Kansas City Ballet Guild – The Emerald City Ball
The Emerald City Ball was held on October 6th at the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza. The event, hosted by the Kansas City Ballet Guild, was a celebration of Kansas City Ballet’s world premiere of Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz. Carol and W. Anthony Feiock were the honorary chairmen, and Gigi Rose served as the chairman. The festivities featured a runway show featuring the fashions of Oz, narrated by Liz Vandal, costume designer; in addition to cocktails, dinner and the music of the Michael Beers Band. Frank Byrne, Kansas City Symphony; received the Pirouette Award for his outstanding contribution to the performing arts. The award was presented by Susan Meehan-Mizer, Guild president, and Jeffrey J. Bentley, Kansas City Ballet.
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| Mr. and Mrs. Gary Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Siragusa |
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| Mr. and Mrs. Gary Rose, chairman |
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| Mr. and Mrs. W. Anthony Feiock, honorary chairmen |
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| Esther Richart, Robin Beck, Joan Locke, Annette Szulc, Mr. Demetrius McClendon, Jennifer Owen, Mr. George Langworthy, Emily Behrmann, Dr. Jennifer Ashby, and Mr. Dick Gibson |
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| Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weilert |
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| Mr. and Mrs. W. Anthony Feiock, honorary chairmen; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Rose, chairman; and Mr. Jeffrey J. Bentley, Kansas City Ballet |
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| Wojciech Ogloza and Connor Hammond, KCB II; Costume Designer Liz Vandal, Divya Rea, KCB II; Austin Meiteen, KCB II; and Jeremy Hanson, trainee |
Also featured in the December 8, 2018 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Larry F. Levenson
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