Anne Apgar Celebration

Friends and family of community activist Anne Apgar gathered at the Federal Hill home of Ted and Faith Millspaugh to surprise her in celebration of her 70th birthday, and to honor her for her hard work with the South Harbor Renaissance in improving Federal Hill Park.

Mission accomplished! Thanks to the covert operations directed by husband Sandy Apgar (L), the surprise went off without a hitch…having the desired effect on Anne (C), here being greeted by her brother, Travers Nelson.

Sandy Apgar started off the evening’s tributes with a moving speech about his beloved spouse.

Maryland State Senator Bill Ferguson presented Anne with a proclamation citing her leadership with the Federal Hill Park improvements. He was followed by Baltimore City Council member Eric Costello with similar honors from the city.

Then, it was back to enjoying the evening for Anne et al.

Pictured (LtoR) Sandy and Anne Apgar

Needless to say, the Apgar family turned out in force to surprise and honor Anne.

Pictured (LtoR) Beth Whitmer, Federal Hill Neighborhood Association president; Cindy Conklin, Berkshire Hathaway Homesale realtor; and Marguerite Thomas, journalist

Pictured (LtoR) Diane Rowland, Kaiser Family Foundation executive vice president; Muffy Deeley, The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt RN; Elizabeth Trimble, retired attorney; and Anne Bainbridge, retired librarian/designer

Pictured (LtoR) Bill Ferguson, District 46 Maryland State Senator; and Jamie Apgar, associate for music at All Souls Episcopal Church, Berkeley, CA/son of Anne & Sandy Apgar

Pictured (LtoR)Katie Wood, Guayaki Yerba Mate cebadora; Jon Wood; and Travers Nelson, brother of Anne Apgar

Pictured (LtoR) Thomasina Poirot, Venable attorney; Clayton Apgar, Billy Clark Creative Management COO/son of Anne & Sandy Apgar; Kate Chadwick, Los Angeles-based actress/daughter-in-law of Anne & Sandy Apgar

Pictured (LtoR) Emory Apgar Smith, 2, granddaughter of Anne & Sandy Apgar; Anne Apgar; Zubar Abdullah, ZS Consulting principal; Zavi Abdullah, 3½; and Valerie McGuire, Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks design planner supervisor

Pictured (LtoR) Walters Art Museum Women’s Committee colleagues: Julia Keller, National Museum of Women in the Arts major gifts officer; Faith Millspaugh, event host; Anne Apgar; Kathy Phillips, Baltimore-based interior designer; and Yvonne Lenz, Women’s Committee chair. Faith, Anne and Kathy are all Walters Art Museum Women’s Committee past presidents.

Pictured (LtoR) Judith Nelson, retired restaurateur/sister in law of Anne & Sandy Apgar; and Melanie Gudesblatt, University of California music history PhD candidate/daughter-in-law of Anne & Sandy Apgar

Pictured (LtoR) Sarah Apgar/daughter of Anne & Sandy Apgar; Maggie Kennedy, South Harbor Renaissance board member; and David Nelson, brother of Anne Apgar

Pictured (LtoR) Mark Wagner, Baltimore-based attorney; and Kathie Wagner, Lutherville-based physical therapist