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PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIGITTE BOUCHARD VOELK/ BBV FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY (BOOTSTRAPS); AMY KELLY PHOTOGRAPHY ( AQUARIUM) INVITED Jonthan Lanza, Ted Winston, Christine Pallotta, Sean Tolland, and Peter Hadelman Craig Powell, Jamie MacDonald, Mike Geraty, and James Lipscomb lifted by the bootstraps More than 600 people came to the annual Hoedown, a benefit for the Lovelane Special Needs Horse Riding Program on September 29. WBZ's David Wade hosted the event and entertainment featured the Tedeschi Trucks Band and James Montgomery. With a theme of "Get Your Kicks on Route 66," guests dined on everything from Kansas City Style Burnt Ends to Kobe Beef Corn Dogs, made by an all-star line-up of local chefs including Chris Coombs and William Kovel. Along with the Broad Oak Farm's owners, the Halperins, other guests included founding chairs Kim and Jim Pallotta and Corinne and Wyc Grousbeck. Benjamin McGuire, Joanna Humphrey, Bryan Flynn, and Jacqueline Jordan Lily Mencis and Doug Karp David and Francy Wade with Jeff Lazzarino Jim Pallotta, Debby Sabin, and Kim Pallotta Barbara and Michael Eisenson Bud Ris and Ming Tsai with Barbara and Bill Burgess Tim and Jaimee Healy 46 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM To celebrate the New England Aquarium's renovation and expansion of the main tank, donors were invited to the Wrecking Ball and afterparty on September 15. Chef Ming Tsai, of Blue Ginger in Wellesley, led a cooking demonstration and designed the evening's menu. Guests enjoyed passed selections and strolling stations featuring sashimi, sustainable seafood, and a Blue Ginger Gimlet. Music was provided by House Red. Other guests included aquarium overseer Bud Ris, Board of Trustee members Bill and Barbara Burgess, and aquarium overseer Michael Lorber. the age of aquarium Caroline Humphrey and Christian Clifford Wrecking Ball invite