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Ars Lyrica: 2017-2018 Season Gala:
A Roman Feast
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![Galla chairs Drs. Warren and Rachel Ellsworth and Sara and Gabriel Loperena](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_16d5e480d9cf4f3b930eb101f92888af~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_16d5e480d9cf4f3b930eb101f92888af~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg)
Galla chairs Drs. Warren and Rachel Ellsworth and Sara and Gabriel Loperena
![Drs. Rachel and Warren Ellsworth_](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_7ec60d870c9c415cb66c9dfdb4a10247~mv2_d_4779_3901_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_120,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_7ec60d870c9c415cb66c9dfdb4a10247~mv2_d_4779_3901_s_4_2.jpg)
Drs. Rachel and Warren Ellsworth_
![Connie's guests_](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_14760ec9726347e988077af66739ced1~mv2_d_6195_4270_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_14760ec9726347e988077af66739ced1~mv2_d_6195_4270_s_4_2.jpg)
Connie's guests_
![Galla chairs Drs. Warren and Rachel Ellsworth and Sara and Gabriel Loperena](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_16d5e480d9cf4f3b930eb101f92888af~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_16d5e480d9cf4f3b930eb101f92888af~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg)
Galla chairs Drs. Warren and Rachel Ellsworth and Sara and Gabriel Loperena
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Photography by Annie Mulligan
![Galla chairs Drs. Warren and Rachel Ellsworth and Sara and Gabriel Loperena](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_16d5e480d9cf4f3b930eb101f92888af~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_16d5e480d9cf4f3b930eb101f92888af~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg)
Galla chairs Drs. Warren and Rachel Ellsworth and Sara and Gabriel Loperena
![Drs. Rachel and Warren Ellsworth_](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_7ec60d870c9c415cb66c9dfdb4a10247~mv2_d_4779_3901_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_120,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_7ec60d870c9c415cb66c9dfdb4a10247~mv2_d_4779_3901_s_4_2.jpg)
Drs. Rachel and Warren Ellsworth_
![Sara and Gabriel Loperena_](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_c20c4bf298e34c779a8ab6ac8a8203ca~mv2_d_4572_3754_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_121,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_c20c4bf298e34c779a8ab6ac8a8203ca~mv2_d_4572_3754_s_4_2.jpg)
Sara and Gabriel Loperena_
![Rhonda and Donald Sweeney_](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_3119db09c420489298b687e467b903ac~mv2_d_5850_4393_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_3119db09c420489298b687e467b903ac~mv2_d_5850_4393_s_4_2.jpg)
Rhonda and Donald Sweeney_
![Ars Lyrica Artistic Director, Matthew Dirst_](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_5b55c177eecc47bd9defa2b1afa26df6~mv2_d_3771_5827_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_227,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_5b55c177eecc47bd9defa2b1afa26df6~mv2_d_3771_5827_s_4_2.jpg)
Ars Lyrica Artistic Director, Matthew Dirst_
![Honorees Donald and Rhonda Sweeney accept their award](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_e8f840edd41544a38b46b1829802ac26~mv2_d_6047_4079_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_e8f840edd41544a38b46b1829802ac26~mv2_d_6047_4079_s_4_2.jpg)
Honorees Donald and Rhonda Sweeney accept their award
![Warren Ellsworth, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and Jano Kelley dance](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_229c34b2f8814b85a7d629cff882d8b4~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_229c34b2f8814b85a7d629cff882d8b4~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg)
Warren Ellsworth, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and Jano Kelley dance
![The crowd](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_b21f6b91657f496492b71aeea7ed98b6~mv2_d_6125_4256_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_b21f6b91657f496492b71aeea7ed98b6~mv2_d_6125_4256_s_4_2.jpg)
The crowd
![The crew](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_58ff1fe3888240e8872fdb9760b8d6d3~mv2_d_6105_4342_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_105,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_58ff1fe3888240e8872fdb9760b8d6d3~mv2_d_6105_4342_s_4_2.jpg)
The crew
![Table settings during Ars Lyrica's Roman Feast Gala](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_40a36717433b4d6a91fbb87552f0f110~mv2_d_5981_4056_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_40a36717433b4d6a91fbb87552f0f110~mv2_d_5981_4056_s_4_2.jpg)
Table settings during Ars Lyrica's Roman Feast Gala
![Sverre Brandsberg-Dahl, Judy Nyquist and Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_87e113e53b5b4c9ba296e20a55829c77~mv2_d_4782_3811_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_117,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_87e113e53b5b4c9ba296e20a55829c77~mv2_d_4782_3811_s_4_2.jpg)
Sverre Brandsberg-Dahl, Judy Nyquist and Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl
![Roam centerpieces during Ars Lyrica's Roman Feast Gala](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_aa4194753e2841af9065af06131d7780~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_aa4194753e2841af9065af06131d7780~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg)
Roam centerpieces during Ars Lyrica's Roman Feast Gala
![Sara Loperena](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_0b8b2907b6814f36885cb3edb3879648~mv2_d_3014_4431_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_216,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_0b8b2907b6814f36885cb3edb3879648~mv2_d_3014_4431_s_4_2.jpg)
Sara Loperena
![Programs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_5970517a92a44cda9135c2aa619eff1f~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_5970517a92a44cda9135c2aa619eff1f~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg)
Programs
![Matthew Dirst](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_13c774a212424a189d02f7a416249a1b~mv2_d_3864_6086_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_232,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_13c774a212424a189d02f7a416249a1b~mv2_d_3864_6086_s_4_2.jpg)
Matthew Dirst
![Kinga Skretkowicz-Ferguson](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_5e468bfbfa8e430f866c64819793c04d~mv2_d_2780_4384_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_232,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_5e468bfbfa8e430f866c64819793c04d~mv2_d_2780_4384_s_4_2.jpg)
Kinga Skretkowicz-Ferguson
![Judy Nyquist and Jano Kelley](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_1f00fc870c4c4630b424c4422f3fab4f~mv2_d_6281_4327_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_1f00fc870c4c4630b424c4422f3fab4f~mv2_d_6281_4327_s_4_2.jpg)
Judy Nyquist and Jano Kelley
![Joanna Whitsett plays the harp](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_53281423f689495ba0aeea20358f285d~mv2_d_6349_4270_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_53281423f689495ba0aeea20358f285d~mv2_d_6349_4270_s_4_2.jpg)
Joanna Whitsett plays the harp
![Jano Kelley hugs Connie Kwan-Wong](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_32a0629d0559473bb18306c69a1e0c67~mv2_d_5100_3673_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_106,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_32a0629d0559473bb18306c69a1e0c67~mv2_d_5100_3673_s_4_2.jpg)
Jano Kelley hugs Connie Kwan-Wong
![Jan and Ed Hess](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_a4a2e6ff134e443c88e359a99edc236a~mv2_d_5418_4117_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_112,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_a4a2e6ff134e443c88e359a99edc236a~mv2_d_5418_4117_s_4_2.jpg)
Jan and Ed Hess
![Guests are seated for dinner](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_60a80b075de6494baaa0edb4018272ad~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_60a80b075de6494baaa0edb4018272ad~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg)
Guests are seated for dinner
![Jan Hess listens to the performance](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_bacf2a103ce246b4ac810ea5f5dc55f2~mv2_d_5528_3873_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_103,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_bacf2a103ce246b4ac810ea5f5dc55f2~mv2_d_5528_3873_s_4_2.jpg)
Jan Hess listens to the performance
![Guillermo Sierra and Tatiana Galitzine-Sierra with Stephanie Von Stein and Dr. Mark Schusterman](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_ddebf14775ff4a83a74a9ab379a14d7e~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_ddebf14775ff4a83a74a9ab379a14d7e~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg)
Guillermo Sierra and Tatiana Galitzine-Sierra with Stephanie Von Stein and Dr. Mark Schusterman
![Gala chairs Gabriel and Sara Loperena](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_f40b08ff62b74fe48467ad263c64bf39~mv2_d_5792_4098_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_104,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_f40b08ff62b74fe48467ad263c64bf39~mv2_d_5792_4098_s_4_2.jpg)
Gala chairs Gabriel and Sara Loperena
![Emily Schreiber, Sara Loperena and Rachel Ellsworth](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_228e7e4396c4468b96cae47ae08edadb~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_228e7e4396c4468b96cae47ae08edadb~mv2_d_6720_4480_s_4_2.jpg)
Emily Schreiber, Sara Loperena and Rachel Ellsworth
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![Darrin Davis, Emily Schreiber and Mario Gudmundsson](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_9dcf254003d64d25956b816971f2bc46~mv2_d_5966_4159_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_9dcf254003d64d25956b816971f2bc46~mv2_d_5966_4159_s_4_2.jpg)
Darrin Davis, Emily Schreiber and Mario Gudmundsson
![Darrin Davis and Emily Schreiber](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_9aa43557ef954feba6cc03a2309336f1~mv2_d_6453_4241_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_97,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_9aa43557ef954feba6cc03a2309336f1~mv2_d_6453_4241_s_4_2.jpg)
Darrin Davis and Emily Schreiber
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![Connie Kwan-Wong and Farida Abjani_](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_840bafeeed7447949b1b7e756ec857d0~mv2_d_6472_4270_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_97,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_840bafeeed7447949b1b7e756ec857d0~mv2_d_6472_4270_s_4_2.jpg)
Connie Kwan-Wong and Farida Abjani_
![Connie Kwan-Wong, Kinga Skretkowicz-Ferguson and Farida Abjani](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_ab140b89a44a42248bd052771b748b2c~mv2_d_5361_4060_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_111,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_ab140b89a44a42248bd052771b748b2c~mv2_d_5361_4060_s_4_2.jpg)
Connie Kwan-Wong, Kinga Skretkowicz-Ferguson and Farida Abjani
![Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen_edited](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_0b72f406c3944fd49e9eda01d295aaea~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_139,h_93,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_0b72f406c3944fd49e9eda01d295aaea~mv2.jpg)
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen_edited
![Aryeh Nussbaun Cohen, Maria Galoyan and Perryn Leech](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_6ee1533fda1e4888ad0e64dc38987f8b~mv2_d_5842_4251_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_107,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_6ee1533fda1e4888ad0e64dc38987f8b~mv2_d_5842_4251_s_4_2.jpg)
Aryeh Nussbaun Cohen, Maria Galoyan and Perryn Leech
![Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl listens to the music](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_782e7871fb184c0e90aa01a215899e6c~mv2_d_5250_3965_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_111,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_782e7871fb184c0e90aa01a215899e6c~mv2_d_5250_3965_s_4_2.jpg)
Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl listens to the music
![Anna, Connie Kwan-Wong and Farida Abjani](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_fa14c5eea689455e8295563d4c8eeb64~mv2_d_5543_4183_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_111,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_fa14c5eea689455e8295563d4c8eeb64~mv2_d_5543_4183_s_4_2.jpg)
Anna, Connie Kwan-Wong and Farida Abjani
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A portrait of Mellie Esperson oversees a Roman bust
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Al Gallo and Diane Collins dance
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Anna listens to the music
![Alan Austin](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab640c_e9ab07fa7b99434da31e58da16dc5797~mv2_d_2844_4146_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_214,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ab640c_e9ab07fa7b99434da31e58da16dc5797~mv2_d_2844_4146_s_4_2.jpg)
Alan Austin
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Al Gallo, Diane Collins, Jan Hess and Ed Hess_
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