Dale Stewart reports from Great Barrington. On Sunday, October 13, guests spread out through downtown Great Barrington from Fiori to Castle Street Café for a champagne reception and pre-show dinner to honor Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center champion Louis J. Allegrone, pictured center left with his daughter Stacy and John Hoyt Stookey, who led his firm, the Allegrone Companies, in completing the decade-long historic restoration of the Mahaiwe Theater. Later, comedic legend Bill Cosby performed in the packed theater. Proceeds benefit the Mahaiwe’s world-class, year-round programming initiatives.
Cosmetics maven Jane Iredale, with baseball great Jim Bouton, board chair Maggie Buchwald; Bobbie Hallig with Betsy Spears.
Board members Mandy and Ray Pieczarka; board member Vicki Wiener and Karen Riley.
Ian Rasch and Jade-Snow Carroll; Michael and Denise Richmond.
Andre Sillen, Monica Graaff, Lybess Sweezy, and Ken Miller.
Don Cornuet, Leigh Davis, and Steve Weiner; Peggy Matthew and Cynthia Caminiti.
Mahaiwe founder Lola Jaffe, Mary Grant, Jim Canavan, and Barbara Tarmy.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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