The Kansas City Ballet Guild will host its 57th annual Ballet Ball on December 7th at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center. The Nutcracker Ball will help celebrate Kansas City Ballet’s December 6th through the 24th performances of The Nutcracker at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Linda and John “Topper” Johntz will serve as the Ball honorary chairmen. The elegant evening will include delicious cuisine, a raffle, a guest-favorite performance by Kansas City Ballet, and music and dancing with the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra. Lynne and Carl Weilert are the Ball chairmen. Proceeds from the evening will support the award-winning Kansas City Ballet School and in-school educational and engagement programs.
Nutcracker Ball Chairmen Carl and Lynne Weilert
Featured in the May 18, 2024 issue of The Independent.
Photo credit: Strauss Peyton
