Paley exhibit, possibilities celebrated
Life Styles lauds friends...
Sunday, March 23, 2014
The Life Styles Inc. 26th annual Celebrate the Possibilities Luncheon on March 12 gave the nonprofit organization an opportunity to laud clients, volunteers, staff and their clients' employers and reflect on the past year's successes.
Keynote speaker Mary Broadaway of Paragould and her son, Jack, sang the praises of the nonprofit organization's Launch program. Jack is in his second year in the program that gives Life Styles clients a collegiate experience they may not otherwise have.
Celebration of Possibilities Luncheon
Who: Life Styles Inc.
What: The annual luncheon lauds clients, employers, volunteers and staff.
When: March 12
Where: Holiday Inn in Springdale
Information: (479) 521-3581 or lifestylesinc.org
The William S. Paley Collection Director’s Reception
Who: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
What: Recption for museum patrons to launch the exhibition
When: March 13
Where: Crystal Bridges in Bentonville
Information: (479) 418-5700
The group serves individuals with disabilities through their College for Living, supported living and supported employment programs.
Life Styles thanked those in the community who help them with their mission. This year's Community Partnership Awards went to Old Navy -- Employer of the Year; Central United Methodist Church, Fayetteville -- Volunteer Group of the Year; Charlie Harwell -- Volunteer of the Year; Burke Fanari -- Carol Hart Visionary Award and Bill Hart -- Buell Distinguished Service Award.
Mark your calendars for Polo in the Ozarks, Life Styles's largest fundraiser, on Sept. 13.
Friends celebrating with Life Styles included Woody Bassett, Ann and Blair Johanson, Susan and David Van Bebber, Denise Garner, Karen and Warren McDonald, April and Craig Shy, Jennifer Irwin, Allison and Josh Tritt and Jack Butt.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art welcomed patrons and exhibition sponsors for the Director's Reception and preview on March 13 to open the "William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism" exhibition. The collection, organized by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, will be at the Bentonville museum through July 7. The collection consists of more than 60 examples of French modernism, including drawings, paintings and sculptures, from artists such as Pablo Picasso, Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse and Paul Gauguin.
Among those previewing the collection were Michelle and Jim Prestwood, Jim Walton, Jason Cooley and Angela Milton, Debi and Galen Havner, Johnny Mike Walker, Shannon and Charles Holley, Mark Dutton, Mandy Macke, Dick Titus and Zeek Taylor.
Columnist Carin Schoppmeyer can be reached by email at [email protected].
NAN Profiles on 03/23/2014