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Festival of Stars Reception


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 9:00 p.m. August 27, 2011
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Festival of Stars Reception
Alice Allen
Alice Allen
Dr. Helga Wall-Apelt and Jung Sok Yo
Dr. Helga Wall-Apelt and Jung Sok Yo
Brenda and Danny Chin
Brenda and Danny Chin
Brenda and Danny Chin and their daughter, student dancer Katie Chin
Brenda and Danny Chin and their daughter, student dancer Katie Chin
Robert and Jacqueline DeWarren
Robert and Jacqueline DeWarren
Javier and Isabel DuBrocq
Javier and Isabel DuBrocq
Jerome and Sydney Goldstein
Jerome and Sydney Goldstein
Natalie Gudrun and Dody Furman
Natalie Gudrun and Dody Furman
MaryElle Hunter and Amanda, Scott and Cheryl Elsbree
MaryElle Hunter and Amanda, Scott and Cheryl Elsbree
MaryElleHunter and Amanda, Scott and Cheryl Elsbree
MaryElleHunter and Amanda, Scott and Cheryl Elsbree
Susan Landau, Jewel Ash and Ruth Weinberg
Susan Landau, Jewel Ash and Ruth Weinberg
Brother and sister Michael and Gabrielle Mengden, dance students from Houston
Brother and sister Michael and Gabrielle Mengden, dance students from Houston
Harold Ronson and Joel Fedder
Harold Ronson and Joel Fedder
Sue Rosin and Dr. Fred Bloom
Sue Rosin and Dr. Fred Bloom
Eva Slane, Paula Clemow and Ann Howard
Eva Slane, Paula Clemow and Ann Howard
Bill Wagy and Emily Walsh
Bill Wagy and Emily Walsh

 

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