Thrusday, January 14, 1999
Sunday Salons offer lively discussion
BY SUE MacDONALD
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Don't stare at the weekend walls or gripe about the weather.
Take advantage of lively conversation, interesting homes, munchable foods and notable speakers every Sunday in February and March at the fourth-annual Women Helping Women's 1999 Sunday Salons.
Based on turn-of-the-century salons, when friends gathered in private homes for topical discussions, the annual event features local speakers at brunches, lunches, teas and suppers in private homes.
“This is a very exciting fund-raiser for us,” says Ann MacDonald, executive director of WHW. “One of the things that makes it so unique is that people come together to talk with others and to learn something, and they're doing it for a good cause.”
Some of last year's events sold out, so participants are encouraged to order tickets early for this year's 16 offerings. The lineup includes:
• Feb. 7: “Let's Get Personal” with Anne Marie Sabath of At Ease Inc. at the Wyoming home of Alice Perlman. She discusses personalized communication in a technology-driven world.
• Feb. 7:. “The Adventure of Your Life,” how-to genealogy program, with Skip Churchill of First Families of Ohio, at the Hyde Park home of Mary and Jack McLaughlin.
• Feb. 14: “Haiti to America — An Uplifting Climb,” on escaping from slavery, by Jean-Robert Cadet of Madeira, author of Restavec: From Haitian Slave to Middle-Class American (University of Texas Press; $25; $12.95 paperback), in the Avondale home of Barbara and Oscar LaVelle Bond.
• Feb. 21: “Life is a Caberet!” by Peggy Kennedy, owner of the Cabaret restaurant-club, downtown, in the Maderia/Kenwood home of Tom and Sue Hillhouse and Dorothy Powell.
• Feb. 21: “Possible Dreams,” with Sharon Draper, Walnut Hills High School teacher, author and 1997 National Teacher of the Year, at the Clifton home of Jim Tarbell.
• Feb. 28: “Jewels for the Queen City,” on appraising antique jewelry, with local estate jewelry expert Kimberly Klosterman at the Blue Ash home of Bev Mussari.
• Feb. 28: “Put a Cork In It!” on European winemaking with Chip Emmerich, founder and winemaker of North College Hill-based Burnet Ridge wines, at the College Hill home of David and Charlyn Jackson.
• March 7: “Girl Power,” on raising strong, confident girls, with Enquirer columnist Krista Ramsey, at the Columbia-Tusculum home of Doris Holzheimer and Ruth Ann Bumilller.
• March 7: “You Be the Judge,” on Hamilton County's drug court, with Common Pleas Court Judge Deidra Hair at the Amberley Village home of Barbara Gibbs.
• March 7: “Climb Every Mountain,” on the challenges and inspiration of mountain climbing, with Kenwood climber Carole Walters of Cincinnati, whose travels have taken her to Mount Everest, Alaska and China, at the Columbia-Tusculum home of Cindy Schrader.
• March 14: “Wake Up Call,” on the meaning of dreams, with former Bethesda Sleep Disorders Center director Dr. Milton Kramer at the Wyoming home of Karen and Frank Klaine.
• March 14: “A High Note,” a look at the 1999 Cincinnati Opera Season, with Artistic Director Nicholas Muni at the Eden Park home of Cathy and Tom Crain.
• March 21: “The Envelope Please,” an Oscar award discussion, with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's Ed Stern and Enquirer theater critic Jackie Demaline at the Hyde Park home of Janet and John Schlegel.
• March 28: “The Art of Happiness” on feng shui, an Oriental practice for harmony in one's surroundings, by Diane Knepper of the Glendale-based Feng Shui Connection, at the Glendale home of Barbara and Tom Boat.
• March 28: “Mother Was Right,” on reconciling with mothers, with Cincinnati psychologist Barbara McFarland and Virginia Watson-Rouslin, co-authors of My Mother Was Right (Jossey-Bass; $25), at the Avondale home of Eric and Jan-Michele Kearney.
• March 28: “On Your Toes,” Cincinnati Opera Artistic Director Victoria Morgan's vision for the ballet, at the White Oak home of Alice and Dan Dwyer.
IF YOU GO
• What: Fourth annual Women Helping Women's 1999 Sunday Salons.
• When: Sundays from Feb. 7 to March 28.
• Where: Tristate homes.
• Miscellaneous: Proceeds benefit Women Helping Women (WHW), a non-profit crisis and support agency for victims of rape, sexual assault and domestic violence.
• Tickets: $35-$60 per session. Sold in the order payment is received. Seating varies and is limited; most salons are limited to 15-50 guests.
• Information: 608-5793.
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