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Find out morePhotography by Lori Sax January 18, 2017
Eva Slane, Peggy Abt
Lee Dougherty-Ross, Jacobina Trump
Teresa Carter
Bruce Rodgers, Debbi Benedict
Oskar Eustis, Debbi Benedict, Bruce Rodgers
Lisa Rubinstein, Bob Bartner, Patricia Caswell
Bev Fisher, Melba Jimenez
Peggy Costello, Juliet McGhie, Pat Pantello, Penelope Body-Saunders
Ron Pantello
Larry Winegar
Flora Major, Hermione Gilpin
Pamela Hughes, Rochelle Curry Nigri, Deborah Beacham
Claudia Swan, Rebecca Donelson, Kate Harris
Denise and Nicole Mei, Bruce Lehman, Elizabeth Van Riper
Jeanne Graham, Elizabeth Nace
Bob Baer, Kirstin Fulkerson
Kristine Boone, Linda and David Green
Roy Cohen, Katherine Martucci
Kaye Keller, Debbie Seitl
Kirk and Chris Voelker
Deborah Beacham, Mary Sally, Pam Hughes, Susan Kelley
Alyssia Lavin Kapic, Kathleen Gurney, Sandy DeFeo
Monica Streacker, Marta Riordan
Bianca Lawrence, Margarete Van Antwerpen
Ron Grossman, Nancy Schlossberg, Sophia LaRusso, Roy Cohen
Karen Solem, Joy Norwood
Jewelle Bickford, Gila Meriwether, Kim Cornetet
Brianna Geesaman, Carole Crosby, Craig Badinger
The luncheon program
Debbi Benedict
Charlotte Perret, Jan Chester
The first-ever Muse luncheon welcomed guests to hear Oskar Eustis, one of the original producers of the musical Hamilton. Proceeds benefit the Hermitage Founders' Fund.
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