Kansas City Ballet – Nutcracker Ball
The 46th annual Ballet Ball will be held on December 6th to benefit the Kansas City Ballet and the Kansas City Ballet School. Guests will enjoy cocktails, dinner and dancing. Past Ball Chairmen met recently to support this year’s fundraising effort.
Also featured in the February 23rd issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Keith Mays
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(Seated) Lauren LaPointe, Melinda Petet and Barbara Spilker (standing) Sunday Siragusa, Sue Ann Fagerberg, Vicki Baxter, Barbara Storm, Mary Beth Hershey, Julia Irene Kauffman, and Lisa Hickok (out of camera range) Peggy Dunn |
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