Opera New York, Inc.

 

Kickoff Benefit Cocktail Party - October 8, 2004

with Chester Ludgin Memorabilia on display, Silent Auction, and

performances of scenes from 'Tales from the Manhattan Woods"

 

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Cynthia Firing and John Short
arranging the ONY Collection of Chester Ludgin memorabilia

 

 

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James Murphy checks on the Silent Auction setup

 

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Katy and Donald Ludgin, 
Chester's brother and sister-in-law

 

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Angelika Saleh 
of Angelika Film and Entertainment

 

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Beach Paths II 
painting donated by Artist Lois Gold for the Silent Auction

 

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Danielle Holmstrom and Toumas Hiltinen admiring the original manuscript of Leonard Bernstein's A Quiet Place, autographed to Chester Ludgin

 

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Brendan Short, CLMF youngest volunteer

 

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A party guest peruses the Ludgin memorabilia

 

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The Party

 

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More Party . . .

 

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and More Party!

 

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James Murphy and Audre Johnston

 

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Elena Heimur with Pat Hudson of Neuchatel Chocolates, a silent auction donor

 

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Cast members Melanie Melcher, Donal Cooke, and Christine Asero

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Alessandro Magno, Cynthia Firing, Judith Fredricks, Elena Heimur, Walter Hartmann

 

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Magno and Memorabilia

 

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Christine Asero holds up the fireplace at Liederkranz

 

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Abe Polakoff

 

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Fred Stroppel, librettist for Tales from the Manhattan Woods,  Cristina Fontanelli, and Artist Lois Gold, Silent Auction donor

 

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Christine Asero and Judith Fredricks

 

 

 


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