Gala chair and Marinite Jean Larette along with gala dinner chair Rosemary Baker welcomed the over 1,200 guests who attended the San Francisco Ballet's 75th anniversary opening-night diamond gala celebration, which included a black-tie cocktail reception and three dinners for grand benefactors, benefactors and patrons at city hall. After the performance by "America's oldest professional ballet company," guests were treated to a lavish party with hors d'oeuvres and dancing.