"Diego Rivera s America" sponsors enjoyed a private preview and informal tour of the temporary exhibition March 11 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. James Oles, guest curator, and Jen Padgett, the museum s acting Windgate curator of craft, teamed up to lead guests through the exhibition, which provided "an opportunity to talk about the paintings in front of them," Padgett said.
The American Heart Association marked "99 Years of Saving Lives" at the annual Heart Ball on Feb. 24 at the Rogers Convention Center. The benefit s 850 guests helped the nonprofit organization raise some $850,000 to help support its mission to be "a relentless force for a world of longer healthier lives," Andi Clinton, corporate market director for the Heart Ball, tells me. Sheila Gamble of Sanofi and Vinima Shekhar of Walmart served as this year s Heart Ball chairwomen.