Arts for the Aging Honors Ginsburg
By November 6, 2014 0 1475
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Arts for the Aging hosted its annual fall gala at Society of the Cincinnati at Anderson House on Oct. 22 with a reception, arts performance by Verge Ensemble and toasts honoring Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In an evening emceed by artist Bill Dunlap, the 6th Lolo Sarnoff Award — so named after the 26-year-old organization’s nonagenarian founder — was presented to Ginsburg by longtime friends Bill and Dorothy McSweeny, and patrons gave a touching interactive tribute led by AFTA teaching artist Miles Spicer with members of Downtown Clusters Geriatric Day Care Center. Ginsburg cited AFTA’s founder for her “love of music and art, and caring about the right things.”
- Shahin Mafi and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. | Photos by Neshan H. Naltchayan
- Nora Birch