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Jewel Ball Party – Deb-A-Go-Go!

Dressed in 60s–style maxi dresses and tie dye, The Jewel Ball debutantes and their escorts had a groovy time at Studio Dan Meiners on June 5th. Guests at Deb-A-Go-Go enjoyed mingling and noshing on fabulous treats from Delish.  Hosts Caitlin Benson, Maggie Dunn, Caroline Farchmin, Maggie Ingram, Ericka Schubert, Sarah Sears, and Caroline Thompson and crew boogied to the music of KC Event Sounds, enjoyed hula hoops and had their fortunes told.  Rock on!

Also featured in the August 6th issue of The Independent

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Maggie Ingram, Caitlin Benson, Sarah Sears, Caroline Thompson, Caroline Farchmin, Maggie Dunn, and Ericka Schubert, hosts


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(Front row) Weslynn O’Neill, Mollie Perryman and Laura Hebenstreit (back row) Chase Hodge, Jack Starr, Caffrey Brooks, Joe Schmidt, Teddy Fitzgibbons, and Jacob Sinclair

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Roy and Linda Farchmin, Paul and Mary Thompson and Laurie and Chip Ingram

 

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