Carnaval Magic, West Windsor Arts Council’s benefit gala, featured Brazilian music by Alo Brasil, South American foods, dancing with Angelica Cassiro, and an extensive silent auction of arts and services. The event was chaired by Jasmine Dadlani and Krupali Desai. Decorations were created by Jennifer Connaughton and Sejal Krishman.
“The night was a terrific success,” says Arin Black, executive director. “We raised $27,000 for the organization.”
Planning committee volunteers included Harjeet Ashta, Jennifer Anzek, Nancy Chen, Ilene Dube, Holly Singer Eland, Tricia Fagan, Doreen Garelick, Namrata Gupta Bedi, Elane Gutterman, Bhavana Joshi, Rakesh Kak, Heidi Kleinman, Cristina Medeiros, Anu Paul, Sonia Rajagopalan, Carol Schepps, Lisa Shao, Prudence Shapcott, Lynnie Sharma, Bhawani Shenoy, Nivedita Shridhar, Mary Smith, Jeff Tryon, and Lisa Weil.
Sponsors include Katie Stokel and Peter Ligeti, MarketFair, Charles Schwab, Bhatla Usab Real Estate Group, IBB Consulting Group, McCaffrey’s Food Markets, Noto Insurance, PNC Bank, Princeton Air, Rakesh and Suneeta Kak, Sandler Training, State Street Princeton, and others.
Food donations were provided by Americana Diner, Bai Beverages, Brother’s Pizza, Crown of India, Efes Mediterranean Grill, Field Roast Vegan Sausages, Flying Fish Brewery, Leblon, Lindt, Palace of Asia, Peony Pavilion, Seasons 52, Stop and Shop, Taco Truck, Terra Learning Kitchens, Tre Piani, and others.
“It turned out to be a fantastic evening,” says Agatha Siegel, a volunteer. “We hope to keep the momentum going and match the anonymous $10K donation and keep expanding and growing the community interest for the center.”
