Lyric Opera Circle – 2023 Lyric Opera Ball
Many coveted auction items and raffle prizes will be featured at the Lyric Opera Circle’s Lyric Opera Ball. Karla and Dr. Ivan Batlle are serving as the honorary chairmen for the event, which will be held on April 1st at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center. Juliette Singer and Edie Downing are the co-chairmen, and Peggy Beal and Karen Yungmeyer are the auction co-chairmen.






Featured in the March 18, 2023 issue of The Independent.
Photo credit: Keith Gard and William Lindsay
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