Civitella Ranieri 20th Anniversary Annual Party

Over 100 Fellows, Director's Guests, Friends, Board Directors, and staff attended the Annual Party at ISSUE Project Room in Brooklyn to celebrate the 2013 Fellows and Director's Guests and the 20th Anniversary of the Civitella Ranieri Center and Foundation.  In addition to food, drink, and revelry, the evening featured remarks and performances from the Chairman of the Board Stephen Evans, Civitella staff, and several 2013 Fellows and Director's Guests.  Here is a selection of photographs from the party.

The welcome table at ISSUE Project Room

Left to right: David Rivard (CRF 2012), Michaela Sullivan, Tom Sleigh (CRF 2014)

Left to right: Akiko Busch (CRF 2013), James Matheson (CRF 2013), Mags Harries (Director's Guest 2013), Monique Truong (CRF 2013), Joan La Barbara (CRF 2013)

Chairman of the Board Stephen Evans opens the evening's remarks and performances

Program Coordinator Diego Mencaroni addresses the crowd

Allison Seay (CRF 2013) speaks about the Fellows' Fund and reads her poem,
Inside the Well (2013)

Joan La Barbara (CRF 2013) performs her song, Solitary Journeys of the Mind (2011)

Left to right: Gina Ruggeri (CRF 2014), Executive Director Dana Prescott, Dennis Connors 

Left to right: Maria Elena Gonzales (Director's Guest 2009), Natalia de Campos,
Emma Amos (CRF 2013)

Senior Program Associate Tina Summerlin and Bookkeeper John DiStasio