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“Extraordinary” was the theme at the Women’s Economic Ventures annual holiday appreciation fête for the League of Extraordinary Women at the downtown eatery Gala.

Restaurateur Tara Penke, who catered my 71st birthday bash in July, and organization CEO Nicki Parr celebrated a year of impact for WEV – which has been supporting women in their pursuit of financial independence for more than 30 years.

The league, which has around 150 members, aims to boost the local economy through their entrepreneurial endeavors.

Supporting the cause were Susan Washing, Wendy Edmunds, Naomi Dewey, Simon Dixon, María Ballesteros-Sola, Andrew Winchester, and WEV’s founder Marsha Bailey.