Joyful Friday, Bombers and Bombshells!
Yesterday Early morning, I was blessed to show up at my first Dining with the Divas charity luncheon at the famous Apollo Theater!
The Eating with the Divas Luncheon raises resources for University Day Are living, a signature Apollo software that gives live performances for K-12 learners and specific assets for both of those training and mastering about all those performances. For numerous young folks, this is their to start with encounter with are living, professional performances. The plan extends the “Apollo Experience” to faculty-aged young children – connecting new generations of theatergoers, bringing topics and historically unheard voices to the forefront, and inviting them not only as audience members but also lively members. Due to the Apollo’s generous donors, all presentations are available at no price to the educational institutions or members and have been reimagined to existing a hybrid of digital and in-particular person productions.
With providing again to their communities on their agenda, the ladies of the luncheon came to slay! Get a look:
Bombshell Tyler slayed in an Silvia Tcherassi Inu Brushstroke Tunic. Fabulous!
Executive Producer of the Apollo, Kamilah Forbes, was sharp in an Enagacio accommodate.
The primary women for the Apollo and party host had been fabulous! From left: Joan Haffenreffer, Apollo Theater President and CEO Jonelle Procope, Sheinelle Jones, Carolyn “Cookie” Minick-Mason, Terri Borden, and Government Producer of the Apollo, Kamilah Forbes.
Product Veronica Webb posed with designer Sergio Hudson in a suit of his layout.
As for me:
I debuted Hanifa’s Claire Maxi Gown, since it has a good name!
I posed with Dee Poku, who gave a speech about investing in black enterprises.
I also claimed hey to buddies, like my Harvard homegirl Azhar Richmond.
It was a beautiful and fashionable event for a fantastic lead to!
To understand much more about Apollo’s yearlong programming, and to donate, visit ApolloTheater.org/Divas.
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Photographs: Salvatore DeMaio