


The Boston Lyric Opera opened its 2014-15 season with the Opera Gala on October 10. During dinner, entertainers performed on a small, round stage set atop the larger stage. The performance included operatic songs and an act from aerialist Rachel Lancaster.

About 3,500 people attended the 18th annual dinner October 25 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. All guests walked through the "sponsor experience," where a chandelier spelled out "thank you" when viewed from the right angle. Hargrove was the event's designer and general contractor.

After creating Booby U last year and Camp Booby in 2012, the planners at Rethink Breast Cancer opted for a circus theme for 2014, dubbing this year's Boobyball fund-raiser “Big Top Booby.” Upon entry, guests were given a Boobyball punch card directing them to the 15 sponsor activations, including a Mott's Clamato Caesar booth and a Flare magazine photo booth. The event took over Toronto's Kool Haus on October 17.