Also that evening, Arts Center of the Ozarks’ Ball was Rockin’ at the Bandstand for their major fundraising event of the year. To close out the whirlwind weekend, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families’ family-friendly fundraiser, Soup Sunday included a day of soup tasting to benefit the organization.
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March got off to a masked start at the Walton Arts Center’s Masquerade Ball—the organization’s largest fundraiser supporting Arts Education. Honorary chairs Duncan & Cindy Mac Naughton as well as event chair, Scott Tassani, hosted an evening of entertainment and merriment at Walton Arts Center.
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The following week, NWA Fashion Week included an actionpacked few days of fashionable fun for philanthropy. We kicked things off at the LBD Party on Tuesday night at Vetro 1925 in Fayetteville, benefiting Brandi Rushton’s medical fund. The following evening, friends, sponsors and supporters gathered at Fairlane Station in Springdale for the Industry Party, which included an evening of drinks, food and live music. Thursday, Friday and Saturday included nights packed with runway shows at 21c Museum Hotel and the old Daily Record, both in downtown Bentonville.
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11 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families Soup Sunday Michelle Wynn and Kathy McFetridge 12 Walton Arts Center Masquerade Ball Jill and Michael Turley 13 Northwest Arkansas Fashion Week Industry Party Eric von Gremp, Raney Wilcox and Jenn ifer Esty 14 Razorback Foundation Red Tie Dinner Kevin Lazas, Bailee Zumwalde, Jeff Long, Keri Wood, Makeba Alcide and Nathanael Franks 15 Boys and Girls Club of Benton County Youth of the Year Reina Martinez and Debra Hobbs