Mortar boards and mixed doubles–
a lovely night for party-crashing

It was a beautiful summer weekend (June 27 and 28), and the Party Crashers couldn’t resist stopping in at a couple of lively gatherings.

The Indian Village Tennis Club held its annual President’s Party at the club in Detroit’s historic Indian Village. This is one of the oldest private tennis clubs in the country and probably the least pretentious. Many members live in the Pointes so it seemed like a natural stop for the Crashers. Members were looking spiffy as they danced the night away after honoring past president Diane Foster, a Grosse Pointer, for her many years of service to the club. The warm summer evening also brought guests out on the porch to enjoy cocktails and interesting conversation.

President's Party guests at the Indian Village Tennis Club included, L-R, Hope Hoffman, Clarke Scholes and Eileen and John Dixon.

This being the heart of graduation season, we were drawn to a lovely house on Balfour in the Park, where roughly 40 cars lined the block. Recent South graduate Roseanne Atsalakis was the guest of honor, and her proud parents Jean and Tony, along with brothers George and Steven, graciously welcomed us and even posed for a few photos.

The swimming pool looked inviting (we love backyard pool parties), but we resisted jumping in since no one else had taken the plunge. Guests focused on the food, drink and socializing. In addition to friends and relatives, Roseanne’s former classmates were eating heartily under the tent, sharing their future plans with us. We especially liked the kids going to Michigan State. We can’t help it–it’s our alma mater.

Fellow South graduates, L-R, Stephen Hollidge, Hannah Reimer, Julia Schneider, Libby Strachan, Roseanne Atsalakis, Jacob St. Louis and Kathryn Ourlian take a break from eating to smile for the Party Crashers.

Tony, Steven, Roseanne, Jean and George Atsalakis pose for a family photo at the graduation party.

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