* What: Opening Night and Flower Girl Presentation, held in the Teller House gardens and the Opera House on June 28.
* The event: The Central City Opera Flower Girls Presentation is the oldest debutante ceremony in Colorado. It began in 1932 to encourage young women to appreciate the importance of maintaining Colorado’s rich cultural heritage.
* Benefits: Central City Opera
* The evening: Presentation of the Flower Girls was followed by dinner. After dinner, the group enjoyed West Side Story, followed by dessert and a champagne toast.
* The girls: All 15 girls have a connection to Colorado history and the Opera. They are: Sarah Grace Ammons, Allison McDonald Bathgate, Elizabeth Ashton Eliot, Arianna Milan Gerdes, Georgia Pynchon Grey, Alexandra Scripps Groos, Elizabeth Anne Marsico, Erin Anne McGonagle, Samantha Rand McMillan, Elizabeth Helen Craig Pickard, Olivia Sullivan Ross, Haley Marie Sorensen, Ann Marie Stookesberry, Allison Louise Welsh and Megan Elizabeth Zajkowski.
* Chairwomen: Nancy Hemming, Heidi Hoyt, Ronda Smith
* Adviser: Pam Powell
* Emcee: Lanny Martin
Originally published by Rocky Mountain News.
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