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Gary Zed, a philanthropic fixture on the Ottawa society scene, is picking up the baton to lead the organizing committee of the National Arts Centre’s annual signature gala, it was announced at a gathering hosted Wednesday by NAC Foundation CEO Jayne Watson at her Brantwood Park-area home.
“I’m really excited because we want this to be the biggest and best yet,” Zed told Around Town at the reception, attended by NAC Gala honorary chair Laureen Harper, JDS icon Jozef Straus, and his wife, Vera Straus, both music lovers, and the NAC Orchestra’s concertmaster, Yosuke Kawasaki, and his wife, associate concertmaster, Jessica Linnebach.
Attendees also included NAC president and CEO Peter Herrndorf, Michel Liboiron from presenting gala sponsor CIBC, and Global News journalist Tom Clark from major sponsor Shaw. Carol Devenny, of PwC, who chaired the last two galas, was down in T.O. collecting her award from the Women’s Executive Network, having been chosen one of the 100 most powerful women across Canada.
NAC Foundation CEO Jayne Watson hosted a gathering on November 27, 2014 at her Brantwood Park-area home. Attending were committee members and supporters of the National Arts Centre's annual signature gala in support of its National Youth and Education Trust.
2015 is a big year for the NAC Orchestra, with talented young British conductor Alexander Shelley taking over from the legendary Pinchas Zukerman as music director. “I think there’s a real opportunity to do some different things,” said Zed. “My sense is (Shelley) is going to be entrepreneurial about the NAC and be looking for innovative ways to engage with the community and patrons of the NAC.
“One of the things I’m hoping to do is bring in new people who haven’t really been experiencing the NAC,” added Zed, a senior partner and tax market leader for Canada with EY (Ernst & Young) and a member of the NAC Foundation board.
This year’s 18th annual NAC Gala, held Oct. 2, paid musical tribute to Zukerman. It also netted its second-highest amount of $940,000 (the $917,000 announced by Harper that night on stage excluded the live auction funds raised later at the dinner). The proceeds go to the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust that supports the development of young Canadian performers (among the artists to previously benefit is Linnebach).
“I just wanted to say, on behalf of Peter Herrndorf and all of us at the National Arts Centre, a really warm thank you to all of you who made the gala so very successful,” said Watson during her brief remarks. “We are very lucky to have and to live in a community where we have such generous supporters and volunteers. We’re really grateful because I know everyone has a lot of options in terms of what they can support, and the fact that you choose to support the National Arts Centre and the arts really is important to us.”
Watson gave a special shout-out to Harper for attending “every darn committee meeting” and for taking her role so seriously.
“You don’t just show up on the red carpet when the photographers are there,” said Watson. “You are behind the scenes prodding us, throwing out suggestions and challenging us, and it’s really fun to work with you.”
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“I’m really excited because we want this to be the biggest and best yet,” Zed told Around Town at the reception, attended by NAC Gala honorary chair Laureen Harper, JDS icon Jozef Straus, and his wife, Vera Straus, both music lovers, and the NAC Orchestra’s concertmaster, Yosuke Kawasaki, and his wife, associate concertmaster, Jessica Linnebach.
Attendees also included NAC president and CEO Peter Herrndorf, Michel Liboiron from presenting gala sponsor CIBC, and Global News journalist Tom Clark from major sponsor Shaw. Carol Devenny, of PwC, who chaired the last two galas, was down in T.O. collecting her award from the Women’s Executive Network, having been chosen one of the 100 most powerful women across Canada.
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From left, National Arts Centre Foundation CEO Jayne Watson with Laureen Harper, honorary chair of the NAC's annual benefit gala, and guests Andrea Laurin and Whitney Fox, at a reception hosted by Watson on Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen 
Gary Zed, who has agreed to chair the organizing committee for the upcoming NAC Gala, arrived with his partner, Arlie Mierins, to a private reception held Wednesday, November 26, 2014, for supporters of the National Arts Centre's major fundraising gala for its National Youth and Education Trust.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Jessica Linnebach, associate concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and her husband, Yosuke Kawasaki, concertmaster of the NAC Orchestra, on Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Michel Liboiron from CIBC and Mayor Jim Watson enjoy a conversation with Jozef Straus at a reception Watson's sister, Jayne Watson from the National Arts Centre Foundation, hosted on Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Renée Riis and Geneviève Cimon, director of music education for the National Arts Centre, at a private reception held Wednesday, November 26, 2014, for supporters and organizers of the annual NAC Gala.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Global News chief political respondent Tom Clark with his wife, Jane Clark, and Peter Froislie, whose other half, Jayne Watson, hosted a reception on Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Vera Straus mingled with NAC Gala committee members Whitney Fox and Elizabeth Roscoe at a private reception held Wednesday, November 26, 2014, for supporters and organizers of the annual benefit for the National Arts Centre.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, JDS icon Jozef Straus mingled with Jessica Linnebach, associate concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and her husband, NAC Orchestra concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki, on Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
NAC Gala honorary chair Laureen Harper keeps Dennis Laurin, left, of Laurin Construction Group, and Gary Zed, senior partner at Ernst & Young (EY), amused at a reception hosted by National Arts Centre Foundation CEO Jayne Watson.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Rosemary Thompson, director of communications for the National Arts Centre, with Michel Liboiron, director of government relations for CIBC, NAC Gala committee member Elizabeth Roscoe from Hill + Knowlton, and Gowlings partner Jacques Shore, a past chair of the gala committee, at a NAC reception held Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Dr. George Tawagi, an Ottawa obstetrician-gynecologist, with Christopher Deacon, managing director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, at a private reception held Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, NAC president and CEO Peter Herrndorf with retired high-tech chief executive Jozef Straus at a private reception held Wednesday, November 26, 2014, with organizers and supporters of the recent NAC Gala.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
NAC Gala honorary chair Laureen Harper and coat check volunteer Katie Riis listen as Jayne Watson, CEO of the National Arts Centre Foundation, welcomes guests to a reception she hosted on Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, National Arts Centre (NAC) Foundation CEO Jayne Watson with the NAC Gala committee's new chair, Gary Zed, and its honorary chair, Laureen Harper, at a reception for NAC Gala organizers hosted by Watson at her home on Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Guests mingled Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at a private reception, catered by Peridot45, to thank supporters and organizers of the National Arts Centre's recent arts gala benefit, which netted $940,000 for the NAC's National Youth and Education Trust.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
NAC Foundation CEO Jayne Watson hosted a gathering on November 27, 2014 at her Brantwood Park-area home. Attending were committee members and supporters of the National Arts Centre's annual signature gala in support of its National Youth and Education Trust.
2015 is a big year for the NAC Orchestra, with talented young British conductor Alexander Shelley taking over from the legendary Pinchas Zukerman as music director. “I think there’s a real opportunity to do some different things,” said Zed. “My sense is (Shelley) is going to be entrepreneurial about the NAC and be looking for innovative ways to engage with the community and patrons of the NAC.
“One of the things I’m hoping to do is bring in new people who haven’t really been experiencing the NAC,” added Zed, a senior partner and tax market leader for Canada with EY (Ernst & Young) and a member of the NAC Foundation board.
This year’s 18th annual NAC Gala, held Oct. 2, paid musical tribute to Zukerman. It also netted its second-highest amount of $940,000 (the $917,000 announced by Harper that night on stage excluded the live auction funds raised later at the dinner). The proceeds go to the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust that supports the development of young Canadian performers (among the artists to previously benefit is Linnebach).
“I just wanted to say, on behalf of Peter Herrndorf and all of us at the National Arts Centre, a really warm thank you to all of you who made the gala so very successful,” said Watson during her brief remarks. “We are very lucky to have and to live in a community where we have such generous supporters and volunteers. We’re really grateful because I know everyone has a lot of options in terms of what they can support, and the fact that you choose to support the National Arts Centre and the arts really is important to us.”
Watson gave a special shout-out to Harper for attending “every darn committee meeting” and for taking her role so seriously.
“You don’t just show up on the red carpet when the photographers are there,” said Watson. “You are behind the scenes prodding us, throwing out suggestions and challenging us, and it’s really fun to work with you.”
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