View the full photo gallery from Turner Acre Photo Artistry here. Bob and Nancy FosterBeth Berry, LBPLF Board Member Theresa Morrison, Durnin Family Award recipient M. Lissette Flores, and Donna De MantyLong Beach Vice Mayor Roberto Uranga, Tonya Reyes Uranga, and Emiliano UrangaMembers of the 2025 Grape Expectations Gala Committee (left to right): Liz Munzer, Pearl Hanks, John Mathews II, Veronica Garcia Dávalos, Barbara Long, Olga G. Chavez, Sharon L. Weissman, Colleen Bentley, Elizabeth Warren, and Susana Gonzalez EdmondYumiko Kataoka Hara, Dianne McGinnis, LBPLF Board Member John McGinnis, and Bette Ann BakerLBPLF Board Member Charlyn Bender, Hakim Chambers, and FriendsMitch and Kim BridgeJordan and Jeanette Christian, Bruce and Diane Heyman, Amanda Enriquez and FriendsJames Trotter Jr., Candace Jones, Dr. Ennette Morton, and Hakim ChambersJonas Corona, Renzo Maggi, and the Bridge Family: Cooper, Lauren, Mitch, Kim, Tatum Barnes and JordaManisha BraithwaiteJennifer Kropke and Alex CherinLBPL Manager of Branch Services Cynthia Bautista and Sonia BautistaMembers of the LBPL management team (left to right): Cynthia Bautista, Cathy De Leon, and Michal Loving with City of Commerce Director of Library Services Sonia BautistaLBPLF Executive Director and CEO Veronica Garcia Dávalos with LBPL staff members (left to right) Gabe Gaete, Jacqui Viale, Cathy De Leon, and Cynthia BautistaJordan Bridge and Tatum BarnesThe Durnin family (left to right): Colby, Brenda, Charles, and MargaretThe VNSM teamWorking Brass Citizens guiding guests from cocktail hour to dinnerPort of Long BeachMark and Claire GuillenBlair Cohn and Lisa DiazAgatha Kotani andRicki BurgenerRichard Brown and Ailan LiuThe Honorable Mary Zendejas, Long Beach City Council District 1Cathy De Leon, Long Beach's Director of Library, Arts and CultureLBPLF Board President-elect John Mathews II with wife RocíoNancy Foster with The Honorable Bob Foster, 2025 Grape Expectations Gala Dinner Co-chair and former Long Beach MayorGrace and Ken RussakLBPLF staff members Thelma Medina and Kristen HernandezHarbor Commissioner Bonnie Lowenthal and Evan BraudeRamon Ynzunza and Solimar SalasMay Pinkman, Marci and Don Smith and Julie WillbanksJudith and Sue NantaisMartha and Francisco Flores, Parents of Durnin Family Award recipient M. Lissette FloresJames and Jaclyn MunzeLBPLF Board Member Liz Munzer and Rey SpaldingLBCC Trustee Dr. Ennette Morton and James Trotter Jr.Linda and Allan RahnCarmela Arstill, Noemi Guevara, and Kyra Folk-FarberRichard Garcia,Agatha Kotani, Ricki Burgener and Steve Caloca(left to right) SEED program administrators Gabe Gaete and Jacqui Viale with LBPLF Director Emerita Susan RedfieldLBPLF Board member Nital PatelWorking Brass CitizensErlend Myhre, Vice President of Refining at Marathon Petroleum's Los Angeles refinery2025 Grape Expectations Gala Committee Co-chairs and LBPLF Board Members Sharon L. Weissman and Olga G. ChavezLBPLF Board President Sean Reilly with Executive Director Veronica Garcia DávalosRandy Kemner, Proprietor of The Wine Country2025 Grape Expectations Gala Dinner Co-chair Mario Cordero, CEO of the Port of Long BeachSophie Fatu captivates attendees with a vocal performanceAuctioneer Suzanne Martin Krainock of Inspired Benefit Auctions View Full Photo Gallery Here
