B.W. Cook -- The Crowd

The Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa rocked the night for Share Our Selves, a

nonprofit agency assisting those in need in Orange County. The nightclub

hosted four rock bands and charged a nominal $5 entrance fee, or the

alternative of $2 plus a donation of two cans of food.

The place overflowed with good vibes. Karen Harrington, director of

development for Share Our Selves, reports that $320 and two large bins of

food, along with donated clothing, will help the agency help those in

need in the community.

Josh Leavitt, lead singer for the band STAYTE, commented, “It’s

important for local businesses and residents to have the opportunity to

support a local charity.”

The bands donated their time and talent for the evening fund-raiser.

In the crowd were local Newport Beach good guys Doug Harrington, Dwight

Belden and Glen Johnson.

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Jo Ann Mix returns for another year as chairwoman of the Big

Canyon/Spyglass Hill Philharmonic Committee. Mix was at the helm for the

very successful fund-raising luncheon featuring actress Rita Moreno this

past season.

Mix will join with the glamorous Jacque Heebner, Ollie Hill, Michelle

Peschel, Marcarana Ronk and Suzette Parvin to produce yet another season

for the committee. She reports that Roger Williams will headline the 2003

luncheon fund-raiser.

The Big Canyon/Spyglass Philharmonic Committee, founded in 1954,

supports music education for local children. It is one of the longest

running charitable organizations in Orange County. Others supporting the

cause include Shirley Nagel, Carolyn Graps, Ann Stern, Donna Davison,

Ellen Liefer, Barbara Taylor, Donna Shubin, Nona Demetre, Carolyn Luypen

and Sharon Moore.

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Man-about-town Reed Sprinkel will be toasted and roasted Sunday at Big

Canyon Country Club for an 80th birthday celebration. The evening is

being planned by Reed’s wife, Rita, in her incredible Norwegian fashion.

The former actress and model has been a fixture on the Newport Coast for

more than 30 years, supporting many worthwhile endeavors with her

husband.

Rita is lending her style to Big Canyon Executive Chef Jean-Pierre

Lemanissier, who is creating a dinner of wild poached salmon served with

champagne cream sauce and Norwegian cucumber salad. A special dessert of

Norwegian cream cake with liqueur, strawberries and raspberries will be

presented to Reed.

Family and friends numbering close to 200 guests will be greeted by

the USC Trojan Marching Band. Sprinkel is a 1946 USC graduate student who

has remained loyal to the Trojans. Pilar Wayne and Jessie Upchurch,

Kathy and Jerry Thompson, Henry and Carol Schielein, Paul and Beverly

Salata, Alex and Barbara Bowie, along with Sprinkel children Annette

Ostrem, Steve Sprinkel and Susie Hudson, are expected to be on hand to

sample the cream cake, blow out 80 candles and send blessings for at

least another 80.

* THE CROWD appears Thursdays and Saturdays.