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| | G R E E N S FA R M S A C A D E M Y | | 5 1 Lou Gigante, Cathy and Paul Shaffer, Doreen Gigante, Allison Stockel 2 Norma Jean Wright 3 Linda Clifford 4 Ashley Paltauf Lee, Julie Paltauf 5 Annette Robertson, Sue Fernandez 6 Martha Wash
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Disco Queens
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ove was in the air at the Ridgefield Playhouse’s Valentine’s Day Disco Ball. Guests enjoyed drinks, desserts, a live auction and a raffle to win deluxe prizes like a diamond necklace, a spa package at Adam Broderick Salon & Spa, dinner at Sarah’s Wine Bar and more. The main act of the night was a performance by the “First Ladies of Disco;” Linda Clifford, The Weather Girl’s Martha Wash and Norma Jean Wright of Chic. 46
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On the Horizon
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he Patterson Club was packed with more than 200 guests for Greens Farms Academy’s (GFA) Horizons Fall Gala. The soldout event featured The Voice semifinalist Brendan Fletcher, who performed with his band, as well as with a group of Horizons students. The Horizons program helps underserved Bridgeport students pre-K through high school develop strong habits and academic skills to succeed in school and beyond. Horizons alumna Michelle Garcia, now a Quinnipiac University graduate, gave a touching speech, and the Inspiring Minds Award was given Janet Hartwell, the retiring GFA Head of School. A lively auction and jewelry raffle capped off the evening. W
RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE BY J.C. MARTIN PHOTO; GREEN FARMS ACADEMY, CONTRIBUTED
1 Michelle Garcia 2 Roberta Conroy, Lynne Taikowski, Brendan Fletcher, Stephani Whittaker 3 Brendan Fletcher and Horizons Singers 4 Roger and Bevo Tarika 5 Louise Baldwin, John and Heather Kreitler, Sofia Atehortua, Juliery Montes, Roberta Conroy