PREVIEW PARTY
A delightful evening for previewing the show in a festive setting! For more information, contact PreviewPartyChairman@thetacharityantiquesshow.com
YOUNG THETA ALUMNAE AND FRIENDS PREVIEW PARTY GATHERING
Theta alumnae under thirty-five are invited to come early to gather with friends for cocktails before the preview party.
MARY FRANCES BOWLES COUPER LECTURE SERIES: ROBERT EDSEL
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
Robert Edsel delivers an enlightening and interactive presentation that audiences haven’t seen from anyone else. He brings together history and culture on stage using slides of treasured monuments, never before seen works of art, and little known historical anecdotes. By bringing the story of the Monuments Men to the forefront—and shedding light on all they risked and sacrificed to preserve art and culture—Edsel compels audiences to explore the question: Is art worth a life?
- Robert Edsel Tickets $100.00 per attendee for Premier Seating or $75 for Regular Seating
- PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST ALSO HAVE A GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET TO ENTER THE SHOW.
BOBBY SUE SMITH COHN FORUM LECTURE SERIES – CYNTHIA BRUMBACK
Passionate about her monogram from an early age, Cynthia Brumback is the owner of The Monogram Merchant, a high-end ecommerce and retail business focused on personalized gifts and accessories. Helping her clients celebrate the important people and occasions in their lives, Cynthia works with celebrities, professional athletes, congressmen and senators to put their personal touch on weddings, interiors and special events. Prior to the Monogram Merchant, Cynthia worked for Fortune 500 companies and in political roles at the White House and the U.S. Department of Commerce. She graduated from Vanderbilt University and the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern. Cynthia Brumback has been in the monogram business for over a decade. Cynthia’s passion for monogramming stems from her upbringing as she explains in the introduction of the book. “Monogramming is second nature to me, having grown up in a family where it has always been a distinct part of our traditions.” With the arrival of her book, Cynthia has toured the United States sharing The Art of the Monogram. Beginning with a 6 city Lilly Pulitzer store book tour, Cynthia has done book signings and spoken to both intimate and large groups. Her entertaining presentation imparts fascinating information about the history of the monogram with humorous personal anecdotes.
- Cynthia Brumback Tickets $20.00 per attendee
- PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST ALSO HAVE A GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET TO ENTER THE SHOW.
BOBBY SUE SMITH COHN FORUM LECTURE SERIES – “GILDED AGE NEWPORT: THE REAL INSPIRATION FOR DOWNTON ABBEY” – BETTIE BEARDEN PARDEE
Gilded Age Newport: The REAL Inspiration for Downton Abbey Few fans of Downton Abbey appreciate that the inspiration for this masterful series is the Amercian heiresses of the late 19th century. In marriages of convenience just made for television, the British aristocracy were seeking American dollars to maintain their crumbling mansions and the newly wealthy in America were hungry for British titles for their daughters. Known as “Dollar Princesses,” the most high-profile, storied example at the time was Consuela Vanderbilt, daughter of William K. Vanderbilt of Newport and New York. With her mother Alva as the master puppeteer, Consuela exchanged Marble House on Newport’s Bellevue Avenue for Bleinheim Palace and the title, Duchess of Marlborough. This tale of enterprising social ambition and Gilded Age glamour provided welcome material as Julian Fellowes penned “Downton Abbey.” Bettie Pardee’s illustrated lecture recalls parallels with Downton Abbey. Her entertaining talk captures the timeless Newport of today, its incomparable style, celebrated old-world homes and sophisticated residents. How do these tastemakers entertain, decorate, party, garden, dress? In settings worthy of Masterpiece Theater, lush images, coupled with amusing and lively personal tales, add the sizzle to the telling of this rarely-revealed lifestyle. Bettie Bearden Pardee, author of Living Newport: At Home and in the Garden will be signing her just-published book, Living Newport: Houses, People, Style. Both books provide unprecedented access to the private Newport that has titillated the public since the Gilded Age.
- Bettie Bearden Pardee Tickets $20.00 per attendee
- PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST ALSO HAVE A GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET TO ENTER THE SHOW.
BOBBY SUE SMITH COHN FORUM LECTURE SERIES – REBECCA RABINOW
Leonard A. Lauder Curator of Modern Art and Curator in Charge of the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art Rebecca Rabinow, a native Houstonian, joined the staff of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1990. Since that time, she has helped organize more than twenty special exhibitions at the Museum. Her most recent award-winning shows include The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde in 2011–12 (recipient of the Dedalus Foundation’s inaugural Exhibition Catalogue Award), Matisse: In Search of True Painting in 2012–13, and Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection in 2014-15, which received The Association of Art Museum Curators’ First Place Award of Excellence for the exhibition catalogue. A graduate of Smith College and New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, Dr. Rabinow currently serves as the Chairman of the Metropolitan Museum’s Forum of Curators, Conservators, and Scientists. 2014 MMA, photograph by Jackie Neale