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Sonata a Due


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 11:00 p.m. December 9, 2013
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Dr. Vince Carroll, Elizabeth Vargus, Molly Carroll and Bruno Motta
Dr. Vince Carroll, Elizabeth Vargus, Molly Carroll and Bruno Motta
Ron Ciaravella and B.J. Creighton
Ron Ciaravella and B.J. Creighton
Ron Ciaravella and B.J. Creighton
Ron Ciaravella and B.J. Creighton
Valerie, Avia and Anthony Goddard
Valerie, Avia and Anthony Goddard
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Judy Goldman and Trish Diamond
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Michael Goldman, Charlotte Isaacs, Bob Petersen, Dr. Cathy McCabe and Joan Morgan
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Gundrun and Jorden Graugaad
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David Hess and Robert Stanton
Gloria Moss, Mike Ash and Marian Moss
Gloria Moss, Mike Ash and Marian Moss
Barbara Pekow with Carl and Roberta Benninghoff
Barbara Pekow with Carl and Roberta Benninghoff
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Bruce Rodgers and Lisa Rubinstein
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Bill Somach and Jacquelyn Sams
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Robert Stanton, Terri Derr and David Schenck
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Anne Marie Tardiff, Ilene and David Denton and Caroline Andrus
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Brigitte von Kessel, Lee Dougherty Ross and Ann Hobson Pilot

 

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