralph and Reggie Benowitz, Jack Goodman and son Nate Goodman, Symphony President and CEO Don and Shelley Andrews, former Conductor's Circle chair Cindy Kindred and Ron Crosby, Richard and Carol Fay, Symphony Board Chairman Scott and Sydne Parker, Carolyn Abravanel, Jacqueline and Don Rosen-blatt, Suzanne and Larry Goldsmith, Sue and Walker Wallace, Howard Landa, Esther Landa, Barbara Burnett, Sally and Barney Rosenblatt, Laurel Ingham, Kris Widner, Jonathan Clifton, Steve and Liz Warner, Amy Tomito, James E. and Susan Shelledy and Sarahanne Driggs.
Susan and John Walker were among well-wishers, as were Conductor's Circle members and guests Rachel and Rocco Navarro, Noemi and Daniel Mattis and Marilyn Neilson, who joined the intermission reception in the Abravanel room.
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Prevent Blindness Utah
LDS Church Apostle David B. Haight and Ruby Olson Haight were honored as People of Vision by Prevent Blindness Utah Oct. 13, in an elegant evening that brought 400 well-wishers to share the moment with the Haights and to support efforts for vision education and protection for Utah's citizens.
A touching and humor-filled Bonneville video presentation showed daughter Karen Huntsman and several Haight grandchildren reminiscing about Ruby Haight's good-nutrition practices -- very little sugar -- and Elder Haight's occasional candy-bar/ice-cream lapses with grandchildren. At 93, Ruby Haight marveled from the screen, "I did not think I would live to be 70 and [we have] celebrated our 70th anniversary."
Joined by LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley and Marjorie Hinckley, the Haights took time to hug grandchildren and greet friends, including LDS Apostle Dallin Oaks and Kristen Oaks, Sen. Robert and Jelean Montgomery, LDS President Thomas Monson and Frances Monson, Elder M. Russell Ballard and Barbara Ballard, Elder Russell Nelson and Dantzel Nelson and Rod and Mitzi Brady.
Chairs Grethe and Chase Peterson welcomed guests along with Prevent Blindness Utah President and CEO Colleen Malouf. Donna Lou and DeMar Morgan were among the first to arrive, followed by Pamela Atkinson, Thayer and Sue Christensen, Scott and Sara Nelson, Nancy and Clark Giles, Carol and Richard Fay, Bud and Barbara Mahas, Jon Huntsman, Rhoda Ramsey, Jim and Bonnie Parkin, Gary and Marylynn Juhlin with Joyce Juhlin and Lois Juhlin, Billie Wilson and Muzz Malouf and Clayton and Elaine Williams.
James and Beverley Sorenson were there, as were Pat and Bill Child, Rebecca Dukes, Janet Glaeser, Spence and Cleone Eccles, Tom and Gail Williamsen and son Travis Williamsen, Scott and Jesselie Anderson, Alan Thompson, Elly Muth, Stan Strasser and mother Norma Strasser, Steve and Angela Mecham, Jim and Paula Mortimer and Jon Huntsman Jr. and Mary Kaye Huntsman.
With a paid staff of three, Prevent Blindness Utah is a 220-volunteer-driven organization giving 8,600 hours of service and touching the lives of close to 225,000 people in fiscal 1999-2000 at a cost of $1.11 per person. The People of Vision dinner raised close to $85,000 to help with vision screening for preschools, day-care centers and schools, glaucoma screening, education about eye safety and research for treatment of macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
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Sarah Daft Home
Sarah Daft Home friends kicked up their heels Western style Oct. 11 at the Cottonwood Country Club with the Stoddard Brothers Band, a buffet barbecue and a silent auction that raised close to $13,000 for the 39-bed assisted living/retirement facility.
The residence is nonprofit, nondenominational and open to men and women.
About 130 folks, some in brand-new jeans and boots, wandered back and forth at the auction tables, which included original art plus ticket opportunities from Ballet West, Kingsbury Hall, Pioneer Memorial Theater, Dyer Travel and Theatre League of Utah.
Peggy Hauff and Sherry Shelton were among early auction shoppers, along with Executive Director Ramona Linnell and Mike Linnell and Sarah Daft Home boosters Dave Ellis and Bob Hawkes. Nancy Souder chatted with Pat Curtis and Robert Rothwell, while Brad Adamson and Craig and Joanna Adamson looked at bid sheets.
Margo Bates donated an enormous basket of homemade goods much admired by Joe Speicher and Ellen Christensen, Anne and Jerry Holyoak and Jim and Joyce Eberhardt. June and Dave Davidson were there with Mavis and Richard Davis. Ilene Harding and Rosa Minjares could hardly resist the adorable "princess" chair on the auction block.
Shannon Huff-Jacobs had emcee duty and the Stoddard Brothers invented a few fun songs to carry the program along, to applause from D'Arcy Pignanelli, Corinne and Temp Riekhof, Shirley Stevens, Elsie and Robert Greenwood, Bob and Betty Slingerland, David and Chanteel Ballard, Julie and Jon Jacobsen, Carolyn and John Christensen, Martha and Lynn Harpel, Justin and Juli Woodward, Michelle Imber, Donna and Sherry Dyer and Irene Warr.
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Planned Parenthood Association of Utah
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah's third annual theater event Oct. 13 brought out close to 200 guests for a buffet dinner at the Hilton and and another 100 joined in at Kingsbury Hall to see "Stomp," raising approximately $60,000.
Planned Parenthood's goals are to promote responsible sexual behavior and reduce the physical, emotional and social costs of unintended pregnancy by providing affordable, high-quality reproductive health care service, information and education.
Joy and Bill Erickson were among the first to arrive along with Executive Director Bunny Kaufman and President and CEO Karrie Galloway. Dennis Green and Diane Cole and Sharon Kelly chatted with Joan O'Brien and Tom Harvey and Terry Orme and Nancy Hobbs.
John and Susan Walker were there, as were Larry and Suzanne Goldsmith, Denise Achelis, Patrice Hirning, Suzie Day, Rebecca Chavez-Houck and Martin Houck.
Dinner committee heads Cindy Beebe, Cindy Taylor and Patti Pavey greeted guests including Christy Voss, Rod and Paula Julander and Tim and Beverly May, Dick Jaffe, Roger and Cathy Bullock, Sheldon Furst, Ellen Liu, Tara and Kent Anderson, Andrea and John Bradley, Linda Nielson, Len Schmidt, Gayle Larsen and daughter Lily Larsen, Karen Jarman, Bonnie and Paul Weiss, Herb Pavey and Scott Beebe.
Photos by Judy Magid/The Salt Lake Tribune