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Gem of a ball: Jewel Ball celebrates 63rd year

Aug 10, 2009
- La Jolla Light





		John and Lydia McNeil, Maree aand Michael Mossmer, Jennifer and Richard Greenfield, and Tracy and Mark Lyon Purchase Photos
		Photo by: Cody Williams








		A dancer lit up the night at the Jewel Ball.








		Karen and Bobby Flynn with Maree and Michael Mossmer








		Tanya and Charles Brandees of Rancho Santa Fe.








		Chris McKellar and Lorna Alksne and Laura and Fred Applegate








		Las Patronas president Lydia McNeil with her husband John, and daughters Mary, Fiona and Ana








		Guests relax under the colorful tents set up at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.








		Tanya Brandees shows off the traditional henna tattoos she had on her hands.








		Jennifer Greenfield and husband Richard








		Julie and Joe Matibag








		Zandra Rhodes and husband Sala Hassanein of Del Mar








		Kimberly and Torrey Lee








		The artist Preet, standing by her painting








		Decor played to the Silk and Spice theme for the event.








		Tracy Lyon, 2010 Las Patronas president, and Lydia McNeil, outgoing president








		Mary Walker








		Iris and Matthew Strauss of Rancho Santa Fe








		Alison Figi and Wendy Segal

BY RUTH CHANDLER VARONFAKIS
Contributor

As the air filled with anticipation and the fragrance of exotic spices, the gems of Las Patronas celebrated their 63rd annual Jewel Ball, Silk & Spice Saturday. The guests, many of the women bejeweled and wearing authentic saris, traveled to India through a spectacular passageway of bright swaths of richly colored silks, replete with a live elephant at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club's entrance.

Looking resplendent, Ball Chairwoman Jennifer Greenfield, co-chairs Laurie Allen and Sallie Warren, and Las Patronas President Lydia McNeil escorted their guests into opulent Raj tents where sword and fire dancers and Roppongi's scrumptious hors d'oeuvres set the tone.

Julie Matibag's artistic vision resulted in a spectacular ballroom where guests dined surrounded by turquoise, white, and gold walls, including a waterfall that reflected an image of the Taj Mahal beneath a blue Indian sky of billowing silk.

Jewel Ball guests have come to expect the very best and they were not disappointed. The Ball celebrates a year's effort by the dynamic women of Las Patronas who raise funds annually for nonprofit organizations through such generous underwriters as James and Dianne Bashor, Alex and Kathy Likianov, Caroline and Nico Nierenberg, and Donald and Darlene Shiley.

Joining the merriment were Iris and Matthew Strauss, Wendy and Stu Segal, Linda and Rick Dicker, Terri and Richard Kelly, David Copley, Joan and Irwin Jacobs, Jeanne Jones and Don Breitenberg, Laura and Fred Applegate, Ann and Phil White, and Steven Strauss and Lise Wilson, who will chair next year's Ball.

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