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BROOK JONES/FREE PRESS Association des éducatrices et des éducateurs franco-manitobains president and Manitoba Teachers' Soceity executive member Desirée Pappel (left) and her mother Paulette Pappel attend the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Black & White Ball inside Alloway Hall at the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg, Man., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. The Black & White Ball is an annual fundraiser for the Royal MTC. The black tie formal event encouraged attendees to dress in colour and also featured the Big City All Star Band as well as a live auction, silent auction and an art auction.