Carolina DeSouza with Carrie and Alice Caroline Marriott
Jack Evans and Michele Seiver Co-chairwoman Jamie Dorros, TWB’s Artistic Director Septime Webre and co-chairwoman Jean-Marie Fernandez
Amy, Daniel and Paul Baier with dancer Luis Torres Dondi Dahlgard, Cindy Jones, Pamela Sorensen, Sharon Bradley and Mai Abdo
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WASHINGTON BALLET’S NUTCRACKER TEA Willard InterContinental Hotel | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL FESTIVE FAMILY FUN: This holiday season marked the 34th anniversary of the Washington Ballet’s Nutcracker Tea, a muchbeloved event held a+er the matinee performance of the class Christmas ballet. Still starry-eyed from the show, the under-12-yearold crowd was further entertained by company members, most still in costume, as well as candy and other festive treats. The adults also appreciated that this event raises funds to support the ballet’s educational and outreach programs for over 800 Washington public school students each year.
Amber and Londonrose Rinaldi
The Clowns from The Nutcracker
Debra Kraft and Laura Denise Bisogniero Italian Amb. Claudio Bisogniero and Olwen Pongrace
Norman Scribner
Agnes Aerts and Belgian Amb. Jan Matthysen
Julie Huang Tucker and Scott Tucker WL SPONSORED
CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY GALA
Tori and Steve Lombardo
Kennedy Center | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL BUON NATALE: The Choral Arts Society’s 33rd holiday concert and gala took supporters to Italy thanks to this year’s honorary patrons, Italian Amb. Claudio Bisogniero and his wife Laura Denise. The Bisognieros infused the evening with a li9le dolce vita with Italian carols during the concert, rare silent auction items and homemade sweet potato gnocchi and braised short ribs at dinner. Later on, guests hit the dance floor to the strains of popular band Round Midnight, helping to raise $575,000 by evening’s end for the organization’s many outreach programs.
Diane Schaefer with Russian Amb. Sergey Kislyak and Natalia Kislyak WA S H I N G T O N L I F E
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