An Evening on the Lake
Ashley Ramos, Frederica Middleton and Karyn Gerschel Lamb. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
Robert Wagner and Jill St. John. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
Melony Lewis, Gina Murdock and Lauren Elston. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
A tent, a view and canoe rides on scenic Hallam Lake. Burnham Arndt photo.
It takes a village of culinary talent for an event this extraordinary – including chefs Mark Fischer, Jason Smith and Barclay Dodge. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
Kevin Ramnaraine, Billy Stolz, Pam Alexander and Richard Edwards arrive in style. May Selby photo.
Jan and Ronnie Greenberg arrive at Evening on The Lake. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
Environmental pioneer Annie Leonard gives the keynote speech at Evening on the Lake 2018. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
ACES naturalist Veronica Reardon shares one of her many talents. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
Great friends Ben Pritzker and Gretchen Bleiler. MarySute Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
Barbara Glass Mullen and Kathy Pike Novak looking lake chic. May Selby photo.
ACES' executive director Chris Lane and board president Michael Carricarte. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
Undoubtedly, the wildest photo booth this side of the Mississippi. Burnham Arndt photo.
Bill and Jessica Budinger with Pedro McBride. MarySue Bonetti.
MarySue Bonetti
On Thursday, July 12, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies hosted its annual summer night under the stars at Hallam Lake, the sacred 25-acre nature preserve set in the heart of town. Always a sold-out affair, the gala evening brought 250 notable residents and visitors together, joined by top environmental leaders for thoughtful discussion, tantalizing cocktails from Woody Creek Distillers, beautiful varietals from Margerum Wine Co., and locally sourced cuisine with Mark Fischer and ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch’s Jason Smith assembling a talented team of chefs including Barclay Dodge of Bosq, Mark Hardin of Field to Fork, Carson Kennedy of Meat & Cheese, Matt Zubrod of The Little Nell, Taylor Wolters of The Pullman and Lacey Hughes of Silo.
Guests enjoyed fun photo ops, live music and canoe rides amid the breathtaking scenery.
This year’s event honored Annie Leonard, the executive director of Greenpeace USA, an independent environmental organization which uses research, creative communication, nonviolent direct action, and people-power to advance environmental solutions.
Proceeds from the evening, sponsored in part by Aspen Sojourner, benefit ACES’ environmental science education programs — learn more about ACES and become a member today by visiting http://www.aspennature.org.
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