A “Springtime in Provence” theme welcomed the season with 300 members of The Guilds of Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ attending its annual spring celebration at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. Longtime Center and Guilds supporters Dee and Larry Higby were honored, and Guilds member Sandy Bass was presented the Guilds Inspiration Award. Nearly $250,000 was netted for the cause.
Honorees Larry & Dee Higby, at each end, with Terry Goldfarb Lee, center
Guilds Chairman Mary Shebell with her husband Merle McCormick 
Guilds Inspiration Award recipient Sandy Bass 
Underwriters Sharon and Jerry Algeo with past Guilds Chariman Marilyn McCorkle 
Event Chair Willie Goodman, center, with Gilda Pinedo, left, and Bobbie Vouillon