UPDATE 2015: Fair Lady Productions, Inc. will present Naperville’s Fourth Annual Fair Lady Award Banquet on Thurs., May 28, to honor Mary Ann Bobosky as the 2015 Fair Lady. The tribute will be held at Center Stage Theater, located at 1665 Quincy Avenue.
UPDATE June 5, 2014: Gary Leavenworth served as Master of Ceremonies during festivities to honor Bev Patterson Frier with the 2014 Fair Lady Award. Below, Kenn Miller and Paul Hinterlong were among guests who helped Patterson celebrate recognition of her community spirit and love for the arts. Congratulations to Bev!
Original Post: Fair Lady Productions, Inc. will present Naperville’s Third Annual Fair Lady Award Banquet on June 5 to honor Bev Patterson Frier, a local visionary for her focus on the arts. The tribute will be held at Center Stage Theater.
The Fair Lady Award is a special recognition of a community business woman who has made a difference through her significant contributions to the arts. The recipient of this award has many leadership attributes. She is a forward thinker who demonstrates how enduring value is created in a community through media such as film, literature, theater, music and dance, noted Kandiss Hernandez who created the award in honor of her grandmother.
The community is invited to join the festivities to honor Frier.
Past recipients of the Fair Lady Award include Elizabeth Braham Spencer, Executive Director of NCTV17 (2012), and Stephanie Penick, Publisher of Positively Naperville (2013).
Catered by Carrabbas Italian Grill, this year’s banquet will be held from 5-7:30PM Thursday, June 5, at Center Stage Theater, located at 1665 Quincy Ave. Suite 131.
Attendance is limited to the first 150 guests. Consider sponsoring a table of 8 for $300 or reserve a place for $40.
Folks who know Frier also are welcome to be a part of the Fair Lady 2014 printed program, too, certainly to be a keepsake in celebration of an artist with many talents and love for community.
“Personally endorse and congratulate Bev for $50,” said event planner Mary Kerbs, noting that comments are requested by May 15 for the printed program.
The cocktail reception will begin at 5PM, followed by keynote speaker, entertainment, program and Fair Lady Award presentation at 5:30PM and dinner at 6:30PM.
Reserve a spot by phone at (630) 355-9212 or mail (checks payable to Fair Lady Productions, Inc. at 1665 Quincy Ave., Suite 131, Naperville IL 60540 by June 1.
