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Find out morePhotography by Rebecca Baxter March 6, 2018
Debbie Plotts, Angus and Jackie Rogers
Tomeika Koski
William Pilkington, Melissa Stanfield
Wendy and Jerry Feinstein
Punchie and Brian Teal
Rita Thibault
Jules Price, Susan Jones, Michelle Senglaub (Chairs)
Audrey Robbins, Harry Leopold
Brian Teal, Dominic Harris
Mike and Brooke Coble
Patricia and Peter Laughlin
An Oscar come to life
Table decor
Ana Isabelle
Ray and Debbi Breslof
Melissa and Ian Howard
Jonathan and Michelle Mitchell
Elita Kane and Joan Engelbach
Megan and Mark Mitchell
Betsy and Tom Marshall
Caroline Amory
Elena Williams
Linda DiGabriele, Stanley Kane, Darlene Abney
Adrienne and Keith Johnson, Krystel and Matt Beall
Jake Grollman, Emily Walsh
Jerry Rivera and Joey Panek
Pamela Hughes
Dini Lamot, Windle Davis
Thomas Frey and Shoko Kubota
Paul Ramy, Anne Shelton, Sandrina and Mark Riddell
Elizabeth Melendez Fisher, Brad Good
Jennifer and Randy Simmns, Michelle Stout, Sandy Moore
Nikki Sedacca and John Revisky
Jack and Anna McClure
"Marilyn Monroe"
Sally Schule, Jackie Rogers, Terri Najmolhoda
Tracy Spalsbury, Laura Gilbert
Party scene
Linda Krysinski and Frank Duran
Umbreen Khalidi-Majeed
Umbreen Khalidi-Majeed, Donna Koffman, Heather Dunhill
Stacie Bear, Elisabeth Waters
Tammy Karp, Inna Snyder, Elena Williams
Kathy and Richard Rostant
Charles and Charlotte Perret
Asolo Rep's Evita star, Ana Isabelle, performed, and the Old Hollywood Jazz Band with bandleader Warren Priske provided entertainment against a backdrop of classic Hollywood films.
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