Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – Benefit
Angela Bennett and Sherri Wattenbarger will serve as the co-chairmen for the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey’s Benefit 2012 on October 6th at the Folly Theater. The event will include a powerful performance by Ailey II under the direction of Troy Powell, and will be followed by an after party at the Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. Dr. Michael Weaver and Laura and Lantz Welch will serve as the honorary co-chairmen.
Also featured in the August 18th issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: David Riffel
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Sherri Wattenbarger and Angela Bennett, co-chairmen |
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