| Robert Miller: Sills to be high note at arts gala 04/16/2001 By Robert Miller / The Dallas Morning News Beverly Sills, who conquered the world of performing arts both as an opera diva and a no-nonsense administrator, will help launch a Campaign to Construct the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts at a gala March 4 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.
Her appearance was announced over the weekend by William H. "Bill" Lively, president and chief executive officer of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation.
Ms. Sills chairs the board of directors of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York and previously rescued the New York City Opera Company from financial collapse.
On Sept. 15, other gala headliners will be announced.
Mr. Lively said the gala will include "a Celebrity Reception featuring performing artists from throughout the United States representing theater, dance, musical theater and opera and will be followed by an elegant banquet for an audience of 1,400."
The gala's Grand Finale will feature internationally renowned performers and representatives of many of Dallas' performing arts organizations.
Mr. Lively said Jeanne Marie Clossey will chair the Gala Committee, whose members include:
Elaine Agather, Brooke Aldridge, Ruth Altshuler, Shelle Bagot, Sue Bancroft, Ann Barbier-Mueller, Angie Barrett, Kathy Bishop
Laura Boeckman Diane Brierley, Sis Carr, Nita Clark, Mary McDermott Cook, Janie Cooke, Mary Lee Cox, Jeanne Tower Cox
Linda Pitts Custard, Kate Crosland, Arlene Dayton, Nancy Dedman, Karen Dickerman Heidi Dillon, Patsy Donosky, Nancy Duncan, Jane Dunne
Bess Enloe, Sharon Fjordbak, Rebecca Fletcher, Gloria Godat, Nancy Halbreich, Sonya Hamra, Laura Hart, Leanne Kendrick
Joy Mankoff, Linda Marcus, Nancy Marcus, Shelby Marcus, Gloria Martindale, Sara Martineau, Stacey McCord
Margaret McDermott, Linda McFarland, Janie McGarr, Tincy Miller, Joyce Mitchell, Cynthia Mitchell, Pat Pace, Sarah Perot, Jan Pickens
Cindy Rachofsky, Catherine Rose, Therese Rourk, Marcy Sands, Jan Showers, Debbie Stack, Betsy Stern
Faye Walker, Mary Watson, Tucean Webb, Jimmy Westcott, Marnie Wildenthal, Dee Wyly and Sara Warnecke.
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The public is invited to a free panel discussion focusing on "Who Owns the Past?" which includes underwater explorer Robert Ballard.
The event will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Bob Hope Theatre of the Meadows School of the Arts, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on the Southern Methodist University campus.
It is part of the inaugural American Airlines Tate Academic Summit.
Other panelists include SMU professors Dr. Mike Adler, anthropology; Dr. John Hopkins, history; and Dr. Susan Scafidi, law.
Dr. Caroline Brettell, chairwoman of SMU's Anthropology Department, will serve as moderator.
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China expert Douglas H. Paal will discuss "A China Policy for the New Administration" when he addresses an 11:45 a.m. Tuesday luncheon at the Park City Club, sponsored by the Dallas Council on World Affairs and the American Jewish Committee.
The event is open to the public. Tickets are $35 each. Call the DCWA at 214-748-5663 or the AJC at 972-387-2943.
Mr. Paal is president of the nonprofit Asia Pacific Policy Center in Washington and served in senior national security policy positions in the Reagan and first Bush administrations with the National Security Council, State Department and CIA as well as in our Beijing and Singapore embassies.
Sponsors include Adventure Graphics Inc., Hilton Park Cities, Shirley Lande Advertising and the write idea.
Staff columnist Robert Miller writes about people and events of interest to the business community for The Dallas Morning News.
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