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| French Quarter dazzles |
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| Photographs by Paul Troia |
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| A Mardi Gras theme provided the atmosphere for "Evening in the French Quarter," the March 8 fundraiser put on by the Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley Council. Some 350 supporters attended, netting more than $100,000 to benefit Ballet and Symphony San Jose Silicon Valley. The event, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz USA and Beshoff Motor Cars, took place at the San Jose Fairmont.
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1. RAY and LIZA BESHOFF.
2. From left: DR. K.G. ROMINE; JENNIFER WATKINS, general manager of the ballet; PHYLLIS ROMINE, board trustee; and Executive Director ANDREW BALES.
3. Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley board Chairman JOHN STRINGER and his wife, PAMELA.
4. JOANNE MENINGER and Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley Artistic Director DENNIS NAHAT.
5. MARIE LOPRESTO (left) and KATHY TUTTLE.
6. Dancers (from left) MAXIMO CALIFANO, DALIA RAWSON and PETER HERSHEY.
7. LINDA and TONY CLEMENTS.
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| Boost for women athletes |
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| Kathy Hull Gisvold and her husband, Bill, opened their Los Gatos home March 7 to raise funds for the Women's Sports Foundation. Kathy's daughter, Megan Hull, participated in a lawsuit in which the Brown University women's volleyball team challenged the school, which had dropped the team. The suit, settled in 1998, led to sweeping changes in the way antidiscrimination laws are applied to college sports under Title IX. Proposed changes in Title IX prompted the fundraiser. |
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