ATIC ETN First annual Biack and Red Ball attracts big stars of yesteryear THE HYATT was the focus of all the action Saturday with limos, taxis, Rollses, Jags, spotlights, glitz and glitter! This is where the stars and notables of yesteryear gathered to entertain and wow the sold-out crowd of 800 guests. It was Murray Pezim’s first an- nual Black and Red Ball!, pro- duced by Kenny Colman and Lily Krief. And most of the femmes did indeed wear the requisite crimson color in a variety of gowns. Long, short, full, sheer, skimpy and barely there! Lily did look lovely in strapless red, while songstress Bery! Davis was shapely in red sequins. Yolanda Quinn wore gold and black while Tony Quinn was in his tux. He told me that he loves work- ing with Katharine Hepburn on their movie, This Can't Be Love, and it’s going well. He’ll be working here another couple of weeks. '- Singer Herb Jeffries, who sang for years with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, still has the power to get the crowd on its feet with ren- ditions of Ida, / Got /t Bad and _ Satin Doll... : Almost before he’d hit the downbeat of Glenn Miller’s String of Pearis, bandleader Tex Beneke had them up on the dance floor and they steyed there all night... Frankie Laine, famous for hits like Lucky Old Sun, Rawhide and Mule Train, hasn’t been in Van- couver for years. He's much thinner than I ex- pected but he still has that amaz- ingly powerful voice... Most romantic part of the pro- gram was provided by producer Kenay Colman, who couldn’t have performed any better. He was quite magnificent! Blonde Fami Patrick was ele- gant in black velvet while Lisa Masse was a slim sliver in red leather. Lots of other VIPs like Sammy Rosen, Joe Cohen, Terry Sklavenitis, hotel GM Mark An- ‘drew and his pert wife Christie, Arline and Monty McFartane and Sta Barnett and his wife Ruth, enjoyed the bash. West Van’s Evelyn Decotiis was a vision in red chiffon while lawyer Steve Sobolewski looks good in anything he wears... TV’s Michael Mead got it all on video for the Pez to enjoy at his leisure ... Thursday was the 25th anni- versary of the opening of the renowned architect Arthur Erickson’s unadorned, massive reinforced-conerete office building at 1075 W. Georgia St. The almost stark highrise building shocked onlookers when it was unveiled 25 years ago, Johanne Olsen Through Dan latenos, Johanne presents a complete shopping experience from furniture to unique gifts and qualey Kitchen a Nries. cere offers such fine Jines as Kosta Boda, littata, ans at of Finland. We also have a complete tine of cookware, incliding Cuisinart, Tsgostina, Sigg, and Copperware, Remember us for exciting acrylic Lines for patio amd boaters.” A bridal registry is also watable. For those who apprecute the difference. Den interiors Park Royal South 922-1181 JOY TELLS ALL though the influential magazine Architecturai Record called the building ‘‘elegant, urbane and well suited to its location."’ Said the elegant and urbane Arthur Erickson of his unique creation, ‘‘Its strength and dignity comes essentially from down- to-earth simplicity...”’ The investment giant Morguard hosted a silver anniversary party to celebrate this auspicious occa- sion with such black-tie guests as artists Jack and Doris Shadbolt, Toni Only, architect Geoff Massey (who's as handsome as ever), lawyer patriarch Theo DuMoulin, North Van’s Bob MacKay, Mar- athon man Graeme Stamp, realtor Avtar Bains, the elegant Ani Feurmann and her husband Daniel, and one of North Van’s popular entertainers, Don Bryan and his puppet, Noseworthy. Noseworthy was always in awe of Arthur, who almost always seemed larger than his buildings. Noseworthy never thought of himself in terms of solid concrete but always as a two-by-four superstud... 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