Dorothee Van Laethem and Laure-Anne Steverlynlk
Liv Han, Sodia Joo and Jemma Yun
Aviv Ariel and Kevin Nolan
Art Soirée ‘Winter Wonderland’ Show
Philip Masone, Keely Madison and Ian Masone
D’Nai Walker and Melissa Oliver
Anastasia Krashoperova and Eya Kereselidze
Echostage | PHOTOS BY ALFREDO FLORES AN ADULT FAIRYTALE: For its fourth annual Winter Wonderland, Art Soirée pulled out all the stops to ensure all 800 guests enjoyed themselves in the enchanted winter forest. “It was pretty much a non-stop four hour concert,” said Art Soiree co-founder Tati Pastukhova. More than 20 performance artists participated with live body painting, video projections and dancing added to the mix depicting the story of a cold Ice Queen who masks her soft heart behind a wall of ice, which fairytale creatures try to melt. View all the photos at www.washingtonlife.com
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Ismail Telah and Rose DiFerdinando
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Briana Ndiage, Manon Gaudet, Jane Milosch, Jake Hosniak, Elder Ras Irice and Ises Kahsheba
OPENING OF ‘AFRICA REVIEWED: THE PHOTOGRAPHIC LEGACY OF ELIOT ELISOFON’ Monique and David Alony with Rep. Chellie Pingree
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GROUNDBREAKING PHOTOJOURNALIST: Life Magazine’s Eliot Elisofon was the first American to popularize post-World War II images of Africa and the 1974 bequest of his vast photo archive and 700 art objects formed the nucleus of the Smithsonian’s African art collection. “His collection is the best outreach tool we have,” museum director Johnnetta Betsch Cole told guests at the opening night preview. “JOIE DE VIVRE”: “He had a larger than life personality,” the benefactor’s daughter, Jill Elisofon, added. “His thirst for knowledge shaped American perception of Africa in the 20th century.”
Ivan and Nina Selin
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