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RIAF 2012 Closing Night Party


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 10:30 p.m. October 13, 2012
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Join us in the Museum of Art Courtyard to enjoy an array of New Orleans inspired cuisine and raise a toast to RIAF 2012. Featuring the world-famous New Orleans music machine, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, whose name is synonymous with genre-bending romps and high-octane performances.
Linda Smith
Linda Smith
Amanda Landesberg and Eduardo Anaya
Amanda Landesberg and Eduardo Anaya
Aurelie van den Broek
Aurelie van den Broek
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Robert and Penny Billings
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Martyna Carlisle and Colleen Orbegosso
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Joe Colella, Peg Pluto, Janet Allpair and Maryann Bloomer
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Laura Cook and Tim White
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courtyard
Courtyard
Courtyard
Courtyard
Courtyard
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Alida and John Dejongh
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Kelly Dowd and Shane Smith
Christina Fraser
Christina Fraser
Christina Fraser
Christina Fraser
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Gail Welch
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Leigh Gordon and Kathryn Lehrman
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Jim and Elise Ramer
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Julie Welch
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Amanda Landesberg
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Julie and Rick Lease
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Aaron Muhl and Deanna Ferguson
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Colleen Orbegosso
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Linda Smith, Leag Brown, Sherry Knowles and Bill Saba
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Linda Smith, Leah Brown and Sherry Knowles
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Dan St. German and Julie Welch
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Linda and Stafford Starcher with Sis Silverman
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Patricia and Jay Teitsch
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