Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – Gala
November 19th is the night for the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Gala 2011. Signature Suppers will be held in homes and creative venues throughout Our Town. Then guests will gather at the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts for a dynamic performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The After Party will provide an opportunity for guests to mingle and dance with the performers. Joanne and John Bluford and Diane Canaday Hesse and Dan Hesse are the honorary co-chairmen. Deborah and Paget Alves and Gayle and Bruce Krigel are serving as co-chairmen.
Also featured in the July 23rd issue of The Independent
|Photo Credit: David Riffel
Gayle Krigel, co-chairman; and Deborah Alves, co-chairman and board member (out of camera range) Paget Alves and Bruce Krigel, co-chairmen
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