PROVENANCE : FROM COLLECTOR TO COLLECTOR Instead of its previous Collector ’ s Choice gala event , Laguna College of Art & Design hosted a fundraiser called Provenance : From Collector to Collector with an opening reception Sept . 5 at the LCAD Gallery downtown and an online auction , which was slated to continue through Sept . 15 . All proceeds will support the LCAD Scholarship Fund , but the amount raised by the event was not available as of press time since the auction was not over yet . Those attending the reception were able to view artwork donated by renowned artists and then bid on the pieces online . Among the artwork included in the auction was a painting by Paul-Émile Pissarro , a photo print by Jan Gauthier , a lithograph by Joan Miró and serigraphs by painters Robert Beauchamp and Victor Vasarely . Gallery visitors enjoyed tray-passed hors d ’ oeuvres from West Coast Event Productions and wines provided by Waters Edge Wineries while listening to the smooth sounds of Jaeson Plon on guitar . ( lcad . edu ) — S . S .
1 . Lisa Mansour , Suzanne Chonette 2 . Diane Silber 3 . Mark Saville , Mark Hilbert , Lisa Mansour 4 . Steve Brittan
TOP SECTION : ERIC STONER ; BOTTOM SECTION , LEFT AND RIGHT COLUMN : MOVI ; TOP MIDDLE : MARIUSZ JEGLINSKI ; BOTTOM MIDDLE : JOHN WATKINS
SEACHANGE SUMMER PARTY More than $ 1.5 million was raised for ocean conservation efforts at nonprofit Oceana ’ s SeaChange Summer Party on Aug . 17 at a private Laguna Beach estate . The event , hosted by award-winning actor and Oceana board member Ted Danson , honored longtime Oceana supporter and SeaChange co-founder Valarie Van Cleave for her dedication to the charity , from serving as chair of the organization ’ s board and co-founding the SeaChange Summer Party , which has raised over $ 20 million in the past 17 years , to starting Oceana ’ s campaign to fight seafood fraud . The party , attended by about 360 supporters including several celebrities , featured a sustainably sourced gourmet dinner , an auction , dancing under the stars and a performance by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb , who played hits including “ Stay ( I Missed You ).” Oceana ’ s new CEO , Jim Simon , also addressed the crowd for the first time since stepping into the role over the summer . The organization highlighted achievements with its partners over the past year including protection of habitat in Mexico , Canada and Europe ; convincing Amazon to reduce its use of single-use plastics in North America ; and several actions in California to reduce sea turtle and whale entanglements in commercial fishing gear . Danson called on everyone to continue to help protect “ the fragile ecosystem right off our shore — our own ‘ Blue Serengeti ’ and other ecosystems just like it around the world .” ( oceana . org ) — S . S .
1 . Beto Bedolfe , Sara Lowell , Elizabeth Wahler , Valarie Van Cleave , Ted Danson 2 . Jim Simon , Nancy Christiano , Mark Wittcoff 3 . Barbara and Greg MacGillivray 4 . Sam Trammell , Emmanuelle Chriqui 5 . Rachel Recchia , Blake Moynes
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