Friday Evening, July 10, friends of the Spencertown Academy gathered at the elegant Spencertown home of interior designer and Hudson antiques dealer Michael Krieger and Cris Morales for a festive twilight garden party.

James Rapant, Austerlitz Town Supervisor George Jahn, Marie Cavosora, and Verena Bopp


Photographer and exectuvie director of the Ellworth Kelly Foundation Jack Shear with Steve Hamilton; Berit Atkins, Joseph Mondel and Steve Atkins


Ron & Leah Lenney; children's book author and illustrator Emily McCully with co-host writer Cris Morales


Spencertown Academy executive director Mary Anne Lee with Joanne & Rich Bilotti; former Academy president Kate Cohen, Anne Cipkowski, and the writer Wesley Brown


Former Academy president Kate Cohen with newly-elected President Nick van Alstine ; Jane Hassler, Spencertown Academy board secretary, Stair Galleries auctioneer Rupert Fennell and playwright Liz Diggs
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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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