WPA Gala!
So many great events this weekend! We'll start with Saturday night, as we headed to Mellon Auditorium for the annual Washington Performing Arts Gala.
Prior to dinner, guests enjoyed a lavish VIP cocktail reception with cocktails, passed hors d'oeuvres, and an opportunity to browse the great silent auction items. We snapped NSO Chair Jeanne Ruesch with WPA patron Keiko Kaplan.
After dinner, guests gathered on the dance floor for Doc Scantlin and His Imperial Palms Orchestra. Here, WPA CEO Jenny Bilfield, DC Commission on the Arts' Arthur Espinoza, and Transformer Gallery's Janice Kim.
The 2016-2017 season celebrates the WPA's 50th anniversary. Here, WPA Chairman Reggie Van Lee is surrounded by supporter Ace Werner, architect Allen Neyman, and Wiley Rein managing partner and Board member Peter Shields.
The gala included performances by special guest Midori, bass-baritone Soloman Howard, and WPA's Children of the Gospel Choir. Here, Board member Jacqui Michel, her husband, David Weisman, and WPA patron Annette Kerlin.
Gala co-chairs Jay and Robin Hammer surrounded by supporters Morris and Shelley London, singer-songwriter Ellen Voloshin, and consultant Mark Shiwolich.
Altria's John Mason, DCPS' Meridith Weaver, Smithsonian American History Museum's Katie Macko, with the USO's Thomas Hardy.
