Lacma hosted a 50th anniversary gala this year—a special fund-raiser for the milestone occasion that pulled in $5 million—where performers greeted guests on the red carpet.
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Drummers from Earth Harp Collective performed near Chris Burden's "Urban Light" lamppost installation.
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Mark's Garden handled the flowers, which provided pops of red throughout the event.
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About 750 guests attended the dinner. In the dining area, black fabric draped the east and west walls, while the south wall was an 88- by 22-foot custom green hedge wall installation highlighting the Lacma 50 logo.
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Patina catered the dinner, where dishes bore the numeral "50" to celebrate the museum's big anniversary. Landmark Winery and Colgin Vineyards provided the wines.
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Seal performed for the crowd.
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A 60-student performance group from John Burroughs’s High School Powerhouse Choir created and sang a birthday medley to Lacma, backed by a firework wall display.
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Strange Fruit performed a dramatic aerial act for the crowd.
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Following their energetic performance, the students lined the concourse with red lit spheres. As guests exited, they scooped up freshly made doughnuts and coffee.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay's "Big Night" 2015
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay hosted its annual “Big Night” fund-raiser at the House of Blues on February 7. This year's event had a brand-new—yet throwback—theme: the 1990s. Guests, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay's C.E.O, Wendy Foster (pictured), posed in front of a graffiti-decked step-and-repeat.
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Some tables were swathed in houndstooth-patterned linens.
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Guests, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay's C.E.O, Wendy Foster (pictured), posed in front of a graffiti-decked step-and-repeat.
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The event's hashtag was spelled out in glowing neon tape on the floor.
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Corinthian Events handled decor, draping tables in bright linens topped with cheerful centerpieces.
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Splashes of neon on the table numbers were part of the 1990s theme. Another decor element, red tulips, spruced up areas throughout the venue.
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Snacks included fresh oysters.
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Shaggy was one of the evening's performers.
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The Goo Goo Dolls also performed.
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