A festive night at the Edmonds Waterfront Center gala

Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney receives the Rose Cantwell Leadership Award from U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell.
Magician Nash Fung dazzles attendees with sleight of hand tricks.
Beth and Tom Sanger look over the live auction descriptions prior to the event.
Maggie and Rock Peterson pose for a photo after arriving.
Celebrity mixologist Niles Peacock delivers a tray of just-made cocktails to the winning table.
Attendees get a chance to “practice” raising their bid cards.
Auctioneer Shelby Stokes works his magic to increase the bidding.
L-R: Former Shoreline City Councilmember Doris McConnell and Waterfront Center board member Nina Odell enthusiastically bid for a Korean New Year Culinary Celebration at the Waterfront Center in 2025.

The Edmonds Waterfront Center’s annual fundraising gala drew an enthusiastic crowd of bidders Saturday night, who gave generously to support the center’s myriad multigenerational and multicultural programs.

During the event, the Waterfront Center recognized one of its members — Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney — with the Rose Cantwell Leadership Award. The award is named in honor of the late Rose Cantwell, who championed construction of the waterfront center. Presenting the award to Kenney was U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, an Edmonds resident who is Rose Cantwell’s daughter.

A former Washington state legislator who lives in Edmonds, Gutierrez Kenney serves on the Waterfront Center board. She also was co-chair of this year’s gala along with the board’s immediate past president, Karen Barnes.

— Photos by Teresa Wippel

 

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