Children at Nutcracker Family dinner enjoying the kingdom of sweets.
The
Women’s Board of The Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker Family
Dinner was held on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at the Palmer House
in the Red Lacquer Room and featured entertainment for children and
adults alike, a traditional holiday meal, and an enticing “Kingdom
of Sweets”.
Joffrey Ballet Women’s Board members Astra
Gamsjaeger and Kerrie Kennedy Mudd were event co-chairs. The Committee
included: Kelly Dettmann, Ellen Distelheim, Heidi
Keeling, Lisa Klimley Malkin, Judith Pierpont, Claudine Schramko, Jessica
Steffensen, Carol Stone, and Lauren Tatar.
The evening began at 4:00pm on the fourth
floor of the Palmer House with cocktails, punch, and entertainment
for the children and adults. At 4:45pm, guests descended to the Red
Lacquer Room for a traditional holiday meal and piano accompaniment.
While the adults enjoy dessert in the Red Lacquer Room, the children
were invited to the Chicago room to lose themselves in the “Kingdom
of Sweets.”
In 2008, the Nutcracker Tea raised $50,000 for The
Joffrey Ballet’s General Operating Fund. This year, they plan
to raise over $75,000.
