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August 2023: President’s Message

from Laurie Schechter, 65th President of The Ebell

August 2, 2023

I hope many of you were able to make your way to The Ebell these past months.  What a beehive of activity you would have seen as we concluded our 2022-2023 season and fiscal year.  Despite the absence of filming due to the writers’ strike, there was still an abundance of life and energy as… Read more »

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Ebell Election Results

August 2, 2023

Congratulations to Our Newly-Elected Board Members 2023-2025 Secretary Catherine Collins Director of Finance Lee Braly Director of Historic Collections Denise Parga Director of House and Grounds Christy McAvoy Director of Publications Laura Louden Director of Public Relations Clare Sebenius Director of Rest Cottage Association Julie Barkan Director of Scholarship Anne Lynch Current Board Members Continuing to Serve 2022-2024 President Laurie Schechter Vice President Randi Jones… Read more »

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Member News

August 2, 2023

It is with profound sadness that we share that Board Member Christy McAvoy‘s husband, Steve, has passed away unexpectedly. Steve was a generous supporter of The Ebell and frequent attendee at our events.  He was beloved by many Ebell members and will be sorely missed.   Member Heidi Duckler, whose dance company performed at The… Read more »

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Legacy Tea

Legacy Tea

from Laura Louden, Director of Publications

August 2, 2023

On June 22, we gathered to celebrate the lives of our members whom we lost over the last couple years. It was moving and fascinating to hear about the creativity, heart, achievements and drive of these women. Yvonne Auerbach, Ginger Barnard, Ann Bloxsom, Suzanne Chase, Connie Crocker, Portia Lee, Fluff McLean and Chrys Tobias were... Read more » Read more »

Hope Gardens Tea

Posted by Arden Teplow

August 2, 2023

 EBELL’S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE SERVING THE COMMUNITY   The Ebell’s Social Services Committee was pleased to be asked to sponsor a table for eight at Hope Garden’s first ever TEA FOR HOPE. All the women at Hope Gardens were asked to participate in an etiquette class in preparation for the tea. The Ebell was one of… Read more »

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Chloe Ginsburg Embroidery Video – Watch It Here!

August 2, 2023

Member Chloé Ginsburg, one of the featured artists in the Members Art Show, which opened in the Art Salon Wednesday May 31, took a video of her progress as she embroidered “Love Letter to Alfonso”, a work inspired by a sculpture in the Ebell Historic Collections – Young Woman Reading on a Chair,  by Giuseppe… Read more »

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Meet an Ebell Scholar

from Annmarie Hehir, Scholarship Committee

August 2, 2023

For the past 104 years, dedicated students in need of monetary assistance who live and attend school in the County of Los Angeles have had the support of the Ebell/Flint Scholarship Fund. Endowed by far-sighted women who valued education and knew that students often required a helping hand, the Ebell/Flint Scholarship Fund was established for… Read more »

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Caught on Camera

from Laura Louden, Director of Publications

August 2, 2023

On Monday, June 5th, Dee Dee Myers, former Press Secretary in the Clinton administration and the first female press secretary in the US was interviewed at a luncheon by her husband Todd Purdum, who himself has spoken to an Ebell audience about his book on Rodgers and Hammerstein. On Wednesday, May 31, we had a... Read more » Read more »

Save The Dates

August 2, 2023

Wednesday, August 9 - 4:00-7:00 PM We Love Barbie Confab  Bring in your favorite Barbie doll or dress in pink or both! Stop by any time to enjoy the conversation and camaraderie of fellow Ebell members.  Make new friends and visit with longtime ones at this monthly “second Wednesday of the month” event. Tuesday, August... Read more » Read more »