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Lyric Opera Circle’s Lyric Opera Ball – Benefactor Party

Guests enjoyed the house and outdoor spaces when Jeanne and Joe Brandmeyer opened their lovely home for the Benefactor Party for the Lyric Opera Circle’s Lyric Opera Ball – For the Love of Opera. Barbara Haviland and Pamela Bruce, who served as Ball co-chairmen, thanked everyone for generously supporting the event. Marilyn and Kenneth Hager were the honorary chairmen of the Ball, which took place on April 13th at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center. 

Ball Co-chairman Pamela and Robert Bruce with Katherine Bruce

 

Emilia Barksdale, Jill Ingram Reynolds, and Dorie Sheppard

 

Kenneth and Marilyn Hager, Ball honorary chairmen

 

Joe and Skyler Bellinger, Nancy and Doug Ballou, and Kathy and Andy Anderson

 

Kenneth and Marilyn Hager with Mark Brandmeyer

 

Andrew and Tempe Elsberry, Mary Beth Gentry, and Loren and Tom Whittaker

 

Bill and Regina Kort, Nan Chapman, and Peggy and Andrew Beal 

 

Tom Butch with Mike Sigler and Greg Oborny

 

Kenneth and Marilyn Hager, Ball honorary chairmen; Barbara Haviland and Pamela Bruce, Ball co-chairmen; and Mark Brandmeyer

Also featured in the May 11, 2019 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Strauss Peyton

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