Posts Tagged ‘Harriet Blickenstaff’

Elisabeth Ottolini‘s brilliant Japanese-American menu: Carolyn Clarke, former SLAM chief curator and show

Annie Schlafly, Aimee Whitelaw, and Carolyn Clarke

narrator Michael Shapiro missus, Lisa, in from Atlanta; Hope and Julian Edison; Boo and Chuck Cook; Willie Herndon and Francesca Herndon Consagra; Wesley Fordyce and his gorgeous daughter, Fiona; Beacon editor Margie Freivogel; Karen Kalish; glamorous honorary chair Jane Shapleigh, with daughters Tina and Jan, and grandson John; Beacon g.m. Nicole Hudson; Kitty Drescher on the arm of her daughter Ann‘s dad-in-law, Taylor Desloge: the artful Susan Barrett with hub Chris Poehler and a lively group of friends; Sue McCollum; Alison and John    Ferring; Lynda Morrison and Steve Lawler; Bill Donius and Jay Perez; Carolyn and Arthur Perry; Lynda Morrison and Steve

Trish and David Schlafly

Lawler; Heather Woofter and Sung Ho Kim; Ross Brewer; Dorothy Carpenter; Cheri Hoffman; Carol and Bert Walker; Harriet Blickenstaff with her partner, Anna Navaro; May Reay, sans co-chair Chip Reay,    who was sent to bed with a cold. Faces in the crowd included: Trish and David Schlafly; Ed and Mary Bryant; Joan Hall and Mark Weil

Edward and Mary Bryant

with their son, Alex; Immanuel, Audi and Richard Baron; Justin Sailer with Nick Julian; Matt and Mary Pentecose; Tim and Dr. Austin Hake and Alan and Joanne Kohn. Some revelers must have thought Sunday    was New Year’s Eve, staying as they did ’til the witching hour.

Mark Weil, Joan Hall and son Alex

Immanuel, Richard and Audi Baron

Justin Sailer, Nick Julian, Jay Perez and Bill Donius

 

Tim and Dr. Austin Hake

 

What was the quality of our town, that had transformed fur merchants’ dreams into a nationally–renowned city? What outlandish dreams and ambitions enabled those early St. Louisans to build so grandly and so well? Even the old-timers who knew the magic, were no longer sure what it was. Rubbing their chins and watery eyes, they’d say, it was smaller and friendlier. Lots of wonderful saloons, cheap food, cheap wine and it was like a party going on all the time. St. Louis was the City That Was. Reruns of MGM’s “Meet Me In St. Louis” remind us of the gaiety surrounding the 1904 World’s Fair, celebrating the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase. There remains unquenchable enthusiasm for structures that remain intact such as the elegant houses in Lafayette Square, the Eugene Field House, Bevo Mill and the Bissell House Mansion. There was a youngster from Ohio, who grew to become a physicist and Nobel laureate – Arthur Holly Compton – who helped take over a program to develop the atomic bomb. He was also chancellor of WashU, when it became the last university in the nation to desegregate students. Who would’ve thought of same-sex marriage in those days? That brings us to opinion researcher and career strategist Anna Navarro and marketing exec Harriet Blickenstaff, who legally tied the knot last month in Iowa. Who could guess then of a dermatologist, let alone one who would focus on itch? That’s right. Leading skin specialist Dr. Lynn Cornelius is hoping to establish an itch center within her practice at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where she serves as WashU prof and chief of the division of dermatology. (Itches are normally caused by infections, kidney and liver diseases,) A female lawyer in the early 20th century? Now we have women on the Supreme Court and some of the best lawyers in America are women, including our town’s esteemed barrister Jessica Liss of Rabbitt Pitzer & Snodgrass, who is slated to become prez of the Women’s Lawyers Association.

The Cardinals flamed out Wednesday against the D-Backs, but Mike Shannon lit up the room hours later promoting the St. Louis Press Club‘s Media Person of the Year Dinner, September 29th at Lumen Private Event, the swelegant restored space in the Packard Loft Building at 22nd and Locust Streets. Press Club prez Dick Weiss reminisced with more than 100 in attendance about the Moon Man’s storied past. “Over eight seasons as a Cardinals player and nearly 40 as a broadcaster, Mike has made us feel like we are all part of the team,” Weiss said. “Through Mike’s call of the game, we share in a story that goes back generations and will continue on for many years.” For his part, Mike said he was particularly pleased that funds from the dinner would underwrite scholarships and internships for young journalists. “They are the future,” he told Press Club supporters. And, speaking of the future, Shannon pointed to KTRS radio’s sports host Mike Claiborne as an up-and-comer and, perhaps, the next Cardinals play-by-play man. Claiborne will be emcee at the Media Person of the Year dinner, which will also feature Joe Buck and Tony LaRussa. The gambol will be held at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch. Among those on hand for the Shannon do was Bob Fox of New Space and Build-A-Bear Workshop. Fox is orchestrating an auction on behalf of the Press Club in which 100 stuffed Fredbirds with Shannon’s autograph will be offered to those attending the dinner. Others on hand were: Harriet Blickenstaff of Blick & Staff Communications, Laura Hobson Bond of Fox 2, Martin Duggan of Donnybrook fame, Jeff Gordon, P-D online columnist, Susan Hegger and Mary Leonard of the St. Louis Beacon, florists Gail and Walter Knoll, Sr., Larry Levin of the Jewish Light, Diane and Paul Gallant, Webster U.’s Karen Luebert, Bill McClellan, McGraw Milhaven of KTRS, Steve Moore of KMOX, Tom Pagano of Fleishman-Hillard, Shannon’s sidekick in the booth John Rooney and Mary Swan of AmerenUE. For ducats or sponsorship of the Media Person of the Year event, call 636-230-1973.