June Events Are Busting Out All Over

New hotels, new groups, new presidents, new celebrations--mix it all up with the traditional openings and tributes--and the social schedule is extraordinarily heavy for June. A star night on the horizon is June 23, the grand opening evening of the 17-story California deco JW Marriott Hotel in Century City.

That morning, J. Willard Marriott will be in stardust in the hotel for the opening ceremony and a luncheon for invited guests with a surprise spectacular. That evening Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles and Children’s Miracle Network host a “Salute to J. Willard Marriott” fund-raiser in the hotel’s new Grand Salon. Celebrities Rich Little, Marie Osmond, the Osmond Brothers, Merlin Olsen, Mary Hart, Cristina Ferrare and Steve Edwards have accepted.

The schedule of charity galas for opening week is impressive. The City of Hope hosts a bachelor/bachelorette auction (dates with celebrities and young professionals will be auctioned) on June 20.

On June 22, the National Associates for Youth stages its annual Youth Mentor Awards Media Dinner to recognize and encourage positive life styles, role models and values for youth in entertainment media. Sharyl Mendez is chairman, and co-chairs include Carolyn Felger, Lois Caldiero, Lori Singman and Diane Frome.

The Associates of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Dinner honors contributors to the Cedars-Sinai endowment fund on June 24.

On June 25, Los Angeles Arts Council members will present “Catch a Rising Artist,” an art auction of “names of tomorrow” among Los Angeles artists. Proceeds are for art scholarships.

On the same day, the hotel and the Beverly Hills Medical Center co-sponsor a 10K/5K Run for the Beverly Hills Family Y.

NEW ON THE SCENE: Welcome the arrival of two new groups.

The Muses 100, a support group for the Bob Hope Cultural Center in Palm Desert, filled its invitational membership of 100 to overflowing and started a waiting list immediately after its first meeting, according to president Erna Schulhofer. The response was so tremendous that the executive board announced it will also form an additional Honorary Muses 100 to be dubbed “The Patroness Circle.” Marilyn Tennity, Robin Ceriale, Sue Rose, Lee Penkhus, Sharon Spiegels are all involved . . .

And this week, with “Miracle from Marrs” T-shirts, cakes and a carnival and luncheon, Dr. Richard Marrs saluted 200 of his “miracle babies” born to infertile couples and announced the establishment of the Institute for Reproductive Medicine at The Hospital of the Good Samaritan. Kate Regan, institute board member, was among those stirring up party mime, music and magic.

DIAMONDS: That Beverly Hills 75th Diamond Jubilee (1914-1989) begins July 3 and will feature highlights of events planned during a 14-month international celebration. A fudgy cupcake was delivered with ribbons to say so.

The preview is Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Will Rogers Park at Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Drive across from the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Merv Griffin is chairman of the Diamond Committee. Beverly Hills Mayor Robert K. Tanenbaum and the Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows are hosting the preview. Plans include the Jubilee Musical Extravaganza produced by Radio City Music Hall Productions, an ABC network television special produced by George Schlatter Productions, the “World’s Largest Fashion Show” and cake.

Addenda: The opening ceremonies are July 3 in Roxbury Park, a holiday pageant is set for Nov. 25. And there will be a Rose Parade Float, the 75th Anniversary Tri-Gala (ABC) Jan. 29 and the fashion show on Labor Day Weekend 1989.

SPEAKING OF CAKE: The Four Seasons Hotel has announced it will produce the birthday cake for the Beverly Hills Diamond Jubilee--300 square feet replicating City Hall and the city’s streets including Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard. Executive chef Pascal Gode heads 12 chefs who will converge for two days to crack 6,300 eggs, mix 350 pounds of white chocolate, 910 pounds of butter and 750 pounds of sugar. Diet now.

DAISY DELL: Originally dubbed the Daisy Dell in the 1920s, the Hollywood Bowl officially opens with fanfare July 12. For 40 years, the Hollywood Bowl Patroness Committee, major box holders and ticket buyers, has been saluting the opening. Members do it again June 26 with an elegant alfresco soiree in the Fremont Place gardens of Ragnar and Mollie Qvale. President Jeanne Johnson has revealed that proceeds will be used for the Bowl’s backstage dressing rooms.

Chairman Colette Witt and Mary Frances Cox have party details note-perfect: Rococo Catering, Joe and Ray Moshay for music. Daniel Lewis, chairman of the conducting department, USC School of Music, and a Bowl guest conductor this summer, will be honored guest.

For the record, the first meeting of the Patroness group was in the Sunset Room of the California Club with the late Charles E. Toberman as host. First president Ethel Winston (now Mrs. Dwight Whiting) and original members Jacquie Sesnon, Jane Ward, Meg Chapple, Betty Christy, Olga Grandin, Mariana Herman, Georgina Hotchkis, Jane Mock, Elizabeth Peeler, Lucy Toberman, Marge Rainey and Blanche Seaver remain members to celebrate the 40th year.

CITY AGLOW: Barbara Sinatra presents the Golda Meir Fellowship Award of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to Greer Garson Wednesday at the annual Women’s Committee Builders of Scopus luncheon at Chasen’s. . . .

El Padrino John Bowles has a bit to do with the fact that La Madrina Blanche Seaver, the woman who wrote “The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi” and a major college benefactress, will be center stage Tuesday when Vivian Consuelo Bonza, owner of La Golondrina Cafe on Olvera Street and the Mexican-American Merchants of Olvera Street host a reception and dinner in her honor. A piano will be on stage; with a little coaxing, Blanche, it’s hoped, will lead a chorus of the her song . . .

Tickets are $125 for the Shakespeare Globe Cup Race luncheon in the Turf Club at Hollywood Park June 25. Proceeds will benefit the reconstruction of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Organizational founder San Wanamaker will attend, and Malcolm Kingston, chairman, Western Region. Remember, the Globe’s last event, the Polo Cup, was in March at the Eldorado Polo Club in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of York.

THE DUQUETTES: Los Angeles’ Tony and Elizabeth Duquette now spend time among their homes in San Francisco, Malibu and Beverly Hills. Last month numerous Southlanders were among those in San Francisco for a viewing of Elizabeth’s “A Romantic Essense,” 79 paintings to remain on view at the Duquette Pavilion in San Francisco through July.

After the reception, Hutton and Ruth Wilkinson hosted a supper dance at Villa Taverna to honor Elizabeth and celebrate her birthday with guests including Laney and Ann Thornton, Cha Cha Boreguera, Gorham and Diane Knowles, Inex Folger and Prince and Princess Vasily Romanov. Hutton says a Texas decorator paid $100,000 for one set of the artist’s panels on behalf of an Arizona client.

ALAS: Due to a delay in the projected arrival of the members of the Paris Opera Ballet, the Cinderella Ball, a gala scheduled by the American Friends of the Paris Opera and Ballet in honor of Rudolf Nureyev today at the Beverly Hills Hotel was cancelled.

However, the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s seven performances of the Ballet’s first visit to the West Coast continues as planned beginning Tuesday.

KUDOS: To Ron Stever, for his gift of millions to USC and “uncommon commitment.” He was honored at at an intimate tribute dinner this week at the home of USC President Dr. James and Marilyn Zumberge . . .