The Independent – Celebrating The Stars!
1900 Building was the site for the February 24th cocktail party to celebrate The Independent’s 2022 Class of Rising Stars: Missy Andeel, Olivia Bloomfield, Mark Nuss, Keith Stanfield, Alisha Thomson, and Gene Willis, and to celebrate The Top Ten Events of 2021. Guests enjoyed delicious bites from Lon Lane’s Inspired Occasions and celebrated another record-breaking year in Kansas City philanthropy.

































Featured in the March 5, 2022 issue of The Independent.
Photo credit: Kenny Johnson Photography
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