![Folly Theater – Folly Garden Party](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Online-Folly-1.jpg)
The beautiful home of Brian Williams was the setting for the Folly Theater’s fourth annual Folly Garden Party on June 3rd. More than 200 partygoers enjoyed perfect weather and a jazz performance by the Jeff Harshbarger Trio. Lisa Flynn and Lisa Leonard Ryan Hiser and David Tran Julie Walker-Browne and Pete Browne, board […]
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Natalie Anne Kirk and Jeffrey Cotton Welch, Jr. were united in marriage at La Quinta Country Club in Palm Springs, California, on March 3rd. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hanna Kirk of Prairie Village, Kansas. Her groom is the son of Linda Hamilton Welch and Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Cotton […]
Read More![Cristo Rey Kansas City – Dancing with the Kansas City Stars](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Photo-3-D8-035_v1_current.jpg)
Mary Lockton and Michael Murphy were the honorary co-chairmen, and Carol Rauckman and Carolyn Price served as the co-chairmen of Cristo Rey Kansas City’s Dancing with the Kansas City Stars at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center. The April 21st event featured a “Fly Me To The Moon” theme. Guests enjoyed an all-star […]
Read More![Nonprofit Leadership Alliance – 70th Anniversary Gala](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/website-2.jpg)
June 2nd was the date for Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s 70th Anniversary Gala, “A Better World,” at the Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. The evening celebrated 70 years of strengthening the social sector with a talented and prepared workforce and honored the organization’s founders, including former Mayor H. Roe Bartle. Peggy and Terry […]
Read More![Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art – 2018 Kemper Gala](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Screen-Shot-2018-07-09-at-11.02.06-AM.png)
Christy and Bill Gautreaux are serving as the honorary chairmen of the 2018 Kemper Gala. The event will be held at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art on October 13th, and the culinary experts at Café Sebastienne are in charge of the delicious fare. Proceeds will go toward ensuring that more than 100,000 people enjoy […]
Read More![Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City – Legacy Invitational](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/37_IMG_9914.jpg)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City chose The National Golf Club as the site for the Legacy Invitational. The fun-filled event on June 4th featured luscious meals for breakfast and lunch, a gift salon, a cigar emporium, chair massages, and a 19th hole reception. All that was in addition to the excitement of […]
Read More![Saint Luke’s Foundation – Annual Recognition Luncheon](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Annual-Luncheon-Online-1.jpg)
June 7th was the date for Saint Luke’s Foundation’s Annual Recognition Luncheon at Grand Street. Established in 1988 during the silver anniversary of Saint Luke’s Foundation, the Foundation Fellow Award recognizes outstanding service and support of medical education, research and hospital programs. Peggy and Dr. Michael Borkon were this year’s recipients. Jill and Marshall Dean […]
Read More![Spotlight on Centurions – Amy Kligman](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Screen-Shot-2018-07-09-at-11.19.36-AM-300x193.png)
A member of Centurions, class of 2019, Amy Kligman serves on the Arts, Culture and Entertainment Task Force and on the curriculum committee. She is the executive/artistic director at the Charlotte Street Foundation and also serves on the board of directors of Nonprofit Connect. Amy previously worked for Hallmark Creative, where her titles included art […]
Read More![The Jewel Ball – Debutante Tea](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/022_jb_2018_tea_serenade-1.jpg)
On June 3rd, the Jewel Ball Debutante Tea was held at The Kansas City Country Club. The co-chairmen were Janet Russell, Emily Dugger and Lindsey Horner. Whitney Estes, Alana Estes and Annette Sherrow Charlotte White, Jewel Ball chairman Jeannette Reintjes, debutante chairman Charlotte White, Jewel Ball chairman; with Janet Russell, […]
Read More![KCRep – A Fearless Fête 2018](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/KCRep_2018-0024.jpg)
KCRep’s A Fearless Fête 2018 – Live from Kansas City, it’s Saturday Night was held on May 19th at Spencer Theatre on the UMKC campus. Partygoers dressed as their favorite Saturday Night Live character and enjoyed hilarious performances by The Second City comedy troupe and Seth Herzog, resident comedian at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy […]
Read More![Crib Note – Dorothy Ann Weber](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Weber-13.jpg)
A beautiful baby girl named Dorothy “Dottie” Ann Weber was born on March 20th to Caroline and Louis Weber IV of Dallas, Texas. The blue-eyed girl weighed seven pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 and one half inches long. Dottie’s proud grandparents are Virginia and Richard Owen of Our Town and Susan Coke and Louis […]
Read More![Generations Of Love](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-28-at-10.39.06-AM-300x193.png)
As unlikely as it sounds, R. Hugh “Pat” Uhlmann might never have met his bride if he hadn’t attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, which was an all-male school back in the 1930s. His roommates were a pair of brothers, Bucks and Bobby Weil from Montgomery, Alabama. Pat visited their home – and fell for […]
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Making The Perfect Plan As the shock and wonder of the perfect proposal starts to wear off, the panic of planning the wedding begins to set in. With all of the literature out there on the headache that planning a wedding can be, it seems difficult to almost impossible to figure out where to start. […]
Read More![Planning a wedding by creating a Pinterest board? Here at The Independent, we have something better: the archives.](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-27-at-11.58.28-AM.png)
One of our favorite wedding photos is of Loula Long Combs, who became Mrs. Robert Pryor Combs in July 1917. Loula was a renown horsewoman, constantly surrounded by grooms, but only the kind who carry currycombs, not diamond rings. The Independent had desperately wanted her to get married for years – there were constant asides […]
Read More![2018 Class of Rising Star Jackie Vavroch](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-27-at-11.54.07-AM.png)
Jackie Vavroch is in-house counsel at Dairy Farmers of America and an active member of the legal community, graduating from both the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Robert T. Roberts Trial Academy and Leadership Academy. Said Trina Le Riche, Ogletree Deakins: “She has the capability to see an assignment through, going above and beyond what […]
Read More![Congratulations, Kathryn & Stephen!](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-27-at-11.48.52-AM.png)
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Blake Stanton of Overland Park, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Hannah Stanton, to Stephen Evans Nichols, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Jon Christopher Nichols of Leawood, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. Daniel Mark Hannah of Lyons, Kansas, and the late Mrs. […]
Read More![Saint Luke’s Foundation – Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Online-1.jpg)
The Saint Luke’s Foundation recently announced a $13 million gift commitment from the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation to support the Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute (SLMBNI). On May 16th, members of the Bloch family, doctors, staff members, and supporters of SLMBNI came together for a Partnership Renewal Celebration. The past decade has […]
Read More![Operation Breakthrough – Big Dreams, Bright Futures](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/13.-Operation-Breakthrough.jpg)
More than 850 guests gathered for Operation Breakthrough’s 20th annual Big Dreams, Bright Futures event on April 27th at the Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. The evening honored Jean and Bill Dunn, Sr., who were the honorary chairmen; and the Dunn family. Joan Cohen and Tammy Ham, board members; served as event […]
Read More![Open Options – Hats Off to Mothers](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20.-Open-Options.jpg)
Karen Mische, Lynda Robertson and Sara Bower Youngblood were the co-chairmen of Hats Off to Mothers on May 3rd at the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza. Libby Blair, Pam Bruce, Debra Fink, Dr. Anne Johnson, Ellen Merriman, Marty Mos, and Sonia Warshawski were the honorees. The 15th anniversary event was a benefit for Open […]
Read More![Cheers to Volunteers! – Sharon Gartin](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sharon-edits-3.jpg)
Sharon Gartin started volunteering as a dog walker years before Kansas City Pet Project (KCPP) took charge of the Kansas City Shelter. As her Facebook friends know, she is constantly posting photos in order to help dogs find fur-ever homes. At KCPP, she is known for her caring, positive attitude and the countless ways she […]
Read More![Spotlight on Centurions – Bess Wallerstein Huff](https://kcindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bess_Wallerstein_Huff_Photo_credit_Tom_Styrkowicz.jpg)
Bess Wallerstein Huff is a native of Our Town. She became associated with Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in 2010 and currently is the director of marketing. Bess is a member of Centurions, class of 2019. She serves on the diversity committee and the Arts and Culture Task Force planning committee. Bess is also […]
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