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Kansas City Ballet Guild

Engagement – Milledge

Rachel’s Reads

Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Institute for Women’s Cardiovascular Research

Latina Leadership Summit

Culinary Artist: David Ruiz

SINCERELY YOURS: Song cycle recreates epistolary exchange between artistic giants

PERFECT TEN: Plucky ensemble celebrates a decade of chamber music and more

Just Like You Films

Engagement – Freeman

In The Spotlight – UCM President’s Gala

Art Scene: The Goblet Invitational

Lyric Opera Circle

RIDING TO NEW HORIZONS: Coterie and American Royal join forces for new play

Rachel’s Reads

Crib Note – Spivey

Summer Celebrations 2024

The Arts & Recreation Foundation of Overland Park

ITS 9/7 Snow Ball

Best of Fall 2024: Music, theater, and dance

JCRB|AJC

NEW WORLD: Symphony strides into the Pintscher era

Engagement – Robinson

The 2024 BOTAR President – Natalie Kirk Welch

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium – Jazzoo

Rachel’s Reads

Crib Note – Johnston

MOCSA – Night Out with MOCSA Cocktail Party and Auction

Jackson County CASA

‘TIS A GIFT: Students, teachers, and local organizations spur a bounty of youthful talent

The Pet Resource Center of Kansas City – The Fairy-Tails Ball

MOCSA Volunteer

Kansas City Rose Society – Rose Day and Rose Show

The Jewel Ball Gentlemen’s Serenade

The Jewel Ball Debutante Tea

Kansas City Symphony – Chairman’s Dinner

Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City – Legacy Invitational

Happy Bottoms – Diaper Bowl 2024

University Academy Foundation – 22nd Annual Gala, Fore! The Love of UA

Rising Star Laura Palacios

JUST IN TIME: Actors Theatre presents long-neglected American classic

Midsummer Parenting Made Easy

Geeks for Kids

Rachel’s Reads – July 2024

Union Station Kansas City

Name Dropping – Barbara Haviland

The C & C Group Alphapointe Golf Tournament

Kansas City Ballet

Quinquennial 1955-1959

Rising Star Megan Bubb

KVC Health Systems

Truman Library Institute

MAKING STRIDES: Artists from the LGBTQ+ community share thoughts on Kansas City and its progress

LET FREEDOM SING: Choirs address a nation still making up its mind on LGBTQ+ issues

PEARL OF GREAT PRICE: Summerfest to perform gem created in the worst of times

YMCA of Greater Kansas City – Challenge Your Fashion

Lyric Opera Circle – Spring Luncheon

Kansas City Young Matrons – Installation Day Tea

The Jewel Ball Prelude Party

Life Unlimited – Hats Off to Mothers

Folly Theater – 10th Annual Garden Party

InterUrban Art House – Identity: Whose?

Lyric Opera Circle – Lyric Opera Ball, “A Toast to Opera”

Quinquennial – 1950-1954

The Stats Hotel: Early Activism in Kansas City

Stonewall Sports: Volunteers On A Mission

Kansas City Museum – Derby Party

City Year Kansas City – Idealist Gala Awards

War Horses For Veterans – The Derby Party

Symphony League of Kansas City – Spring Luncheon

Symphony League of Kansas City – Ball Kickoff

Saint Luke’s Foundation – Spirit of Philanthropy Awards

Kansas City Rose Society – Spring Tea

MOCSA – Community Luncheon

KC Pet Project – Love Finds A Way

Kansas City Museum – The Derby Party

Job One “Cause-ino Night”

Jewish Family Services – Wipe Out

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas – Ben and Betty Zarda Family Golf Classic

Lyric Opera Circle – Benefactor Party

Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph – Hope Ball

The National WWI Museum and Memorial – Night at The Tower

Kansas City Ballet Guild – Spring Luncheon

The Independent – 125 Years of Tradition

CITYSCAPES: The Rabbit hOle

2024 Class of Rising Stars – Amy Barnthouse

Wayside Waifs – Fur Ball, “Bark and Roll”

FAR FROM HOME: Shipboard romance forges path toward hope, hearth, home

Rachel’s Reads – June 2024

Congratulations, Frances & Vance!

Tech Savvy And Tying The Knot

It’s All About The Hair

Congratulations, Sara & Ben!

Congratulations, Erin & James!

SOLSTICE DREAMS: Kansas City fills summer months with great music, theater, and dance

Micro Weddings: The Evolution Of The Modern Wedding

Documenting Weddings with Bailey Pianalto

Congratulations, Stephanie & Eric!

The Women’s Committee for the UMKC Conservatory – Sophisticated Ladies Spring Luncheon

University of Central Missouri – Evening of Appreciation Gala