In The Spotlight – Kansas City Ballet Guild
Peggy Beal is the 2021-2022 Kansas City Ballet Guild president, succeeding Juliette Singer Spinks, the 2020-2021 president. Loews Hotel Kansas City will be the site for The Nutcracker Ball, which will be held on November 20th. Through the annual Ball and Boutique, the Guild supports the Kansas City Ballet and the Kansas City Ballet School.
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Peggy Beal, incoming president; with Juliette Singer Spinks, outgoing president |
Also featured in the June 12, 2021 issue of The Independent.
Photo credit: Strauss Peyton
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