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RSVP Clockwise from top left: Michele White, Lizzie and Andy Tobias, Stewart White, Don and Kendra Sabino; Kendle Evans, Marcy Jacobs, Michelle Madrid-Branch, Amanda Whalen, Belle and Bert Regeer, Talya Engel, Marci Berg, Elizabeth Raith, Tiffany Pelletier, Cynthia McClintock, and Rob Hereford; Ryan and
Spanish Nights
Stacey Fell, Brooke Green, Shem and Donna Brown.
LAGUNA BLANCA held a Spanish-themed fiesta ¡Viva Laguna! Feria de Sevilla at the Bacara Resort & Spa. More than 300 guests sipped sangria and enjoyed paella while watching flamenco dancers from the Zermeno Dance Academy as well as 2007 Laguna alum and 2010 Spirit of Fiesta Erika Martin del Campo. More than $400,000 was raised to fund a number of capital improvements as well as tuition assistance and professional development. PHOTOGRAPHS: BRAD ELLIOTT
Roaring ’20s
Flapper dresses and feathers galore! More than 150 guests traveled back in time for GARDEN STREET ACADEMY ’s 10th annual gala. La Cumbre Country Club was turned into a speakeasy where live music from The Goldfingers jazz quartet and a special performance by Santa Barbara Festival Ballet took place. Guests played their hands at the casino tables and bid on more than 175 silent and live auction items. The party raised $40,000 to support tuition assistance at Garden Street Academy.
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PHOTOGRAPHS: MONIE DEWIT
Clockwise from top: (Standing) Michael and Vivienne Ninness, Deborah Bettencourt, Cynthia Copeland, and CeCe Borchardt, (seated) Julie and Paul Clockwise from top left: Ani Aznavoorian; Trisha Hunt, Jeff Vasek,
Gunderson, and Kirk Borchardt; Amanda Twining, Kerri Boeddeker, Theresa Borgatello, Celene Borgatello, and Brenda Rosales; Tina Wood and Cassie Keister.
Louise DeJohn, and Anita Ymeri; Steve Hakic, Patricia Sponsel, Anna Raye Clarke, and Bob Sponsel.
Masquerade Ball
MARYMOUNT SCHOOL hosted Le Bal Masque, a masquerade-themed gala at the Montecito estate Château des Fontaines. Catering by Main Course California served 282 guests steak au poivre while Renaud’s Patisserie & Bistro provided an assortment of macarons, éclairs, madeleines, and meringues. After showing a heartwarming video featuring all 239 students, Derek Carlson and Joe Rexin led the live auction that included luxury vacation experiences and a beautiful painting by Marymount alum Meredith Brooks Abbott. The event raised more than $520,000 that will fund learning experiences, tuition assistance and teacher salaries, and improve school amenities. PHOTOGRAPHS: PHOTOS BY PRISCILLA
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