Palos Verdes Art Center Celebrates 85th Anniversary
Trustees, staff and Volunteers of Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education celebrating the center’s 85th anniversary last month. Bruce Bibby, aka Ted Casablanca, entertainment journalist and E! Online gossip-columnist-turned-art-gallerist emceed the evening. Cocktails and a silent auction, which included a Don Crocker painting, were followed by dinner prepared by TGIS (Thank Goodness It’s Sofia). Guests enjoyed performances by ROMP Ensemble soprano Marja Liisa Kay and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Aston, accompanied by April Guthrie on violoncello. Guests were also entertained by Jesika von Rabbit. Guests included 66th District Assemblyman David Hadley, Los Angeles County Supervisorial Candidate and former Manhattan Beach mayor Steve Napolitano and Rebekah Kim of Supervisor Don Knabe’s office and Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor Ken Dyda.
