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Find out morePhotography by Rebecca Baxter February 29, 2016
Alyshia and Matt Barr
Michael Scialdone, Liz Robertson, Terry McKee
Jenique Leblond, Rita Pandelena
Laurie and Bob Wolfe
Debbie and Dan Casey
Van Wezel Foundation Gala
Anita Rahn, Kathy Fleeman
Margie Lee, Margaret Breuer, Lota Mushaw, Charmaine Downie
Doug and Ann Logan
Ernesto and Rebecca DeOliveira
Jerry and Wendy Feinstein, Leisha Miller, Steve Seidensticker
Genevieve and Alina Cemitier
Ales and Lenka Graf
Keith and Michelle Senglaub
Gabrielle Slater, Monica Slater Van Buskirk
Susan Jones, Sally Schule, Valerie Leatherwood, Donna Koffman
Carmen and Nancy Trotta
Tom and Renee Brady
Van Wezel Foundation Gala
Van Wezel Foundation Gala
Van Wezel Foundation Gala
Van Wezel Foundation Gala
Larry Greenspon and Mary Gratehouse
Inna Snyder, Lenka Graf
Dave and Brenda Maraman, Clare and Dan Murphy
Frank Benevento and Rachel Nichols
Wendy Merriman and Brenda Maraman (Chairs)
Sandy Buchanan, James Buchanan, Lea Mei
Rachel Wollschlager, Aimee Sicora, Victoria Jones
Kathy and David Fleeman
Program for the evening
Eileen Curd and Elizabeth Moore
Gabrielle Slater
Guests gathered at the Van Wezel for dinner, a concert by Josh Groban and an afterparty to raise money for the hall's arts education programs.
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