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The Brandes Halloween Ball....

A Night in 'The Dark Forest' of Tanya and Charles Brandes

'Crafted for the Most Daring Souls'

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Long fingers of fog crept in with the night October 30th to the moonlit grounds of the Brandes estate. As the clock struck 7, guests began arriving for an evening promising the darkest heart of the Brothers Grimm Fantasy, an evening where 'innocence is seduced by evil,' and happily ever after is, well, just a fabled fairy tale.

A headless horseman on a magnificent black maned Freesian horse circled arriving 'carriages.' The long twisting drive revealed others who had come to a 'grim' end, swinging hauntingly from mossy trees.

High atop the hill, fallen angels stood silently as guests disembarked ... Cinderella's beautiful gilt carriage stood empty in a pumpkin patch. Creatures stirred in The Dark Forest during cocktails, taunting Halloween guests.

Amidst the forest sprites and ghouls mingled daring 'souls.' Harry and Valerie Cooper came as seductive creatures of the forest, Deni and Jeff Jacobs were the very Icy Queen and King, Vince Heald was decidedly 'Evil' from the Forest. Bonnie Saldivar-Jones was sexily 'bewitching,' David Copley channeled an elegant ‘Beast,' Andrew Shelton was the Frog that's kissed and turns into a Prince, and Russian twins Oksana Davis and Marina Phillips came as enchanting Nymphs of the River and the Sea.

Cocktails were sipped as forest bites named aptly The Fairest of Them All, Sleep My Beauty Sleep, and White as Snow, Dark As My Heart were offered.

As ancestors buried nearby in the cemetery stirred, a feathered 'bird' contorted in her cage, forest creatures fought over bone scraps, and creepy twin girls greeted guests in unison, word for word, and then disappeared with eery giggles. They were evil from birth.

A lone Ghost Nymph walked hauntingly among The Dark Forest guests.

The mammothly tall Cloaked Man tried to warn guests to take a talsiman to protect themselves... for he knew what evil lay ahead...

Forewarned guests received one last warning by the 'Troll' on the far side of the bridge....

Hosts of The Halloween Ball, Tanya and Charles Brandes

The Beautifully 'Wicked' Little Red Riding Hood & the Handsome Werewolf

Clues were there. Charles Brandes was dressed as a gentleman. But the telltale signs of excessive hair on his face and hands, the very long claws, and his red tinged eyes told the truth that on this night..... Charles was indeed a Werewolf. Tanya Brandes was the very beautiful and innocent 'Little Red Riding Hood. Or was she innocent..... the hatchet she carried was bloodied, her basket full of animal tails.

This was a 'tale' 2 years in the making, with a solid crew of artistic production that started with 'cryptic' notes, and was detailed to the smallest nuance. As Artistic Director, Tanya Brandes had planned this Halloween Ball to be full of 'Grimm' twists, a hauntingly extraordinary and world class production to seduce and intoxicate guests' artistic senses.

No one could imagine what lay ahead…….

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The Werewolf Charles Brandes with the Headless Horseman and Magnificent Steed

An Awaiting Fallen Angel in The Very Dark Forest

Sea and River Nymphs Marina Phillips and Oksana Davis

Valerie Cooper going in for a Forest Bite on her husband Harry Cooper's neck

Cinderella's Carriage in the Pumpkin Patch.... but where is Cinderella? And what is she up to?

Lurking Fallen Angels....Everywhere!

Tanya Brandes with Guests from the 1001 Arabian Nights, Scheherezade aka Teresa Pooley and her Golden Sheik, Bob Pooley

A Forest Sprite.... Another Fallen Angel

The Ghost Nymph gliding mysteriously through The Dark Forest

A Perfect Black Seating Area by the Cemetery....

Above and Below, the Evil Twins with their Dolls

But where are the other children .....did they disappear inside the Haunted House??

Tanya Brandes with Scott Johnston, The Dark Forest's Warrior

Indian Maiden Emily Brown looking for the perfect 'scalp!' ** Ali Baba aka Clinton Walters

Margo Schwab with Valerie Cooper, Charles Brandes, and Marsha Chandler

Charles Brandes getting his fierce 'claw-di-cure' admired

Marina Phillips and Oksana Davis

Charles Brandes with Friends from a Different Era

David Copley, The Enchanting 'Beast, with the Frog changed to Prince, Andrew Shelton

Time Travelers Gordon and Annika Kovtun with Valerie Cooper

Jason Wu & Cindy Truell ** Vince Heald, 'Evil' of the Dark Forest for the Night

Marina Phillips and Oksana Davis

Libations offered in The Dark Forest

A Forest Fairy Sprite by a beautiful Dead Tree and an 'Angel' Statue

The Sprites

Above and Below, A Feathered 'Bird' Contorting in her Cage

Tanya with friends from A Time Past, Joe and Tracy Conway

Tanya Brandes with a Woodland Resident, Kathy Justice

Marina Phillips with the Hostess, Little Red Riding Hood, and Oksana Davis

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reported by Margo Schwab

photoshopped by Scott Johnston

A special thank you to designer Jemima Dutra

of the Lamb Player Theatre for customizing our terrific outfits. And thank you to Robert Smyth and Deborah Smyth - owners of the Lamb Player Theatre.

Peter Charleton for his superlative driving services.... he's the best!

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This from the Precision Strike Association on La Jollan Bob Whalen......

The Precision Strike Association is proud to announce the recipient of the second annual Richard H. Johnson Technical Achievement Award (the Johnson Trophy) will go to:

ROBERT J. WHALEN - President & CEO, Decision Sciences. This award is named after the first recipient, and will be presented to recognize an individual from public or private sector for outstanding personal technical achievements resulting in significant contribution to precision strike systems. The Johnson Trophy will be awarded on day one of the Precision Strike Technology Symposium.

Mr. Whalen has over 50 years of successfully managing high-technology businesses that profitably produced products and systems that were transformative in their markets. He held senior executive management positions in advanced technology corporations such as Titan, Martin Marietta, Lockheed Martin, and Alcoa. In addition, he has started and sold two successful technology-based companies.
His proven experience and knowledge in the core sciences combined with the practical experience of taking technologies from the lab to the field is unsurpassed.

For more information on Mr. Whalen and the Richard H. Johnson Technical Achievement Award, please visit our website: www.precisionstrike.org.

Congratulations Bob Whalen from your friends at The Social Diary

other happy news.....

The Leichtag Family Foundation Board of Directors has approved a grant of $1,000,000 to Voices for Children.

..... Now that is something to cheer about!

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Such a gorgeous ball & fun pics !! - Kyoko Trim

WOW! This must have been some party! Amazing! Great photography and presentation of the event! - Pierrette Featherby

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* Margo Schwab, MBA, more formally known as Margaret E. Schwab, has produced, written, interviewed and photographed for various media organizations since 1989. Schwab attended Holton Arms School, La Jolla Country Day School and La Jolla High School. Schwab has a B.A. from Scripps College, spent a business internship with S.A.I.C., Science Applications International Corporation, and earned a Masters of Business degree, M.B.A., from the University of San Diego by way of Claremont Graduate School . Schwab additionally took college courses from Harvard University, and Syracuse University. Schwab volunteers for numerous charity organizations. She also continues to support animal organizations and the prevention of people and animal abuse. Schwab is the editor of The Social Diary.

Margo Schwab and Scott Johnston of The Social Diary are pleased to announce partnerships with the Arthritis Foundation of San Diego County, Country Friends, the San Diego American Heart Association, and the San Diego Humane Society.

Margo Schwab and Scott Johnston are both members of the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club (Margo Schwab since 1974) and both are new members of the University Club.. Margo Schwab and Scott Johnston are also credentialed by the Chief of Police, William Lansdowne.

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Kima would like to thank her supporters, who helped raise over $130,000

'The Social Diary is a delight to partner with!

As a result of their contributions to our organization, our 2009 Arthritis Walk event revenue increased by 50%!! I am very much looking forward to our continued partnership.'

- Andrea Muir, Development Director, Arthritis Foundation

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Restaurant, Gary Parker's Wine Club,

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