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What I missed at Arthouse Toga Party and the Jewell Ball
A full morning Saturday, then six hours at the Longhorns game, taking the Tour de Suites, left me without energy for a round of evening parties. Sweet readers, however, have filled me in on the Women’s Symphony League’s Jewel Ball and the Arthouse Toga Party.
King Brio XLIV (Joe Young) held court over those assembled as 2009’s group of young ladies made their first bows to society. The Texas dip continues to be a mystery to me, both fascinating and bewildering at the same time! Among those sighted; symphony maven Jane Sibley, resplendent in a crimson sari and ruby tiara … but without her signature feather; current and incoming WSL heads Diane Falkenberg and Sherri Davis, Joe (a former King Brio himself) and Teresa Lozano Long; Marla Bommartio Crouch, Joanie and Ben Bentzin; and innumerable symphony patrons … all celebrating and raising funds for the children’s programs made possible by the Women’s Symphony League. “
Thanks, Kevin, very thorough.
Megan Bentzin, a junior at St. Andrews, at the same event: “Helping to build a model of Rome was such a great experience. It’s one thing to simply learn about ancient Rome from a textbook, but entirely another to build the structures with my own two hands. The project was also a great way to bond with fellow Rome enthusiasts creating an incredible one-of-a-kind model. Nothing can match the sense of accomplishment that comes from building the Baths of Darius from ancient Rome out of recycled materials.”
Music supporter Dave Dart, there too: “Bacchanalia was the order of the evening! Tables were set with overflowing platters of sumptuous fruits, meats, cheeses, and breads. Mediterranean flavors were shared across the tables with courses and wine service fit for true Roman Emperors. That, of course, was the perfect segue to ‘Building Rome in a Day’ across the street in the Arthouse. A cross-section of Austinites were on-hand building models of ancient Rome with cardboard versions of the the city chronicling it’s existence from the foundation by the mythical twins Romulus and Remus through the end of the Roman age. The best part of the end of Rome was during the second song by our Visigoth stand-ins, the Waco Girls, when everyone assembled did their best Godzilla impression and razed the entire exhibit. Art, food, history, drink, and fun!”
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