Dogs get glammed up for Humane Society Silicon Valley’s Fur Ball

PayPal Park really went to the dogs last Saturday night literally And no I am not being mean It was the night of the Fur Ball Humane Society Silicon Valley s disco-themed benefit event that saw both people and their canine companions dressed to the nines And woof there were sure a lot of pretty pooches around dogs in tutus mini tuxedos and blinged-out bandanas All were roaming around with their humans during the cocktail reception held on the disco-ball-decorated concourse and field followed by dinner under a tent on the Epicenter Fan Zone lawn Fortunately nobody seemed to mix up the human hors d oeuvres with the plentiful dog treats either Sue and John Dierkman were honored at the Fur Ball a fundraising gala for the Humane Society Silicon Valley held at PayPal Park in San Jose on Saturday May Sal Pizarro Bay Area News Group Guests gather on the field for the cocktail reception of the Fur Ball a fundraising gala for the Humane Society Silicon Valley held at PayPal Park in San Jose on Saturday May Sal Pizarro Bay Area News Group Anita Del Grande poses with her dog Honey at the Fur Ball a fundraising gala for the Humane Society Silicon Valley held at PayPal Park in San Jose on Saturday May Sal Pizarro Bay Area News Group Artist Gordon Ng draws a caricature of a dog for a guest at the Fur Ball a fundraising gala for the Humane Society Silicon Valley held at PayPal Park in San Jose on Saturday May Sal Pizarro Bay Area News Group Show Caption of Sue and John Dierkman were honored at the Fur Ball a fundraising gala for the Humane Society Silicon Valley held at PayPal Park in San Jose on Saturday May Sal Pizarro Bay Area News Group Expand The pups and an appearance by NFL legend Jerry Rice may have caught a lot of attention but the real stars of the show were Sue and John Diekman who were honored at the event for their role in expanding the Humane Society s Regional Rescue Initiative It moves animals from overcrowded shelters around California to Humane Society Silicon Valley where they stand a better chance of being adopted The Diekmans relationship with Humane Society Silicon Valley started in with a donation toward the construction of a new shelter and included a million in to promotion the Regional Rescue Project which has detected homes for thousands of animals This organization invariably has an eye on saving animals lives and the vital connection between people and pets Sue Diekman revealed And the Atherton couple haven t just supported the activity they ve used it adopting two rescued dogs themselves over the past decade GLITTERING GALA The month of May must have certain disco feel to it as that also was the theme for TheatreWorks Silicon Valley s Gala A Night of Disco Dreamin' on May at the Palo Alto Hills Golf Country Club Nearly guests got their groove on at the bash which was highlighted by performer and activist Shakina joined by performers Solona Husband and Miller Lberatore on a medley of s faves Shakina wrote the lyrics to the world premiere musical Dime which opens a monthlong run at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts on June Related Articles Celebration to honor KEEN San Jose s legendary country music station San Jose s Our City Forest loses huge piece of federal funding Tech Challenge continues to inspire students and this grown-up Last hurrah for Joseph George Middle School in San Jose Goodwill of Silicon Valley opening its first outlet store in San Jose Like various other Bay Area companies TheatreWorks revealed out a couple of weeks ago that its grant from the National Endowment of the Arts was history and Artistic Director Giovanna Sardelli invited guests to show their backing for TheatreWorks commitment to spotlighting diverse voices through their pledges It sure worked as the event raised more than TheatreWorks was founded by the late Robert Kelley in so the company was definitely around during the Disco Era to which it was paying tribute And so was one of the guests former state senator and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian who was a stage manager for the company back in s OUT OF THIS WORLD Symphony San Jose didn t have any disco at its Mothers Day concerts but it pulled off a rare sold-out weekend with a venture featuring the glitter of outer space Tatsuya Shimono general music director of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra returned to the California Theatre to conduct the symphony orchestra and members of the symphony chorale in a trio of pieces Jessie Montgomery s short piece for strings Starburst Mozart s Jupiter symphony and Gustav Holst s majestic composition The Planets The Holst work was accompanied by The Planets An HD Odyssey a video using NASA images of our solar system s planets that was originally produced by Duncan Copp for the Houston Symphony Symphony San Jose Executive Artistic Director Robert Massey stated that visual journey also played well on Friday when more than students were treated to a special performance of The Planets as part of the Students at the Symphony campaign It ll be a tough for Symphony San Jose to top that with the season-closing Espa a on June - but it s giving it a shot The pre-concert festivities will include live music and a flamenco dance performance in the California Theatre courtyard