December 2015 Newsletter - The Conservancy for the Parthenon

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DECEMBER 2015
Special Gala Edition
The Conservancy Gala:
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eginning with the First Glimpse Party to the Patrons
Reception to the Gala, momentum built for this year’s
Conservancy black-tie benefit for Centennial Park and the
Parthenon. Chaired by brilliant impresarios Karen Elson, Neil
Krugman and Mike Whitler, November 7th at the Parthenon
was a unique evening with breathtaking moments. Karen,
Neil and Mike delivered on their promise of an evening that
was stylish, conceptual, unpredictable and fun. From pop
ups of dancers performing the Paso Doble in full costume, to
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top left: Board Chair Paula Van Slyke; left column: Ken
Kraft & Luci Crow; Donna & Jon Perlin; Mike Whitler,
Demetria Kalodimos; Shirley & Stuart Speyer; Lee Pratt
& Neil Krugman; above: Karen Elson
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LeRoy Norton &
Paula Van Slyke
Todd Binns & Lisa Fortune,
Beth Fortune & Debbie Turner
Ryan &
Katherine Moses
Bob & Marlene
Moses
Tina & Mike
Hodges
Larry & Peggy Okuneff;
Anne Davis & Karl Dean
Wendi Powell &
Rachel Lang
Carole & James
Williams
GALA CHAIRS
KAREN ELSON
NEIL KRUGMAN
MIKE WHITLER
HONORARY CHAIRS
CLARE ARMISTEAD
HOPE STRINGER
GALA COMMITTEE
LILY ALDRIDGE
JESSY ARGUETA
EMME BAXTER, 2010 GALA CHAIR
BETH COURTNEY
JOHN DARWIN
GERRI WINCHELL FINDLEY
BETH FORTUNE, 2014 GALA CHAIR
PHYLLIS FRIDRICH, 2011 GALA CHAIR
BENJAMIN GOLDBERG
MAX GOLDBERG
CAROLYNE HADDEN
ANGELA HALL
DEMETRIA KALODIMOS, 2010 GALA CHAIR
KEN LEVITAN
TRISH LINDLER
ELLEN MARTIN, 2011 GALA CHAIR
BERT MATHEWS, 2013 GALA CHAIR
BROOKS MATHEWS, 2013 GALA CHAIR
JUDY ORR
WENDI POWELL
LEE PRATT
LISA RYAN
LESLIE STEPHENS
HOPE STRINGER
DEBBIE TURNER, 2014 GALA CHAIR
CAMPBELL WEST
BETSY WILLS, 2012 GALA CHAIR
RIDLEY WILLS, 2012 GALA CHAIR
REESE WITHERSPOON
BAILEY ZEIGLER
ANNA ZEITLIN
UNDERWRITERS
JANET & JIM AYERS
BRADLEY ARENT BOULT CUMMINGS
CATHY & MARTIN BROWN
SCOTT CHAMBERS
THE CHP GROUP
DRAPER JAMES BY REESE WITHERSPOON
DICKINSON-WRIGHT
KAREN ELSON
BETH FORTUNE & DEBBIE TURNER
JENNIFER & BILLY FRIST
HCA/TRISTAR HEALTH
H.G. HILL REALTY COMPANY, LLC
MARTHA RIVERS INGRAM
LIPMAN BROTHERS & R.S. LIPMAN COMPANY
ELLEN MARTIN
MARLENE & BOB MOSES
NASHVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
NASHVILLE ELECTRIC SERVICE
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS
LEE PRATT & NEIL KRUGMAN
SANDRA ANN SCHATTEN
LESLIE & ROBERT SIMON
Ellen & Michael Levitt
SHERRARD & ROE
SHIRLEY & STUART SPEYER
LESLIE & BARRY STILLMAN
HOPE & HOWARD STRINGER
SUNTRUST BANK
JUDY & STEVE TURNER
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH & DAVIS
PATRONS
ANONYMOUS
LIN & BILL ANDREWS
CLARE ARMISTEAD
CHRISTINE BARGGREN
BARBARA & JACK BOVENDER
TOOTY BRADFORD
STEPHANIE & J.P. BRAKEFIELD
MARTIN BROWN
MELINDA & JOHN BUNTIN
MARIANNE & ANDREW BYRD
JOHN EDDIE CAIN
MARIE & LARRY CARTER
KAREN & KENT COCHRAN
CHASE COLE
ANDREA CONTE & PHIL BREDESEN
JOSEPHINE & JOHN DARWIN
ANNE DAVIS & KARL DEAN
KAREN ELSON
ANNETTE ESKIND
DONNA & JEFFREY ESKIND
LAURIE & STEVEN ESKIND
CAROL ETHERINGTON & STAN FOSSICK
BETH FORTUNE & DEBBIE TURNER
PHYLLIS & STEVE FRIDRICH
KARYN FRIST
KATE GRAYKEN
HALL STRATEGIES
STEPHANIE & JAY HARDCASTLE
CARLANA & AUBREY HARWELL
LOLLY & DOUGLAS HENRY
ANN & BOB HILTON
TINA & MIKE HODGES
LISLE & JACK HOOPER
MARTHA RIVERS INGRAM
PEGGY JOYCE
DOROTHY KEENAN & RAY BERK
JENNIFER KIMBALL & BOB MCDILL
JANICE & RANDY LAGASSE
ELLEN LEHMAN
TRISH & JOHN LINDLER
ELLEN MARTIN
BROOKS & BERT MATHEWS
PRISCILLA MCKEEHAN
BETTE SUE & BOB MCNEILLY
MARLENE & BOB MOSES
TRISH & JIM MUNRO
FELICE & BILL OLDACRE
MARIAN OTT & CRAIG PHILIP
LIBBY & BEN PAGE
LEE PRATT & NEIL KRUGMAN
SYLVIA RAPOPORT
ANNE & CHARLES ROOS
ELAINA & RONNIE SCOTT
JOAN SHAYNE
JUDY SIMMONS
MARY & MIKE SPALDING
BETTY & JIM STADLER
SAUNDRA STEELE
BETH TANNENBAUM & CARL DREIFUSS
CHRISTI & JAY TURNER
JENNIFER & CAL TURNER
PAULA VAN SLYKE & LEROY NORTON
COLLEEN CONWAY WELCH
MIKE WHITLER
JULIANNE & JEFF WILLIAMS
REESE WITHERSPOON
SHIRLEY ZEITLIN
Tim & Elizabeth Netsch,
Ben & Tara Armistead, Cathy & Martin Brown
Julianne &
Jeff Williams
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COMMITTEE
LUCI CROW
GAIL DANNER
SUZANNE DEVINE
CINDI EARL
SUSAN EDWARDS
KELLEY ESTES
PHYLLIS FRIDRICH
MARTHA GOLDNER
KATE GRAYKEN
MARIAN HARRISON
CARLANA HARWELL
LOLLY HENRY
FAITH HILL
JENNIFER JOHNSTON
MARY JONES
JACKIE KARR
HELOISE KUHN
JULIA LOWE
ELLEN MARTIN
BROOKS MATHEWS
JULI MOSLEY
DAWN NEPP
LEE PRATT
SYLVIA RAPOPORT
KATIIE REGAN
MARGARET ANN ROBINSON
DOLORES SEIGENTHALER
LISA SLIPKOVICH
JANE SLOAN
CYNTHIA SPENGLER
SAUNDRA STEELE
HOPE STRINGER
ANN SULLIVAN
CANDY TOLER
BARBARA TSAKIRGIS
CHRISTI TURNER
PAULA VAN SLYKE
MARY WADE
MIMI WALLACE
DUDLEY WHITE
SUE FORT WHITE
ELEANOR WILLIS
BETSY WILLS
FRANK BOEHM
PHIL BROOKS
JEFF BUNTING
BARNEY BYRD
GILBERTO CARRERO
TOM CIGARRAN
BARRY COOK
CHARLIE COOK
JOHN DARWIN
NATHAN FOLLOWILL
DAVID FOX
HARRIS GILBERT
BENJAMIN GOLDBERG
MAX GOLDBERG
FRED GOLDNER
JOEL GORDON
JOHNNY HAFFNER
AUBREY HARWELL
DOUGLAS HENRY
TOM JOHNSTON
KENNETH KRAFT
NEIL KRUGMAN
KEN LEVITAN
TIM MCGRAW
RALPH MOSLEY
JUDSON NEWBERN
LEROY NORTON
HARRELL ODOM
PHIL PONDER
DUDLEY RICHTER
BILL RUTHERFORD
DAN SLIPKOVICH
JERRY SPINRAD
JOHN TUMMINELLO
JAY TURNER
RICK TURNER
ALEX WADE
STEVE WHITE
MIKE WHITLER
RIDLEY WILLS
continued from front
tunes, to the amazingly talented Karen Elson belting
out “Tennessee Waltz” and haunting us with “Dead
Flowers,” the moments and the guests were captured
by strolling artist Gerri Findley
throughout the evening.
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APHRODITE COMMITTEE
LILY ALDRIDGE
KATHY ANDERSON
EDITH MCBRIDE BASS
MELINDA BASS
JESSIE BAYLIN
JULIE BOEHM
ALLISON BROOKS
VARINA BUNTIN
NANCY BUNTING
ELENA BYRD
MARY COOK
Daniel &
Monica Scokin
Karen Elson, Justin Graham,
Sylvia Rapoport
s magnificently as this
year’s Gala delivered,
the best part was raising funds to
support the ambitious Centennial
Park restoration and award-winning
programming at the Parthenon.
Huge gratitude to the Gala Chairs
and to our wonderful Honorary
Chairs, Clare Armistead and Hope
Stringer. Most important of all, we
thank YOU, our generous Gala
supporters – Bravo!
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THE CONSERVANCY
e are grateful to those who supported our annual
Conservancy Gala benefiting the Parthenon and
Centennial Park. Your support has enabled the completion
of the first phase of park restoration and provided
educational programs, speakers, exhibits, art, theater and
other special events at the Parthenon and the park. We
thank you all for your generous support.
Karen, Neil and Mike
left to right:
Neil Krugman,
Karen Elson,
Mike Whitler
at Gala kick-off
at the newly
restored
Cockrill Spring
Officers
Paula Van Slyke,
Board Chair
Jay Hardcastle,
Vice Chair
Neil Krugman,
Treasurer
Reavis Mitchell,
Secretary
Sylvia Rapoport,
President
Board of Directors
Emme Baxter
Beth Courtney
John Darwin
David Ewing
Beth Fortune
Justin Graham
Demetria Kalodimos
Kenneth Kraft
Chris Kyriopoulos
Trish Lindler
Brooks Mathews
Ben Page
Jonathan Perlin
Anne Roos
Shirley Speyer
Butch Spyridon
Barbara Tsakirgis
Carole Williams
Ex-Officio
Jo Ann Brannon
Tommy Lynch
Hope Stringer
Staff
Andrea Gilbert Berger
Justin Branam
Evan Schlanksy
John Tumminello
Kristen Wright
PO BOX 196340
NASHVILLE, TN 37219
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Centennial Park so that all future generations
may benefit from these enriching cultural and
educational landmarks.
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