Bentley Meeker and Tory Mack |
Lana
and Dr. Neville Marks |
Shamin
Abas, Frank Cilione and
Michael Cesia |
BOYS
& GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH
Tsunami
Opening Kicks Off
Barefoot on the Beach Gala
By
Roger Webster
Photos by Lucien Capehart
 HE
grand opening of Tsunami, an Asian fusion-style restaurant and
lounge, in Palm Beach, Florida, doubled as a kick-off for the Boys
& Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County spring dinner dance, “Barefoot
On The Beach,” set for March 28 at The Breakers.
The
dance chairs and supporters Merrill Duemler-Debbs, Wilder
Regalbuto, Maureen Whalen, Wally & Betsy Turner, Reid and Suzy
Boren, Craig Mancuso and Vivianne Hall toasted
Tsunami owners Frank Cilione and Shamin Abas and
their chef Brian Kenny with champagne Veuve Clicquot.
Anand
Jon, the internationally acclaimed designer, debuted his cruise line with a
fun fashion show.
Guests
included Andrea Stark, Allman Brothers Band’s Butch
Trucks with his wife Melinda; lighting guru Bentley
Meeker; Broadway producer Terry Allen Kramer with her
nephew Charlie Allen; hand bag designer Lana Marks;
Anheuser-Busch heiress Pamela O’Connor; Wally Findlay
Gallery’s new Palm Beach director of communications Whitney
Tower and his fiancée, interior decorator, Dana Dodds;
and Ben Vereen’s son Benji Vereen.
Others
enjoying the warm Florida evening, so beautifully put together by Polly
Onet, were Young Friends of the Norton Museum supporters Jackie
and Beau Breckenridge; Alexis Waller; Stephanie Wrightsman;
Talbott and Jack Maxey; Robert Eigelberger; Ramsey Speer;
head of the Palm Beach Film Festival Randi Emerman; Anne
Washburn; Kirsten and Averell Fisk; Kane and Mary
Baker; Rodney Dillard; jewelry designer Laura Munder; Bruce
Sutka; Audrey Diamond; Thom Smith; and Maldwin Drummond. |
