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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Live Chat with Doug Guller on the State of Austin Nightlife
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Toast of the Town Preludes & Accolades at the Bauer House
St. Davids Community Health Foundation is among Austin’s largest, its invested assets in the $150 million range, plus annual slices of profit from its hospitals’ managing partner. Its Toast of the Town fundraisers for the Neal Kocurek scholarships in health care studies are among the most revered in town. So it’s only natural that the series’ Prelude & Accolades reception was held at the dignified Bauer House.
Graciela Cigarroa, Eddie Safady, Charles Duggan and Sandy Silver
The official residence of the University of Texas System Chancellor, Bauer House rises majestically at the end of a short Tarrytown lane. Built in 1971 on land donated to the UT System in 1968, some of its antique furnishings come from Karl and Ester Hoblitzelle, of Interstate Theater and Dallas healthcare fame, while pieces of art are borrowed from the Ransom Center and the Blanton Museum of Art.
Kristy Ozmun and Jim Reis
Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, M.D., and his auspiciously named wife Graciela graciously welcomed 100 or so guests. Many came from Old Austin, some from New, there to kick off the 20 Toast of the Town parties held in various Austin locations, April 11-23. Museum-like presentations about each party were set up in the Charmaine and Frank Denius Pavilion out back. (It was added in 2005.)
Tina Prentice, Cara Abazari and James Salazar
Foundation money man Jim Reis tried to explain to me the complicated, delicate and groundbreaking financial structure of St. David’s. Kristy Ozmun and Bobbie Barker helped. I traded conversational tidbits with theatrical producer Charles Duggan, banker Eddie Safady and ever-helpful Sandy Silver. Graciela Cigarroa talked about her family’s easy adjustment to Austin from San Antonio (they actually live upstairs at Bauer House). Investment manager Darin Davis shared his involvement with the new Gibson bar on South Lamar Boulevard, while his wife, Tiffany, begged me not to publish her photo. I always accede.
Bobbie Barker and Dan McClellan
James Salazar told me about the personal benefits of the Kocurek scholarship, which he holds; he also interns at the foundation. Talked to so many others, including Mitch Jacobson, Deborah Peel, Rod Caspers, Dale Dewey, Dr. John Hogg, David Garza and delightful Debbie Novelli Farrell of the Women’s Symphony League.
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