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Show May, 2000 ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce Monthly Newsletter .Page 4 anish porcelain maker visits Utah BY AMY POOLE PROVO Hundreds of people flooded into Losee Jewelers on May 9 for a Juan Vicente Lladro' signing event of Lladro' porcelain figurines. The event at the CottonTree Square in Provo proved festive with authentic Spanish music, food and dance entertainment. JoAnn Losee, owner of Losee Jewelers, said the reality of it far exceeded her expectations. "This event was a dream come true. I have wanted and worked hard for this for many years. It was an overwhelming successful event not only for us and our customers, cus-tomers, but it was also wonderful wonder-ful for Lladro'," she said. One of the most popular pieces at the signing was the "Christus," a piece given to representatives from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Madrid Temple open house. The figurines are popular in Utah and are renowned for their high quality qual-ity and detail. Many people who attended the signing event commented on the wonderful opportunity to meet a member of the famous Lladro' family, JoAnn said. Juan was very gracious, staying well past the set hours for signing, not leaving until all Lladro' pieces were signed. Juan mentioned he had never received a warmer welcome at a signing than in Provo. Juan Vicente Lladro' comes from a famous Spanish porcelain-making porcelain-making family. As the son of Vicente, one of the founding brothers of Lladro porcelain, I - - f 1 early 1960s, more than three and a half decades ago. The Losee's have been able to hold a selection of Lladro' events. As far as the Losee's know, Losee's Jewelers is the only jeweler in Utah authorized autho-rized by Lladro' to carry its entire en-tire line, from small figurines to the most elaborate porcelain creations. Juan Vicente Lladro', of the famous Spanish Lladro' figurine-making family and Chamber President Steve Densley Juan has inherited a strong background back-ground in art and sculpture. This talent is reflected in his selection of architecture as a career study and in his interest in creative product development. Dick and JoAnn Losee opened their first jewelry store in the valley val-ley in 1956 and began carrying Lladro' porcelain figurines in the BOIlif KOT IF YOU HAVEUT TOLD YOUR FATuilY. www.shareyourlife.org 1-800-355-SHARE Coalition on Organ & Tissue Donation June 2000 1 Senator Reed 2 First Friday 3 Smoot Awards Forum Provo (Provo City) at BYU Marriott on venture Skyroom - 6:30 p.m. capital - Noon 4 5 6 GRC-Noon 7 8 9 lOorem Summerfest Parade 11 12 13 Executive Board 14 Business 15 Bus. After 16 Membership 17 Mtg. - 7:30 a.m. Development Hours Rubios Development Council -7:30 a.m. Baja Grill - 5-7 p.m. Council - 8 a.m. Pacesetters-Noon Village Inn 18 Father's Day 19 20 GRC-Noon 2 1 General Board 22 Women's Div. 23 24 Community Dev. Mtg. - 7:30 a.m. Luncheon noon NuSkin 4 p.m. New Member Orient. 25 26 President's 27 Pacesetters- 28 29 30 Roundtabte-9 am Noon . t ii it |