The Swan Ball is a white-tie gala, one of the premier charity events in the United States, attended by 850 prominent middle Tennesseans and their guests. The 46th annual gala will occur on Saturday, June 14, 2008.
The Ball benefits--and is held on the grounds of-- Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art. Cheekwood is a privately supported non-profit educational institute for the study and appreciation of the arts and botanics. It is situated on 60 acres, atop Nashville’s rolling hills, and has long served as an important cultural center and a source of educational opportunities for the families of middle Tennessee.
The auction event, scheduled for June 6th at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel will be an exciting evening which will include a live auction, as well as an over-the-top silent auction.
Swan Award recipients include:
· Gerald and Florence Van der Kemp
· The Honorable Walter H. Annenberg
· The Honorable C. Douglas Dillon
· The Duncan Phillips Family
· Olga and Joseph Hirshhorn
· Mr. Anthony A. Bliss
· Mr. Roger L. Stevens
· Mr. J. Carter Brown
· Dr. Armand Hammer
· Miss Nancy Hanks
· Mr. S. Dillon Ripley
· Mr. Kip Forbes
· Mr. John Russell and Mrs. Rosamund Bernier
· Mrs. Teresa Heinz
· Mr. Earl Powell
· Mrs. Carroll Petrie
· Mr. Albert Hadley
· Mr. and Mrs. Dave H. Williams
· Mr. Michael Kaiser
· Mr. and Mrs. Colin Campbell
· Veronica Hearst
· Red Grooms and Lysiane Luong
· Mrs. William Frist and Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Frist, Jr.
Jewelry Exhibitors have included:
· Sotheby's
· Tiffany
· Cartier
· Bulgari
· Harry Winston
· Fred Leighton
· Henry Dunay
· Kai-Yin Lo
· Elizabeth Gage
· Van Cleef & Arpels
· Kentshire Ltd.
· Verdura
· Stefan Hafner
· Kentshire Galleries
· Martin Katz
· MISH
· Seaman Schepps
Designer Exhibitions have included:
· Oscar de la Renta
· Bill Blass
· Mary McFadden
· Carolina Herrera
· Carolyne Roehm
· Jacqueline de Ribes
· Michael Kors
· Vera Wang
· Donald Deal
Entertainers have included:
· Tony Bennet
· Dinah Shore
· Loretta Lynn
· Victor Borge
· Barbara Mandrell
· Johnny Cash
· Crystal Gayle
· Lorrie Morgan
· Linda Davis
· Lou Rawls
· The Temptations
· Natalie Cole
· Martina McBride
· Donna Summer
· Michael McDonald
Orchestras have included:
· Pat Patrick Orchestra
· Marshall Grant
· Lester Lanin
· Peter Duchin
· Michael Carney
· Bob Hardwick
· Jim Johnson
· Jimmy Vali
Art Exhibits have included:
· Ann Sharp Street
· Michael Graves Collection
· Armand Hammer Collection
· Daniel Terra Collection
· Gloria Vanderbilt collages
· David Hockney photographs
· Fleur Cowles’ animals
· Francoise Gilot paintings
· Robert Henri paintings
· Red Grooms watercolors
· Glenna Goodacre sculptures |
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