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Small bouquets of flowers adorned each table.
The food was set up beautifully along a table toward the back of the room.
Silent-auction items included playbills and posters signed by Chita Rivera.
Arden and Mark Griffith
Cathy Engelman and Rizwan Zaman
Patrick Braillard and Megan Tsurumaki
Frank Reynolds and Steve Trigilio
Noreen Coup, Stephanie Iverson and Mike and Tracey Morrissey
Nick Emanuel and Dawn Willis
Reema Hayden and Gary Adler
Bill and Reema Hayden
Michael Soucy, Dan Wilcox, Becky Roper, Mary Wilcox and Ray Fournier
This “Chicago” playbill, one of the silent-auction items, was signed by Chita Rivera.
Eric McCaffrey, Jim Bowden, Sebastian Baillet and Brett McMahon
Winter Garden Commissioner Mark Maciel and Mayor John Rees
Ms. Bee’s Gourmet Popcorn & Candy Shoppe provided cute goodie bags for attendees.
Silent-auction items included playbills and posters signed by Chita Rivera. DSC_0459.jpg Melissa Braillard, Chita Rivera, Janet Haddock and Jana Goupil
Arden and Mark Griffith and Orange County School Board District 1 Member Pam Gould
Winter Garden Mayor John and Linda Rees
LaFontaine and Denise Oliver
Charlie Roper and Faye Roper
Marc Caglia, Keith Smith and Becky Roper
Justine and Winter Garden Commissioner Mark Maciel
Liz Perez heated up some blazing doughnuts.
WINTER GARDEN The Garden Theatre was packed with hundreds of guests — eager both to support the theater and watch Broadway icon Chita Rivera perform — on Saturday, March 9, during its annual Encore gala event. “Encore: An Evening with Chita Rivera” served as a memorable evening filled with champagne, hors d’oeuvres and entertainment from Rivera herself. After the show, those with VIP tickets were invited upstairs to the ballroom for a reception, silent auction and meet-and-greet with Rivera. Proceeds go toward supporting the theater’s programs and shows.
