Hillwood Gala!

Travis Holler

Tuesday night, we headed to the Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens for its annual gala! We snapped the gala co-chairs, Molly Rolandi, TTR Sotheby's Mark Lowham and Amy Meadows, as they greeted guests at the cocktail reception.

Travis Holler

This year's gala, themed "Spectacular!"celebrated the remarkable gems and the beautiful jewelry from Marjorie Merriweather Post's personal collection at Hillwood. Here, Hillwood patrons Nancy Appleby, Robert Broeksmit, Chrissy Appleby, CG Appleby and Janice Shrader. Guests were invited for an exclusive preview of the special exhibition at the estate.

Travis Holler

During the reception, guests enjoyed an open bar and delicious appetizers. Here, Hillwood Executive Director Kate Markert joins Marjorie Merriweather Post's granddaughters, Nina Rumbough and Ellen MacNeille Charles, who was also celebrating her 80th birthday at the gala.

Travis Holler

Education entrepreneur Alex Roosenburg joins Goldman Sachs' Scott Eshom with Marjorie Merriweather Post's great-granddaughter and dress designer Nedenia Edmiston and the American Museum of Natural History's Kimberley Landrigan.

Travis Holler

Following the reception, guests headed to a starlit dinner on the lunar lawn of the estate. Here, TTR Sotheby's host and producer Cynthia Steele Vance joins Liz Cullen and jewelry designer Dina Mackney.

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