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| Final bow for teacher |
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| Photographs by Lee Kopp |
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| Board members of Ballet San Jose Silicon
Valley bid adieu on Aug. 6 to Donna Delseni,
who has served for the past four years as
director and principal teacher of the
company's school. Longtime board member
Charmaine Warmenhoven opened her Saratoga
home for the late-afternoon cocktail party
poolside. In addition to board members,
well-wishers included teachers and
accompanists from the school and dancers and
staff from the ballet company. Now in its
sixth year, the school has received national
recognition as a premier ballet training
institution. Delseni is returning home to
family in Florida. |
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1. Hostess CHARMAINE WARMENHOVEN (left)
presented DONNA DELSENI with photographs of
students at a year-end performance.
2. Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley dancer
BETH ANN NAMEY (center) with SANDI and
RICHARD CONNIFF, president and CEO of
Heritage Commerce Corp. and board treasurer.
3. Among those bidding adieu were (from
left) ANITA DEL GRAND, RAMUNE AMBROZAITIS, manager of general partners of the San Jose
SaberCats, YSABEL DURON, KRON-TV weekend
Daybreak anchor, and WILFRED "WILF"
CORRIGAN of LSI Logic.
4. Among those signing the souvenir book
were (from left) school accompanist DIMITRY
VASILIEV, school registrar MICHELLE KNOOP
and teacher SYLVIA MARTIN.
5. (From left) LINDA SARLES, MIKE
HACKWORTH of Cirrus Logic, and board
chairman JOHN STRINGER, president and CEO
of Wyse Technology. |
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| Mayor's Jazz Circle |
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| Photographs by Paul Troia |
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| The San Jose Jazz Society took time out from
Jazz Festival doings on Aug. 10 to honor
sponsors, major donors and others in the
community who support the society. Guests
enjoyed a catered Mexican lunch at Park
Center Plaza Pavilion against the background
of the salsa stage, while Marcela Medina,
general manager of Spanish-language TV
station KDTV Univision, welcomed everyone in
both English and Spanish. The honorary
chairwoman of the Jazz Festival was
Assemblywoman Rebecca Cohn, chair of the
state standing committee on arts,
entertainment, sports, tourism and Internet
media. |
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6. San Jose Mayor RON GONZALES welcomes
guests.
7. DR. SUZANNE BENNINGHOFEN, a member of the
Jazz Society board.
8. CYRIL ISNARD, general manager of the
Fairmont Hotel.
9. Assemblywoman REBECCA COHN talks with
County Assessor LARRY STONE.
10. CHRIS BARRIE (left) with Jazz Society
board member DEAN TUCKER. |
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