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Houston Ballet Glamorous Gershwin Ball


Ball co-chairs Bobby and Phoebe Tudor.

 
Auction co-chairs Mary Beth Aspromonte and Ceron.

The Houston Ballet kicked off a new season with the 2008 Houston Ballet Ball in the Grand Foyer of the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, TX on February 16.  Co-chaired by Phoebe and Bobby Tudor, the evening celebrated one of Houston's most glittering annual affairs.  The evening's theme “Glamorous Gershwin”, inspired sophisticated décor and appealing super-club splendor of the ‘40's in New York City. Over 550 guests brought in record net proceeds of $780,000.

Ball notables on hand to celebrate Phoebe and Bobby Tudor were Margaret Williams, Lynn Wyatt, Joanne King Herring, Pat and Dan Breen, Jeanie Kilroy, Linda and Dr. Walter McReynolds, Rose and Harry Cullen, Houston Ballet's artistic director Stanton Welch, Houston Grand Opera's director, Anthony Freud, Neiman Marcus's Bob Devlin, George Lancaster, Daniel Cappello in from New York, Jennifer and Doug Bosch, Jesse H. Jones, II, and J. Randall Powers.

All proceeds will benefit the Houston Ballet Foundation which was founded in 1955 with the vision to create a resident ballet company and to start a school which would train its dancers. It is the Ballet's mission to inspire a lasting love and appreciation for dance through artistic excellence, exhilarating performances, innovative choreography and superb educational programs.


Lynn Wyatt, Stanton Welch and Phoebe Tudor.

 
Guest, Joanne King Herring.


Pat and Dan Breen.


Harry and Rose Cullen.


Linda and Walter McReynolds.


Mayor Bill White and Mrs. Andrea White.


Jacqueline and Leon Kinloch.


Polly and Jerry Gauthier.


Martha and Richard Finger.


Marvin McMurrey and Martha Rocks.


Dee and Pat Osborne.    


Shafik Rifaat and Shelby Hodge.


Carol Tag and Ron Juwa.


Mark and Laura Flagg.


Jo and Jim Furr.


Shawn Stephens and Jim Jordan.


Laura Spalding and Kara Williams.


Diane Lokey Farb.


Russell and Elise Joseph.


Joe and Merrill Hafner.


Mel and Karen Payne.


Richard and Kris McGee.


Don and Anne Graubart.


Cynthe and Brian Hughes.


Gracie and Bob Cavnar.


Leticia and Mike Loya.


Ann and Karl Stern.


Michelle and Lorne Bain.


Kristi and John Schiller.


Jean and Henry May.


Kimberly and Frank DeLape.


Michael and Carolyn Mann.


Christopher Mendel and Monsour Taghdisi.


Ginni, Richard and Melissa Mithoff.


Nanette and Jerry Finger.


Patti Murphy and Rachel Regan.


Jay Jones and Gracie Cavnar.


C.C. Conner.

Photos: PWL Studio

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