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Maria Groten’s Surprise Party at Kiss & Fly
One does not need a reason to glorify Maria Groten …
Claudia and Maria Groten
She’s a leader in the Style and Charity fields, while her husband, Eric, bolsters those endeavors through the worlds of Law and Arts …
Jeff and Allison Swope (recently of New York City
Yet a 40th birthday does not go unheralded, even if Groten can look half that age, at least when spiraling across a dance floor …
Clinton Peña and Douglas Kennedy
Early in the evening, Eric took Maria to dinner, where they happened to “meet” Zach Theatre director Dave Steakley and his partner, real estate agent Tony Johnson …
Dave Steakley, Julia McCurley, Dave McCurley and Tony Johnson
After dinner, the three men escorted Maria into the vast and empty (at that comparatively early hour) Kiss & Fly club, then down the stairs to the dim basement bar, where scads of friends from all fields wished her well among hugs, backstories and more dancing ….
David Garza and Rachel Saldaña
Why a gay bar for the Grotens? Well, let’s see … Style, Charity, Arts, Law. Let’s just say they have a few gay friends …
Tim Crowley (in from Marfa) and Emily Keeton (Santa Monica)
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By Julia McCurley
November 6, 2009 12:43 AM | Link to this
thank you for posting our photo! did you photoshop me?! see you soon, how did you escape going to March of Dimes LOL
-Julia