Post by Lauryn on Apr 15, 2005 13:45:09 GMT -5
This In Style article (pulled from a library subscription service) has a rather high celebrity blather quotient, but an amusing quote (which I've highlighted) from Doris Roberts. Apologies if it's been posted before.
Malibu's Most Wanted
INSTYLE
Byline: Lieberman, Ellen
Volume: 12
Number: 4
ISSN: 10760830
Publication Date: 04-01-2005
Page: 441
At an oceanfront estate done up with touches of Africa, Pierce and Keely Shaye Brosnan host a hot-ticket event: a benefit for wildlife advocate Jane Goodall and some of her A-list fans
When it came to throwing a fund-raiser for famed chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall and her latest project, a kids environmental education program called Roots & Shoots, her longtime friend Pierce Brosnan-much like his former alter ego 007-was a man with a plan. But rather than martinis, the cocktail du jour was tea, and it was served hot, not shaken or stirred. "Jane is a most wonderful English lady who's now a Dame, but she has spent most of her life in the jungles of Africa," said Brosnan, explaining the thinking behind the event's multicultural look. Without Q and M onboard for assistance, the actor and his wife, Keely Shaye Brosnan, outfitted Dick Clark's oceanfront Malibu estate, Gull's Way, with far-flung touches like cabanas, African artifacts and exotic flowers.
Goodall admirers like Greg Kinnear and David Caruso drank pomegranate bellinis and nibbled cucumber tea sandwiches from the buffet and Moroccan spinach cigars offered by waiters in print caftans. "As a guy who staked his career early on working with monkeys, I had to come," said Brendan Fraser, referring to his boy-raised-by-apes role in George of the Jungle. Doris Roberts, of Everybody Loves Raymond, and Brosnan's onetime Remington Steele co-star, shared another explanation for the impressive turnout of about 200 guests: "When Pierce Brosnan calls, I come. Wouldn't you?"
The afternoon's surprise performance proved wildly entertaining: Children from the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, dressed in authentic African outfits, performed a series of spirited dances in the yard, drawing raves from the crowd, while amateur photographer Fraser snapped photos. To top off the occasion, Goodall spoke about her experience working with primates and the importance of preserving the global environment for generations to come. That includes the Brosnans' sons, Paris, 4, and Dylan, 8, who did their share of networking. After the talk, guests were eager to meet Goodall or to make one last bid in a silent auction whose offerings included an Hermes scarf, dinner for two at Nobu and original photographs of the honoree at work in the field. All told, the benefit raised about $150,000. Said a gratified Brosnan: "The highlight for me was watching the sun going down, listening to Jane speak, and sitting beside my wife." Talk about a natural wonder. -Ellen Lieberman
THE ELEMENTS
The event An afternoon tea hosted by Keely Shaye Brosnan and Pierce Brosnan to benefit scientist Jane Goodall's latest project, Roots & Shoots, which educates kids about the environment. The fund-raiser was held at Dick Clark's Malibu estate, not far from the Brosnans' beach house (which proved too small for the large turnout).
the decor. Event producer Tony Schubert of Event Eleven dressed servers in earth-tone caftans and accented the property with African artifacts.
the flowers. Chris Matsumoto of C.J. Matsumoto & Sons filled bamboo baskets with African pods and a variety of orchids in shades of lavender, hot pink and yellow.
the menu Merging various culinary influences, including African, chef Akasha Richmond offered an array of organic teas (served with handmade vanilla sugar), apricot or pomegranate bellinis, and South African apricot spritzers. Classic tea party fare included sandwiches-curried egg salad, roast turkey and cucumber-as well as scones. Moroccan spinach cigars spiced things up.
Copyright Time Incorporated Apr 2005
Malibu's Most Wanted
INSTYLE
Byline: Lieberman, Ellen
Volume: 12
Number: 4
ISSN: 10760830
Publication Date: 04-01-2005
Page: 441
At an oceanfront estate done up with touches of Africa, Pierce and Keely Shaye Brosnan host a hot-ticket event: a benefit for wildlife advocate Jane Goodall and some of her A-list fans
When it came to throwing a fund-raiser for famed chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall and her latest project, a kids environmental education program called Roots & Shoots, her longtime friend Pierce Brosnan-much like his former alter ego 007-was a man with a plan. But rather than martinis, the cocktail du jour was tea, and it was served hot, not shaken or stirred. "Jane is a most wonderful English lady who's now a Dame, but she has spent most of her life in the jungles of Africa," said Brosnan, explaining the thinking behind the event's multicultural look. Without Q and M onboard for assistance, the actor and his wife, Keely Shaye Brosnan, outfitted Dick Clark's oceanfront Malibu estate, Gull's Way, with far-flung touches like cabanas, African artifacts and exotic flowers.
Goodall admirers like Greg Kinnear and David Caruso drank pomegranate bellinis and nibbled cucumber tea sandwiches from the buffet and Moroccan spinach cigars offered by waiters in print caftans. "As a guy who staked his career early on working with monkeys, I had to come," said Brendan Fraser, referring to his boy-raised-by-apes role in George of the Jungle. Doris Roberts, of Everybody Loves Raymond, and Brosnan's onetime Remington Steele co-star, shared another explanation for the impressive turnout of about 200 guests: "When Pierce Brosnan calls, I come. Wouldn't you?"
The afternoon's surprise performance proved wildly entertaining: Children from the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, dressed in authentic African outfits, performed a series of spirited dances in the yard, drawing raves from the crowd, while amateur photographer Fraser snapped photos. To top off the occasion, Goodall spoke about her experience working with primates and the importance of preserving the global environment for generations to come. That includes the Brosnans' sons, Paris, 4, and Dylan, 8, who did their share of networking. After the talk, guests were eager to meet Goodall or to make one last bid in a silent auction whose offerings included an Hermes scarf, dinner for two at Nobu and original photographs of the honoree at work in the field. All told, the benefit raised about $150,000. Said a gratified Brosnan: "The highlight for me was watching the sun going down, listening to Jane speak, and sitting beside my wife." Talk about a natural wonder. -Ellen Lieberman
THE ELEMENTS
The event An afternoon tea hosted by Keely Shaye Brosnan and Pierce Brosnan to benefit scientist Jane Goodall's latest project, Roots & Shoots, which educates kids about the environment. The fund-raiser was held at Dick Clark's Malibu estate, not far from the Brosnans' beach house (which proved too small for the large turnout).
the decor. Event producer Tony Schubert of Event Eleven dressed servers in earth-tone caftans and accented the property with African artifacts.
the flowers. Chris Matsumoto of C.J. Matsumoto & Sons filled bamboo baskets with African pods and a variety of orchids in shades of lavender, hot pink and yellow.
the menu Merging various culinary influences, including African, chef Akasha Richmond offered an array of organic teas (served with handmade vanilla sugar), apricot or pomegranate bellinis, and South African apricot spritzers. Classic tea party fare included sandwiches-curried egg salad, roast turkey and cucumber-as well as scones. Moroccan spinach cigars spiced things up.
Copyright Time Incorporated Apr 2005
