ABOUT TOWN

Bianca Barth, Olivia Bartilucci Jeffery Tribble Jr., Sylvie Volel, Jillian Irvin, Brian Kenner Ethan Heard (Signature Theatre Associate Artistic Director), Maggie Boland (Signature Theatre Managing Director), Randy Rainbow, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Santino Fontana

 TYSONS Sondheim Award Gala Honoring Carol Burnett

Capital One Hall Carol Burnett was honored with special performances by Tony® Award winners Bernadette Peters and Santino Fontana at Signature Theatre’s annual award gala. Guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a seated gourmet dinner, and dessert buffet. This year’s event, the highest grossing in the theater’s history, benefits Signature’s artistic, education, and community outreach initiatives.

Rachel Zampelli, Paul Scanlan, Awa Sal Secka Drew Portocarrero (Smithsonian National Zoological Park), Andrea Edwards (Wolf Trap), Samantha Courtney (Wolf Trap), Sarah Kyrouac (Washington Ballet), Seton Gardner, Karen Shepherd and Patrick Mühlen-Schulte (Washington Ballet Managing Director)

SAVOR co-founder Leslie Stack and her husband, Frank Rizzo

Participating chefs included RVA Cheese Girl, Emmie Lewis, who served locally sourced charcuterie.

 RICHMOND SAVOR

The Jefferson Hotel

Local chefs and guests gathered to support The Doorways, which operates a 117-room hotel for caregivers and patients who travel to Richmondarea hospitals for lifesaving treatments. Since opening in 1984, The Doorways has provided over 50,000 nights of stay at no charge to patients and their families. The event raised over $220,000 to continue this mission.

Left to right: Lowell Price, Silvia MunozPrice, M.D., Ph.D. of VCU Health System, Marcelle Davis, M.D., Edmund Greenidge, Jr.

The Christian Family, from left to right: Antonio Dominguez, Elizabeth, Melissa, Mark, and Katie

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Anita Powell and Nicholas Powell

 LOTTSBURG Rappahannock Community College’s 18th Annual Preakness Party

Kennersley House Rappahannock Community College held its 18th Annual Preakness Party at Kennersley on the Coan River in the Lottsburg, home of Lakey and Ellen Cowart. Three hundred guests sampled appetizers from Northern Neck restaurants and wineries and bid on auction items like Washington Nationals tickets, vacation packages, and designer jewelry. The event raised nearly $100,000 for student scholarships and college programs.

Shannon and Larry Kennedy

Michael Faulkner and Joyce Gunderson