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Fall 2008

On The Waterfront 10–12 Paradise Found

14 summer kick oFF Party

16 rain Gutter reGatta

18–19 Poker run on Lake travis

Pathways to Paradise 28–30 Parade oF Homes™ at rouGH HoLLow

32 viLLa montaÑa

38 LakecLiFF country cLub

Charity Among Us 20–22 river road beneFit For medico

44 aLL For HoPe cHarity GaLa

Food 24 Hot tooLs For cooL cHeFs

The Arts 49 austin cLassicaL Guitar society

50–52 strokes For cats . . . and texarts

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Although on-the-water activities continue for several more months, the special days of summer wind to a close. Thoughts turn to the promise of crisp air, football and fall festivals and, of course, the election.

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I beCAme A NAUI SCUbA DIvemASTer at 18, the earliest age at which

such certification is attainable. Fortunately, this certification gave me the knowl-

edge and skills to dive safely in more challenging conditions. Unfortunately, all

my training, from Open Water (the initial certification) to Divemaster, transpired in

Lake Travis. And although Lake Travis is quite beautiful, and one of the clearest bodies

of water in Texas, it is no diver’s mecca. Thus, I tend to jump on any and every chance

to dive in more exotic locales. The two-and-a-half months I recently spent traveling in

Southeast Asia with two close friends, Emily and Monika, offered just such a chance.

As with my trip to India, this Asiatic adventure evolved quite unexpectedly. I had

mentioned offhandedly to Emily that I might come visit while she was living in Japan.

One afternoon, she laid her ultimatum bluntly on the table and demanded, “Well, are

you coming, or not?” Emily and I had been trying to travel together for years, and the

publishing company for which I had been working had just been sold. My future employ-

ment was not at all certain, and so I quit and was on a plane to Bangkok about a month

later, with Monika joining us just days later.

Last things first: over the next four issues, I will be relating various adventures of

our travels in reverse chronological order, starting with the four-day liveaboard dive trip

Emily and I took departing from Khao Lak, Thailand. The name of this somewhat sleepy

little hamlet just north of Phuket might strike a familiar chord, as it was the Thai locality

worst hit during the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004. You wouldn’t know it lately, though,

wandering down the main tourist stretches and through the newly built luxury hotels.

You have to drive to the outskirts of Khao Lak to see the navy ship that was beached a

STOry by JeNNy JACObIPhOTOS by rAlF GUGelmANN (UNDerWATer) AND remO GrAF

Paradise Found

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mile inland and now serves as the de facto tsunami memorial, or to

see the once-stately inland trees that were snapped off like match-

sticks at 30 feet where the colossal wave crested.

But I digress: this story is about paradise found, not paradise lost

and regained. And I can think of few greater intimations of paradise

than the four days I spent aboard the Sea Dragon Dive Center’s M/V

Andaman, purposefully drifting from one turquoise inlet to the

next, with nothing more to do than eat, dive and be merry. And dive

we did. Of the 28 people on board, 14 of us were paying divers, and

the rest were divemasters, crew, or Sea Dragon employees that were

accompanying us for (their own) leisure. With four dives the first

and second days; three dives the third day; just two the last day; a

few group jaunts to pristine, private beaches in between dives; and

three delectable Thai meals a day prepared for us, it was all Emily

and I could do to relax properly. Do you feel sorry for us yet?

Well, you might be sympathetic to our plight if you knew that the

Similan Islands, the Surin Islands, and Richelieu Rock (the locales

at which we dove) comprise some of the best diving in the world, based both on underwater visibility and biological fecundity. Because our trip departed

toward the end of the diving season, which generally concludes in late April just before the monsoon season starts, visibility was not at its best. However,

we still had visibilities ranging from 40 feet at worst to over 100

feet at best, not bad by any standards. The abundant and diverse

flora and fauna we encountered on each dive, day and night alike,

easily compensated for whatever was lacking in water clarity.

Marco and Remo, young brothers from Switzerland, Emily,

and Ching, our Thai divemaster, were the other members of my

dive group. Of all the groups, ours seemed to have the most luck

encountering beautiful, and sometimes rare, marine species.

Each dive entry in my logbook is replete with various types of

nudibranches, clownfish, barracuda, seahorses, napoleon fish,

moray eels, mantis shrimp, angelfish, lobster, mating cuttlefish,

and giant grouper, to name just a trifling few. Most spectacularly,

we saw two enormous manta rays on two separate occasions, the

second occurring on our last dive. A few minutes before we were

to ascend for our safety stop, a manta ray appeared out of the deep

and began to circle gracefully around us. As we hung suspended

and breathless in awe, the manta ray made a swooping turn and

headed directly toward me. Instead of panicking and swimming

out of the way, I waited for it to climb instinctively up and over

me. At the moment the manta ray passed overhead, I stuck my hand

up, coming within a few inches of its underbelly (having no intention

of actually touching it), and I rolled back into a flip to follow its move-

ments and to keep the majestic animal in my field of vision. Not that

it quite mattered: I was already a bit dizzy and barely able to breathe

Jenny Jacobi


from the sheer beauty of the experience, and my goggles were

foggy from excess condensation (read: tears).

Unfortunately, as the cliché goes, all good things must

come to an end: Emily and I returned back to the United

States—and to the harsh reality of finding jobs—just days

after the liveaboard returned to harbor. But what a way to

end such an extended series of adventures. Merely experienc-

ing Southeast Asia, gawking from one architectural, cultural,

and culinary marvel to the next would have been enough. Nevertheless, Emily, Monika and I

still managed to pack in an absurd number of excursions on top of the general travel schedule.

Par for the course for us, though.

In the next issue, look forward to tales of mostly deserted islands, just-caught crab, and all

things lost (and learned) in translation.

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made sailboat, for the running of the Rain Gutter Regatta. Cub Master Scott Ousley and Den Leader

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T he 2ND ANNUAl POker rUN sponsored by Sail & Ski provided yet another

excuse for lots more fun on the water. After a Captains’ meeting conducted by Rod

Malone, owners launched a veritable flotilla of Sea Rays from the dock at the Sail

& Ski Yacht Club. This formidable Lake Travis armada convoyed to a series of six destina-

tions where each player received a card in a sealed envelope. (No cheating!) Stops included

Johnny Fins, Volente Marina, Sandy

Creek Marina, Carlos ‘n Charlie’s,

Rough Hollow Marina and Briarcliff

Marina. Hands were unsealed at the

LakeHouse Café at Briarcliff Marina.

The very first hand opened, submit-

ted by Sandy Shinn and accompa-

nied by a chorus of groans, was a

straight flush!

After a great meal provided by

the LakeHouse Café, Rod Malone

congratulated the owners of the top

hands and called out the winning

raffle numbers for an assortment

of goodies donated by Sail & Ski:

coolers, tote bags for gear, baseball

caps . . . all emblazoned with the Sail

& Ski logo, water guns specifically

designed to create family havoc, and

water volleyballs. Many of the waterfront res-

taurants in the Poker Run donated gift certifi-

cates for meals to the raffle as well.

It was my first visit to LakeHouse Café,

and I simply fell in love with the setting.

Situated high up on cliff tops overlooking

Briarcliff Marina and several branching coves,

its sprawling decks and beautiful oaks offer a

hypnotic environment that inspires serious

loitering. Open only Friday through Sunday,


Poker Run on Lake Travis

Rod Malone instructs the captains Starting point: Sail & Ski Yacht Club Ending point: Briarcliff Marina

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Aidan and Ethan Johnson Tim Gahagan, Vic AraujoLakeHouse Cafe owner, Bryan Ezzell with Tracy Zbranek


Bryan Ezzell has owned the restaurant for five years. In that time, he has seen a dramatic increase in business.

Bryan credits the success of the restaurant to a focus that is ultimately casual about everything . . . except the menu.

He doesn’t consider the superb view and setting to serve as a substitute for really great food, and he has been

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A T FArADAy’S 3rD ANNUAl “FOODIe-PAlOOzA, fun was the main ingredient

when five culinary masters prepared special dishes using some of Faraday’s hottest products.

Although old-timey favorites like fried chicken and Mom’s apple pie retain a sentimental

spot in our hearts, the American palate has grown up . . . big time. Amateur chefs of all ages experi-

ment with exotic ingredients and innovative recipes that combine global trends. Along with changing

tastes, the American kitchen has also grown up. With 6,000 tools and gadgets on display, Faraday’s

Kitchen Store has something for chefs of every persuasion and presents the finest examples of superb

engineering dedicated to flawless food preparation.

Chef Dean Chambers attended the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners in Costigliote d’Asti,

Piedmont, Italy and is Sous-Chef at Austin’s Siena Restaurant. Here he offered a Hands-On Knife

Workshop using some of Messermeister’s finest blades to turn fresh-cut vegetables into fine cuisine.

Celebrity Chef Tre Wilcox established a history for excellence in some of the top kitchens in Dallas,

including the five-star Abacus, that earned him two consecutive nominations for the prestigious James

Beard Foundation’s “Rising Star” Chef award. Pictured here, he prepares Seared Sea Scallops with

Truffle Potato Sauce in Chantal Copper Fusion© Cookware, a cooking surface he is convinced

is the healthiest available.

Personal Chef Cecelia Fetty has a Culinary Arts degree from Johnson and Wales and

built an impressive history in the food and beverage segment of the hotel industry. She owns

Cataplana, in Castroville, Texas, specializing in private, in-home cooking lessons. She used

the Viking Food Processor to create a Cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato Strudel, along with her

summertime favorite, Glorified Rice.

Executive Chef Jeffrey Blank’s creativity in the kitchen makes him one of the most cel-

ebrated Chefs in the country. Blank owns Hudson’s on the Bend, one of Austin most well

respected restaurants. Author of two cookbooks, he appears regularly on food programming

channels and also produces of line of his own gourmet sauces. Here he presents his legendary

Expresso Rubbed Venison with Blanc Sauce on Faraday’s Stove Top Smoker.

Dallas-based recipe developer, food writer and Specialty Chef, Mick Weisberg, blends

Southwestern and global influences to create Texas-friendly cuisine that is dramatic and deli-

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D ISNey reCeNTly introduced

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parks . . . a home with technologies

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dressing room, for instance, that has a “mir-

ror” that shows images of just how a person

would look dressed in the clothes that are

hanging in the closet. A kitchen countertop

that identifies foods placed upon it and gives

recipes for their preparation and nutritional

information about them. This year’s collection

of magnificent homes at the Parade of Home

™ in Rough Hollow Lakeway had its share

of interesting features and technologies. The

Sterling Home featured two 16 foot, disap-

pearing glass walls that allow the front court-

yard to open, through the family room, to

the spacious outdoor living area overlooking

Lake Travis. The Jenkins home built a hidden

laptop display and waterproof keyboard into

the master tub. The McCullough/Gray home

has a fingerprint activated, fully retracting

patio door as well as fully automated drapery

controls. Tour goers saw dozens of high-tech

innovations, as well as opulent displays of fine

woods, hand-carved beamed ceilings, chiseled

stonework and beautiful displays of granite,

marble, travertine, soapstone and onyx.

But it was nature that provided the unsur-

passed views, and each homebuilder took into

account the superb setting provided by Rough

Hollow Lakeway, focusing just as much on


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exterior spaces as on the interiors. Expansive outdoor living areas maximized

the promise of waterfront living at its finest, with swim up bars and extraor-

dinary outdoor kitchens.

The LAKe SouTh MArKeT

So homebuilders, architects and all associated trades that contribute to

the construction of new homes continue to turn out beautiful product. But

those who market product for homebuilders have had a sobering summer.

According to statistics compiled by Alamo Title Company as of July 21, 2008,

comparisons between 2007 and 2008 reveal that sales in the Lake South

market for homes $1million+ remained constant for the month of April, increased by 75% (from 4 to 7) in May

and then declined by approximately 28.5 % in June. The percentage of list prices, however, fell in both April and

May but then increased substantially in June. Again, according to Alamo

Title, there are 139 currently active listings in the $1million+ category and

an estimated 27.80 months needed for the market to absorb the inventory.

So while homes in this price range are still selling, it is definitely a buyers’

market with lot of great product to choose from.

Homes priced in middle ranges experienced the most precipitous drop in

sales. Sales of homes valued between $400,000-499,000 fell by

nearly 74% in April, increased by 12.5% in May and then dropped

again in June by 50%. That amounts to a bloodcurdling roller

coaster ride for homeowners and Realtors® alike. Similarly,

June comparisons between 2007 and 2008 of the total Austin

market reveals a 23.22% increase in active listings, but pendings

were down by 53.42% and solds declined by 18.27%. So life in the

real estate world continues to present its challenges, a caution to

all those who feel that Austin is a protected market.

Kurt Barton, Melissa and Haythem DawlettMiranda Valenta, Clay Byrne,

Melissa Mandry

Stacy Hammer, Cindy Busby

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E xCePT FOr The lOW DeNSITy, it could be Portofino or some

other enchanting hillside village on the Italian Riviera, or even Positano

on the Amalfi Coast. And this was precisely what Beau Theriot had

in mind when he envisioned the development of Villa Montaña at Commanche

Canyon Trail. The steep ridges and beautiful canyons are embraced by a volup-

tuous curve of Lake Travis, offering dramatic views from a multitude of vantage

points. The fact that the views are of a lake and not a sea hardly seems to diminish

the startling Mediterranean parallels. Even the wide entrance boulevard that hugs

the hillside as it climbs to the homesites above reminds one of a road one might

encounter in Monaco. A community of only 98 custom homes, Villa Montaña is

steeped in old world charm and elegance, a destination for the most discriminat-

ing buyer. Featured here are pic-

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Z brANek CUSTOm hOmeS hosted a party at Johnny Fin’s for clients (read: friends)

and owners of businesses (read: friends) that contribute components to the construction

of Zbranek Custom Homes. It was a red-hot party! The evening was sizzling, the fajitas

were steaming, the salsa was muy picante . . . but the margaritas were oh-so-icy! And Sail & Ski was

on hand to offer refreshing rides on Lake Travis in some of their coolest yachts to guests overcome

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JT Hasty of Westlake Powerwash, Shanna Gorubec

Jeff and Rushelle Megerle of J & J Mechanical

Sue Zbranek and Dawn Krantz

Gary Dolch of Moreland Properties, Micelle Solsbery, Steve Zbranek, Josie DeLooze

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After your first meet-ing with Jean Carterand Benjamin Jayne, theowners and creators ofFace and Body MedicalAesthetics, you get thefeeling they don’t knowhow to think inside ofthe box. After a decadein the spa industry,Jayne took a giant, butcalculated risk andleaped into the highlycompetitive medical aes-thetics business. Hispartner, Jean Carter,dove in right along withhim and neither of themis looking back. Afterlaunching the first Faceand Body in Tulsa, Oklahomathey opened their doors in RoundRock, San Marcos and nowLakeway.

Face and Body Medical Aestheticsoffers the latest in non-invasive, FDAapproved treatments for the face andbody…hence the name. It’s their mis-sion to actively seek out the best thatscience and technology have to offerand bring these to their clients.

Jayne explains, “Face and Bodycan do it all for the face and body andwe back that up with a combination ofthe most advanced technology, scientif-ic data and a strong commitment to ourclients to see them through on theirjourney of self improvement” He con-tinues, “We are passionate about whatwe do and I think that’s reflectedwhen you walk into one of our facil-ities and when you see the endresults with our clients.”

“The procedures are, for the mostpart, non invasive”, says Carter. “Thisallows our clients to recover quickerand with fewer side effects then tradi-tional surgery and most importantly, itallows them to get on with their lives.“Many of our procedures are one time

treatments with improvementscontinuing for months afterwards.”

More popular treatmentsinclude the very latest in fat melt-ing like SmartLipo ™ and Vaser™. Face and Body also has DOTFractional Resurfacing whichcompletely resurfaces the face andbreaks down collagen so that it

rebuilds itself over time. Additionally,Face and Body offers Thermage ™which tightens and tones the skin on theentire body including a one time treat-ment for cellulite. Yes, a one time treat-ment.

Carter and Jayne have made it theirpriority to seek out the best physician forthe job. It’s a partnership that relies heavilyon the right doctor with the right motives.

Extensive interviewing of physiciansis a laborious part of the process ofopening a Face and Body facility. Carterand Jayne agree, “The physicians experi-ence matters a great deal, obviously, butthey must also be absolutely committedto the success of our clients.”

They are pleased to announce Dr.Thomas Martens, a cosmetic and aes-thetics specialist, will perform or overseeall procedures at Face and Body inLakeway.

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Another Homerun for Jeff Kent!

A S A COlleGe STUDeNT, Jeff Kent played ball for the

Berkeley Bears and, during that period, made several trips to

Austin to play with the Bears against the Longhorns. That was

the beginning of his longstanding love affair with Austin and the Texas Hill

Country. He and his wife ultimately built a home in Lake Travis, and their

four children are settled here and attend school within the Lake Travis ISD.

Kent has enjoyed a phenomenal career, playing for multiple major league

teams including six years for the San Francisco Giants, two years for the

Houston Astros, and, most recently, three years with the LA Dodgers. A

supremely talented second basemen, he is also a powerful slugger. His résu-

mé includes several All Star appearances, a National League MVP award,

and he is certainly a future Hall of Fame candidate. With his purchase of

Lakecliff Country Club, he has definitely hit yet another homerun.

Kent’s passion for sports and for the outdoors led him to new ventures

and investments in the Texas Hill Country that will eventually provide him

with absorbing interests in a post-retirement future. Among these was the

grand opening, in July 2007, of Kent PowerSports, a dealership with stores

in New Braunfels and San Antonio. These multi-use facilities offer a high-

end collection of motorcycles, all-terrain bikes and water sports equipment.

In addition, Joni Langle, Realtor® with Bee Creek Realty has worked closely

with Jeff to assist him with various real estate investments and will provide

support for all marketing aspects of Lakecliff Country Club.

Jeff Kent’s recent purchase of the Lakecliff Country Club generates

huge excitement not only among Lakecliff residents but also within the

Hill Country golf community. Plans for an elegant new clubhouse that will

include a spa and health club, fitness center, pool, five star restaurant and

event center are currently in the design phase. Brad Langle and son, Jude

Langle, of Langle Design and Construction, a well-respected company that

specializes in commercial and residential projects, are in charge of both

design and construction. They also designed and built Jeff Kent’s personal

home in the Lake Travis area on Lake Austin.

The substantial financial commitments Kent has expended on renova-

tions at the Lakecliff Golf Course reflect his dedication to sport at its finest.

Superbly designed by Arnold Palmer and traversed by twelve streams, the

Lakecliff course boasts bent grass greens, an unusual feature in this climate.

Bent grass, unlike Bermuda that typically develops “grain,” offers a uniquely

playable putting surface and is preferred by golf enthusiasts. And with bent

grass, there is typically less slope than on other surfaces. The Lakecliff Golf

Course has a state-of-the-art subair system that pumps cool water beneath

the greens to support the health of the bent grass during hot summer days.

Brian Dees, formerly Director of Golf at Barton Creek Country Club,

assumes responsibility as General Manager for Lakecliff Country Club

and brings many years of experience delivering first-class service. Head

Professional, Andrew Curtis-Wellings, who brings a fresh point of view from

previous experience in startups for high-end clubs in California, joins Brian.

Both share Jeff’s enthusiasm and determination to transform Lakecliff golf

into a first-class club, uniquely situated and protected at the end of the road

in Lakecliff on some of the most spectacular terrain in the Hill Country.

Scott Tillman, a graduate of the Western Culinary Institute in Portland,

Oregon, also joins the team at the Lakecliff Country Club, assuming

responsibilities for the restaurant, now open for breakfast and lunch from

Wednesday through Sunday and dinner on Friday evenings. His contribu-

tions to the menu include a number of delicious new entrées and, his pièce

de resistance . . . crème Brule!

Jeff Kent looks to add new and improve existing amenities for all those

who live and play at Lakecliff. The energy he brings to the Country Club has

inspired Lakecliff residents with a renewed sense of interest and anticipa-

tion as the new Club takes shape.

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W IDe-OPeN SPACeS . . . that’s what Sue De Laurentis

and Donna Moore seek every summer when they lead

their club, The Rough Riders of Lake Travis, to New

Mexico. They usually explore the White Mountain Wilderness in

the Lincoln National Forest, just outside Ruidoso. This year the area

was closed due to fires, so they headed to the Pecos Wilderness in

the Santa Fe National Forest for a mounted expedition of four nights

and three days in a blissful communion of people, animals and a jaw-

dropping natural environment. So why don’t they ride in Texas . . .

big and beautiful as it is? The answer is simple . . . and appalling. For

its size, Texas has dismally few, unfenced public lands. Oh yeah . . .

the state is gorgeous, but most land is privately owned, and explor-

ers of nature would do well to take the

“No Trespassing” signs seriously. So the

Rough Riders trailer their horses to the

welcoming wilderness of New Mexico.

This is an area dotted with Pinyon-

Juniper, Ponderosa pine, mixed conifer

and sub-Alpine forests and meadows and

grassy oak savannas. Dramatic elevation

changes, steep escarpments, avalanche

chutes and foreboding rock promontories

abound. As Sue notes, “It’s a land that is

not for the faint-of-heart.”

A first glance at the pictures on these

pages offers convincing evidence of a

trek that is ultimately casual. In fact, it is

anything but! Participants, all seasoned

riders, must complete a six-part course at

Red Horse Ranch that prepares them to

read maps, navigate the wilderness, camp

with horses, attain fluency with equip-

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Sue, “This is an exercise in empowerment

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filling its role as the great equalizer . . . providing the

means to break down barriers between people and to

build a commonality of shared experience.” Pre-trip, trial rides to the Texas Hill Country Natural Area and

to Pedernales Falls allow riders to practice trailering and to experience challenging rides with steep grades

close to home, as part of the mental and physical preparation they will need in New Mexico. As Sue reflects,

“I think the hardest thing for people is to really trust their horse—not in the sense that their horse could hurt

them—but to trust the horse to do the work. It’s really eye opening for people when they just give the horse

its head and realize that it knows how to do the work. Riders know that they don’t have to control every

move the horse makes. This is what horses were bred to do . . . they get it . . . and they like it.”

Sue De Laurentis grew up in Montana and Wyoming, the daughter of cattle ranchers, and so horses were

an intrinsic part of her life from a very early age. As an adult, she also spent 20 high-powered years in the

corporate radio world, a penance for which she has now been fully compensated by her richly rewarding life

at Red Horse Ranch in Dripping Springs, which she owns and operates with Allen Pogue. Sue and Allen are

globally renowned Trick Trainers, and many of the dozen personal companion horses they own are also Trick

and Exhibition horses.

They trained Lady “C,” Sheryl Crow’s Tennessee Walking Horse, a horse that famously delivered her to

a rock concert appearance at Houston’s Reliant Stadium and performed a deep bow to the fans. Lady “C”

had completed an Equine Agility Training Course at Red Horse Ranch’s “Imagine A Horse” program. Trick

Texas A&M senior Ashlea Patterson with her National Show horse Dash

Ashlea Patterson on Dash and Kate Austin on Tina View of mountains from the trail

Ashlea Patterson on Peruvian Paso Tina

Sue De Laurentis on Sharrifah

Donna Moore and her Arab Mare Shalannah

Front: Cathy Kenworthy, Sue De Laurentis with her two dogs Gordon and Ernest, Sheila Armitage with Donna’s Dog Jasper, Carobeth Bennett with her dog Farley, Sheri Fuller, Dena McVaney, Kelley Farmer, Mary Stewart with her dog Greiti Back: Kristy Unsell, Donna Moore, Kate Austin, Ashlea Patterson, Laurie Oehlerking, Katy Armitage.

Sue De Laurentis taking a nap at lunch on top of the mountain

Sheryl Crow on Lady “C” with Sue De Laurentis

Photo courtesy of The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Ashlea Patterson and Dash

Sue De Laurentis getting on her Arab mare Sharrifah

Sue De Laurentis’ mare Sharrifah

Training, according to Sue De Laurentis,

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reliability on risky trails but also increases

a horse’s attention span and gives him

interesting learned

behaviors to help

him expand his inter-

action with humans.

Sue bel ieves,

without a doubt, that

the horse acts as a

mirror to the human

soul. It has an uncanny ability to detect both doubt and confidence in its rider, and

both traits determine its behavior.

Located just beyond Madrone Ranch on Bell Springs Road, just off Hamilton

Pool Road, Red Horse Ranch owns 12 horses of its own and boards 32. As Sue men-

tioned in passing, “This is the ranch that faith built.” It truly is, as boarder Dena

McVaney noted, “The Happy Horse Ranch.”

For more information, visit www.redhorseranch.net or www.imagineahorse.com


ONe OF mANy hIGhlIGhTS of the recent Parade

of Homes™ at Water’s Edge in Rough Hollow was the

All For Hope Charity Gala hosted by Jenkins Custom

Homes in their 7,000 square foot Parade Home to benefit the

Lance Armstrong Foundation. The Jenkins and Co-Chairs Melanie

Townsend and Sarah Luebcke welcomed over 300 guests who

enjoyed spectacular views at this red-carpet event. Live and silent

auctions raised over $23,000 for the Foundation. CFO Greg Lee

attended the Gala on behalf of the LAF and provided insight into

research, survivor resources, support groups, treatment options

and other aspects relating to cancer.

In a dramatic analogy, Lee compared global, annual deaths due

to all forms of cancer to having a 9/11 tragedy occur every other

day. Just as 9/11 shocked and mobilized us as a nation, the wide-

reaching effects of cancer on millions of people across the world is

equally shocking and presents a true call to action.

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Melanie Townsend and Greg Lee Joe Longton and Lynn Lapham

Gabriella and Will Koneval

Dancers from the Austin Wranglers and Austin Toros line the red carpet.

Marc and Jennifer Rodriguez with Bethany Jenkins

Miss Austin USA, Atia WillisAuctioneer George Vaught enlivens the crowd

Longhorn football player, Rashad Bobino

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T he INTerIOr DeSIGN GAllery hosted a soirée in their showroom on Burnet

Road featuring local, national and specialty artists and their works. The event was a benefit

supporting FemmeFilm Austin, a charity with a mission to enhance media literacy among

young women and girls affiliated with the Anne Richards School. Design and art are closely linked,

with each feeding off and contributing to the other. Great home design is like “surround sound,” some-

thing that infuses the senses from multiple perspectives. And the Interior Design Gallery, with its

emphasis on sleek, contemporary custom furnishings, borrows energy from a conceptual reinvestment

of ideas . . . rethinking, reimagining, remixing and reinterpreting . . . providing a focus they refer to as

a “Design Revolution.” Space, unlike other fixed creations, cries out to be reclaimed in dynamic new

ways. Space speaks to different people in different ways and is always a candidate for reinvention. Drop

by the Interior Design Gallery if your space is crying out for reinvention!


FemmeFilm Austin Benefit at Interior Design Gallery

Co-Owner, Jan Niels

Penny O’Brien with Co-Owner Cherie Jenkins

Genny Marshall, Michael Robertson, Keija Parssinen

Dick Niels, Jim BlairGinger McGovern with artist, Alicia Jameson

Jamie and Caytie Jenkins

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eMBeLLISh

Sherry and Mike Vikesland,

owners of Embellish, wel-

comed clients and friends to

a preferred customer pre-sale

event that carried on into the

wee hours . . . it was definitely

party-time at Embellish! Just

give folks any excuse for a

party, and, even husbands who

hate shopping, will show up!

AMBer hArT

Amber Hart showcased a special listing of new construction on Sunfish

in Lakeway with a grand open house for friends and clients. The home

overlooks Lake Travis and is hugged from behind by Live Oak Golf

Course. Built by Laurel Haven Homes, owners Kurt Sexton and Michael

DeMarco catalogued the construction difficulties posed by the steep site.

Yet the site is precisely what makes this property so very special. And

Sunfish, as a street, embodies the very best of Lakeway’s charms. Its spe-

cial terrain, along a heavily wooded embankment overlooking the Lake

Travis shoreline, offers secret views of the lake. Adorned with mature

trees, Sunfish presents a true sense of the magic of the Hill Country.

ALL ThIngS CoMFy & CooL . . . The pJ Shop

The PJ Shop, a business that started in Leslie

Ray’s garage, has just moved from space it

shared with several other business owners

at FeFe’s, to its own independent retail space

next to Flores in the Lakeway Plaza Shopping

Center. Featuring Austin’s largest selection of

Scanty and PJ Salvage, the PJ Shop boasts an

assortment of comfortable “cuddle-up” attire,

as well as selections of hip day wear for non-

cuddle-up occasions! Stop by and meet this

group of enterprising women!

Making a Splash

Dan Piercy, Amber Hart Chip Cramer, Nicole McCall, Melinda Carroll

Andrea Luise-Williams and Aaron Williams Emily Vikesland, Sherri Vikesland, Janet Kahn Doug and Laura Moellering, Mike Vikesland

Vince & Regina Cotroneo, Kurt SextonScott Hastings, Heather and Jeff Wakefield, Melissa Piercy, Melissa Hastings

Kurt Sexton, Amber Hart, Michael DeMarco

Britney Justice, Leslie Baird, Lesli Ray, Shelley Bonelli and Cindee Chard


L ArA AND mIChAel GAle hosted a benefit supporting the Educational

Outreach Program of the Austin Classical Guitar Society at their West Austin

home. The Outreach Program offers both classes and private lessons to over

300 students in eight Austin schools, regardless of students’ ability to pay. All instructors

hold graduate degrees in classical guitar performance or in music education. In many

instances, the powerful impact these classes exert on the lives of individual students gives

them a passionate incentive to stay in school. Often, it offers them their first significant

connection to learning.

The ACGS’s Advanced McCallum Guitar

Ensemble (a three-time national championship

ensemble!) performed for guests, followed by

international performing artist, Isaac Bustos,

a winner of numerous major International

Competitions. Bustos is currently studying for

a Doctor of Musical Arts degree with world-

renowned American guitarist, Adam Holzman,

at the University of Texas at Austin. A ferocious

early evening thunderstorm failed to dampen

enthusiasm for the concert despite forcing

guests to move indoors.


Austin Classical Guitar Society Benefit

Claire Puckett and Fabi Reyna

Sheri Lenova, Penny Jamrack, Lary Leva, Bill Denigris

Guest Artist Isaac Bustos

Matthew Hinsley, ACGS Executive Director, with Mark & Stephanie FultonEva Andries

Host Michael Gale with Board Member Vada Dillawn

Julie & Don WardPatti Black

S OlD OUT PerFOrmANCeS of “CATS” inaugurated

the newly converted blackbox theater at the Keller Williams

TexARTS’ Studios. Disappointed calls from members of

a would-be audience for the sold out shows prompted TexARTS to

add another performance to the five previously scheduled. Tickets

were gone in a day. The performance of “CATS” culminated a three-

week musical theater intensive course that kicked off TexARTS’

summer season of seven camps for ages three through college in the

new studios at Lohman’s Crossing Plaza and Hwy 620 South. The

musical theater intensive fulfilled TexARTS’ promise to expose area

youngsters to the very best of Broadway talent by providing several

Broadway notables who contributed to daily

classes in theater, voice, various styles of dance

and stage makeup. The talent and exuberance of

these young performers inspired audience mem-

bers Kam and James Morris to stake a claim to

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the naming rights for the theater which will now be known as the Kam

and James Morris Studio Theater at TexARTS.

WhAT’S nexT For TexArTS?

TexARTS unveils an extensive list of classes in the per-

forming and visual arts offered this fall for everyone

from toddlers to senior adults. Among other exciting

developments, Todd Dellinger will direct the formation

of a new teen contemporary Shakespeare performance

troupe, “GREAT SHAKES.” Contributions from guest

teachers Franchelle Stewart Dorn (head of Graduate and

Undergraduate Acting at UT) and Ev Lunning (Theater

Focus Director at St. Edwards University) and other guest

artists/performers will assist Dellinger as he works with

students toward the presentation of one of Shakespeare’s

works in January 2009.

Additionally, the foundation of the TexARTS Youth

Ballet Theater will provide ballet education programs at

the Keller Williams TexARTS’ Studios. A performance of

“The Nutcracker” is scheduled for December and will be

choreographed by Lisl Vaillant-McDonald. She is a vet-

eran performer with the “Stars of the American Ballet

Theater” tour, the “Stars of the New York City

Ballet” tour and also toured for eight years

with Broadway’s “Phantom of the Opera.”

TexARTS will shift its focus from produc-

ing larger, more expensive shows in down-

town Austin to a ramped up series of key

artistic initiatives and intimate performances

at the Kam and James Morris Studio Theater

at the Keller Williams TexARTS Studios in

Lakeway.

CoMIng up

Always . . . Patsy Kline: Sept 26th – Oct 5th

ARTFALL 2008: Oct 17th – 19th

A Christmas Carol: Nov – Dec 2008

The Nutcracker: Dec 11th – 14th

Golf . . . The Musical: April 2009

On Common Ground: Spring 2009

Keep your eyes on TexARTS!

Mike Maroney, Cindy Paul, Sherron & Rick Hodgins James Jordan jumps as the cast looks on!

Patrick Mullarkey as “Rum Tum Tugger” with Kalie (l) and Niki (r) Naftzger

Todd Dellinger, Robin Lewis and cast take a bow!

Valeria Bridgewater, Tatiana Mason, Camille Clement (background) watch as Kalie Naftzger takes a bow.

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