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Boston Globe
By Julia Hatfield
November 2, 1998

A Masked Ball for Arts Therapy

Art for Kids

Drawing a crowd:
Most of the highly creative masks worn by guests at Friday night's Carnivale at the Ritz masked ball and casino were made by students at the Boston Institute for Arts Therapy. It's the organization that provides expressive arts therapy to children in need, and the carnivale raised more than $40,000 to support its programs.

Kim and Peter Poutre of Norwell were there. Liz and Michael Coletta of Hingham - he's with Crescent Realty Group - came to the party masked. So did Susan Musinsky and David Krieger of Watertown - she is executive director of the National Conference for Community and Justice and he is a doctor with Harvard Vanguard. Gretchen Tucker-Underwood of Boston, president of the Boston Coalistion for 100 Black Women, attended, as did sponsors Ruth and Steven Tenofsky of Brookline and their son, Adam. Steven Tenofsky is on the board of trustees of the Boston Institute for Arts Therapy. Mike Dreese and John Brusger, co-owners of Newbury Comics and both from Sudbury, brought their wives, Laura Dreese and Ellen Brusger. Julie Crockford of Holliston, is executive director of the Institute and she welcomed WBZ-TV anchor Joe Shortsleeve, accepting an award for his compatriot Liz Walker, who hadn't returned yet from covering the space launch in Florida. Donna Harris-Lewis, president of the Reggie Lewis Foundation, and Musinsky also were honored for their work.

Kay Asher of Lunenburg and her husband, physian Gary Asher, came with their Lunenburg neightbors Janet and Tom Gary - he's a partner with KPMG accounting and consulting, Gariella Goode of Boston and Dr. Anthony Mercado of Boston were in attendance as well at the masked ball on the night before Halloween.

Creative Arts Therapy Programs...
Visual Art * Music * Dance * Drama
...That Can Make a World of Difference!
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