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KSO Gala

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From the Editor-In-Chief Visiting Aspen during the winter ski season and trying to explain why you don’t ski elicits a similar reaction to saying that you live in Louisville and don’t attend the Kentucky Derby (guilty of both I’m afraid). Speaking of the former, my recent visit to the haute skiers hangout was prompted by the second annual Aspen Fashion Week (see related story on pages 40–53), where many of the après-ski events took place next to the gondola at the base of the formidable Aspen Mountain.

Having a long-standing fear of chairlifts, Ferris wheels and any other form of transport that dangles me from high altitudes with little restraint, I was happy to make the 2.5-mile, 3,000-foot vertical climb to the apex via the Silver Queen gondola. From the safety of the Sundeck, I was able to gaze out at scores of runs that zigzagged in all directions, the sight of which confirmed my belief that at age 36 the last thing I should think about doing is hurtling myself down the side of a mountain.

Even though I don’t ski, there are other ample opportunities to enjoy the area’s natural beauty, so as an anecdote to the adrenaline rush of schussing through the snow, later that afternoon I hiked up Smuggler’s Mountain, where the view and serenity made up for any perceived notions that I was missing out on something (and left me wondering if I could figure out a way to reinvent myself as a “hiking concierge” for the bevy of luxury resorts so I could experience feeling that good every day).

Already known for an eclectic mix of locals and visitors, Aspen Fashion Week adds even more interest to the mix with its scores of participants, sponsors, models, VIP ticket holders and casual gawkers. One of the major sponsors was Juice Beauty (juicebeauty.com), a line of organic juice-based skincare. I’d signed my daughter and me up for a makeover to be one of the first to try the company’s new makeup line. While we were waiting, I met Karen Behnke, the company’s founder. To say that Karen, a self-professed “serial wellness entrepreneur,” is passionate about her product is an understatement; she spins quite a yarn about the shortcomings and perils of most skincare products (I wanted to shout “Parabens, petroleum and propylene, oh my!”).

My flippancy stems from the fact that my own skin has been in a state of teenage rebellion since my daughter was born a decade ago. It wasn’t always this way; as a teen, not even the halo of Aquanet required to support my gravity-defying hairstyles was enough to faze my resilient complexion.

So, after years and years of subjecting my skin to a montage of self-inflicted and doctor prescribed treatments (from an absolutely outstanding dermatologist who shares my dogged determination I must add) – stopping just short of consulting with a witch doctor (although I haven’t ruled it out entirely either) - I found myself once again listening to a pitch of gilded promises related to recapturing the dewy glow of days gone by. As Karen went to retrieve her Green Apple antioxidant serum, under my breath I murmured “you and everyone else” to my daughter, who was patiently waiting for her own makeover and could care less about my skin woes. I took the media kit with a smile and went about our afternoon.

It’s been said many times that hope springs eternal (a boon no doubt for the burgeoning health and beauty industry that makes billions selling hope in a jar). So upon our return, I came across the Juice Beauty media kit, and long story short, I decided to add to my collection of skin care products and ordered the “Organics to Go” kit ($39). I promised Karen that if I purchased her product and noted any improvements, I’d be the first to renounce my skincare cynicism. Although it’s not the silver bullet I’ve been pining for, after several weeks of integrating Juice Beauty products into my existing regimen, my skin seems ever so slightly more willing to act its age (even though I’d be happy if I could cajole it to linger in the 20-year-old range for awhile, but that involves a whole other bag of tricks, or rather, drawer-full of products). At least I can say I’m doing my part to help stimulate the economy!

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Hit and Run Art Written by Steve Wilson

In 1999, while examining the museums of Europe my wife, Laura Lee Brown, and I began to formulate a concept we later named Museum Plaza. It was to be a community within one building.

The idea was to create a vibrant and exciting environment that would entice people to live downtown so fewer farms would be turned into subdivisions and our city center would be more populated. We decided that such a building would have to be innovative architecturally and would have space for living, learning, shopping, working and playing. And, of course, the glue that would hold it all together would be an art museum like no other. In eight years' time and with countless consultants from around the world, we, along with our partners, actually broke ground on our dream project that by then had become known as Museum Plaza. The following week, the economy took a turn, and, like most other major construction projects in the world, we postponed construction. The delay made us step back and reconsider everything. During that time of evaluation and soul-searching, there were several other museums around the world that were in the middle of capital campaigns that, most likely, would never be realized. Our expert consultants were advising us that “certifiable, insurable“ museum space would cost $990 a square foot to build. What? How preposterous!

Even though we ultimately decided to go ahead with the project, we realized that the heart of the project, the art museum within, would never be the same. As it turned out... all for the better.

Beginning in October of 2008 and continuing through the next several months, we met with museum consultant Chris Dercon (director of Munich’s Haus der Kunst) and Alice

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Gray Stites (now director of artwithoutwalls) and determined that the time was right to launch a new model. It would be a nimble, innovative, non-collecting art institution defined by its programming – not by the value of a collection or how much art could be stuffed into ever growing store rooms. Our new institution was founded to achieve three important goals: To bring the best contemporary art to more people, to help artists realize ambitious projects outside the restrictions of a traditional museum and to use money for art – not to build infrastructure.

Its official name is artwithoutwalls, but I call it “Hit and Run Art.” Here today and gone tomorrow!

Over the years of collecting and working with living artists, Laura Lee and I have realized that artists are increasingly eager to create work in unconventional places—in parks or shopping centers, on streets or the internet, and anywhere else their art can engage directly with people in an uncontrolled setting. We’ve also seen that museums are struggling to attract and retain audiences. Many people feel they do not have the time or the interest required to go to a museum. Or, they think they would feel intimidated by the environment. Today, people have so many ways to spend their leisure time that museums are low on the their list of priorities. Through our work with 21c, we’ve learned that people really enjoy contemporary art. We capture their interest when they encounter it in such an unexpected way.

We think the time is right for a new organization that can bring together artists, civic organizations, and cultural institutions to realize ambitious projects and to enrich life with art in new ways.

Integrating art into everyday life is what Laura Lee and I do at home and in our work places. We always wanted the future

Opposite page, L-R: JosĂŠ Toirac: Installation view of the exhibition Censure and Celebration in Cuba. Miami Art Basel, December 2009. Most of the works on view had never before been seen outside of Cuba.

Stefan Sagmeister, Everybody Always Thinks They Are Right, 2006. Six inflatable monkeys, installed on 7th and Main Streets, August-September 2008.

This Page; Walter Martin/Pamela Munoz, Labyrinth, 2004, is featured in Transparency and Trans-formations in Contemporary American Art, currently on view at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Stockholm, Sweden. Courtesy of the International Contemporary Art Foundation.

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Daan Roosegarde's techno-hybrid landscape, Dune 4.0, encouraged interaction between visitors, the work, and their surroundings. The installation was the artist's U.S. debut, organized in conjunction with IdeaFestival 2009.

contemporary art center at Museum Plaza to do that as well.

But, now that we have redefined our mission, we don’t have to wait until the building is completed. We have already started bringing the spirit and energy of Museum Plaza to the street... into every home through Louisville's daily newspaper and soon to our American Embassy in Sweden. I want to bring equally as interesting projects to the Kentucky State Fair, Slugger Stadium, TARC facilities and even to the river. The possibilities are as endless as dreams in which one can fly or breathe under water.

Our first project was done in conjunction with the ‘08 IdeaFestival when we installed six gigantic, inflated monkeys

by Stefan Sagmeister, an Austrian artist, in Fort Nelson Park on Main Street. The 30-foot inflated sculptures each held a sign, which, when put together, read “Everybody Always Thinks They Are Right.” The monkeys worked! They fostered a lot of reaction and discussion among Louisvillians and visitors alike, and created an ongoing collaborative relationship with an innovative partner, the IdeaFestival. This was Sagmeister’s first public art project in the U.S. He will be speaking at IdeaFestival this fall.

Next, we turned to The Courier-Journal to help us take a contemporary print of handmade work into as many households as possible. Turkish born artist, Serkan Ozkaya, with a team of fine arts students from the University of Louisville, hand drew the text and images of the front page of the April 10, 2009, 14 slmag.net

edition of the newspaper, after it was created by the newspaper’s editors. The drawing was printed as Page 1 of every copy, in effect, transforming The Courier-Journal into an accessible, affordable, and surprising work of art, delivered to anyone who got the paper that day. The edition sold out entirely. The New York Times printed an article about the project the very next day, and thousands of online media picked up the story as well. Just recently the project won an award from the Society of Newspaper Designers and we’ve just published a book—our first—about Today Could Be A Day of Historical Importance; it is an art object itself: You need a can opener to open it!

Last September, again with the IdeaFestival, artwithoutwalls presented another first: Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde’s U.S. debut, Dune 4.0. An interactive, techno-hybrid landscape made from hundreds of LED lights that flashed and chirped in response to people passing by. The work was installed in a 45-foot-long tunnel made of construction scaffolding on a stretch of the Main Street sidewalk between 6th and 7th. For every person who walked that section of downtown, Roosegaarde’s creation provided a seamless transition between everyday experiences and contemporary art—exactly the kind of encounters we want artwithoutwalls to cultivate. Our collaborators for Dune 4.0 included the University of Kentucky College of Design, whose students donned hardhats to help with the installation. After

Dinh Q Le, Go Cong Dong Beach #2, 2006, is on loan to the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Stockholm, Sweden, from Louisville's International Contemporary Art Foundation for a twoyear exhibition examining global issues and engaging cultural diplomacy.

leaving Louisville, Dune 4.0 was shown at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, and in Vancouver, as part of a citywide exhibition in honor of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

I need to step off my soap box, so I’ll try to bring this article to a close but we hope these projects will continue for years to come and we will need every Sophisticated Living reader to participate. It is clear to us that Louisville can be as important a player in the global art world as New York or Venice. The programming of artwithoutwalls is reaching far beyond our region. Last December, we organized a major exhibition in Miami, of Cuban artist, José Toirac. This project was very special to me, as I had met the artist and seen much of the work in his Havana studio a few years earlier. Most of his pieces had never before been seen outside of Cuba. José was invited to attend the opening but at the last minute his visa was denied.

Currently, artwithoutwalls is facilitating an art-asdiplomacy project in Stockholm. This installation, which features painting, sculpture, photography, video, and digital art, was the brainchild of Louisville native Brooke Brown Barzun, wife of the new U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, Matthew Barzun. Brooke approached Alice with the idea that American contemporar y art could become a viable platform for diplomatic engagement. To realize this project, we collaborated with the United States ART in Embassies Program administered

by the State Department. A majority of the art is being loaned by the Louisville based International Contemporary Art Foundation, while other pieces have been borrowed from collections and galleries in the U.S. and Sweden. We are very pleased that two Louisville artists are included in the exhibition, Valerie Sullivan Fuchs and Letitia Quesenberry. While ART in Embassies has always borrowed works from a variety of sources, this installation marks a truly new level of cooperation between a federal agency and an independent nonprofit to create cutting-edge programming. When the Barzuns return home in a few years, we hope artwithoutwalls will continue connecting Louisville with Stockholm as well as with many other cities around the world as diverse as Beijing or Cairo.

By bringing new art to new audiences, we believe that artwithoutwalls can play an important part in the enlightened development of Louisville, and in connecting with communities all over the world.

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Steve Wilson is a philanthropist and arts patron who seeks to engage the public with contemporary art in new ways.

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Period Perfection A Spectacular Georgian Revival Estate

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First was the wallpaper; Zuber’s hand blocked Scenes of America, the same paper used for the Diplomatic Reception room at the White House. The historic French firm Zuber & Cie, using hundreds of the original hand carved wood blocks, produces its works on a very limited schedule. The laborious and painstaking process of producing a complete set of the historic panels is a months-long process. Because five or more years elapse between runs of an individual design, the young couple ordered the full range of panels to save for use in the future. How this forward-looking shopping expedition turned into a more than 15,000 square foot country home is quite a journey.

Written by Rex Lyons | Photography by Eric Williams

Although newly constructed, the 15,000 square-foot Georgian Revival home appears as though it has been in place for generations.

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The same hand-blocked Scenes of America wallpaper made by the French firm Zuber & Cie used in the dining room can be found in the Diplomatic Reception room at the White House.

The couple knew they wanted a Georgian style residence. The husband had grown up around his paternal grandmother’s collection of antique English and American furniture as well as her extensive collection of 19th and early 20th century regional art. They searched for an old house, but could find nothing that quite fit what they wanted. Finally the perfect location high on a hill became available. Unfortunately time and termites had taken their toll on the existing house and it could not be saved. The couple donated the house to the local fire department, which used it for months as a training site. After a final fire, which consumed the house in less than an hour, they were left with tennis courts, a blank slate and lots of pictures and ideas.

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The paneling over the mantle in the library was designed to fit the oil seascape painting that belonged to the husband’s grandmother.

Of course, the first room designed was the dining room created around the patiently waiting Zuber scenic paper. Plans were carefully made to make use of each of the exquisite panels. Today with the antique furniture, Grandmother’s chandelier, an Oriental rug, family silver and blue-gray silk damask draperies, the room is stunning indeed.

As with all good things, it didn’t happen overnight. Nearly a year of planning and two years of construction were to go by before the house was ready for the family. Materials for the home were collected from across the country. The beautiful heart pine flooring used on all of the three upper floors was obtained through Lexington-based Longwood Antique Woods.

The actual wood came from a 19th century Georgia cotton mill. Re-milled

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and hand finished in a seven-step tung oil process, the wide boards look as if they have been in place for 200 years.

Ornate interior antique brass hardware for doors, windows and cabinets was obtained from Architectural Accents in Atlanta.

The large steel and brass rim lock on the front door, complete with its massive iron key, is 300 years old and in perfect working order. Five matching antique crystal chandeliers out of a historic local hotel, found at Joe Ley’s on Market Street in Louisville, are now a feature in the cross-hall.

Throughout the design and construction process the couple relied on Laura Medley, a noted Atlanta designer, help them with the selection of finishes, colors fabrics, and details.

However, for the most, part the couple served as their own interior design team. The meticulous thought that went into the decorating is evident in every detail in the house. The Lee Jofa silk damask draperies at the arched floor-length windows in the drawing room have unique hand made Scalamandré bell shaped trim. The same trim in a different color was used at the dining room windows for continuity. In the library the paneling over the mantle was designed to fit the oil seascape painting that belonged to the husband’s grandmother. The painting by Indiana artist William McKinley Snyder is a beautifully detailed example of this artist’s work. Another large painting, a landscape by the same artist, hangs on the long wall in the front hallway.

The beautiful heart pine flooring used on all of the three upper floors, including the kichen, was obtained through Lexington-based Longwood Antique Woods.

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Nearly a year of planning and two years of construction were to go by before the house was ready for the family.

Art is a major element of the decoration in the residence. An extensive inherited collection of paintings by Kentucky artist Carl Brenner and Indiana artist Harvey Joiner are displayed in the first floor cross hall. A large example of Brenner’s famous snow scenes is displayed in the hallway in the master bedroom suite. Centered in the second floor hallway is a life-size portrait of composer Stephen Foster by an unknown 19th century artist, purchased from Trace Mayer Antiques in Louisville. Two other 19th century portraits are hung on the stair wall, while framed prints continue on the stairway to the third floor. Small oil landscapes from Andrew Gentile are hung in the drawing room beside the mahogany English Georgian secretary that was purchased in Atlanta.

The warm colors of the drawing room create a perfect background for the antique furnishings and art displayed there. The Aubusson style carpet in shades of red, gold, and cream, was made specifically for the room. Across from the window wall is another inherited family antique, a mahogany American federal period tall case clock. A tiny American flag is included in the decoration of the clock face. In front of the fireplace is an early 19th century brass fire fender purchased from Isaacs and Isaacs Antiques.

Porcelains found at Geneva Archibald Galleries decorate this and several other rooms in the home. Elaborate moldings here as throughout the house define the high ceilings and large dimensions of the rooms.

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Centered in the second floor hallway is a life-size portrait of composer Stephen Foster by an unknown 19th century artist, purchased from Trace Mayer.

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The orderly grounds include a tennis court and swimming pool.

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French doors lead from the keeping room to an expansive covered terrace.

One of the largest rooms in the house is the keeping room that stretches across the rear main section of the residence. Long French windows overlook the back terraces, swimming pool, pool house and garden. The wife chose rich blue Brunschwig & Fils silk damask for the tall windows. The kitchen occupies one end of the room with a large wood topped island anchoring it. A comfortable seating group is arranged in front of the fireplace while the large bay serves as a dining area and overlooks the pergola and gardens. This summer a formal rose garden is being added between the pergola and house.

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The colorful oriental patterned chintz used in the master bedroom is from Brunschwig & Fils. The bay window contains a particularly fine American tilt top tea table with snake feet, circa 1770-1790.

The master bedroom suite occupies the wing beyond the wood paneled library and also overlooks the pergola and garden. The same fabric used on two favorite small throw pillows from their former home was the choice for the light filled room. The colorful oriental patterned chintz is from Brunschwig & Fils.

The bay window contains a particularly fine American tilt top tea table with snake feet, circa 1770-1790. At the opposite end of the suite is the master bath, covered in Renna Calcutta marble. Artists from Atlanta were called in to set the strongly veined gray and white stone, sections of which were carefully bookmatched. The same bedroom fabric is used for the balloon shades at the windows.

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Artists from Atlanta were called in to set the strongly veined Renna Calcutta marble, sections of which were carefully book-matched. The same bedroom fabric is used for the balloon shades at the windows.

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French doors dressed with Brunschwig & Fils silk damask in the keeping room overlook the back terraces, swimming pool, pool house and garden. A comfortable seating group is arranged in front of the fireplace while the large bay serves as a dining area and overlooks the pergola and gardens.

The Aubusson style carpet in shades of red, gold, and cream, was made specifically for the drawing room. In front of the fireplace is an early 19th century brass fire fender purchased from Isaacs and Isaacs Antiques.

Porcelains found at Geneva Archibald Galleries decorate this and several other rooms in the home.

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The Doric pavilion that serves as a pool house overlooks both the tennis courts and swimming pool. An outdoor fireplace, changing rooms, kitchen area and comfortable outdoor furniture makes this the perfect garden headquarters.

The ground floor of the house is a Mecca for kids from 6 to 96. A large family room with a fireplace and comfortable seating centers the space. To one side is the exercise room with sauna and steam room. Beyond it is the large room designated for the miniature train collection and display. This area also holds the ping-pong table. On the other side of the family room is the large and relaxing theatre. All of the bells and whistles suitable for any serious video or audio aficionado have been met, while still maintaining a look of comfortable elegance. The walls are upholstered and sound proofed using a rich tapestry material from Clarence House. A feature of the billiard room located at the end of the family room is a portion of the husband’s extensive beer can collection. Begun when he was ten-yearsold, the cans are displayed on specially built shelves, matching the family room bookcases, and contain a complete and unique history of beer in a can.

The Doric pavilion that serves as a pool house overlooks both the tennis courts and swimming pool. An outdoor fireplace, changing rooms, kitchen area and comfortable outdoor furniture makes this the perfect garden headquarters.

The classical form, Doric columns, slate roof, and brick identical to that of the main house make it the perfect English garden folly, complete with the swimming pool acting as an exquisite reflecting pool. As with everything else in this incredible home it has been thought out with an amazing attention to detail.

The result of all the hard work over the last few years (including moving into the house before it was finished because of a closing deadline on their former home) is a beautifully planned and wonderfully detailed family home. Their goal of recreating a Georgian home has been splendidly fulfilled. sl

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THE SETTEE Now an antique of many styles.

Written by Kirby Camm, Bittners Oftentimes one antique furniture name or term can be used for several different furniture pieces, regardless of style or period.

Settee is one of those terms.

Today the term settee is loosely used to describe any antique seating piece that can sit two or more people, along with having a back and arms on each side. Another key factor in today’s terminology is that a settee’s back and arms can be completely upholstered. Sofas, loveseats, daybeds and even some couches are sometimes called a settee in the contemporary antique marketplace, but for the purist, a true settee is a bench-like furniture piece with open wooden arms.

The characteristic of open wooden arms on a settee is a defining feature, and any settee without this distinguishing attribute is truly not a settee. Early settees oftentimes have a solid wood paneled back with a simple plain wood seating area, and as time and fashion progressed, settees began to have an open decorative wooden back.

Some do have a simple upholstered seat and back, however the upholstered back of the settee will not be completely upholstered but set into a straightforward simple rectangular wood frame as part of the settee’s design. In terms

of size, settees are usually narrow in depth but can be a myriad of assorted lengths.

The settee was popular in all countries throughout continental Europe and in England and America from the early 18th century throughout the entire 19th century. Although there are some very stylish and formal metropolitan-made settees in all different antique periods and countries, for the most part, the majority of the settees I have seen have been provincial-made. While I cannot give an explanation for why this is the case, I can guess that settees were more popular in the country, along with being easier to make. Most provincialmade settees will have a degree of provinciality about them, with some being quite unsophisticated. With that said, there are some very stylish provincial-made settees, which oftentimes have an especially high degree of refinement about them. The illustrated Italian settee, circa 1815, is a prime example of high style and sophistication for a provincial-made settee.

The settee has remained fashionable over the course of 200 plus years because of its usefulness and decorative aspects.

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Around the Block... Recent automotive auctions of note

Amelia Island Gooding & Company Legendary racecar driver Sir Stirling Moss purchased a 1961 Porsche RS61 Spyder for $1.705 Million from Gooding & Company’s debut Amelia Island Auction on Friday, March 12.

Despite a serious accident a few days earlier, Moss relied on a proxy bidder who had been instructed by him from his hospital bed in the United Kingdom to pursue the car vigorously, which saw him eventually claim the winning bid for the Porsche RS61.

“I was terribly disappointed to miss Gooding & Company’s inaugural auction in Amelia Island last week,” said Moss. “I have long sought after a Porsche RS and had my eye on that Porsche RS 61 for several weeks and now cannot wait to see my new car!”

One of only 14 ever built, the lightweight, 4- Cam RS61

was the ultimate evolution of the Porsche Spyder project that began with the legendary 550 Spyder. Between 1961-1963, this car captured over a dozen victories in the hands of numerous significant racing figures.

The Porsche RS61 was one of two world record sales at the auction, which garnered more than $16.1 million for a total of 58 out of 71 lots sold, averaging an impressive $278,300 per car. A 1931 Voisin C20 V-12 Mylord Demi-Berline realized $2,750,000.

Gooding & Company is the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and will conduct its annual two-day Pebble Beach Auction on August 14 & 15, 2010 at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center. goodingco.com.

1930 Duesenberg Model J Sport Berline

1961 Porsche RS61 Spyder

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RM Auctions RM Auctions, the official auction house of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, posted more than $19 million in total sales with an impressive 88% sell-through at its 12th annual Automobiles of Amelia Island event at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The single-day sale saw 112 cars cross the block before a packed house, with four cars breaking the magic million-dollar mark and 15 lots exceeding their pre-sale estimates.

The top-seller at $1,705,000 was a 1930 Duesenberg Model J Sport Berline from the estate of noted American collector, the late John O’Quinn.

A second Model J Duesenberg from the collection – a 1932 Convertible Coupe – realized a final sale price of $825,000.

Beyond the O’Quinn Collection, RM’s top-seller list was dominated by a range of historic Ferraris. Garnering $1,650,000, a striking and multi-award winning Fly Yellow 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Berlinetta was another example to well-exceed its pre-sale estimate, while an alloy-bodied Four-Cam from the same year and offered for the first time in 30 years brought $1,265,000. Rounding out the million-dollar-plus sales was a 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder formerly owned by Edsel B. Ford II that achieved $1,017,500.

Fly Yellow 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Berlinetta

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Around the Block... Recent automotive auctions of note Ft. Lauderdale RM Auctions completed its second March sale in Florida with the Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale event at the Broward County Convention Center. The event was RM’s second sale in the Sunshine State in as many weeks. In all, 365 cars sold, achieving $16 million in total sales and a solid 79% percent sell through rate.

“The combination of interested bidders in attendance, on the phone and over the Internet produced an exciting sale in Fort Lauderdale, with many lots surpassing their presale estimates,” said Donnie Gould, RM partner and 30-year veteran of the collector car market.

The highest selling motorcar was a well-documented and restored 1935 Auburn 851 SC Convertible Sedan from the estate of John M. O’Quinn, which brought $211,750. A

total of 138 O’Quinn motorcars crossed the block in Fort Lauderdale, representing $6,843,000 million in sales.

Other notable sales included a 1931 Cadillac Model 370-A V12 Convertible Coupe for $209,000; a 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 also for $209,000; a1954 Buick Skylark Convertible for $187,000; a 1935 Packard Twelve Convertible Sedan, from the O’Quinn estate, for $165,000; and, a1969 Ford Boss 429 Mustang, also from the O’Quinn estate, for $151,250.

Up next on the RM calendar is the Classic Muscle & Modern Performance event on June 19 in San Diego. The event will present over 80 magnificent examples from a prominent Southern California collector, all to be offered without reserve. rmauctions.com

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Palm Beach Barrett-Jackson’s 8th annual Palm Beach Collector Car Auction reported more than $20 million in total sales. The all No Reserve auction saw bidders vying for more than 450 cars, including a 2011 Corvette Z06 Carbon Special Edition that sold for $297,000; a 2005 Ford Mustang “Platt & Payne Signature Edition” for $190,000; the only 1965 Boyd Coddington roadster ever built that went for $184,800; a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette convertible for $165,000; and, a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air custom hardtop for $162,250. The action in the main auction arena was so intense on Saturday evening that SPEED extended its scheduled live coverage for an hour, bringing the total to 23 ½ hours of televised coverage for the 2010 Palm Beach event.

"This year's Palm Beach auction was another testament to the vibrancy of the collector car market," said Craig Jackson, Chairman/CEO of Barrett-Jackson. "We had an outstanding

event that was attended by many of our best customers along with a strong showing of new bidders and consignors. The average hammer price per car was up over last year, and we're thrilled to have helped raise $60,000 for the Darrell Gwynn Foundation during our opening night party, as well as over $560,000 for other deserving charities during our auction."

In addition to the auction, the full week of activities included a Road Rally, which featured approximately 75 vehicles, the 3rd annual Cruise-In at Wayne Akers Ford that showcased 150 collector and custom cars, a Barrett-Jackson exhibit at City Place, and a pre-auction charity reception benefitting the Darrell Gwynn Foundation hosted by John and Janet Staluppi at their Cars of Dreams museum.

Up next for Barrett-Jackson is the Orange County, CA auction on June 25-27. barrett-jackson.com sl

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Alsace

Written & photographed by Scott Harper, MS

Alsace is one of the most northerly regions in France, and perhaps that is why it reminds me of spring. It is a continental climate and hence has all four seasons, including cold winters, unlike the Mediterranean climate of southern France or Italy. Spring is appreciated most by those who go through a cold winter, and the wines and the regions themselves seem to celebrate by having a fresh vibrant feel, not unlike spring itself. The wines are crisp, fresh and vivacious, lending themselves to the lighter fare of spring and summer. The picturesque half-timbered houses with flower boxes of multicolored blooms are more prevalent than one would think, and when combined with the breathtaking views of the vineyards from the Vosges Mountains, they make a mind’s eye picture of a perfect spring day.

Alsace is located on the northeastern border of France between the Vosges Mountains and the Rhine River of Germany, about 275 miles from Paris. The wine region is a thin strip about three miles wide and 75 miles long. It is protected by the watershed of the Vosges Mountains, which allows the region to be sunny and green with a chance of drought but less worry of rain during important vineyard times, such as harvest. Many vineyards are planted on the slopes of the Vosges Mountains to capture the sun.

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they were French or German, they are likely to tell you they are Alsatian, although it has been part of France since World War II. The German heritage is reflective in the wine in a number of ways. The bottles are tall and flute shaped as in Germany. Their labels denote the grape variety, although there are some blends, where in most of France the wine is named for the region. Many of the grape varieties originally hail from Germany, and Alsace is the only area in France where Riesling and Gewurztraminer are legally grown. And, as you can imagine, many of the wine producers and the language on the label have Germanic lineage.

Alsace makes 90 percent white wine. Red wines grapes require a warmer-longer growing season, so the only red grape of note is the Pinot Noir. The most important and highest quality grapes start with Riesling. Riesling is one of the most misunderstood grapes. It is almost natural to think it is always sweet, as it makes some of the best dessert wines in the world and some of the most mediocre sweet wines of limited character.

But it also makes some of wine experts’ absolute favorite white wines on the planet, possessing an ethereal quality, tension, minerality and sense of place that many other grapes dream of. Other important grapes are Pinot Gris (same grape as Pinot Grigio), Muscat and Gewurztraminer, with the secondary grapes being Sylvaner and Pinot Blanc.

Alsace makes essentially three styles of wine: dry, sparkling and dessert.

Dry, usually varietal labeled, although about five percent of wines are blends and are typically labeled Edelzwicker, Gentil or a proprietary name. Occasionally these dry wines can be off dry.

Sparkling wine is called Cremant d’Alsace. These bubblies are lighter and less complex then French Champagne but delicious sparklers made by the Champagne method. They are excellent, less expensive alternatives for everyday drinking.

Dessert wines are all picked by hand, a higher quality method over mechanical harvesting. There are two types of dessert wines: Vendanges Tardives which are late-harvest wines that can only be made from Riesling, Pinot Gris, Muscat or Gewurztraminer. The wines are rich and sweet.

Sélections de Grains Nobles which are late-harvest wines that can only be made from Riesling, Pinot Gris, Muscat or Gewurztraminer. The wines are sweet and honeyed as the grapes are affected by noble rot, which is a mold that dehydrates the grapes hence increasing the sugar to liquid ratio in the grape, dramatically decreasing the amount of wine you can make from a vine, and hence producing what many consider to be some of the rarest and best dessert wines in the world.

Four percent of the vineyards or 51 vineyards are classified as Grand Cru. These Grand Cru vineyards are considered the very best wines of Alsace and therefore have an appropriate price to match. All Grand Cru vineyards are harvested by hand. Only the grapes Riesling, Pinot Gris, Muscat and Gewurztraminer are classified as Grand Cru, with the exception of Sylvaner in the Grand Cru vineyard of Zotzenberg. Grand Cru wines may be dessert or dry style wines but not sparkling.

For the taste of a vibrant spring day; a feel of refreshing, renewing quality, elegance and complexity; for flavor without weight or oak; I look to Alsace and suggest you do as well. sl

Suggested Alsatian Wines Cremant d'Alsace Domaine Bott-Geyl "Paul Edouard" NV A delicious light, dry and refreshing sparkling wine, which is delicately flavored with baking spice, fresh baked bread and citrus.

Riesling Domaines Schlumberger Les Princes Abbés 2006 This wine is the perfect companion to the fantastic indigenous Alsatian dish of Choucroute Garni. The aromatic wine is mediumbodied, high-toned with crisp acidity, wet stone minerality, and apricot and citrus flavors.

Riesling Domaine Zind-Humbrecht “Gueberschwihr” 2006 Dry, rich and fruity with honeysuckle, orange peel and pink grapefruit flavors, which are balanced by crisp acidity and minerals that are complex and long.

Crustaces Dopff & Irion 2008

Made from a blend of Sylvaner and Pinot Blanc, as the name suggests is the perfect pairing of shellfish and wine. Light, dry, crisp and citrusy, it is like squeezing fresh lemon on your seafood.

Scott is General Manager of the Bristol Bar & Grille-Jeffersonville and is Wine Director/ Sommelier for the 5 Bristol Bar & Grille’s in Louisville and Indiana. He teaches wine through Bellarmine University. Scott is a Master Sommelier and a Certified Wine Educator.

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Aspen is a Year-Round Playground Written by Bridget Wiliams Competitive skiing traces its roots to Norwegian military units in the mid-1700s. However, clothing designed specifically for skiing has only been around for some 50 years. Today, winter sports products, including ski wear, represent a mammoth industry with an excess of $3 billion in annual sales, yet there was a notable void in the fanfare given to showcasing the latest and greatest in winter wares. That was the case until 2009, when Lisa Johnson, an Aspen-based special events public relations guru, launched Aspen Fashion Week. A favored winter playground of the wellheeled and headquarters of Obermeyer, a bastion of technically responsible winter clothing since 1947, Aspen seemed the ideal location for the ambitious undertaking.

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Johnson was not forging naively into unknown territory. As a promoter of high-profile events such as the Winter X Games and the annual Food and Wine Classic, she was well-versed in selling Aspen as a premiere event destination.

The inaugural Aspen Fashion Week event drew sponsorships from W Magazine, Burberry and Jaeger Le-Coultre, to name a few. Fashion icon Valentino Garavini created great fanfare when he came into town for the screening of a documentary that bore his name.

Heidiskis runway show. Â Photo by Eric Williams

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Parajumpers runway show. Â Photo by Eric Williams

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With all of the hype generated by the 2009 event, the March 2010 affair drew even greater participation in its highenergy slopeside runway events, daily après ski fashion shows, in-store presentations, on-mountain events and late night fashionable soirées. W Magazine returned as a major sponsor and kicked-off the week-long event with a standing-roomonly opening night party at Brexi Brasserie in the Dancing Bear Lodge, where hoards of fashionistas gravitated between the restaurant and rooftop. Model/designer Lauren Bush chatted up the crowd with her signature Aspen Fashion Week FEED bag slung over her shoulder (Aspen Fashion Week has partnered with FEED as the official charitable partner, and proceeds from the FEED Nature bag will benefit earthquake victims in Haiti), while fashion designer Christian Siriano held court from a cushy sofa.

The majority of the events took place après ski, beginning with a pair of early evening runway shows at the base of Aspen Mountain featuring the likes of Marmot, Kjus, Victorinox, D&E, Helly Hansen, Obermeyer, Wellensteyn, Authier, Gray, Gabriel Conroy and Dannemann PURE. Under the bluest of skies, bottles of Veuve Clicquot chilled on runway-side VIP tables, while guests attired in everything from skinny jeans to skiwear took their seats. Evening in-store events were held at J. Crew (featuring Creative Director Jenna Lyons), Burberry, The Gallerie, Pitkin Co. and a Calypso pop-up shop. Famed fashion documentary filmmaker Douglas Keeve was on hand to provide an introduction and commentary before nightly screenings of his films (Hotel Gramercy Park, Seamless, Unzipped and Fashion Kingdom aka Naomi Conquers Africa) at the Wheeler Opera House. FEED Founders Lauren Bush and Ellen Gustafson hosted a cocktail reception at the Ralph Lauren boutique, followed by an evening of music with John Forte at Aspen’s famous Belly Up to benefit FEED. If that were not enough, a slew of after parties and soirées kept the festivities going well into the wee hours.

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Aspen manages to toe the line between nostalgia and new, displaying a tenacity to retain a sense of place while remaining eternally chic. The enduring popularity of the Hotel Jerome, built in 1889 during the height of Colorado’s silver boom, is a testament to this legacy. The AAA Four Diamond property and member of the Leading Hotels of the World boasts 94 spacious, well-appointed mountain view guest rooms individually attired in ornate Victorian style.

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While prior attempts by former owners to contemporize the threestory red brick property have met with great resistance, the current ownership has moved in the opposite direction, going to great lengths to preserve the property’s historic integrity. In homage to the spirit of the Wild West, bellmen sport Stetsons with their jeans and cowboy boots.

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A full relief-carved oak fireplace and silver-dust mirror mantel dominates the sitting area just past the reception desk.

Its mate sits back-to-back in the Century Room in a space once reserved for ladies in the Victorian era. Touches of chinoiserie, all the rage in the late 1800s, as well other as Eastlake-gothic or mine-camp Victorian touches, encompassing lively and colorful floral and geometric patterns, can be found throughout the property. Many of the period antiques found in the common areas are from the Herschel Bartlett Mansion, which was built in St. Louis in 1891.

While the décor might be historic, the clientele is definitely not, as the raucous laughter emanating from the crowd that gathers nightly in the J Bar will attest. With its original 111-year-old maple bar, tile floors, tin ceiling and distressed leather banquettes, one almost expects to see Mae West saunter out onto Main Street for a cigarette.

Also fronting Main Street on the opposite side of the building is The Library, a charming venue for an evening nightcap. Assortments of comfortable armchairs are casually arranged in groups around coffee tables. The bar serves premium liquors and fine wines accompanied by tapas-style small plates and an abbreviated menu of popular dishes from the hotel’s

other restaurants. Be sure to stop by on Monday evenings for “magic bar,” a sleight of hand magic spectacle led by professional magician Eric Mead. An angled mirror hanging over the bar allows even those in the far corners to enjoy the show.

The food does not play second fiddle to the ambiance; rather, in each of the hotel’s four dining venues, it serves to enhance the experience. Nearly everything is made in-house from scratch, including the fresh sourdough bread used to make the ultimate comfort food – grilled cheese – and highly addictive truffle fries. Whenever possible, Executive Chef Evan Francois uses locally sourced, sustainable ingredients to give each venue its own identity.

After a day recreating in the out-of-doors, time spent relaxing in the hotel’s heated outdoor pool and pair of Jacuzzis or indulging in an in-room massage is well deserved. For a nominal fee, guests of Hotel Jerome are also given privileges at the exclusive 77,000-square-foot Aspen Club & Spa. The hotel provides complimentary transportation to the club. As an option, there is a small, well-equipped fitness room on site, and the 41-mile Rio Grande Trail that runs the entire length of the valley between Aspen and Glenwood can be accessed just outside the hotel’s back door.

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Closer to Aspen Mountain, the 179-room St. Regis Aspen was constructed to resemble a grand alpine palace overlooking the Rockies.

Inside, the interior recalls the feeling of an English country home complete with period antiques intermingled with Western-themed fine art representing several mediums, including bronze statuary.

Entering via the porte-cochere, the warmth from a double-sided granite fireplace mitigates the winter chill. The smell of hot cider wafts through the room, guiding arriving guests to the reception desk.

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A massive bronze eagle with wings spread appears to be ready to takeoff from his perch amid a fountain positioned at the top of the grand staircase, which winds its way to the lower level, past hand-colored lithographs of stylized hunting scenes and under the watchful gaze of a lifesized sculpture of bear upright on its hind legs.

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The lower level is the site of the grand ballroom and the Remède Spa, the only full-service spa located on a hotel property in all of Aspen.

The luxurious 15,000-sqare-foot spa features a large fitness center and movement room with a full complement of LifeFitness cardio and nautilus equipment and free weights, 15 spa treatment rooms, vapor caves, Vichy room, whirlpool, and invigorating warm and cold waterfalls. After indulging in one of the many customized and signature treatments, guests are offered a glass of Champagne, Jacques Torres truffles and a cozy Kashwére throw while relaxing in the oxygen lounge.

Neal, my massage therapist, was superb. Not only was he able to expertly pinpoint nagging trouble spots, he took 20 minutes after my treatment to go over several stretches aimed at keeping the aforementioned issues at bay.

Also on property is the Aspen Back Institute, which has become an annual destination in its own right for fans of Clinton Phillips, a thirty-something native of South Africa

who has worked his magic on more than 1,500 bad backs, from Hollywood A-listers to regular Joes with nagging aches and pains.

Further down the corridor is the Aspen Outfitting Company, which offers horseback riding, shooting instruction and custom gun-fitting and sales. Aspen Sports provides year-round recreation and sport activity sales and rentals for pursuits such as skiing, biking and fly-fishing.

There is something absolutely decadent about swimming outside when the landscape is covered in a blanket of snow.

The St. Regis makes the experience guilt free with a solarheated swimming pool and a trio of hot tubs situated in the shadow of Aspen Mountain.

With a near constant schedule of special events and festivals taking place year-round, combined with abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation and an average of 300 days of sunshine each year, Aspen is an ideal destination any time of year. sl

Upcoming events in Aspen: June 10-13 3rd Annual Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival, June 18-20 Food & Wine Classic, July 1 – August 22 Aspen Music Festival, July 3-10 8th Annual Aspen Antiques and Fine Arts Fair, July 17-18 Aspen Arts Festival, December 20-31 12 Days of Aspen, January 13-16, 2011 - WINTERSKÖLTM Sources: Aspen Fashion Week aspenfashionweek.com, Hotel Jerome 330 E. Main St.; 888.367.7625; hoteljerome.com, St. Regis Aspen 315 E. Dean St.; 866.594.4591; stregisaspen.com, Aspen Back Institute aspenback.com; 970.920.7772

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Bibliotaph

Renowned photographer James Archambeault captures the natural beauty of Kentucky's Bluegrass region and the thoroughbred industry for which it is famous. Kentucky Horse Country contains 165 full-color images, from tender scenes of mares and foals grazing, to the excitement of race day at Keeneland, to gorgeous landscapes of white fences enclosing lush rolling hills. The book also includes rare photographs of some of the legendary horses that have made horse racing so exciting and popular: Affirmed, Spectacular Bid, Secretariat, Seattle Slew, and others. James Archambeault - Kentucky Horse Country: Images of the Bluegrass - cloth, 184 pages, The University Press of Kentucky, kentuckypress.com

K e n t u c k y Jo u r n a l i s m H a l l o f Fa m e member Kent Hollingswor th (19291999) traces the development of the thoroughbred in Kentucky from frontier days through the present. Kent Hollingsworth (foreword by Edward L. Bowen) - The Kentucky Thoroughbred paperback, 224 pages, The University Press of Kentucky, kentuckypress.com.

Robert Vavra is the world's most renowned photographer of horses and his love of these noble creatures clearly resonates from each of the more than 350 photographs in this impressive tome. In addition to his most famous photographs, Vavra's Vision includes a plethora of previously unpublished imagery that will evoke a sense of awe in any lover of animals or photography.

Robert Vavroa - Vavra's Vision: Equine Images - hardcover, 408 pages, h.f.

Ullmann Publishing, americanmap.com

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A compendium of the legendary horses, the rich history, the personalities and the reallife experiences of Derby Day, from the backstretch to the winner's circle. WIth colorful anecdotes and striking photography, authors Sheri Seggerman and Mary Tiegreen have captured the rivalries, fanfare and unpredicability that give the Run for the Roses its allure. Sheri Seggerman & Mary Tiegreen - The Kentucky Derby: 101 Reasons to Love America's Favorite Horse Race - hardcover, 128 pages, Abrams Books, abramsbooks.com

bib 'li' o 'taph, [bib-lee-uhtaf, -tahf ]: a person who caches or hoards books Certain to inspire unbridled pleasure in horse lovers and nature-photography enthusiasts, this magnificent volume portrays our beloved equine friends in the rarely seen and increasingly endangered setting of the wild. The 200 aesthetically stunning photographs in this collection provide the increasingly rare opportunity to glimpse them in the increasingly endangered setting of untrammeled nature. The book is the product of the patient work of a small band of dedicated photographers who tracked wild horses in the farthest reaches of the world, from Iceland to Namibia, the steppes of Mongolia to the American plains. A breathtaking contrast to the domesticated variety and those used for equestrian sports, the equines featured here include the Mustang, the steppe, the brumby, the crioulo, the iceland pony, the namibian, and the Maremmano. Paolo Manili – Wild Horses – hardcover, 256 pages, White Star Publishing, rizzoliusa.com.

From the private to the historic to the state-of-the-art, this book provides a lavish tour of some of the most notable stables throughout the United States—from the East Coast to the Bluegrass, the prairie and mountain ranches, and to the Pacific Coast—and traces the origins of twenty-five stunning stables, from their vernacular beginnings in the early nineteenth century to the contemporary designs of today. Kathryn Masson, writer and Paul Rocheleau, photographer – Stables: Beautiful Paddocks, Horse Barns and Tack Rooms – hardcover, 192 pages, Rizzoli, rizzoliusa.com.

This oversized luxuriously illustrated book, designed by Sam Shahid, is a celebration of the physical beauty of the animal, of what horses can do, and the sense of wonder and awe that the horse evokes. A competitive amateur show-jumper since childhood, Kelly Klein is a highly respected horsewoman, as well as a renowned fashion stylist. In this stunning collection of more than 250 selected photographs, including many previously unpublished, she conveys her very intimate and personal fascination with horses, and the intense vulnerability that counters their natural power and majesty. Kelly Klein with a foreword by Michael Matz – Horse – hardcover, 272 pages, Rizzoli, rizzoliusa.com.

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Of Note...

One of Thos. Moser's signature pieces, the Chaise, takes its inspiration from the European modernist movement of the 1920s and 1930s. The two-position design features both the warmth of natural cherry and mortise-and-tenon joinery. The webbed back is upholstered in full-grain leather. thosmoser.com

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What's Old is New - A Contemporary Take on Familiar Forms Moooi's classic Royal Blue Delft porcelain vase appears as though it's been blown aside by a powerful gust of wind. Each vase is handmade and the illustrations are applied by hand. The wind motion becomes part of its features and its beauty also lays in the fact that it is bent but not defeated. moooi.com

The Vieques steel tub, with white finish on the inside and dark grey finish on the outside, can be complemented by a teak shelf and backrest. A contemporary restyling of the old-fashioned bath tub for a decidedly unconventional environment. Agapedesign.it

Add supermodel quality to a tired sofa or chair with House of Habit’s leather and adorned furniture legs. The Italian leathers used are from the same vendors that supply all of luxury fashion house Prada’s leathers. Italian artisans apply the Swarovski crystals, semi-precious stones and leathers by hand. Available to the trade. houseofhabit.com

Pa t r i c i a Ur q u i o l a ' s p o w d e r - c o a t e d Re-Trouve chair for Coalesse is inspired by gyroscope doodles of the 1950s and available in a range of candy-colored hues. coalesse.com

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Of Note...

The beauty and character of burned wood is captured as part of the Smoke Chair from Moooi, designed by Maarten Baas. A chair finished with fire creates the strange sensation of sitting on burnt furniture. moooi.com

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What's Old is New - A Contemporary Take on Familiar Forms

The Evolution storage unit from Property Furniture features baroque-style, hard carved solid oak that evolves into contemporary clean lines in burnished brass. propertyfurniture.com

Ilcapo's glossy modern table transforms into a rococo incongruity. The piece measures 80 inches long by 41 1/3 wide by 30 1/3 tall.

It comes in Shiny Dove Grey or Shiny White on the smooth side and gold leaf or silver rubbed with steel wool for the carved end. atelier-nyc.com

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McLaren Automotive The Launch of a New Car Company

At a press conference in March, British company McLaren Automotive, heralded for a slew of Grand Prix victories, announced a bold new direction involving the design and development of a range of premium, bespoke high-performance sports cars, beginning with the MP4-12C, scheduled to be available in North America in mid-2011 at an expected price of $250,000.

Antony Sheriff, McLaren’s managing director, reviewed the launch plans and market position for the MP4-12C and future McLaren high-performance sports cars. “By the time the 12C is launched in 2011, we expect the economic conditions to be much improved. In its first full year we plan to produce up to 1,000 cars, which represents just one percent of the highperformance sports car market. The long-term plan is to sell around 4,000 McLaren sports cars and take between three and four percent of the market.”

While no one would claim that building a road car is inherently the same as designing a Formula 1 racing car, the attitudes of the 12C’s creators are highly influenced by the culture that is borne of Formula 1. As of the end of the 2009 Formula 1 season, McLaren had won 164 of the 664 Grands

in principle, difficult to build a relatively fast, exciting and dramatic sports car, but that’s not our ambition. We want to deliver the best possible high-performance sports car from day one into a mature global market of very good cars.”

The company’s unique motor racing record does not overshadow the achievements made by the company in roadgoing cars. The McLaren F1 was, and in many eyes remains, the definitive sports car: the first road car with a carbon fiber construction. Only 107 examples of this iconic supercar were made, but at a recent auction, one sold for £2.53 million, almost five times its original retail price. The F1 was also the last true road car to win Le Mans, and the first to achieve this feat since the ‘60s.

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, which completed its production run in December 2009, was conceived and styled

by Mercedes-Benz as a powerful, touring sports car before being presented to McLaren Automotive to engineer, develop and manufacture. The SLR was prodigiously fast, exclusive and a technological tour de force. With over 2,100 examples produced, the SLR became the most successful ultimate supercar ever built.

Prix in which the team has competed. On average, McLaren has been on the podium on two of every three races in which it has competed. The interplay between engineers in racing and automotive, as well as career moves from one to the other, provide a cross-pollination that benefits the whole company.

“Having come from the McLaren Group’s Formula 1 operation, I know first-hand the benefits of integration in areas such as aerodynamics, simulation or packaging, said Dick Glover, McLaren Automotive’s technical director. “With the technologies available to all car companies today, it’s not,

The new McLaren MP4-12C is a mid-engined, two-seat sports car, a layout chosen for good, historical reasons. Almost all racing cars up until the late 1950s had a traditional bonnet housing the engine in front of the driver. In a revolutionary move, Cooper Cars, who were to be Bruce McLaren’s first British employer and Ron Dennis’ first racing employer, placed the engine behind the driver, and within three years all other Formula 1 cars had moved to a mid-engined layout. Sporting road cars followed this lead towards the end of the 1960s, and most cars claiming a sporting intent since have stayed true to this pattern.

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The core of the 12C is a carbon fiber composite chassis - the carbon MonoCell – which is lightweight and adds stiffness, efficiency, safety and integrity to the package.

A small number of other cars in the market offer such technology today, and all of them lie in McLaren’s definition of the “ultimate” segment – a select group of ultra-low volume cars priced far over $450,000. No manufacturer has commercially introduced the advantages of carbon composite technology to cars priced between $185,000 and $260,000 – where currently only traditional metal structures are offered – a reality the 12C aims to change.

The 12C’s face is dominated by large and distinctive air intakes. A removable front splitter, bi-xenon headlights with LED running lights inspired by the form of the McLaren logo, and a large windscreen with low cowl complete the 12C’s face.

The McLaren logo itself graces the bonnet of a road car for the first time.

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deep and low for superb forward visibility and redolent of the McLaren F1: in wet weather it is swept by a single weightsaving pantograph wiper blade, as was the F1.

The other prevailing design characteristics are the dihedral doors (a hereditary gene from the McLaren F1) that allow the driver and passenger to get into and out of the car as easily as possible, as well as allowing a smaller door opening than would otherwise be necessary.

At the rear of the car, exhaust pipes exit high in the center of the car and straight out from the engine – minimizing their length and therefore weight. The rear features a bank of slats and vents to ensure efficient evacuation of hot air from the engine bay, and the engine itself is visible through a thin glass cover on the rear deck. The LED tail light clusters are only visible when illuminated. The two upper bars at the rear light up as LED brake lights and turn indicators.

The 12C is powered by McLaren’s own V8, dubbed M838T, a 3.8-litre 90 V8 engine with dual variable valve timing that develops 600ps and 600Nm of torque. The

company reports that the car can accelerate from 0 to 200 km/h (124 mph) in under 10 seconds and tackle a standing quarter-mile in 11 seconds.

The maximum engine speed at 8,500 rpm is extremely high for a turbocharged application, and the wide maximum torque curve provides immense pulling power from under 2,000 right up to 6,500 rpm. The sound of the engine has been thoroughly engineered through exhaust manifold design and tuning of the exhaust and intake systems to deliver a unique engine note.

The engine drives the rear wheels through two wet clutches and a seven-speed SSG Seamless Shift dual-clutch gearbox that is tailored to the 12C. The Seamless Shift technology offers variable programs ranging from “normal” for road use and “sport” for quicker changes still, right up to a lightning quick high performance “track” mode.

Gears are changed using a Formula 1-style die cast aluminum rocker shift that pivots in the center of the steering wheel. The rocker itself incorporates an innovative feature created by McLaren engineers called Pre-Cog. The rocker has two positions, each with a slightly different feel. The first

pressure applied by the driver to the rocker informs the gearbox to get ready to swap ratios thereby saving time between the message being sent and the gearbox being primed to act. The second pressure confirms that the gear should be changed, and the torque handover is completed in milliseconds.

Internally, the MP4-12C offers an unparalleled driver and passenger environment where space, comfort and driving enjoyment at all levels were not compromised. While the interior is compact, it was designed to accommodate 98th percentile adults in comfort.

A central component of the interior console is a seveninch touch-screen telematics system oriented in “portrait” mode. This is a first for the automotive industry and is more intuitive than “landscape” orientation. The screen, which can be viewed by both driver and passenger, displays a minimum of command buttons in order to minimize complexity of operation. The small and tactile steering wheel is “clean” – there are no buttons to distract the driver. None of the internal switches or controls are carry-over parts from another maker: all are bespoke items designed exclusively by McLaren for the 12C.

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The 12C’s infotainment system supports all major file types have the ability to specify bespoke items, interiors and special with custom-made extensions for typical MP3 players and other equipment for their own car. devices. It accommodates all Bluetooth V2-compatible mobile The McLaren Automotive development team plans to test the phones and uses a world-class navigation system. It has a picture 12C in every regional market in which the car will be sold: North viewer, a video player and AM/FM radio. It is notable in not America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and South Africa. offering a CD player – modern use of MP3 players in cars negates “We have tested in the Arctic for cold weather programs, Bahrain the need to add such a weighty device. Audio quality is enhanced for extreme hot weather cycles, South Africa for altitude, and a by a system from Meridian, the first time the premium audio huge amount of road and track time at proving grounds and race manufacturer has designed an automobile application. tracks across UK and Europe, including the Nürburgring,” said The infotainment system also supports the option of a three Geoff Grose, head of Testing and Development. camera recording system. One is placed in the nose of the 12C, “We expect our customers to own a variety of cars, including a second at the rear and the third at eye line from behind the Porsche and Rolls-Royce, as well as the more predictable highdriver’s shoulder. Thus, a full, three-angled record of the 12C’s performance sports cars. Most early buyers will, I am sure, be sports lap around the Nürburgring, for example, can be permanently car enthusiasts who are looking for something different and truly stored on a customer’s hard drive. unique,” said Tony Joseph, McLaren Automotive’s regional director Although the McLaren MP4-12C will have a comprehensive for North America. “These are exciting times - for McLaren, for car standard specification, customers in the market for such an enthusiasts and, just as importantly, for people who are passionate exclusive car, a discretionary purchase similar to a yacht, will about technology, innovation and engineering.” sl 64 slmag.net

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mint julep keeping it simple

Written by Rex Lyons | Photography by Eric Williams How in the name of blankets of roses could a drink that so many people purport to hate cause so much consternation and caterwauling over the proper method of manufacture? The mint julep is as Southern as white pillars and hoop skirts. While we didn’t invent any of them, we know what we like in an image, and we are perfectly able to latch on to those we choose as part of our Southern traditions.

The fact is that at least three countries and most other Southern states claim the mint julep as their own. Today, most experts agree that it probably originated in Northern Virginia and soon spread to Maryland, down the Eastern Seaboard and into Kentucky. That tidbit of history doesn’t faze Kentuckians in the least. We know where bourbon comes from and it’s a fact that you can’t make a proper mint julep without using good Kentucky bourbon whisky. We also cheerfully ignore the fact that an unsouthernly Samuel Pepys mentioned the julep during the 1660s in England, some 100 years before a good Baptist minister in Bourbon County invented his superior way to use corn. That’s just history, and it's well known that we Southerners never let history or facts get in the way of a good story. The mint julep is a Kentucky drink and there are as many “correct and proper” methods for making it as there are Kentuckians.

Now I must clarify that what I refer to as a mint julep has as little resemblance to that drink coming out of a plastic hose at large bars and enormous sporting events (get my drift) as a wellmade backyard burger grilled over hickory charcoal resembles a White Castle burger. Not, I hasten to add, that there is anything wrong with a White Castle hamburger. I love them and have downed my fair share, usually in the middle of the night and often to counteract the results of far too many mint juleps.

However, it is apples and oranges. They are simply not the same item. It’s Dior versus dollar store; what more can be said?

I personally believe that the reason so many people profess to hate mint juleps is because they have never had one that was carefully, beautifully and individually prepared. Or, their maternal third grandmother was born in Vermont.

The oldest recipes seem to be the simplest. In 1803, John Davis, an English tutor on a Virginia plantation, wrote in his book, Travels of Four Years and a Half in the United States, that

the mint julep is a “dram of spirituous liquor that has mint in it, taken by Virginians of a morning.” The Willard Hotel in Washington, DC still uses the recipe purported to be the one given to them by Henry Clay. No simple syrup, no mint infusion, just sugar, mint, shaved ice, spring water and bourbon.

A turn of the 19th century bar guide lists much the same recipe. Simple syrup arrived later as an easier method of dissolving the sugar in such an icy environment. Then, anarchy and chaos begins to reign! Infused mint, cooked mint, infused-cooked mint, chopped mint, ground mint, mint tied up in little doilies, confectioners sugar blended with mint – the combinations are staggering and dreadful. There is even one recipe that calls for boiling the mint, sugar and water and pouring the bourbon into the hot mixture, then chilling the whole thing. I know, I know, quick – grab some smelling salts and get Momma off the floor! We won’t even mention the awful concoctions involving Maraschino cherries, candied pineapple, crème de menthe, brandy and tea, lest Momma succumb again!

You boil simple syrup; I muddle sugar (please no confectioners as it makes the drink cloudy). Infuse mint if you will, or bruise the little leaves with the back of a coin silver spoon - all of that is as unimportant and as personal as a chili recipe. What is important and cannot be ignored are the ingredients. You must have good Kentucky bourbon. OK, the one from Tennessee is fine also – it wants to be a Kentuckian so badly. Beautiful spring mint is so easy to grow that every Kentuckian should have a patch by the water tap or a pot sitting in the windowsill. You also need pure water, sugar or simple syrup, tons of shaved ice and yes, a julep cup. You can make them in a glass or mug or those beautiful stoneware julep cups from Louisville Stoneware. When well chilled, all of these alternatives will work fine.

On the other hand, I’ve always suspected that the real secret ingredient to the proper taste of a good julep is the faint hint of Wright’s Silver Cream that comes from the julep cups semiannual polishing. Give yourself plenty of time to make them and enjoy a true bit of the Old South.

Right now, go make your juleps, relive Derby memories, and raise a cup to all of your friends, here and departed. sl

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6pm, Cincinnati Ballet Ball at The Edge Design Center, cballet.org Noon, Golf Outing & Ball Drop at the Kenwood Country Club to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters, bigborbigsis.org 6pm, 9th annual Bethesda LYCEUM with Condoleezza Rice at the Hyatt Regency Downtown, bethesdafoundation.com 6pm, Springer Celebration to benefit the Springer School at the Hilton Netherland Plaza, springer-id.org 7:30pm. EACC Conference & Gala at the Westin Hotel, Europe-cincinnati.com 5:30pm, Light Up the Night Gala at The Freedom Center to benefit Women Helping Women, womenhelpingwomen.org 5:30pm, Art of Making Memories Gala at the Taft Museum to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, alz.org/Cincinnati 6:30pm, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man/Woman of the Year Finale at the Hilton Netherland Plaza, Christina.mccarthy@lls.org 6:30pm, Spring for the Stars at the Cincinnati Club to benefit St. Joseph Orphanage, stjosephorphange.org 6pm, Awards dinner for the Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation at the Schiff Conference Center, Xavier University, cincinnatischolarshipfoundation.org Noon, Salvation Army Awards Luncheon at the Millennium Hotel, deanna.powell@use.salvationarmy.org.

Noon, YWCA Salute to Career Women of Achievement at the Duke Energy Center Ballroom, bgriffith@ywcacin.org, 6pm, The Drake Foundation presents an evening with Rudy Giuliani at the Millennium Hotel, drakecenter.com 5pm, May Festival Opening Night Gala at Music Hall, mayfestival.com 22nd annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Javits Convention Center in New York City, icff.com 2nd Annual Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance, Marin County (CA) Fairgrounds, marinsonomaconcours.org 14th Annual Nantucket Wine Festival, nantucketwinefestival.com 8pm, The Event to benefit the Contemporary Arts Center, contemporaryartscenter.org/theevent

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VEGAS BASH

More than $30,000 was raised to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati through a Vegas-style bash held at the Syndicate in Newport. The more than 300 guests in attendance tried their luck at casino-style games while enjoying lite bites, an open bar, silent auction and a DJ.

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Bryan & Kelly Kaiser, Michelle & Joe Seither

Lisa & Brent Raub

Shannon & John Sherrand

Scott & Lori Clark

Krys Moen, Kyle Denny, Meghan & Mike Puckett

Katie DeBlasio, Craig Rice

Kristen & Scott Oyler, Lauren Christakos

Jen & Jake Ragland

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CAC OPENING

Photography by Brad Smith

The Contemporary Arts Center welcomed record crowds Friday, February 19th for the highly anticipated Opening Celebration of Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand and Shilpa Gupta: A Bit Closer. CAC fans braved cold weather and waited in line for the chance to meet the artists and to view the exhibitions. The crowds continued for the remainder of the opening weekend which coincided with the Fine Arts Fund Sampler Weekend. Fairy will make a return appearance on May 22 to DJ at the CAC’s streetparty, The Event.

J. Lee Rasmussen, Lynne Meyers Gordon, and Bill and Mary Baskett

D. David and Anne Altman

Allan Berliant and Andy Stillpass

David and Guinette Kirk

Shepard Fairey and Raphaela Platow

Shilpa Gupta and James A. Miller

Andrew Berliant, Jennie Rosenthal Berliant and Elizabeth Berliant

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CINCINNATI CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SPRING GALA

The CCO honored Keith Lockhart, CCO Music Director from 1992-1999, with its Pinnacle Award during a recent gala held at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. Norma Petersen, who was instrumental in hiring Keith as its Music Director, served as the event’s chairwoman.

Larry & Peggy Magnesen, Mischa Santora, Tom Filardo, M.D.

Barb & Jim Bushman, Judy Davis

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Peter Jones, Bettina Engelmann, Todd Frangolis

Larry & Peggy Magnesen, Rosemary Schlacter, Lynne Gordon

Kelly & Scott Cook

Barb Stephens, Mark Kroeger, Robin Webster, Becky Haskamp

Keith Lockhart & Mischa Santora

Melody Sawyer Richardson, Keith Lockhart

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Ann Stewart, Keith Lockhart

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SPCA FUR BALL

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Held at the Duke Energy Center, SPCA Cincinnati’s Fur Ball recognized Lori Fenner with the P.B. Johnston Humane Care Award and Dr. David Bauman with the P.B. Johnston Humane Care Award and the Animal Hero Award.

Cameron Shandersky, Lisa Brown

Whitney & Andy Recker

Gwen Williams

Lorrie Platt

Kate & Jerry Rath, Sara Thompson

Horst & Irmgard Hehmann

Zola Makrauer

Alyssa Shafer, Ashleigh Shafer, Veronica Sebald

Kris & Danni Thomas, Kimberly Thomas, John Rankin

Mary Keller, Krista Grow

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INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL AUCTION

Marj Valvano, a founding CIWF Committee and Board Member served as the Honorary Chair of the auction and luncheon, which featured rare and diverse wine lots, varied epicurean experiences and related accessories. Daniel Greathouse, former Cincinnatian and president of Heidelberg Distributing Company, served as auctioneer. Since its inception, the Cincinnati International Wine Festival has donated close to $3 million dollars to local charities.

Keith & Amy Spiller

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Paula & Glenn Wienkoop

Ron Felder, Dennis Speigel, Jean Philippe Solnom

Shawn Dougherty, Gary Busch, Yen Hsieh

Joe & Vickie Grieshaber

Sherie Marek, Connie Wiles, Paula Wienkoop, Linda Miler

Pamela Long, Elizabeth Pulice, John Tracy

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INTERNATIONAL WINE GRAND TASTING

An estimated 115,000 people have participated in events staged as part of the Cincinnati International Wine Festival since its inception in 1991. The Festival is composed of four major events: Winery Dinners, a Charity Auction & Luncheon, the Grand Tastings and the Russ Wiles Memorial Golf Tournament. The Grand Tastings, which includes more than 130 winery representatives and 6,000 attendees, generate the majority of charitable revenues. Michael Mondavi, a third-generation winemaker, served as honorary chair of the 20th anniversary of the festival.

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Joan Gates, Darlene Plummer

Karen Downing, Bob Dalic

Christel & John Sullivan

Michelle Walther, Matt Smith

Joe Leo, Laurie Fergus

Jennifer Daffron, Jorge Cepeda

Chase Robison, Jan Ruff

Kelly Uihlein, Kim Ketterer, Paula Merritt

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KSO GALA

Four hundred people attended The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra’s 16th annual Gala, “Dance to the Music.” Proceeds of the night, which totaled nearly $50,000 to date, will benefit the KSO’s Free Education Concert Series, experienced by more than 7,500 students, and the free Devou Park Summer Series, attended by nearly 18,000 concertgoers this past summer. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the first-ever Crystal Baton Award by Music Director James R. Cassidy to long time KSO subscriber and volunteer Mary Middleton.

Jim & Judy Jenkins

Annette DeCavel, Steve Smith, Vicki Prichard, Jean Robert DeCavel

J.R. Cassidy, Sen. Katie Stine, David Middleton, Mary Middleton, Richard Middleton, John Middleton

Brooke Rucidlo, Lesley Hitch, Andy Gasper, Troy Hitch

Pamela Long, Elizabeth Pulice, John Tracy

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Sen. Katie & Fred Stine

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LANES END STAKES

Smiling with delight, surrounded by her large and exuberant family, and with the winner’s blanket of yellow mums draped across her lap, Sarah Ramsey accepted the trophy earned by Dean’s Kitten in the $500,000 Lane’s End Stakes at Turfway Park.

Confined to a wheelchair since suffering a stroke in early 2007, Mrs. Ramsey stayed home to cheer on Dean’s Kitten while husband Ken accompanied the couple’s Grade 1 winner Furthest Land to Dubai for the World Cup, run on the same day.

Completing the order of finish in the Lane’s End were Chief Counsel, Vow to Wager, Letsgetitonmon, Outlaw Man, Doubles Partner, and Ranger Heartley.

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Jill Kerr Tepe, Jenny Kerr

Susan Dudek, Michael Fuller

Mike Hurtt & Marianne Schmidt Hurtt, Shelly Maxwell, Bob Wood

Judy Baker, Tracy Homan, Kathy Schibi

Eric Davis, Rick Wells, Kevin Smith

Steve Marcinail, Mary McCullough

Greg Ecan, Karla Patton, Lisa Godsey, Gary Blankenship, Jim Murphy, Kathy Meyer

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Ralph & Kathleen Johnson

Tara & Christian Lucas, Bob & Jennifer McNichol

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BOURBON & BASEBALL

As part of the introduction of the 2010 Maker’s Mark bottle, which commemorates the Lane’s End Stakes at Turfway Park, and 20th anniversary of the Reds’ wire-towire season and stunning four-game sweep of the Oakland A’s, the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum hosted a grand opening celebration of its new exhibit: 1990-A Celebration of the 1990 World Champion Cincinnati Reds at the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum. The evening consisted of dinner and a question and answer session with the 1990 players.

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Deanna & Bob Castellini, Chris Meyer, Fritz Meyer

Chris Sabo, Bill Samuels, Herb Winningham

Steve Nester, Susan Sabo, Brian Nester

Dave Humphrey, Jim Ringley

Walt Cramer, Dan Moore, Van Florence

Susan & Chris Sabo

Billy Taubert, Steve Rauch

Sherry Rowland, Jessica & Mo Egger

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ZOOTINI

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Presented by Key Bank, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Zootini Event featured “Rhinotini”, “Orangatini”, “Lil’ Joe’s Manatini”, “Tigertini” and “Four Petal Pawpawtini” tastings accompanied by light appetizers from Keyston Bar & Grill, Innovations Catering, Noodles & Company, Taz Mediterranean & Lebanese, Señor Roy’s Taco Patrol & Smokey Bones. At each station, guests learned about various Zoo programs, including CREW’s Saving Species with Science initiative.

Katrina Bernhardt, Gwen Harter, Heather Nielsen

Robert Bond, Ramsey Houston

Vanessa Figueroa, Patricia Teston, Mariam Wade

Jack Weston, Amanda Dole

Kim Kaas, Heather Rinsky

Kristin McAlarney, Nuccia Danese

John & Julie Gabriel, Julie & Ron Evans

Phillip Lanham, Traci & Kevin Zins

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