Ball co-chairs Bobby and Phoebe Tudor.
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Auction co-chairs Mary Beth Aspromonte and Ceron.
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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.
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Lynn Wyatt, Stanton Welch and Phoebe Tudor.
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Guest, Joanne King Herring.
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Pat and Dan Breen.
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Harry and Rose Cullen.
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Linda and Walter McReynolds.
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Mayor Bill White and Mrs. Andrea White.
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Jacqueline and Leon Kinloch.
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Polly and Jerry Gauthier.
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Martha and Richard Finger.
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Marvin McMurrey and Martha Rocks.
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Dee and Pat Osborne.
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Shafik Rifaat and Shelby Hodge.
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Carol Tag and Ron Juwa.
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Mark and Laura Flagg.
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Jo and Jim Furr.
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Shawn Stephens and Jim Jordan.
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Laura Spalding and Kara Williams.
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Diane Lokey Farb.
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Russell and Elise Joseph.
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Joe and Merrill Hafner.
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Mel and Karen Payne.
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Richard and Kris McGee.
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Don and Anne Graubart.
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Cynthe and Brian Hughes.
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Gracie and Bob Cavnar.
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Leticia and Mike Loya.
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Ann and Karl Stern.
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Michelle and Lorne Bain.
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Kristi and John Schiller.
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Jean and Henry May.
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Kimberly and Frank DeLape.
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Michael and Carolyn Mann.
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Christopher Mendel and Monsour Taghdisi.
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Ginni, Richard and Melissa Mithoff.
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Nanette and Jerry Finger.
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Patti Murphy and Rachel Regan.
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Jay Jones and Gracie Cavnar.
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C.C. Conner.
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PWL Studio |
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