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Henriquez, Arts Umbrella’s exec-
utive director, and her remarkable
crew who transformed their visual
and performing arts centre on
Granville Island for their annual
“Splash” fundraiser last Saturday
night. Rarely have I seen sucha
dazzling array of glamorous
cocktail dresses! Again black was
the color of choice for alniost all
the ladies but the variety and
styles were exquisite — and ex-
pensive! Though one damsel did
whisper in ny ear that she bought
her trim little number at Zeller’s
— for a song! The catering was
well handled by petite Julie Burke
and her Everything Done Right
catering crew from North Van, set
off by Mission Hill Wisies aad
Cointreau on ice ... There were
clowns and ringmasters and enter-
tainers and two caricaturists, who
were kept busy all night doing
quick sketches of the guests ...
They definitely caught tie eye of
someone who’s always interested
in sketches and any other kind of
art work, gallery owner Diane
Farris, glittering in silver and
bubbling with news about her Jat-
est successful opening. This time,
the gallery features painter, John
Koerner, who sold 18 paintings at
his opening last week ... Former
West Van waterfront dweller, de-
veloper Jack Poole was ina party
mood chatting with the Hon.
Etwood Veitch and the Max-
millian Schell-lookalike, Richard
Hulbert, the architect for Li-Ka-
Shing‘s properties, and the
fellow who used to throw ice
cream extravaganzas in his West
Van offices with every flavor
imaginable except vanilla.
“Vanilla architecture leaves me
cold’’ claimed he ... West Van's
award-winning architect, Al
Weisman and his charming wife,
Fagie were there, along with the
head of the live auction commit-

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tee. Merla Beckerman and her
marketing consultant husband,
Jerry Beckerman, and the Cart-
wright Gallery's Colleen Nemtin
and her Howard ... The focal film
industry's bearded Warren Carr
Was in his theatrical element,
while financial world’s Harald
Ludwig and his aspiring actress-
wife, Charlene, sampled the
goodies...

.. Spotted Patty and Michact
DeGelder in the crowd. Michael
was one of the principals at the
unveiling of The Presidio, the
soon-to-open highrise con-
dominium, where the penthouse
price is $2.4 million ... Both artist
Joanna Staniskis and Cartier’s
Anni Feurmana were elegant in
black and gold, the most popular
color combination of the evening,
while Joanna's rosy-cheeked
lawyer-husband and wine con-
noisseur, Peter Hyadman, chatted
with the gracious Joe and Rosalre
Segal .

The very gocd news is that,
through the dedication and hard
work of so many volunteers,
Splash °90 managed to raise
$120,000!...

Last Wednesday night was the
festive opening of the new Robson
Square Conference Centre and it
was probably the biggest and
splashiest event of this week! B.C.
Pavilion Corporation vice presi-
dent, Norman Stowe, did a fabu-
lous job in hosting an incredibly

festive affair!

The ocetsion was to officially
open their newly-remodelled,
greatly expanded and totally
upgraded Robson Square Con-
ference Centre, which cost in the
neighborhood of $700,000. There
were S00 guests sipping and sup-
ping while taking peeks at the
various setups within the centre
like the Christmas banquet, a real
live wedding ceremony, black and
white horror movies with a coffin
in which you could recline, the hi-
larious video by John Cleese call-
ed “Meetings! Bloody Meetings!"

. There was a Great Gatsby
theme in the main hall with Map-
pers, Vintage cars, a speakeasy,
the marvellous Melloyds and
bathtub gin!

While Norman Stowe was the
enicee, the official opening was
done by Tourism Minister Cliff
Michael. His speech was priceless
because it was mimed by versatile
Gordon White. I've never enjoyed
a minister's speech more!

Also enjoying the bash were
Bowen's Robia and Barb Lecky
(he’s a big poobah in Music °91),
West Van’s marketing consultant
George Jarvis, B.C. PavCorp’s
Warren Buckley, former MLA
and new North Van resident, John
Parks, photo whiz, Kent Kallberg,
Masterman Agencies’ Michael
Masterman and the Board of
Trade’s trim Bergie Wilson ...
Same night at the Hotel Van-
couver, it was tartan and heather
and brogues galore as we sampled

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