BEAUNE 2006

In 2006, a large Nantucket contingent traveled to Beaune to celebrate the signing of official jumelage documents by the mayor of Beaune, Alain Suguenot, and two members of the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, Brian Chadwick and Michael Glowacki.

Photos by Terry Pommett and Neil Rosenberg

The signing took place at the Hôtel-Dieu of the Hospices de Beaune on October 21, 2006. Left to right: Mike Glowacki, Brian Chadwick, Denis Toner, aide to mayor Suguenot, Alain Suguenot, Pierre Bolze

Pierre Bolze

Mike Glowacki, Alain Suguenot, Brian Chadwick, Denis Toner

Mike Glowacki and Brian Chadwick

Gift exchange


Prior to the signing the mayor held an official reception at the Mairie on October 19, 2006.

Alain Suguenot and Jill Karp

Beth English and Mark Donato

Andrea and All Kovalencik

Anne Laurillard and Terry Pommett

Beth English, Alain Suguenot, Mark Donato

Pierre Bolze, Alain Suguenot, Brian Chadwick

Jean-Charles Berruet and Tom Sollas


And, of course, we celebrated the food and wine of Burgundy with lunch at Ma Cuisine and dinners at Maison Latour and Maison Louis Jadot, and dinner in the courtyard at 2 rue des Naigeons….

Jack Curlett

Martha and Wes Morris

Rhoda Weinman

Don and Rita Mignosa

John Wagley, Jean de la Pour, Laura Carmellini, Don and Rita Mignosa

Beth English

Fifi Greenberg

Mike Glowacki, Susan Handy, Jill Karp, Rhoda Weinman

John Wagley and Jean de la Pour

Martine and Michel Anglada

Pierre Bolze, Marianne and John Stanton

Will Little, Anne and Jack Curlett

Janice Darzenta and Rita Mignosa

Jill Karp and Denis Toner

Brian and Jennifer Chadwick

Rita and Don Mignosa with Chuck Darzenta

Susan M. Callan

Susan Handy, All and Andrea Kovalencik

Wes Morris and Denis Toner

Alex Gambal, Philippe Senard, Jacques Chevignard

All Kovalencik, Denis Toner, and the kitchen crew

Brian Chadwick and Stéphanie di Palma

Diana Williams and Alex Gambal

Shaw and Bill Smitrovich, Eleanor Chevignard


And we took plenty of time to tour and see more of Burgundy….

All Kovalencik

Amber and David Cantella

Beth English and Anne Laurillard

Bill Smitrovich and Denis Toner

Brian and Jennifer Chadwick

Craig Hanna and Jill Karp

Craig Hanna

John Stanton

Maeve Markey

Mike Glowacki

Terry Pommett and Anne Laurillard

Tom and Anne Sollas

Will Little, Anne and Jack Curlett

All Kovalencik, Laura Carmellini, Andrea Kovalencik, Alex Gambal

Alex Gambal, Shaw and Bill Smitrovich


And along the way we even got a little local press…

And for all this, we thank our organizers and friends…

Mark Donato, Maeve Markey, Susan M. Callan

Laura Carmellini, Bill Smitrovich, Denis Toner

Laura Carmellini, All and Andrea Kovalencik

Shaw Smitrovich, Denis Toner, Tom Sollas