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Article: Symphony Ball sizzles in magical Latin setting.(Metropolitan)(Life)(Party Lines)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 6, 1999
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The 42nd National Symphony Ball began with an engraved invitation ($375 minimum per ticket) and ended with well-fed guests waiting patiently for valet-parked cars, their arms full of fresh flowers and woven gift-bag favors tagged "Colombian Coffee Federation."
The embassy of Colombia, this year's host of Friday's white-tie fete, was only the second South American country in 10 years to get the nod. Ambassador Luis Alberto Moreno and his wife, Gabriela Febres-Cordero de Moreno, were determined to make as colorful a showing as possible. Think "magical realism" - the folk tradition made famous by author Gabriel Garcia Marquez - with fabulous Latin music amid a ...