When the theme of your annual gala is Truman Capote's Black & White Ball 50 Years Later, what could be more appropriate than to kick off the opening festivities at Tiffany & Co., which the author celebrated in his novella  Breakfast at Tiffany's . That was the thinking of Karin and John Strasswimmer, Chairs of Palm Beach Dramaworks' upcoming 17 ^th Anniversary Gala, who hosted a cocktail reception for the Gala Committee at Tiffany & Co. of Palm Beach on January 17. The Black & White Ball will be held on Saturday evening, March 11, at the Kravis Center's Cohen Pavilion.

Capote's Black and White Ball took place on November 28, 1966 at the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel, and is sometimes referred to as the party of the century. He invited 540 of his closest friends, a venerable who's who of New York Society, politics, the literary world, and show business. The guest of honor was Katharine Graham, owner of  The Washington Post , and all in attendance were asked to wear masks. The ball has become such a big part of New York lore that when the 50 ^th anniversary rolled around in November, several major publications published articles to remind everyone what all the fuss was about.