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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
Alida and John Dejongh
Alida and John Dejongh
Kelly Dowd and Shane Smith
Kelly Dowd and Shane Smith
Christina Fraser
Christina Fraser
Christina Fraser
Christina Fraser
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Gail Welch
Leigh Gordon and Kathryn Lehrman
Leigh Gordon and Kathryn Lehrman
Jim and Elise Ramer
Jim and Elise Ramer
Julie Welch
Julie Welch
Amanda Landesberg
Amanda Landesberg
Julie and Rick Lease
Julie and Rick Lease
Aaron Muhl and Deanna Ferguson
Aaron Muhl and Deanna Ferguson
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Colleen Orbegosso
Peggy Robbins, Peggy and Ken Abt and Dick Robbins
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Kristine and Mark Rudnick
Kristine and Mark Rudnick
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John and Karen Samelian, Amy Warren, Ken Houssin, Kari Sellers and Lisa Brannan
Linda Smith, Leag Brown, Sherry Knowles and Bill Saba
Linda Smith, Leag Brown, Sherry Knowles and Bill Saba
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Linda Smith, Leah Brown and Sherry Knowles
Dan St. German and Julie Welch
Dan St. German and Julie Welch
Linda and Stafford Starcher with Sis Silverman
Linda and Stafford Starcher with Sis Silverman
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Patricia and Jay Teitsch
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Reijo and Pirjo Toivanen
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Mark and Aurelie van den Broek
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Gail and Julie Welch
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William and Debbie Whalen with Mary Ann and Gene Dillahunty
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Lauren Wood and John Barron
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