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Back in the Swing

Back in the Swing is working hard to plan its exciting Summer Celebration featuring Grammy Award-winning artist Sheryl Crow on July 14th at the Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College. Sherry and Gary Forsee and Merry and Dr. Edward Prostic are the honorary co-chairmen, and Lisa Cooper and Barbara Unell are the co-chairmen.

Also featured in the June 9th issue of The Independent

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(First row) Kristen Christian, Shelle Jensen, Sherry Forsee, honorary co-chairman; and Merry Prostic, honorary co-chairman (second row) Joellen Messerli, Ellen Katz, Suzi Blackman, Darcie Blake, and Marilyn Kelly (third row) Lisa Cooper, co-chairman; Jennifer Klemp, Lisa Foley, Andria Mitra, Barbara Unell, co-chairman; and Bob Unell (out of camera range) Frank Addington, Cathy Alpert, Terese Babcock, Linda Shalit, Judith Fertig, Angie Ford, Carol Hallquist, Jenny Hughes, Bonnie Kelly, Tracey Kendall, Tracy Lunn, Elaine Nelson, Cynthia Newsome, Nancy Smith, and Amy Worley

 

 

Features

Park ICM – Stanislav & Friends Benefactor Party

Park ICM recently hosted a Benefactor Party for its fifth annual Stanislav & Friends benefit. Held at the rooftop ballroom of the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza, guests were…

Notre Dame de Sion – 38th Annual Gala

March 2nd was the date for Notre Dame de Sion’s 38th Annual Gala, which was held at The Abbott. The festive event featured a “Noir et Blanc” theme. Partygoers dressed…

Kansas City Young Matrons’ Magic Ball – Patrons’ Party

The Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame was the site for the Patrons’ Party for the Kansas City Young Matrons’ Magic Ball on March 7th. Bonne Illig and Sue Lund…

The Kansas City Art Institute

While we throw around familiar terms for our beloved KCAI, we thought it might be interesting to explore who the benefactors are, what are the origins of the institution, and…