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2017 Class of Rising Star – Dean Newton

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Starlight Theatre – After Hours at the Towers

KC CARE Clinic – Simply Bloom

KU Alumni Association – The Rock Chalk Ball

HOT TOWN: Best in Summer Music, Theatre & Dance

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DANCING FOR LIFE: Misty Copeland, ABT Principal Dancer, returns home to honor KC roots

Lyric Opera Circle – Her Majesty’s Ball

Congratulations, Jacquelyn & David!

Indian Hills Country Club – Spring Thaw

Harvesters – Forks & Corks 2017

The Family Conservancy – Brew for Books

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City – Match Appreciation Banquet

TMC Charitable Foundation – White Coat Gala

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City – Kids Night Out

Royals Charities – Celebrity Golf Tournament

The Children’s Place – Angels’ Gala

KidsTLC – Pour for More

Center for Practical Bioethics – Annual Dinner

Kansas City Young Matrons – 100 Years of Fashion

The Jewel Ball – Chairmen’s Coffee

THE WAY WE TALK: KCAT presents stern, witty play about life, ennui, dying

IT’S ALL THERE FOR THOSE WHO SEE: KCB program shows breadth of American dance (REVIEW)

The Truman Library Institute – Wild About Harry

Children’s Mercy – Great HeighTS Clinic

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Spotlight on Centurions – Edgar Palacios

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CASA of Johnson & Wyandotte Counties – Promise of Hope

The Symphony League – Symphony Ball

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Rockhurst High School – Spectacular Auction

Kansas City Young Matrons – New Member Class

The Jewel Ball – Nancy Dreyer Sachse

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Jackson County CASA – Light of Hope Breakfast

National World War I Museum and Memorial – In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace

Women’s Employment Network – 2017 Luncheon

Congratulations, Laura & David!

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: KC Ballet takes on modern shocker

MEMORIES OF WAR: Symphony pulls out stops for Britten masterpiece, as an early participant reminisces

Kansas City Symphony Alliance – 48th Symphony Designers’ Showhouse

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy – Civic Service Award Celebration

Congratulations, Lisa & Kelly!

Rising Star Reflections – Kimberly Wilkerson

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The Children’s Place – Brews & BBQ

Kansas City Ballet Guild – 50th Annual Gala

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26th Annual DeLaSalle Movie Benefit

Park University – Grand Reopening

Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet – DOSE OF FUN

Benedictine College – Scholarship Ball

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Create the Night…

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Mission Valley Hunt Ball – 90th Anniversary

The Hunt Family Foundation and Kansas City Chiefs – 101 Awards

Congratulations, Brittany & Clark!

The Children’s SPOT at Saint Luke’s Hospital – Once Upon A Time

Cheers to Volunteers! – John DeWitt

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Spotlight on Centurions – Lydia Allen

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STIFF UPPER DECK: Lyric Opera recruits UK director for quintessentially British comedy

Kansas City Museum – The Derby Party

FAIRY-TALE PLUS FILLER: KC Ballet presents full-length classic for first time in its history

The Barstow School – Barstow on Bourbon Street

KidsTLC – Pour for More

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HALO ArtReach Auction

Spotlight on Centurions – Father Justin Mathews

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Congratulations, Betsy & John!

2017 Class of Rising Stars – Dolly Wood

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Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – INSPIRE Benefit

ANATOMY OF A CANCELLATION: Operatic duo saves the day for Harriman-Jewell Series when choir’s tour collapses

YMCA of Greater Kansas City – Challenge Your Fashion

Congratulations, Taylor & Brett!

WIN for KC – Women’s Sports Awards Celebration

Congratulations, Kate & Jon!

Spotlight on Centurions – Georgiane Hayhow

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Catholic Charities of NE KS – Ben and Betty Zarda Family Golf Classic

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Children’s Mercy – Red Hot Night Gala

BOULEVARD OF DREAMS: MET’s upcoming move spurs growth of Main Street as KC’s ‘mini-Broadway’

BEHIND BARS: Lyric Opera takes a stab at problematic prison opera (review)

Congratulations, Anna & Charles!

Crib Note – Audrey Mae Golden

Crib Note – Christopher James Cusser

Tails of Our Town – Hunter

Kansas City Zoo – Jazzoo

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Cheers to Volunteers! – David Ball

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Spotlight on Centurions – Keri Maginn

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Shawnee Mission Education Foundation – Donor Recognition Dinner

Heart of America Shakespeare Festival – Romantic Revels

Kansas City Young Matrons – Magic Ball, “All That Jazz!”

The Independent – 2017 Top Ten Party

DEATH, LOVE AND SPIRITUAL JOURNEY: Lyric Opera presents local premiere of true-story drama

The Independent’s 2017 Class of Rising Stars

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Kansas City Young Matrons – Magic Ball Patrons’ Party

Open Options – Hats Off to Mothers

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Congratulations, Danielle & Christopher!

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas – Snow Ball

Spotlight on Centurions – Tiffany Bruce

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American Heart Association – Kansas City Heart Ball Patron Party

TOP THIS, KC: Our Spring 2017 picks for some of the hottest events in music, dance, theater, jazz and more

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Warriors’ Best Friend

Kansas City Ballet Guild – Nutcracker Luncheon

Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Bruning!

Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties – Community Ball and Cotillion

Congratulations, Rachel & Jake!

Congratulations, Lena & Drew!

Cheers to Volunteers! – Jeremy Schafer

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