Hollywood Bowl Enjoys the Kindness of Patronesses

The Hollywood Bowl will have new microphones for its upcoming summer season. They’re donated by the Hollywood Bowl Patronesses Committee, which is ever mindful of Bowl aesthetics. Recently, Patronesses, headed by president Louise Jones of San Marino, toured the Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and lunched there. Now, members are focused on their June 28 party in the Fremont Place home and garden of Mollie and Ragnar Qvale. By Los Angeles tradition, the Sunday night evening kicks off the Bowl season. (Opening night at the Bowl is July 7).

The affair is a salute to John and Rosemary Raitt. Bee Jay DiVall is dinner chairman.

LAVISH: Ten-page invitations have been mailed by Barbara and Frank Sinatra for the Aug. 5-7 celebration of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA’s 10th anniversary in Monte Carlo.

The Sinatras are co-chairmen and the confirmed participants are a Who’s Who: John Kluge (who plans to host a supper party aboard his yacht, Virginian, in Monaco Harbor), Veronique and Gregory Peck, Karl Lagerfeld, Robert and Jill Wagner, Leo and Anita Jaffe, Roger and Luisa Moore, Mary and Harding Lawrence (who host a luncheon at La Fiorentina, their St. Jean-Cap-Ferrat villa).

More are Adm. William and Rose Narva of Palm Desert, Lucille and Alfred Heineken, Michael and Barbara King, Robert and Gloria Hausman (he is foundation chair), Preston Robert and Joan Tisch, and Jonathan and Laura Tisch.

Prince Rainier and his family will host a reception and summer concert at the palace Aug. 5, and Ol’ Blue Eyes sings Aug. 7 at the annual Red Cross Gala. Anniversary celebrants participate either as patrons ($10,000), benefactors ($25,000) or as sponsors ($100,000), which leaves out a lot of us.

Toufic Aboukhater, a private investor who resides in Monte Carlo, and Dame Celia Lipton-Farris, a Palm Beach philanthropist, are underwriting the three-day soiree. It was established in 1982 in Princess Grace’s memory to provide patronage for the performing arts in America.

DISTINGUISHED: Eight women of accomplishment took the spotlight at the Club 100 of the Music Center Distinguished Artists Awards luncheon at the Four Seasons this week.

The honorees: songwriter Marilyn Bergman, director Penny Marshall and actresses Sharon Gless, Lee Grant, Ann Jillian, Shirley MacLaine, Rhonda Fleming Mann and Suzanne Pleshette. Fran Muir chaired the event with Gail Newman and Sally Raab assisting.

DIAMOND CIRCLE: Glitter and glitz, dogs jumping through hoops, and chimps, acrobats and knife-throwers put pizzazz and merriment into The Diamond Circle for City of Hope at Diamond Cirque: The Last Great Hollywood Party, Part XIII Saturday evening at the Beverly Wilshire.

Gene Barry paced the night as ringmaster. Nellie Geldin and Estelle Silberkleit chaired the big-top gala. The Circle raised $3 million last year for cancer research, particularly leukemia, but this event was just for fun.

THE 80TH: The Green & White Select of the Angeles Girl Scout Council will laud California First Lady Gayle Wilson with its “Grace Award,” marking the 80th anniversary of scouting, Friday evening in Descanso Gardens. Roy A. Anderson, chairman emeritus, Lockheed Corp., is honorary chairman of the fund-raiser. Northrop Corp. will receive the Good Scout Award “for untiring community spirit.” Earlier in the afternoon, Wilson will dedicate the first Girl Scout Year-Round Center for math and science at Casa Del Alfarero, 120 E. 25th St.

SALUTES: Monday evening, Dick Poladian, Jim Collins and Carmen Warshaw will be honored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews at its 44th annual Los Angeles Reginal Humanitarian Awards Dinner at the Beverly Hilton.

KUDOS: Connie Frank and chums always seem to pull off the impossible. How about a net of approximately $209,000, with expenses less than $1,500.

That’s the word on the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California film event for “Pinocchio” at Walt Disney Studios. Kids tossed rings on Pinocchio’s nose, watched marionettesand rode a ferris wheel.

Disney Studios President Richard Frank, Connie’s husband, was right there, making it all happen. When the foundation fund-raiser began in 1985, it raised only $16,000.

AT THE HELM: Tall Arthur Hamilton Rasmussen Jr. takes over as president of The Bachelors. Charles Fitger Donnelly will be vice chair and ball chairman. Steven Leland, William Bessolo, Geoffrey Clark, George Hotaling II, Mark Kelsey, Anthony Manos, Christian Markey III, John Sandberg, William Weeks II and Anthony Witteman have all been elected to serve on the Board of Governors. Robert Heller Forward Jr. will serve ex officio .

CIRCLE RED: Two events canceled during the riots have been rescheduled.

Friends of Robinson Gardens and Tiffany & Co. salute Mildred Mathias with a benefit at the Virginia Robinson Gardens Estate June 26.

The Pasadena Humane Society open house in front of its shelter at 361 S. Raymond Ave. in Pasadena has been set for June 20 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Admission is free. K-9 demonstrations, an animal blessing at 3 p.m. and views of the new facility are on the agenda . . . .

Champagne flutes will be raised to wine authority Robert Lawrence Balzer June 27 at a gala at the Beverly Hilton. A wine auction will raise funds to support scholarships at UC Davis.