Celebrating the start of the ballet season, Kansas City Ballet Guild hosted its annual Kickoff Party on August 24th at Boulevard Brewing Company. Guild President Ron Fredman welcomed members, guests, staff, and dancers to the lovely event planned by Peggy Younger, vice president of social activities, and Dana Koehn and Cindy Hisle, co-chairmen. David Gray and Devon Carny, both with Kansas City Ballet, shared exciting comments on the upcoming season. Kansas City Ballet will kick off its season with the iconic Swan Lake, to be held from October 17th through the 26th at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.





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