Oregon Symphony artistic director Carlos Kalmar thanks the more than 350 assembled guests at the Countdown to Carnegie gala. Symphony board member Thomas Lauderdale waits for his turn to speak.
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Oregon Symphony artistic director Carlos Kalmar thanks the more than 350 assembled guests at the Countdown to Carnegie gala. Symphony board member Thomas Lauderdale waits for his turn to speak.
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Singer-actress-songwriter-playwright Storm Large serenades swaying couples at the Countdown to Carnegie gala held May 20 at the Nines Hotel.
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Singer-actress-songwriter-playwright Storm Large serenades swaying couples at the Countdown to Carnegie gala held May 20 at the Nines Hotel.
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Former Governor Barbara Roberts and Real Estate Broker and fundraiser Terry Bean take in the festivities.
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Former Governor Barbara Roberts and Real Estate Broker and fundraiser Terry Bean take in the festivities.
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Portland-based opera singer Carl Halvorson was among the high-profile entertainers performing at the Countdown to Carnegie gala.
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Portland-based opera singer Carl Halvorson was among the high-profile entertainers performing at the Countdown to Carnegie gala.
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Oregon Symphony Association President Elaine Calder, appropriately adorned in balloons, arrives with her husband, Bill Bennett.
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Oregon Symphony Association President Elaine Calder, appropriately adorned in balloons, arrives with her husband, Bill Bennett.
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Dr. Mary M. Meyer was one of the enthusiastic donors participating in the “Shout Out for Carnegie” paddle-raise. All told, the evening raised $175,000 for the Oregon Symphony’s planned 2011 trip to Carnegie Hall.
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Dr. Mary M. Meyer was one of the enthusiastic donors participating in the “Shout Out for Carnegie” paddle-raise. All told, the evening raised $175,000 for the Oregon Symphony’s planned 2011 trip to Carnegie Hall.
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Prominent Portland arts patrons Karen and Bill Early showed up to support the Symphony at the Countdown to Carnegie soiree.
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Prominent Portland arts patrons Karen and Bill Early showed up to support the Symphony at the Countdown to Carnegie soiree.
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Sho Dozono shows off his prized magnum of Oregon pinot noir from the evening’s raffle.
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Sho Dozono shows off his prized magnum of Oregon pinot noir from the evening’s raffle.
The Oregon Symphony’s year-long effort to raise money for its 2011 trip to New York—where the orchestra will make its long-awaited Carnegie Hall debut at the first Spring for Music Festival—got off to a rousing start May 20 as more than 350 Portlanders turned out at The Nines Hotel for a gala fundraiser that was a glittery affair from start to finish. By the end of the evening, the orchestra had collected $175,000 in donations for the Carnegie Hall trip. “It was a fabulous ev…
