Park City Life Jan/Feb 2014

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The Sundance Film Festival may have global attention, but at its core, it’s pure Utah.

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Every January, the world hits Old Town, Park City for the Sundance Film Fest.

Sixty-five percent of last year’s filmgoers for the annual salute to independent film came from out of state.

About 4,000 guests were visitors to America, too, many trying to catch a glimpse of a real cowboy during their stay Out West—or at least the Sundance Kid, festival founder Robert Redford.

Last year, 1,974 international films were submitted, and the press represented 16 countries , including Australia, Egypt and Venezuela.

Despite the international flair, the festival, now in its 30th year, takes pride in catering to Utahns with locals-only tickets and, quite often, films by Utah filmmakers, like Jerusha Hess’ Austenland.

Locals, such as Co-Managing Directors Laurie Hopkins and Sarah Pearce (page 4), help run the show, most of the volunteers are local, and the festival turned Park City’s Egyptian Theatre into an icon by premiering indie hits like Reality Bites and The Blair Witch Project.

So if it feels like an invasion, remember, at its heart, this is Utah’s fest.

The Sundance Film Festival runs Jan. 16–26. Visit sundance.org for tickets and info on films.

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“...it seems like everyone just comes together for this moment to celebrate film and the power of storytelling.”

1 What is Doug Aitken’s “The Source” all about?

SP: We reached out to him in celebration of our 30th anniversary. We wanted to do some really special things and this is one of them. He’s a world renowned multimedia artist. He does amazing work with projections and interviews, and in this installment he’ll be interviewing people about the creative process and how they come up with their stories.

2 What’s the atmosphere like in Park City during the Film Festival?

LH: It’s really exciting; the town has a great energy. It’s filled with independent film lovers and supporters, and it seems like everyone just comes together for this moment to celebrate film and the power of storytelling.

SP: We both go down to Salt Lake for the Salt Lake Gala, which is that first Friday night, and that energy is also alive and well in Salt Lake.

Five Questions

Sundance’s dynamic duo

sarah pearce and laurie hopkins have sundance’s creative and business sides covered Sarah Pearce and Laurie Hopkins are like the left and right sides of the Sundance Institute brain. Hopkins handles the administrative, legal and financial side, while Pearce oversees artsy initiatives, like development labs and film fest programs. And in an industry dominated by out-of-towners with deep pockets, Pearce is from Holladay and Hopkins is a Parkite. They chatted with us about the 2014 Film Festival, including the music, economic impact and the newest installment: artist Doug Aitken’s “The Source,” featuring his interviews with artists of all sorts.

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4 Will you work with Sundance London Film and Music Festival this April?

SP: I oversee it from our side, and we’re going into our third year and have a lot of plans in place. It’s a four-day film and music festival that we hold at The O2 Arena and bring films from the Utah festival and what we show in January and to introduce the UK audience to those filmmakers and their work.

5 Music is a big part of the London festival, but what about Park City?

SP: We show a lot of emerging musicians as well as some established musicians in an acoustic environment every day throughout the festival in a venue dedicated to music. These days, it seems there’s a trend of doing a lot of documentaries about music, so there always tends to be that thread in the film festival’s programming.

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Sundance Institute Co-Managing Directors Laurie Hopkins (left) and Sarah Pearce

3 With all you’re responsible for, do you have time for screenings?

SP: I always try to carve out time on that last Sunday, because that’s when we show all of the award winners.

LH: Aside from the films we show on the last Sunday, we also do free screenings in Salt Lake City. And we do a best-of fest on that next Monday, so that’s something we all try to get up to as well as we can.

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Our Town WHY PARK CITY IS TALKING ABOUT

the beijing connection

Photo right: Adam Finkle

Chinese investors help build park city film studios

a failed pl an in the 1990s to build state-backed film production facilities at Utah’s Fairpark may be forgotten history, but it inspired Greg Ericksen and a group of investors to attempt it in Park City with private money.

“I became interested in the film studio possibilities,” Ericksen says 20 years later. “But we took it further in marketing directions.” The investors figured that a studio facility would only thrive if built as a part of a multi-use development that included amenities and retail.

“To make it work, we had to have both the physical studio facility and the ancillary facilities,” Ericksen says. “We believe we have a sustainable model to allow us to move forward without being dependent on incentives.”

During 2013, the project received an infusion of money from the Chinese state investment group National Film Capital of China that is betting Utah’s long-time association with Hollywood, combined with the economics of global filmmaking, will make Park City Film Studios successful.

From John Ford’s iconic westerns (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and The Searchers) to the Sundance Film Festival (Don Jon, Little Miss Sunshine) to the interminable TV series Touched By an Angel, Utah has history as a major outpost for the film industry.

The attraction isn’t mystical: Utah offers jaw-dropping scenery and quick flights to and from Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, China has become the second largest movie market in the world, and its investors see profit in sending young filmmakers to the U.S. to train. “That’s the reason for the engagement,” Ericksen says of his Chinese partners.

“The notion is, ‘We’ll send our kids over to learn how to make those kinds of movies.’”

The plan for the studio complex includes sound stages, pre- and post-production facilities and screening rooms for

Greg Ericksen is making Park City Film Studios a reality.

rushes and dealmaking. But, if it lifts off, the development would ultimately include a small hotel, offices, stores and a restaurant (Ericksen prefers to call it a “commissary”) for visiting film workers. Ericksen says “two or three” projects, one a major movie, already have shown interest in using Park City Studios as soon as it’s finished.

But the most innovative twist of the project would be offering film classes and internships in collaboration with Utah Valley University. “It would be public education partnering with private enterprise. Students (perhaps from China) would not only go to the classroom but also engage with industry professionals,” Ericksen says.

The first stage of the facility, under construction at Quinn’s Junction (U.S. 40 and State Road 248), won’t be completed until late 2014. And PCFS has no formal connection with Sundance Institute—at least so far. “We look forward to continuing discussions with Park City Film Studios to understand what facilities they plan to build in Park City and how they might fit our needs,” says Sarah Pearce, Sundance Institute co-managing director.

a creeper adventure Though the rails were once affectionately known by kids and railroad enthusiasts as the Heber Creeper, Heber Valley Railroad is the real thing. Started in 1899 to serve pioneer settlers, it runs on the original Denver & Rio Grande Western rail line, along U.S. Highway 189 and across the valley floor, then down Provo Canyon to Vivian Park. Passengers on excursions with names like the Provo Canyon Limited, Lakeside Limited and Deer Creek Express ride in vintage (and heated) coaches that are pulled by restored locomotives. One of the creepers under restoration is particularly renowned. The 1907 Baldwin Steam locomotive No. 75 has appeared in classic westerns alongside Kris Kristofferson, Brad Pitt and Charles Bronson. Don’t let the gloom of winter keep you from enjoying a piece of Utah history this year. Evening rides scheduled this January and February include the Chocolate Lovers Train, Magic Train and Valentine’s Day Train. For more information, visit hebervalleyrr.org.

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Our Town Getting to Know

Touching the Sky

US Women’s Ski Jumping leaps into the Olympics for the first time.

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While men’s ski jumping has always been an event, the women struggled through a failed Canadian Supreme Court case against the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympics and appeals to the IOC, while gaining support from fans worldwide. The story is featured in the documentary, Ready to Fly. Now that they are allowed to compete, the team is prepping for their trip to Sochi, Russia, in February. One athlete was named for the Olympics after the Gold Cup on Dec. 29. Three others will be announced following the January World Cup. “We have a strong team,” Johnson says. “We have six girls constantly in the top 30 in the World Cup.” Coach Alan Alborn says after the team’s participation in 2014, there will be no turning back. “Once Sochi is here, women around the country will be watching the sport, and it will be a big exposure,” he

says. “More people will get involved.”

More than 60 percent of the team’s money comes from donations, and Corridini says this year’s team fundraiser in July is especially important.

“Sometimes, after an Olympics, funding falls off ,” says former Salt Lake City Mayor, Corrodini. “We’re already thinking about how we can keep raising money, because after Sochi, we’ll have another world championship.”

Corridini also says the battle for equality is not over for the 2018 games.

Women have only one event, the K90, while men have three, including the K120 and the team event.

“These athletes have grown up competing with the boys,” she says, “and for them to sit on the sidelines all of these years watching boys, who many of them jump better than, walk into that stadium has been traumatic.”

Left to right: Sarah Hendrickson, Alissa Johnson, Jessica Jerome, Abby Hughes, Lindsey Van

Photo courtesy of Dan campbell

The US Women’s Ski Jumping team thought they’d be admitted to the Winter Olympics in October 2010, so they invited media to join them at Utah Olympic Park as they listened to the International Olympic Committee’s official announcement at a remote press conference.

But the announcement never came, and the women were crushed.

So half a year later, when the IOC held another press conference, the Park City-based team met at team President Deedee Corridini’s home, sans media, to listen in over speakerphone. The women sat in suspense, waiting to hear about new Olympic events for 2014.

When the news came, team members screamed with joy. After years of fighting for equality, Women’s Ski Jumping was an Olympic event. “We’ve been fighting for the better part of a decade for inclusion,” says ski jumper Alissa Johnson.

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our Town

Behind the faces You’ve seen them on the slopes, at Sundance screenings and at the post office, but what do you really know about these well-known Parkites?

We have the scoop.

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Before making a name in real estate, Jess Reid worked what he calls “adventure” jobs, from being a cowboy to working shipyards in New Orleans and casinos in Nevada.

An Alabama native, he moved to Salt Lake City in 1975 to take on less daring work in real estate and was asked to manage a real estate office in Park City three years later.

In 1983, he started Jess ReidChristie’s International Real Estate.

“We cover all of Summit County,” he says. “But our bread and butter is the greater Park City area.”

He’s also served as a community leader in organizations like the Park City Chamber Bureau and Park City Board of Realtors. And even though he no longer works adventure jobs, he’s a regular rider in the wild buffalo roundup on Antelope Island.

Aside from being president of Deer Valley Resort, bob wheaton is your typical Utahn who loves the outdoors. “When I’m home, I’m either on a horse or a tractor. I love riding, fishing, hunting and being around my kids,” he says.

He also loves skiing, which makes his position at Deer Valley much sweeter. Wheaton and his wife, Marion, moved to Park City as ski instructors over 30 years ago, before the resort opened. Wheaton says it’s the people—staff, guests and Park City locals—that make Deer Valley special. “This is an awesome place to live,” he says. “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”

When the law firm where Kathy Volz worked in Washington, D.C. went through a merger, she took a break from work to ski in Park City. Now, 20 years later, the Michigan native is still here. As general manager for Park Meadows Country Club, she’s involved in everything from strategic planning to ensuring member satisfaction. “There’s always a new challenge,” she says. Park Meadows is known for its golf course, which Volz calls “the crown jewel,” but this winter, she recommends that members check out the golf simulator, the restaurant, snowshoeing, cross country and skate skiing trails and the club’s Sundance Film Festival party.

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amy ringholz, “Harriet,” oil on canvas

arts & entertainment

paint the town

Julie Nester Gallery

1280 Iron Horse Dr., 435-649-4893, julienestergallery.com

Some of Park City’s best visual effects are not at the film festival.

Park City is a year-round art town, with visual creativity going well beyond Sundance Film Festival screens (Main Street has over 20 art galleries). So, take a break between premieres to lose yourself in a beautiful painting, print or sculpture. Here are two galleries not to miss this winter: Gallery Mar

436 Main St., 435-649-3001, gallerymar.com Gallery MAR hosts two big exhibits in January and February.

Painter Amy Ringholz helps kick off the New Year at Gallery MAR with “A Wonderland,” an exhibit inspired by the visuals of the story Alice in Wonderland. The exhibit is set to open the day after the Sundance Film Festival kicks off, Jan. 17.

“Last year we did a show with her that opened on the same night [as Sundance Film Festival], and it was a wonderful party,” says Maren Bargreen Mullin, Gallery MAR owner.

“It was really a fun occasion.”

Gallery MAR typically receives new artwork

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from Ringholz, who is known for her unique wildlife paintings, once a year. So, this exhibit will be the optimal time to relish in her art.

“Amy’s work is really fun and vibrant,” Mullin says. “The personality of the animal is really what stands out in her artwork.”

On Feb. 28, the focus will turn from fantasy to the American West with an opening reception for a new gallery by painter Matt Flint, whose art mimics changes in nature, with pieces featuring layered textures in oil and mixed media, depicting horses, wolves, landscapes and other Western themes.

Flint’s gallery, “While I was Out Walking,” will remain on display through March 21.

Owners Julie and Doug Nester are quick to point out the gallery has continued to thrive and grow since Salt Lake magazine named them “Best Art Gallery in Utah” in 2005.

Known for showing a diverse range of styles, Julie Nester Gallery has two new shows with artists who focus on texture. Teresa Kalnoskas’ work will be on display through Jan. 28, while Erik Gonzales will be featured Jan. 31–Feb. 25.

“Winter is probably our best period of time,” Doug says. “More people are in town, so we try to have a strong line-up.”

Kalnoskas uses mixed media to create abstract paintings with what Doug describes as “delicious surfaces,” while Gonzales’ works are inspired by ancient frescoed walls.

“We showcase quality art and keep trying to make it interesting,” Julie says. “We take a lot of time and effort in trying to find that artist we think will be at the level we have here.”

The Warmth of Wool Handwoven Rugs Making a Statement This Winter

In these cool Winter months, the warmth of handwoven

wool rugs can bring comfort and beauty to any space. These practical floor paintings add spirit, emotion, and refinement to your home. Each woven masterpiece has a life and personality of its own. The combination of workmanship, quality of the wool, and their natural dyes make them very practical and durable for any part of your home or office.

At Adib’s Rug Gallery, this several-thousand-year old tradition blossoms amid an extensive selection of traditional, transitional, and contemporary pieces. The traditional patterns have been handed down through generations and continue to be infused with the weaver’s individuality. Adib’s is truly the place to discover the breathtaking beauty and lasting quality of these hand woven classics. Dr. Adib and his knowledgable staff are uniquely able to offer a wealth of information about fine rugs, tapestries, pillows, and other decorative accessories.

At Adib’s, we offer the grestest customer satisfaction through tremendous personal attention, education, service, and a pressure-free environment. You will find a selection of new, semi-antique, and antique rugs from around the world. We also specialize in traditional handwashing, repairs, restoration, and other rug related services.

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fashion & beauty Spa Day Park City winters show no mercy for dry skin, but these spas offer moisturizing and rejuvenating facials to leave you beaming with confidence against the cold.

Aura Spa and Boutique 405 Main St., 435-658-2872

The Aura Transformation Facial offers two steamed cleanses, a relaxing facial massage, a masque, a neck, shoulder, hand and scalp massage, and moisturizer, plus a fruit enzyme or acid peel and results-grade serum. And just for kicks, a foot massage.

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Looking for a deep cleanse? The Deluxe Facial penetrates with the spa’s Dermasound machine or an enzyme treatment, either of which includes a peel to improve the oxygenation of the tissue.

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The Expert

Katie Hammond

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By now, excitement over cool weather and layered looks has dimmed. Winter is in full force, and it’s getting difficult to look cute when warmth takes priority over style. Luckily, Katie Hammond, fashionsavvy owner of Cake Boutique, is keeping Parkites in fashion—even during the cold months ahead.

After growing up in Park City, and earning degrees at the University of Utah and Westminster College, she understands Utah winters. She started Cake Boutique—so named, she says, “because my niece used to call me ‘Aunt Cake’”—in 2008 and moved it to Main Street in 2011, and the relaxed pace of the

city has kept her there all these years. “I love how casual it is,” she says.

Rather than dreading winter’s forced attire, Hammond embraces it, offering fashionistas cozy brand name articles that encourage showing off personal style and staying warm. “I sell chunky sweaters like it’s my job,” Hammond laughs.

The number one trend she is seeing this winter is leather. Whether it’s faux or real, pants or dress, trimming or accessory, leather is big this year. Some other trends she sees are classic booties , oversized blazers, faux fur coats, peplum tops, and black, gray, and deep blue colors.

Spa Montage

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The Reflexology Facial and Balancing Treatment increase circulation and flush out toxins with a connective tissue massage, botanical mask and moisturizing products to keep skin feeling soft.

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Nice and Toasty

Look as hot as you feel during these chilly months.

BC Building Blocks booties, $85, Mary Jane’s, 614 Main St., 435-645-7463; Pink Owl asymmetrical printed cardigan, $55, Flight Boutique, 562 Main St., 435-604-0806; Vince leather zip legging, $1,250, Cake Boutique, 511 Main St., 435-649-1256

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outdoors other places to ride The mountains surrounding Park City are prime terrain for horsedrawn sleighs.

Boulder Mountain Ranch 7171 Marsac Ave., Park City, 866-783-5819 Rocky Mountain Outfitters Sleigh Rides Homestead Resort, Midway, 435-654-1655 Snowed Inn Sleigh Company Park City Mountain Resort, Park City, 435-647-3310

two horse power

Winter is best enjoyed on an old-fashioned sleigh.

Even at Park City’s elevation, stars are downplayed by the city’s lights.

But in the nearby Uintas, a clear night shows off thousands of twinkles—no telescope needed. The best way to enjoy them is snuggled in a blanket on a sleigh pulled by two draft horses.

Countless stars against a black sky are just the beginning of Rocky Mountain Recreation’s sensory experience. Their sturdy wooden sleighs take a dozen guests at a time past a bubbling creek feeding the Weber River, the company’s snow dog village and maybe even deer, elk or moose. The entire ride is lined with cottonwoods and aspens and lit by moonlight.

“When you get just a little bit out of Park City, you get more into that rustic flair—that’s what Utah’s all about,” says Sherry Baltz, who runs the sleigh company with her husband, Ed. The couple used to offer sleigh rides at Park Meadows’ golf course. When they moved to the Stillman Ranch in the Uintas, they added snowmobile and dog sled rides to their list of activities, which also includes horseback rides.

But it’s the sleigh rides that have been praised

by Good Morning America, Rachael Ray’s Vacation and USA Today.

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Before each ride, guests warm up in a cabin with hot chocolate or cider. After riding through the meadow and woods, they’re brought to another cabin, built with trees from the mountainside, for dinner and entertainment.

“We do our own food—it’s all in house,” says Sherry, who serves dishes from her family cookbook and recipes from staff members.

“When they come in from a sleigh ride, the food is steaming and ready.” The staff will adapt ingredients for guests with food allergies or restrictions, and it’s all you can eat. “We don’t give them a dab of this and a dab of that like they do in the froofy restaurants.” Ed says.

“I can’t tell you how many times people say ‘this is what we’re looking for—this is the real deal,’” Ed says of the experience. “It’s not something in town that was made to look like something else—it’s exactly what it is.”

If you’re riding for Valentine’s Day, bring a bottle of wine for the ride. If things are getting serious, the driver can take you a bit further than the rest of the guests to the perfect spot for a proposal.

Shuttle service from Park City to Stillman Ranch is available. Call 435-645-7256 or visit rockymtnrec.com to schedule your ride.

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Sleigh ride at Canyons resort

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rocky mountain recreation by the Numbers

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the year the company was founded

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Stillman Ranch in acres

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minutes per sleigh ride

100% women who said yes when proposed to on a ride

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DINING by mary brown malouf

In the Country bucolic dining Take a little drive and find yourself at Blue Boar Inn, a classic mountain inn where Chef Eric May updates Alpine cuisine with his own versions of fondue, house-cured gravlax, stuffed pork chops and whole fish. 1235 Warm Springs Rd., Midway,

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Billy’s Ride

Billy Blanco’s motor city GRILL & TACO GARAGE Think of it as an instant party. Bill White’s mammoth new Billy Blanco’s is a Vegas casino without the slots, a Dave & Buster’s without the consoles, a new manifestation of that ‘80s concept, “eatertainment.”

The vast interior is an homage to the dreams of Detroit­–all chrome and shine and none of the grit. Bill White’s a master scene-setter: Here, part of his motorcycle and car collection are the main décor, and the auto theme is followed up in everything spectacularly. This is not fine dining, so don’t go expecting the finesse of Wahso or the grace of Grappa. Go with a crowd. Go with your kids. Go watch a game. 8208 Gorgoza Pines Road, Park City, 435-575-0846

Three a day

Where to eat

Breakfast, lunch and dinner without lifting a finger.

Park City offers lots of options for your three squares a day. Enjoy.

Lunch Midday, nothing beats a grilled cheese sandwich­– cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella on Texas toast at 501 on Main. Only seven bucks. 501 Main Street, Park City, 435-645-0700

Breakfast and Anytime Powder in Waldorf Astoria–it’s a new name and a bigger idea: three a day for the whole family, plus an all-day menu ranging from apres-ski cheese and charcuterie boards to heftier choices like the flat iron steak frites. Breakfasts, like the Waldorf Benedict or the French toast souffle will sustain a full day of high-mountain fun. 2100 Frostwood Dr., Park City, 435-647-5500

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Dinner Main Street is still the heart of Park City and this is why: small, independent restaurants like Bistro 412. Still serving a menu of moderately altered classics, the kitchen avoids gimmicks and trends, sticking to what we all know is good. Like boeuf bourguignon. And Utah steelhead with mashed potatoes. And Brussels sprouts browned in duck fat. 412 Main St., Park City, 435-649-8211

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On the Town

Park City Kimball Arts Festival Gala Stein Eriksen Lodge, Aug. 1, 2013

Photos by Sam Greer and Madeline Johnson

Kimball Art Center kicked off this year’s Park City Kimball Arts Festival with a gala, raising $125,000 for the center’s partnership with the Park City Education Foundation. Guests enjoyed a reception, seated dinner and live and silent auctions, featuring luxury trips to Nashville and Napa. Matrix stylists, who came from all over the West to donate their time, styled models’ hair for the Great Gatsby-themed fashion show, featuring Farasha, Porsche Design, O.C. Tanner Jewelers and Perfectly Suited. All proceeds from the event will help provide art classes for Park City elementary schools.

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1. Lisa Elin Craighead, Corigan Kushma, Katie Eldridge 2. Kristie Henderson, Katie Snyder, Lisa Herring 3. Karim Marrouche, Nassir Marrouche, Christine Renau, Karol Renau 4. Robin Marrouche, Anne Marie Portnoy, Jason Portnoy 5. The evening’s Great Gatsby-themed fashion show.

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