Members of San Francisco Ballet’s Encore! group celebrated opening night on January 26, 2011, with a pre-performance cocktail reception and dinner at City Hall. Encore! is a social group of 200 men and women who volunteer for the San Francisco Ballet, experience performances together, and contribute financially. Members pay $60 per year and are offered behind-the-scenes perspectives, discounted performance packages and free admission to membership events.
Scenes from the Encore! Gala on opening night at San Francisco Ballet:
Marie Carr and Filiz Caglayan at San Francisco Ballet’s Encore! Opening Celebration
Penelope Murray
Margaret Mitchell, Bill O’Keeffe
Catherine Hopkins, Kaitlin Mulderig
Amy West
Chandra Rigg, Jane Burkhard
Claudia Nichols
A.J. Dixon, Chris Simmons
Sandy Littlefield, Kelly Roberts, Lisa Kerns, Melissa Coleman
Photos by Drew Altizer Photography
The Encore! Executive Committee:
Robin Farmanfarmaian , Co-President; Niki Lowry, Co-President; Cristina Robinson, Vice President; Elina Kessel, Treasurer; Jane Burkhard, Secretary; Kristen Marsh, Immediate Past President.