That nice lady waving is Val of Create Arts who introduced us.

To her left is Doreen who organized the refreshments. I definitely want the recipe for Doreen's apricot bars.

Phoenix, third row right, said I looked familiar. Then, she asked if I knew Marilyn Chambers. To which I happily replied, "Yes" and told her that she'd read a chapter about Marilyn in one of the books she purchased.

I learned later from his wife that the judicial looking man with the gray beard in the back is, indeed, the judge from Newport.