Friends of the Conservatory of Music and Dance at UMKC
The Friends of the Conservatory of Music and Dance at UMKC’s Crescendo will be held on November 8th in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Lisa Schellhorn recently hosted an Invitation Stuffing Party where more than 1,200 invitations were prepared for the event.
Also featured in the October 5th issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Bruce Mathews
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Regina Kort, Lisa Schellhorn, host; Melanie Fenske, Dean Peter Witte, UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance; and Katherine Schorgl |
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Barbara Spilker, Regina Kort and Katherine Schorgl |
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Linda Lyon, Jenny Erdman, Kay Martin, Barbara Spilker, and Ann Sundeen |
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Elaine Mann, Yvette Miceli, Mary Kay Horner, Suzanne Shank, Eulalie Zimmer, and Jane White Brown |
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