ADL Turns 21

It was a case of going from top to bottom at the Canary Hotel when the Anti-Defamation League of Santa Barbara Tri-Counties hosted its 21st anniversary celebration for 110 people raising $110,000.

The gala affair, co-chaired by Brook Ashley, Gayle Eidelson, Andee Gaines, and Sissy Taran, was originally scheduled to be on the hostelry’s rooftop, but rainy weather forecasts prompted a change in venue to the basement.

“We were very pleased with the generous support,” says Dan Meisel, regional director of the organization, which has a $700,000 annual budget.

Among the supporters were Mark Goldstein, Tom and Julianna Dain, Jeff and Nancy Kupperman, and Charles and Betsy Newman.

Another Impressive Masterseries

French pianist Hélène Grimaud, who was accepted into the Paris Conservatoire at just 13, was at the top of her game performing in CAMA’s latest Masterseries concert at the Lobero.

Grimaud, who last performed in our Eden by the Beach in 2011, opened the show with a variety of keyboard works by Silvestrov, Debussy, Satie, and Chopin, before devoting the second half to Schumann’s eight-part work Kreisleriana.

An enchanting evening…