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Prelude 2015: Building on the Past. Imagining the Future

Members of the Karbank family were the honorary chairmen, and Prudence and Robert True served as chairmen of Prelude 2015: Building on the Past. Imagining the Future. As the inaugural event in The 1900 Building, Harriman-Jewell Series’ guests enjoyed an evening in industrial elegance, complete with cocktails, dinner by Lon Lane’s Inspired Occasions, a silent auction, and a performance by emerging violinist Simone Porter.

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Tony and Linda Landers
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David Sallee, William Jewell College; and Mary Sallee with Dean Dunham, Harriman-Jewell Series co-founder
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Ryan Doll, Mike Paxton, Steve Ferris, Daryl Cox, and Tim Jonkman
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Bill and Dorothy Curry, Richard Harriman Arts Award honorees; with Clark Morris, Harriman-Jewell Series

Additional photos also featured in the October 31, 2015 issue 
Photo Credit: Don Ipock

 

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