Tom Phelps, Patricia Melvin and Marc Masterson
Tom Phelps, Patricia Melvin and Marc Masterson
Betty and S.L. Huan with Bette Aitken
The scene
Victor and Olivia Dahan
Michael Penn and Ashleigh Aitken
Laurie Smits Staude, Jane Taylor and Linda White
Elaine Weinberg and Nancy Dahan
Elaine Weinberg and Nancy Dahan
About 80 people spent an evening enjoying the amber-colored sunset from Bette and Wylie Aitken’s charming cottage on the sands of Newport Beach’s Balboa Peninsula. The power couple hosted a cocktail party to thank the underwriters and committee members who have pledged to make this year’s Black & White Ball a success for South Coast Repertory. It was the first official bash for SCR’s new artistic director, Marc Masterson, who commented on Orange County’s party panache: “This is a first for me—I’ve never been to a party to celebrate a party.” That was only the start of it. Just wait till the real party begins! Photos by Debora Robinson
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