Another DSS party

DISCOVERY BALL: Malibu Seen: Having a Ball with History (Kim Devore, Malibu Times).

After last year’s super successful exhibit Pompeii, you’d think the California Science Center would be hard pressed to top itself, but it did with another fascinating look back at the past. To kick things off, the institution hosted its annual Discovery Ball.

The numbers are in and it turns out that the mesmerizing showcase of the Dead Sea Scrolls proved the Center’s most successful fundraiser yet.

Eight hundred black tie and well-heeled guests arrived at the annual Discovery Ball, which went all out and raised a whopping $1.5 million!

Guests enjoyed a lavish cocktail party in an unusual setting, reminiscent of the caves of Qumran where the ancient scrolls were discovered.

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The ball actually took place on 7 March, well before the Israel Independence Day party at the same venue, so I'm not sure why this article is coming out so late. But it sounds like everyone had a good time. Background on the exhibition is in that last link and the links therein.