Crystal Ball gala committee members include, top row from left: Jeri Rosvek, Kay Weiss, Ronda Sedillo, Jolane Crawford, Pat Hayward, Linda Werschkul, Vivian Lee Ford, Renee Oral and Carolyn Schaer. Middle row: Marilynn Forrester, Cathy Lynch, Charlene Hooker, Sharon Stein, Barbara Gentzkow, Jan Reital, Dawn Leeds and Shari Lurie. Front row: Karen Kogut, Judy Ferrero and Judy Keys. Not shown: Linda Ault, Diane Martin, Pam Doan, Stephanie Fulton, Sheri Hallis, Dawn Mellen, Susan Parker and Penny Wing.
The original MOS retail concept has undergone a significant transition since opening its doors in 2004.
80th year for Candlelight Ball
Academy Award-winning actor and La Jolla native Cliff Robertson will be the guest of honor at the 80th Anniversary Ruby Jubilee Candlelight Ball on Dec. 5 at the Grand Del Mar. Proceeds from the evening will benefit Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla.
Betty Knight Scripps, philanthropist and newspaper heiress, is serving as general chairwoman of the ball for the seventh consecutive year.
"The celebration of the Candlelight Ball serves as a reminder to the community about the extraordinary health care that is provided by Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, as well as setting a greater financial challenge to the community to support these lifesaving medical endeavors," Scripps said.
Guests will be treated to gourmet dining, dancing to The Bob Hardwick Sound and spectacular holiday decor, according to organizers.
Candlelight Ball's history in support of the hospital dates back to the hospital's start, when it was as a small, but vital community hospital with 44 beds, an operating room, X-ray room and delivery room. Today, it is a 372-bed hospital staffed by more than 900 physicians and 2,200 employees.
For ticket information, visit www.scrippshealthfoundation.org or call (858) 626-5390.
Gala to support Casa de Amparo
The 11th Annual Crystal Ball Gala will be held Nov. 7 at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in Rancho Santa Fe, where hundreds of local philanthropists will support Casa de Amparo and its mission to treat and prevent child abuse and neglect.
"Crystal Ball Committee members have been working since January to plan an elegant evening and secure over 100 tempting auction items," committee co-chairs Judy Keys and Karen Kogut said. Lou and Judy Ferrero of Rancho Santa Fe are honorary chairs.
Jeffrey Strauss, chef/owner of the Pamplemousse Grille in Solana Beach, will prepare dinner for gala guests. Tickets are $300 per person at www.casadeamparo.org or contact Keely Tidrow at (760) 754-5500 or ktidrow@casadeamparo.org.
Furnishings store to host a party marking fifth year
The original MOS retail concept has undergone a significant transition since opening its doors in 2004. Courtesy
To thank the community for its support, Rik and Jennifer Fox Armour of La Jolla, owners of MOS MyOwnSpace home furnishings, 7840 Girard, will throw a five-year anniversary party from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 12.
The event will double as a benefit for Voices for Children, a nonprofit that strives to ensure that abused, neglected and abandoned children have a safe and permanent home.
In addition to light appetizers by Piatti's, cupcakes from La Jolla Cups and Limoncello Champagne cocktails, guests will have the chance to enter an opportunity drawing to win retail selections. Tickets for the drawing are $5 each. Reservations are required at hello@mosmyownspace.com. For more information, call (858) 459-0099.
Specializing in modern home furnishings, accessories, rugs and gifts, MOS carries several of the most premier collections in home design, including Flou, Kartell, Fornasetti, Poliform, Flexform and Foscarini. Many of the design staff is fluent in English and Spanish, and all provide a personalized shopping experience that has attracted the likes of top designers, architects and celebrities such as Paige Davis ("Trading Spaces"), Ashlee Simpson, James Brolin, Mike Piazza and chef Curtis Stone, according to the owners.
PTA launches fundraiser
The Muirlands Middle School PTA invites the community to its annual holiday shopping fundraiser - and this year that includes the men, too.
The event, renamed "Game On ... Shop On!" will feature not only shopping, but also Sunday Night Football, a poker tournament and more. "We are very excited about this, and we hope to put on a great party and raise some needed funds for the school," committee member Lisa D'Angelo said.
For $50 per person, adults only will enjoy cocktails, dinner, holiday shopping, poker and putting competitions, and Sunday Night Football from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at La Jolla Country Club. For more information, contact Vera Pitrofsky at (858) 459-4151 or Lettie Meyer at (858) 459-1527.
Holiday event calendar coming
The La Jolla Light staff is working on its holiday calendar and looking for concerts, performances and special events to include as a resource for readers. Deadline for submissions is noon Nov. 12. E-mail holiday event details to sdemaggio@lajollalight.com. Photos are also welcome. The calendar debuts in the Nov. 26 issue.
Book event with a knit twist
Author Kate Jacobs has a new Friday Night Knitting Club novel out, "Knit the Season." To promote it, she will be at the Warwick's Books and Bites luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at Burgundy Grill & Wine Bar, 830 Kline St., La Jolla, asking guests to bring along knitted or crocheted hats for the local homeless. Jacobs has teamed up with Lands End and Warming Families to make as many as 25,000 hats for displaced people across the country.
With more than 1 million copies in print (and with a movie starring and produced by actress/knitter Julia Roberts in the works from Universal Pictures), The Friday Night Knitting Club has become a phenomenon.
Poet laureate comes to town
Jack Prelutsky will read from "Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant" at 9 a.m. Nov. 6 in the auditorium of The Children's School, 2225 Torrey Pines Lane, La Jolla. The event is open to the public.
Known for his witty wordsmithing and matter-of-fact sense of humor, Prelutsky served as the inaugural Children's Poet Laureate 2006-2008, recognition awarded him by the Poetry Foundation. He is the author and editor of more than 35 books of "mischievous and musical poetry."
Prelutsky's voice at The Children's School event will add life to his fanciful collection of animals that are part animal/part inanimate object, including "umbrellaphants" that sport umbrellas for trunks, "alarmadillos" that have alarm clocks for bodies, and "ballpoint penguins" that can write with their beaks.
The students have been studying Prelutsky and poetry as part of their writers workshops. According to Julie Lee, assistant head of school, the first-graders are particularly excited about Prelutsky's visit. They've incorporated art, music and literature to come up with their own imaginative poems, including one they set to music, which they will perform before Prelutsky's reading. The first-graders will also attend an exhibit at The New Children's Museum in downtown San Diego called "Animal Art," which explores how and why animals spark human creativity.
Many students plan to attend a special joint performance by Prelutsky and the San Diego Symphony at 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at Symphony Hall, part of the annual family series.
Prelutsky's visit was arranged by Lisa Stefanacci, owner of The Book Works in Del Mar and a TCS parent. A limited number of copies of "Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant" will be available for purchase at the event, and Prelutsky will autograph them.
Club sessions start for kids with special needs
New programs begin Nov. 7 for children with special needs through the Xcite Steps Social and Sports Clubs. All club events provide friendship and social opportunities (in a coached but natural and fun environment) for kids and teens with cognitive disabilities such as Asperger's, high-functioning autism, PDD-NOS, MDD, CDD, social anxieties or minor disabilities.
Community integration, friendship building and social awareness are the objectives achieved by focus on socially appropriate behavior through role modeling and positive reinforcement.
For more details, contact Pam Machala, program director, at (858) 703-7305 or visit www.excitesteps.com.
Republican Party hosts kickoff
On Nov. 9, the Republican Party of San Diego County will hold its official kickoff of the one-year countdown to the 2010 general election. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the Town & Country Hotel with a forum featuring Republican candidates for San Diego County sheriff, followed by remarks from gubernatorial and senatorial nominee hopefuls. Contact Elizabeth Moyer at (858) 450-4600 or moyer@ sandiegorepublicans.org.
Alumni group honored
The UCSD Alumni Association will receive three awards at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District VII conference Nov. 14-17 in San Francisco. The awards include: - Gold Medal Award, Creative Use of New Technology: shared with Heavybag Media, for the "AlumnIdea" Web site that encourages interactive feedback on alumni programs. - Gold Medal Award, New Programs: the "Discovery Ambassador Initiative" to reconnect alumni with UCSD through meaningful conversations with current student leaders. - Silver Medal Award, College and General Interest Magazine, Circulation Greater than 75,000: for the 60-page, full-color @UCSD magazine.
Film entries sought
"No Time To Waste, No Water To Waste" is the theme for the San Diego water department's second Water Conservation Film Contest for high school and college students. The department is searching for new film directors and producers to spread the message through 30-second-long water conservation films. Winning films will be featured at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center's IMAX Dome in January, and the grand-prize winner will have his or her film featured at select movie theaters in May and June. Entry is free, and all films must be entered by Nov. 30. Visit www. sandiego.gov/water/conservation or call (619) 232-2112.
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